Camila’s parents had left Guatemala for the USA in hopes of providing a better future for their daughter. After arriving in the USA, a woman called Jennifer helped them with the paperwork and to find shelter. She becomes not just their caseworker but a close...

Youth Truth: Engaging In Conversations That Can Change Lives by Carlamay Sheremata is a nonfiction parenting book rooted in real encounters between adults and young people navigating complex emotional terrain. Drawing on her experiences as a school resource officer, Sheremata shares a series of true...

Frayed Edges by Kahlani B. Steele is a poetry collection that traces emotional, environmental, and relational moments through observation and quiet reflection. Many poems center on small, telling moments, such as a visit to a grandparent’s home, a solitary walk, or the stillness after rain,...

Therein Lies the Pearl by Catherine Hughes is one of those historical novels that I devour with great pleasure. Set in Normandy and England in the eleventh century, in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest in 1066, it focuses not so much on...

It’s August 2017, and Gabriel, a successful book editor living in Chicago, is on his way to Bogota, Colombia. He’s just suffered a personal loss and needs to get away. His decision to spend some time with his ex-boyfriend Diego proves to be a mistake:...

Abducted by J.S. Ash follows sixteen-year-old Abigail Ashby, a teenager living in a small town in New Mexico, where strange occurrences are ignored. After sneaking out one night to support her best friend, Harris, whose parents vanished under mysterious circumstances, Abigail finds herself caught between...

Old Friends and Other Broken Things by Leah Cohen is a collection of thought-provoking stories about fractured relationships, societal expectations, and psychological turmoil. Two friends who have been apart for 11 years discover how one’s life has changed while the other’s has remained stagnant; a...

In The Secret of Spirit Lake by Jane Haltmaier, the story moves between two girls living decades apart in the same lakeside house. In the present day, fourteen-year-old Amy struggles after her parents move the family to a small town in upstate New York to...

In A Walk Among Heroes by James McDevitt, T.J. Montgomery had loved Magdalyn for as long as he could remember. When T.J. saw Magdalyn standing beside another man, smiling in a way he thought belonged only to him, his world shattered. T.J. searched for something...

Queen Code by Laura Muirhead is for women who are tired of being stuck in the same habits and want a guide to help them heal. The author explores “personal policies,” which are the rules you set for yourself regarding work, relationships, and self-care. Instead...

Moondust by Kahlani B. Steele is an evocative collection of poems that explores the delicate spaces of nature, memory, and the human psyche. The book is arranged in thematic chapters, and it begins with the section called “Nature,” where the author gives human qualities to...

If you’re looking for a book that makes you think and feel at the same time, The Paradox of Pain by Mariela G. George is definitely it. Be prepared for a book that doesn’t just tell you about suffering—it makes you question it deeply while...

No Home Without You: Love and Survival Book 3 by Lena Gibson follows the story of Lissa and Cam Montgomery, survivors who couldn’t be more unlike each other, brought together by chance. After an asteroid hits, leaving the West Coast uninhabitable and much of the...