A Place of Rest by Robert E. Kearns is the story of a man who is not happy about his current situation. Tuck is a man of habits and he hates to break them. He doesn’t like mornings, he doesn’t like the cold and he...

The consequences of substance addictions – opioids, prescribed medications, alcohol – are well-portrayed in this contemporary novel. The focus is on how these addictions affect the Wasson family – father, Emmitt; mother, Maggie; and their daughter, Lindsay. On baby Lindsay’s Baptism day in 1994, Emmitt...

Another Bump in the Road is the third novel in the Struggles of the Women Folk series by TM Brown. This is the story of generations of black women who fought, struggled hard and clawed their way to the top just to survive and have...

In this first book of the Aquamarine Sea Series, Kat Jensen, who has mourned the death of her husband too long, has been forced to close down her business. Despite no lack of willing male companions, she shies away from them, but suddenly finds herself...

Asylum by Isobel Blackthorn is a work of women’s fiction. Although set in Australia, it’s a book that’s sure to speak to women everywhere. Twenty-nine-year-old Yvette Grimm reluctantly returns to the family farm in rural Australia after a ten-year absence, needing a place to regroup...

A Keeper's Truth by Dee Willson is a fascinating and exciting science fiction novel. Tess Morgan had a difficult childhood. Although Tess's mother loved her, she had mental issues and in the end committed suicide. Despite her past, Tess has the life that she...

When Matthew finds a tiny girl under the old truck in the yard, he questions her in hopes of discovering why she was there and from whence she came. Where were her parents? How did she get to this location? Feeling reasonably confident that he...

American Blues may be the saddest book I’ve ever read. It’s also damned poetic. The overwhelming sense of stark, but understandable, tragedy in Evan Guilford-Blake’s short stories produce real emotion in a way that even most books written to encompass a certain emotional state rarely...

“What’s on your mind?” Blogger Esencia welcomes all her blog readers to share their dilemma with her. Esencia’s advice makes the most impact on the Martinez family and the people they are connected with. Written by Essence Bonitaz, Ajha’s Web: Tortured Souls is the first...

Alfonzo by S.W. Frank is the first book in the Alfonzo book series. This series follows a young gangster named Alfonzo Diaz. In the first book, we learn about Diaz's gangster ways and his mental battle about keeping up with the street life and going...