Incense and Peppermints by Cathrina Constantine is set in the '60s and follows the journey of a young girl as she starts her confusing and painful journey into adulthood. Mary Monroe is just 16 years old; she is innocent and vulnerable, yet at the same...

A Long Journey: From Steam to Cyber by Gracie Stathers follows the life journey and family history of several families and their descendants. The story begins in the mid-nineteenth century when many families are struggling to make a living. Unfairly convicted and sent to Norfolk...

“I’m sorry to bother you, but aren’t you London Carstairs?” These are not unusual words to London. Her fame as a young, world-renowned model presents challenges everywhere she goes. In an attempt to present herself in the downplayed image she desires, London acquiesces to many...

Mason Night is a fairly typical eleven-year-old boy who knows he is loved by his mother and grandfather, even though his dad abandoned the family many years ago. Now, Mason’s mom has a boyfriend and, although he is not happy at first, Mason comes to...

Tuning: Poems by Kathryn Beam Troxler is a collection of inspirational and nature-themed poems. Troxler’s subjects are wide-ranging; many of her poems are inspired by the ocean, forests and woodlands, and her own garden. Others share her travels to other lands and responses to art...

As a teenager in high school, this should be the best time of your life. In high school there is so much to explore and experience, from parties and hanging out with your friends to discovering a new outlook on your future, but instead this...

Paper Airplane is a compelling read of adolescent angst by Kevin N. Fair that straddles the fence somewhere between upper middle-grade fiction and younger Young Adult fiction. Thirteen-year-old Mitchell (Mitch) Connor Jr. has started the eighth grade at Brookdale Middle School. He and best buddies,...

Life Sliding is a young adult coming of age novel written by S.L. Mauldin. Though he had indeed handcrafted the persona that made him the kid everyone wanted to emulate, even Gavin Bailey found the yearbook title, “The Most Looked Up To,” somewhat tedious and...

A temporary life change leads to a lifelong struggle with depression and mental illness for Cordelia Quinn. Declan MacLeod, her best friend since they were both just three years old, tries his best to protect Cordelia, or Cord, as he affectionately calls her, from everything,...

Pastor David Owens has struggled in his attempts to increase interest in the New Hope Christian Church. Between the challenges of a new ministry, the early days of his marriage, and the impending birth of his third child, David often succumbs to the pressures of...