Grace is a widow. Her husband, Mitch, died last year, and she has their farm up for sale. She is struggling with the sale process as the first offer, which seemed firm, is now in jeopardy. The property manager quit, and the potential buyers are...

Paper Dolls by Kara R. Hunt tracks a huge collision between historical trauma and a family’s fight for survival. The story follows January Eller, who is navigating a hidden spiritual breakdown months after her daughter, Laynee, accidentally drowns in a backyard swimming pool. Her fragile...

Public Record by Marc Hampson is about Elijah Wolfe, a CPA whose life is turned upside down. Elijah receives a call from attorney Martin Fenwick concerning a lawsuit filed against Elijah, his father, and his sister. The family did not know the plaintiff and had...

Ports, Pressure & Payback (Secrets at Sea: Book 3) by Destiny Devereaux centers on Nakita, the poised founder of the Destiny Legacy Collective travel group, whose luxury cruise aboard the M/V Red Legacy quickly transforms into a web of chaos. While Nakita seeks an escape...

Lynn Hesse’s Part of the Stars begins in 1878, Arkansas, when midwife Myra Logan vanishes after visiting the McCurdy family and wakes inside a mountain cave ruled by pale beings. Her husband Zepeda searches across the winter frontier while Myra’s aunt, Nellie Gatewood, presses officials...

Nubia Johnson is a disciplined, principled USCIS officer who discovers that her case files and digital badge are weapons in a hidden war in David L. Wadley’s Passport Bro. She has always believed in justice and fairness, even if it is difficult to find justice...

Pismo Beach Sniper by Topper Jones is a thriller that opens with a disturbing premise. At the competition on the Central Coast, a precision marksman targets young surfers, leaving eleven-year-old Zael Hanlon and his teammates wounded. Zael’s father, Thad Hanlon, investigates the shooting together with...

In Clinton H. Simpson’s Palisade Meridian, firefighter Carter Davis boards the luxury cruise ship Palisade Meridian with his wife, Leah, and their children, expecting a welcome family vacation far from the pressures of life near Chicago. Days after leaving New Orleans, communication systems fail on...

In Painting Over Cracks by Lee Bukowski, Beth and Danny were in an accident. They were hit on Danny’s side of the car; he was thrown out and died at the scene. Beth survived with a few injuries but now faces life without Danny. To...

Parallel Peril by Maria Lynn Barrs is an enthralling story that I rank among my top reads of the year, so far. Dallas TV journalist Vicky Robeson is on vacation and has just been promoted to News Director. While on a two-week vacation in California,...