In Sharon Gloger Friedman’s The Other Emma, Rose Litkin was taken to the Children’s Aid Society and placed in the Girls’ Lodging House. After two years, Lucien Boyesten adopted Rose to be a sister and companion for his ten-year-old daughter, Emma. Emma taunted Rose with...

Unfolding over decades, G.W. McCullough’s Texas Loophole takes readers on the reflective journey of Toni (Antonia Liat Wexler). The story is told from her point of view through her childhood and teenage years into her mid-40s, trying to balance her home life in NYC with...

Coal Dreams by Annette Oppenlander is a historical novel that sheds light on the harrowing experiences of forced laborers during World War II. Set against the backdrop of the Ruhr region in Germany, the story follows Marie Heinrich, a resilient farmer’s wife, and Adrien Rocheau,...

Set in 1843, Louisiana, Fox Creek by M. E. Torrey is a captivating historical novel that examines the painful experience of slavery and explores the emotions and lives of the characters with forensic clarity. Six-year-old Monette, the beloved daughter of a French Creole sugar planter,...

This is Bob: A Guide to Not Dying (Mostly) by Robert J. McCartney is a psychological exploration of chronic suicidality, self-harm, and existential resilience. Part of the Willborne Saga, the story centers around Bob, a character who repeatedly enacts suicide attempts only to reset and...

Written Just For You by Lincoln James is a love story with a twist. Will had grown up in the small coastal town of Depoe Bay on Oregon’s Pacific coast. Having just graduated from high school, it was time for him to leave behind the...

God Complex for Beginners by Naza Semoniff is a witty and thought-provoking book that explores what it means to crave power, influence, and mythic status in the modern world. The story is not a traditional narrative, but rather a playful guide for anyone who has...

Hoping For A Family by Mona Risk is the nineteenth installment of the Love Plans series. When Lisa Miller -- a nurse practitioner at the Fort Lauderdale Winston Clinic -- is unexpectedly called upon to be a bridesmaid by her former college roommate, Briana, at...

In The Rabbi’s Suitcase, Robert Kehlmann vividly combines family history with historical facts in a cohesive and emotionally resonant narrative that anchors history in personal experience. Beginning with the family’s migration from Eastern Europe to Jerusalem in the 1880s, he depicts their struggle to preserve...

Greenville: A Collection of Short Stories by Jayla Hall Cabrera is a captivating collection of interconnected short stories that touch upon the challenges of growing up, sisterhood, parenthood, friendship, and more. Narrated in the first person, each story illustrates the joys and sorrows of childhood...