It is 1855 in Illinois, and tensions between slave abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery are at an all-time high. Even though this is a free state, bounty hunters get paid to retrieve people who have escaped. Sid Johnson, a young boy, is awakened by...

Squad Goals by Shequeta Smith, Qazzran Alamry, and Alivon Ortiz begins with four different young women who are arrested for crimes committed under complicated circumstances. After being sentenced to the Wiley Moon Juvenile Detention Center, they are forcibly united through an unorthodox rehabilitation project: competing...

Why do we still find ourselves in love with those who hurt us? Is it because we still perceive their worth - directly related to how little we value ourselves - or is it a result of unresolved relationship issues? Susan K. Hamilton's Stone Heart...

Some Kind of Comfort: A Coming of Age Adventure by Gary Clark is a literary teen to young adult crossover novel that revolves around a high school student named Charley. Charley is a musician with paralyzing anxiety that impacts her ability to perform but also...

Arthur Moore's Stranded in Snow Shoe is the prequel to Summer of Two Worlds. Scot Robinson is a gentle boy who has an unexpected experience. His mother is in hospital, while his father is trying to establish himself in a new job. His dad sends...

Soul Searching by E. A. Blevins is a speculative fantasy novel that centers around two individuals and what it truly means to be soulmates. Imagine a situation where you can see who your soulmate is by just touching a hand and sparks, quite literally, fly....

Seven Days by Ryan D. Patterson Sr. is the love story of a young couple, Daniel and Diane, who are preparing for their wedding day. On the day of the wedding, amid final plans and jitters, Diane leaves the house to oversee the final preparations...

In Saving Sophie by Debbie Schrack, Gabe always wants to be the best of the best and wonders what his purpose in life is. Six months ago, his brother Josh was responsible for an accident in which four people lost their lives, and Gabe cannot...

Spindrift Love is a young adult coming-of-age novel by Jocelyn Holst Bolster. Fifteen-year-old Jesse grew up in an ultra-orthodox home with a minister for a father in rural Kansas. Devoid of distractions like rock music or television, Jesse spends her days admiring nature and its...

Relationships can be complicated, but sometimes people make them complicated. When Betty rescues an abandoned puppy off the busy streets of London, she hopes her partner will understand, but he’s gone through some difficult relationships and the thought of a little puppy coming between them...