Back to McGuffey’s by Liz Flaherty is a story about love. Kate is the star of the book and I immediately liked her a lot. Ben is the love interest, kind of, and though he was confused and stubborn, he too was very likeable. ...

If you like women's fiction, you'll love the latest from Wendy Wax. It's entitled The House on Mermaid Point and it takes off from Wax's previous novel, Ten Beach Road. It also stands alone in development, plot and in comprehension. Most of the characters from...

A Better World by Belangela G. Tarazona is a story that chronicles the lives and hardships of three different women from different countries, who learn to leave the troubles of the past behind them and open their hearts to the Danish men in their lives....

Nirmala: The Mud Blossom is realistic fiction written by Fiza Pathan, set in the reclamation area of Mumbai, India. When the reader first meets Nirmala, she's being beaten with a belt by her mother for reading a library copy of a Dickens novel, when she...

Walls For The Wind by Alethea Williams is a look at life in the Old West from a different perspective — the perspective of children and teenagers who were brought there in the famous “orphan trains.” As the book begins, Kit Calhoun, herself an orphan...

Regret is a contemporary fiction novel written by Timothy Allen Smith. Julie Gallagher fast-tracked through an Ivy League education and law school, and became a partner in a law firm in record time. She lost it all, however, including her marriage, and now works two...

Lindy Dale writes an earnest, heartfelt story in her novel, Storm in a B Cup. Sophie Malloy is in a long term relationship with Brendan; they share a home and bank accounts. She has a wonderful six-year-old son and owns her own shop. Life is...

In Face Value: Collected Stories, author Paula Margulies presents a set of very interesting stories that masterfully highlight what lies at the very core of human behavior. Each story offers an in-depth view of what it is that really makes us who we are and...

It’s a time of turmoil in the colonies. The revolt against British rule is growing. Oliver Tewkesbury is a patriot willing to give up everything to answer the call to serve his fledgling country. As he stumbles, near death, into the town of Granville, Connecticut,...

Distracted by Madeline Sloane brings to life Erin Anderson. Erin works as an editor for a publishing house, and she is highly relied upon by her boss as a "motivational specialist." When a client falls behind or misses too many deadlines, Erin is sent...