In Lost Mountain by Anne Coray, artist Dehlia Melven is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her husband, Phil. After grieving his death for 18 months, sadness still engulfs her world. Her only focus is on owning her home and a small...

Every Cloud is a work of fiction in the family drama genre. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by Connie Chappell. The book follows an eventful summer at the estate of Artemus Deconcini as his adult children arrive to spend the season...

The Summer of 1957 by Judith E. Powell is a work of fiction that reads like a memoir. It uses as its core plot device the molestation of eight-year-old Penelope Evans by the grandfather of her childhood friend Elizabeth Werner. In 1993, Penelope is unhappily...

The Essence of Nathan Biddle: A Novel by J. William Lewis is an engrossing coming-of-age story with an interesting protagonist. It has been a year since Nathan Biddle died, and life hasn’t been easy for young Kit Biddle, his cousin, who thinks the death was...

Imelda’s Secret by Liza Gino is a story of buried pain and suffering by the young women who were raped repeatedly by the Japanese invaders during WWII all over Asia. Euphemistically referred to as “comfort women”, these young Asian girls from China, Korea, the Philippines,...

In Burying the Newspaper Man by Curtis Ippolito we meet Marcus Kemp, an ordinary police officer in San Diego, California. There is nothing special about him or his life - until he finds a body hidden in a stolen car. Not just any dead...

The Farmer's Daughter by Joe Giampaolo follows young Charlotte Tobin who, after enduring a long five-year stint at Mrs. Brown's boarding school, returns home with newly learned behavior of how to act properly. Charlotte is the daughter of farmer Jacob Tobin, a rapidly aging man...

The Color of Greed is book two in the Erebus Tales by Norman Westhoff, a tale filled with adventure. Keltyn SparrowHawk is a geologist left behind by her mates. After surviving a bullet wound, she has found a home among the tribe that has accepted...

As the Pizza Burns by Nick Powers is a story told from the perspective of Tony, yet another unhappy employee of Pizza Corp, a nationwide chain of fast-food takeaway and delivery conglomerate. We meet several of his fellow workers, none of whom want to be...

Up to this point, I’ve avoided COVID-related fiction as it has felt a bit too close for comfort. These are, as the now popular word describes, unprecedented times. And America knows this only too well. But relying on snippets of news once an evening, I...