At the heart of Roberta George’s intriguing novel, The Day’s Heat, are layers of thought-provoking events--events that will make us re-evaluate the concept of integration and where it fits into the socio-political spectrum of our lives, most notably among people of color. It challenges interracial...

Lindsay Richardson and her sister Meg have lost their father and are now full-time caregivers for their mother who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Lindsay is starting a new job at Copley Industries, and after meeting her boss, Dean Copley, she is more nervous than...

The Midnight Midwife is the third book in the Seventeenth Century Midwives series by Annelisa Christensen. It is set in the 17th-century busy market town of St. Albans, where Abigale Harris works as a midwife, trying to make a living for her three adopted daughters...

The Alchemy of Noise is a work of literary dramatic fiction penned by author Lorraine Devon Wilke. Written for adults due to its complex themes and mild but mature content, this is a love story and family drama taking the day to day struggle of...

The Healing of Howard Brown by Jeb Stewart Harrison is a return to the epic tales of the deep South. When 60-year-old retired English teacher Howard Brown Jr. revisits his roots in the bayous of Louisiana, he is taken on a journey of discovery and...

When you don’t have time for a really long novel, but need a story that captures your interest quickly and holds it to the last page, pick up a copy of The Master of Ships by Naomi Finley. Honestly, this Canada-based writer with an affinity...

The Going Back Portal by Connie Lacy is a suspenseful novel portraying a battle between good and evil. Kathryn Spears, a producer for an investigative news team, takes care of her grandmother – Nana – who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. When Nana speaks about a...

In a near future world where unemployment runs at more than 30%, Tomohiro Cyphers considers himself fortunate to work for AWM, a California-based tech giant. His specialty is Artificial Intelligence and his current project is to design new and improved emotional programming for the company’s...

The Imperfect Offering by Gary McCarragher is a quick read, and that has nothing to do with its length. It’s a quick read because it’s utterly engaging from the word go. What makes this fiction drama engaging is not just its intriguing plotline, but the...

“The world changes in front of my eyes, time seems to pick up pace with every day, and I don’t have much time left to live in the past.” The Jew tells the story of Alek Brodski, a young Jewish boy living in Poland post-World War...