The year is 1969, and all hopes for a great sophomore year of high school are dashed for Nell when she finds out that she can no longer go to her old school and would be bused to one in which she would be the...

Monica’s War is a work of historical fiction based on real life, and was penned by author Jo Horne. Chronicling the life of fierce female protagonist Monica Beresford Wichfeld, based on the facts of her life, this biographical-but-fictionalized account brings us closer to the emotion...

Life Rolls Along by Linda Nielsen is one of those novels that mixes absurdity with the seriousness, social commentary, and tenderness that we all look for in fiction. Skye Topple’s marriage is not turning into the ideal union that he hoped for. His wife, Delaney...

Still Life with a Vengeance by Jan Turk Petrie is a modern-day love story set against the background of a successful rock band. Eve Quenington is married to musician and guitarist Nick Quenington, whose band is a worldwide success story. Living in a country mansion,...

In the Heart of Paradise is the third book in the Rainier Series by Jamie McGillen. While it could be enjoyed on its own, In the Heart of Paradise builds upon the story told in the previous two installments, so it is best read after...

Another Day in Milestoneville by Golden November is a dialogue-based story that eliminates the nitty-gritty details and gets right into the heart of the matter based on character speech. The story begins in 1994 when a 24-year-old guy known as G goes on a job...

The Legacy by Mark Snyder Jr. is a compelling horror novel about a select group of people delegated to save the world. There is a touch of the supernatural too, so there is a good blend of both genres. Climate change is one of the...

Megan Gordon tells me in one of the poignant short stories in her anthology, You Can't Get There From Here, that I am “the cure and the sickness, the cause and the remedy.” Of course, she didn’t aim that at me directly, but story after...

Shattered Pieces Can Still Shine: Georgie's Story by Gloria Eveleigh is a powerful, moving work of historical fiction that offers hope and healing to trauma survivors. And not just for the individual, but for communities, groups, and houses of worship. The author takes her own...

Unethical: A Psychological Thriller by Marla L. Anderson is a powerful medical thriller that will have you turning pages until the jarring conclusion. Josephine "Jo" Rinaldi has her hands full with her legal career and an elderly father with a dementia diagnosis. At her boss's...