'L _ _ _ - A poetic study of relationships,' compiled and edited by Dane Swan, is a collection of poems penned by different poets. Dane Swan has gathered up various poems that investigate relationships. You can read all types of poetry in this collection...

Battling to make women’s basketball what it has become today was not an easy journey and Pat McKinzie’s story, Home Sweet Hardwood: A Title IX Trailblazer Breaks Barriers Through Basketball, shows exactly how difficult it was. From early in life, Pat was more comfortable running,...

Timelapse by Lorrie Farrelly is a story about Alex Morgan, single father of 4-year-old Jack, and Assistant Professor at Capitol University in Georgetown. When Alex is still a student in graduate school, his wife, Casey is tragically killed in a drunken car accident. The 24-year-old...

Holy Hilarity Batman! If you are looking for a rowdy romp around England, look no further than The Patterer by Larry Brill. From the very first page you are scandalized, embarrassed, laughing out loud, and (dare I say) intrigued. If you don't enjoy this book,...

A Magical and Inspiring Story Book Two: And Then There's Haley by Marissa Marchan is an enchanting adventure. Theo and Mary live with their children, Ray and Haley, in a forest. Ray has the special ability to communicate with plants and animals and he enjoys...

Captain Michael Cantrell of the Confederate Army leaves Virginia at the end of the Civil War, his entire life in shambles, his father and brother dead as a result of the war and his childhood home in ruins. His travels have taken him to...

At first, I was a bit put off by the stilted style of the writing in Dead or Alive Agent Orange by Mary Rincon. Everything is so short and clipped that I felt it was jarring. However, as I thought about how this kind of...

Join Charis, an extreme non-conformist with a quirky gang of friends, and a kick-butt personal assistant I would quite literally give an arm and a leg for, as she navigates the crazy world of the New York fashion industry. Courtney Lane has created a detailed...

A Lifetime to Die is a sweeping tale of loss, heartache, and desperation, but ultimately of determination, justice, love, and happiness. Author P.S. Meronek paints a vivid picture of the life and times of Aristotle Mercury in 1968 Prague. Barely getting by after the loss...

Many people use the phrase ‘getting lost in an image’ but what if it really happened? In The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez, that is exactly the position Gavin finds himself in when he finally locates his biological grandparents. Living with adoptive parents after...

World War II had all but destroyed Sicily and Domenico's family needed to get out. His father promised the family that things would be better for them in America. It is that hope which set Domenico and his family on an irrevocable course in Finding...

At first glance, Sweetly Broken is a simple tale of a girl falling in love with her best friend’s older brother. But Christie Pettus has gone to great lengths to ensure that nothing, especially the emotions evoked, is simple about this story. This is a...

Deb Vanasse's book Out of the Wilderness is about two brothers, their father, and their constant conflicts. That would make for a rather normal story if the conflicts didn't take part in the 'middle of nowhere,' surrounded by forests and bears. Josh would simply like...

The War on Science Goes Batshit is a young adult story written by Allen J. Woppert about Timothy Thompson, a 14-year-old who lives in a small town in Illinois with the improbable name of Batshit. Timothy tells us exactly how the town got its name...

Sometimes a special person with extraordinary faith comes along and endures some of the greatest challenges that a person can face with a special kind of grace that bears testimony to the glory of God. The story of Kristen Fersovitch in Ornament by Robert W....

Karen Wyle takes on a unique topic in her new book, Division. It is the story of two brothers, Gordon and Johnny, who are conjoined twins. The story starts out following their life as they grow from young children to teens and then to adults....

The place is the Nordic villages of Europe, the time is 1007, the early 11th century and Vikings are alive and well. Winter Solstice Winter follows two young women, both born on the same night, the eve of the winter solstice. One, Allia just a...

Exiles of Gaia is aptly titled. As humans in this future world, we are exiled from Earth. We did not take care of the planet and it could no longer support life. Everyone now lives in space stations or colonies on the moon. Only one...

It’s summer and what’s on the mind of a group of kids nicknamed The Golden Boys? Little League Baseball and hanging out. Cooper, Gooby, Chuck, Cliff, Bolo, and Scooter are friends, actually closer than friends. Just a normal summer, right? Suddenly, with one swing of...

As a fan of fairy tale retellings, it is always refreshing when a new one comes along that is different from any I have ever read before. The Reflections of Queen Snow White, by David Meredith, is the story I didn't know that I was...