Harry by Jack Heape follows Sophie Martin, who attends Pine Lake Writers’ Camp where she meets Lucas Walker, who is deaf. Initially communicating through written notes, Sophie begins learning American Sign Language (ASL) from Lucas. After camp, she proposes to her parents that she train...

Can love endure the cards that life deals? In this decades-spanning romance about love lost, secrets kept, and second chances, The Bitter End by Elise Lapham, Lilly Conroy is about to find out. In the summer of 1990, recent divorcee Lilly decides to take her...

Conversations On The Edge by Devin McMillan is an emotional story that follows Alex Parker, a young man who faces life's challenges with courage and resilience. Alex is left broken after the death of his childhood best friend, Steven, and he grapples with the regret...

Before highways and motels, there were wagons and campfires, and for one determined young bride, that meant seeing new land and building a new future. Rodantha’s Road by Joyce Stotts begins in 1856 with 18-year-old Rodantha and her new Welsh husband, William, leaving Virginia for...

In Orchids in Moonlight by Riordan Yun, Sorrel Hollis takes a job restoring the Wolcott estate’s neglected gardens, focusing on reviving an ancient rose and a rare orchid linked to Kenton Wolcott’s late mother. Kenton takes an eventual interest in Sorrel’s work and background as...

The Secret Life of Jasper Scragg by Charlotte French is a character-driven novel set in the small town of Woolloolobah. It explores themes of love, redemption, forgiveness, and the complexities of human relationships. The story follows Jasper Scragg as he navigates the fallout of infidelity,...

Courage in Capital City by NG Avant is, at its core, a romance. Yet, its plot and characters awaken us to the pressing social issues of violence against women and sex trafficking that are so relevant in today’s world. Calista Caldwell works in local government...

Set in the uneasy hush of pre-Civil War America, Last Stop Freedom by Ann Nolder Heinz is a story shaped by quiet bravery and the kind of hope that refuses to fade. At the heart of the story are Julia, a young woman picking up...

Step Away from the Pizza by Richard Holeton is a fascinating collection that spans nearly four decades of experimental storytelling. The book is thematically organized into sections like "Future," "Father," "Found," and "Frolic," each offering a unique lens through which Holeton explores human experiences, societal...

The Broken Bridge by Mike Cleveland tells an evocative story about rebuilding connections and the challenges we sometimes face when trying to achieve unity. Fidel is a young man living in Eastlight, whereas his beloved Verita resides in Westshore. Both communities are connected by the...