A Faithful Companion by Kasey Stockton is a delightful example of one of my favorite genres. Emma Darling was deeply in love with her neighbor’s nephew, Owen Buckley. When he visited his aunt and uncle in Derbyshire, he and Emma experienced an idyllic summer filled...

Leah fears she has ruined her career after a meltdown on her positive affirmation podcast, the only thing helping her cope since her husband’s death nine months ago. In Eat the Cake by Annie Cathryn, Leah takes a ninety-day leave to regroup, starting with cleaning...

Step by Step is the second book in the Desperate Hearts series by Twila Mason. The story follows Chrissy as she is ready to take control of her life and fight for the future she always wanted. Landing the opportunity to paint a mural for...

In Tinker by Jennifer M. Lane, the main character, Caroline, wrestles with her beliefs and the fear of acting on them. The story begins in 1794. She is the daughter of the local tax collector. She finds herself caught in a growing dispute between the...

Elba Kramer: The True Autobiography of a Pathological Liar by Steve Goldsmith follows the true story of a youth from his early childhood to his late teenage years. Elba Kramer didn't have the most ideal childhood. His father was an Air Force pilot who met...

Patient Zero by Dr. Emil Šabanović follows the stories of five patients as they navigate their struggles with the help of their therapists. A twenty-two-year-old woman suffering from DPDR slowly starts to overcome her dissociation with reality after some therapy sessions. Intrusive, violent thoughts plague a...

It is 1954. Ten years after she left for Stockton to start a new life, Althea Sparrow has just returned to Bear River, California, her hometown, to help her siblings run the family business and care for her aging father. However, she has no idea...

In Soundscape by Kenneth Thomas, Nick Stern meets Hannah Wren during a summer archaeological dig in Israel, where a brief academic trip turns into the beginning of a relationship that changes their lives. After a violent attack leaves Nick injured, they return to Wisconsin, carrying...

Justin is a young sales rep living in New York City and desperately missing his family back home. On a long weekend, one of his colleagues, Trevor, sensing his loneliness, invites Justin to join him at a cabin in the Catskills. Justin has had a...

Misconstrue by Denise Forsythe propels you straight into Cassie Nichols’ reality, and it is not a comfortable place to be. Cassie has been incarcerated for nearly four years for her husband Jake’s death. She’s stuck inside Palmer Women’s Correctional Facility, while her son, Lucas, is...