Chris Coward's novel Perpendicular Women: Adventures in the Multiverse is an intriguing science fiction story about perpendicular universes, which can be similar to, or quite different from, the original home universe. The novel begins with the life of Kara Cuesta. In 2012 Kara was a...

Relative Consequences by Jody Herpin is a sweeping novel about haunting secrets, redemption, racism, and forgiveness. It follows Jessy Tate as she struggles to cope with her husband's death, guilt, anxiety attacks, and nightmares. After a call with her psychiatrist, Jessy learns that her nightmares...

In the moving historical novel, Brick, Lime and Moonshine by Victoria Ventris Shea, families struggle to survive following the end of WWI. As livelihoods are destroyed, men turn to selling moonshine to feed their families during the prohibition era, despite the risks involved. As WWI...

Stumbling Through Adulthood: Linked Stories by award-winning author John Sheirer is a unique collection of short stories which are subtly linked. There are thirty-one short stories in this anthology with characters that reappear in different stages of their lives. One of my favorites is Are...

The Trump Diaries 2024 is a work of fiction in the comedy subgenre. It is suitable for the general adult audience and was penned by author Barry Robbins. Set in a humorous vision of the future the book is a translation into actual English of...

He Wears a Blue Bonnet is a work of fiction in the historical subgenre. It is best suited to the mature reading audience owing to the serious subject matter and some colorful historical language and was penned by author John Orton. Set during the seventeenth...

Moonstone Hero by David Sklar takes readers to Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa where they meet American medical student Andrew on his mission to climb that mountain. He is part of a group from a variety of countries. They all have the same destination in mind...

Maggie's Story by Diana Stout tells us about a young girl from the Bowery, an impoverished suburb of New York. The events take place at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. Maggie lives in poverty. She struggles to get...

Len Joy’s short story collection, Casualties and Survivors, contains twenty-eight stories that vary in length. Every story deals with relationships, ranging from basic friendships to loved ones. The theme of this collection varies with each story, with some dealing with the loss of a person...

Once in a while, a good women's book sets the bar for a highly original plot that doesn’t fall into the typical boy-meets-girl trope. A Medical Affair: A Story That Must Be Told by Anne McCarthy Strauss is one such story. Thirty-eight-year-old Heather Morrison is...