Sean Spurlock's The Red Fields of France is a World War II novel that places readers at the center of the chaotic early days of the 1940 campaign in Western Europe. Set against the rapid German advance through France and Belgium, the novel follows British...

Rhea’s Game by Dan Uselton is set in a dystopian nightmare future where entertainment is defined by the abuse and humiliation of game show contestants. Whilst most of society lives in poverty, a few elite owners, managers, and performers in the only gameshow in town,...

Just as Loved as You by J.J. Carter begins with a young girl who starts to notice how all the memories and stories, especially those of her two sisters, seem to be only from “before she came along.” The family laughs over inside jokes, shared...

In Smoky Blue Sunrise by Lucille Guarino, Jolie-Mae Buckley leaves her South Carolina hometown in the aftermath of her sister Katy-June's death in a car accident. Jolie takes a live-in nanny position with Amanda and Jesse, a physician and an attorney with two young children...

Jennifer Gauthier’s memoir, Through Her Eyes, introduces a woman raised in the north-eastern United States by parents whose marriage was shaped by alcohol and conflict; she learns self-reliance long before she understands its cost. As a teenager, she becomes a mother to her son Amir...

The Killer’s Remorse by Jimmy Ray Conner is a historical mystery set in 1960s San Francisco. The story follows homicide detective Holly Webb, who is the city’s first woman to be assigned to the division. Along with her partner, Grant Parker, she’s launching a cold...

Melody and the Magic Music Box by Tim Tivis shares the tale of an orphan girl named Melody who lives in the Kingdom of Song. She loves singing while walking through the Humming Meadows and dreams of becoming a Grand Songkeeper, a title given to...

Joy Michelle Austin’s The Cost of Sensibility tells a modern story about survival, responsibility, and choosing honesty when silence is easier. Rick Wentworth is rebuilding life after years of confinement and abuse, learning parenting, therapy, and how to approach marriage with Marianne, who expects openness...

Coming Alive on the Ride by Michael Yang is a memoir of Yang’s life, beginning with his childhood in postwar South Korea and continuing through immigration, family life, and a career in Silicon Valley. The book alternates between extended motorcycle journeys across North America and...

Rosie the Silkie Hen is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by Marian Gardner. It follows Rosie, a black-feathered Silkie hen who wishes to wear clothes. She knows this has never been done before. Chickens did not wear clothes, but she was about to...

Limits Unleashed: A Conversation Between You and Your Inner Self by Alvin Kalicharan talks about Kiritin, who grows up believing that he is a failure. His family sends him to the city, where he feels even more lost until he encounters Kisan, his inner mentor....

Brian Townsend's Reality Ain't Real takes a deep dive into the things that we have learned to be true and lets us question our beliefs about reality. The book covers the reason we follow the herd and are afraid to point out the abnormalities in...

Timeless Reflections Volume 6: A Valued Inheritance is a collection of poems, prose, and stories compiled by Diamante Lavendar. It explores the value and meaning of inheritance beyond physical possessions. An inheritance can be a cherished memory, a treasured food recipe, or a link of...

Rhythm's First Lady by Long Temple follows Claire and Oliver, a newly married couple learning how to hold their relationship together while taking on public responsibility. Claire is starting her own architecture firm, and Oliver is becoming more involved in leadership at Mount Zion, a...

Jordan Marlowe is an aspiring writer who, while stranded at the airport, purchases a bestseller and discovers that the novel is an original manuscript she abandoned three years ago. Her work has been plagiarized. Or at least she thinks it has. By Any Other Name...

The Doors Between Our Selves is a poetic memoir by Sanda Berar. Growing up in Romania, she experienced a warm, familial childhood. Thanks to the author’s brave spirit, she's had a transient life, moving from Romania to Finland and finally to Seattle, Washington. But throughout...

Susan Lorraine Kadera writes about her personal experiences in recording her lineage exploration in The Tapestry of My Ancestry: A Journey Through DNA, Ancestry, and Spiritual Reflection. Although DNA testing revealed numerous connections to many nationalities, science did little to reveal the spiritual ties the...

This story begins before the outbreak of World War II and ends over two decades later. Nineteen-year-old Eleanor is groomed by her art professor in Florence while studying, thus the title The Florentine Entanglement by Pamela Norsworthy. She hides out for the duration of the...

There was an era when dinner was served at the same time every day, on a table with a cloth and almost formally set. Everyone was expected to be there – on time, every day. Catherine Ring Saliba’s book, Ya Gotta Eat!, is a testament...

Under Two Flags by Janis Robinson Daly is a historical novel set during World War I, inspired by the real experiences of Josephine Therese Marzynski, a young American woman drawn to music and possibility. In 1916, Josephine leaves Boston for Berlin to study opera at...