How far would you go to help your child? In Gino’s Mom, Gary Markman tells the story of Rachel Carver, a woman devoted to her son, Gino. She's married to Anthony, a teacher and musician with a temper that sometimes causes problems for them. When...

Carissa Carmichael owns an apothecary/aromatherapy business in a small town. Today, at the Oak Creek Valley Playwright Conference and Festival, she is manning her booth as well as helping at Jasper’s booth, because he is ill. Unfortunately, his staff member, Lacie, is also working Jasper’s...

Have you ever had to start your life over again? In Forever Kind of Love by Susan Elizabeth Bagby, Willow Mason heads back to her small Ohio hometown to do just that. Once there, she’s forced to take a job managing a local bookstore after...

In Teri M. Brown's novel, Peg, Unhinged, Peg and her husband have split. He left her. She credits the decline of her marriage to many things – his lack of contribution, both emotional and financial – but also to her change of life. Her son...

In Andra Douglas's Changing Cadence, Christine Davis built the New York Sharks women’s football team after discovering that few opportunities existed for women who wanted to play tackle football at a serious level. Nearly twenty years later, she prepares for the final season under her...

Lisa has just attended her ex-fiancé’s wedding, feeling lost, weepy, and humiliated. After all, her fiancé had just dumped Lisa for her friend, whom he had just married. She needs a change; she needs to get away from the past she spent with him. And...

Elizabeth Diane Adams' Fully Average is the story of Melissa Jolene Bonetti, who, in spite of her constant sense of dread, considers herself lucky. She has a long-term boyfriend and a steady accounting job, but her life implodes spectacularly when she discovers that her boyfriend...

In Finding Sutton's Choice by Brenda Haas, Charlotte Sutton returns to Lakeside, Ohio, after a phone call reveals her estranged father, former baseball writer Chuck Sutton, is developing Alzheimer’s disease. Charlotte plans to stay only long enough to help manage his medical appointments before returning...

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...

How do you move forward when wounds from the past are still open? Crooked Lines by Sally Barclay Faddis begins as Dahlia Charles gets ready for a family reunion at her inn in Coyote Creek, hoping for the weekend to go well. As she organizes...