In Hans Brunner’s Forever Day, Felix Joseph–Maria Fuchs leaves his family’s Swiss hotel and boards a liner bound for Australia, expecting a season abroad yet encountering a decision that will not release him. On the voyage, he meets Janine, a schoolteacher returning to Victoria, and...

The End of the Sidewalk by Nancy Schutt McCorkle centers on a white girl named Gertrude, or Trudy, growing up in Mississippi during the early 1960s. Segregation and clashes over civil rights are part of her everyday life. Her mother, who serves on the state’s...

A Winter’s Disgrace by Kathleen Buckley begins with a chance meeting on a snowy road. Rosamund Fortescue, who has been forced to leave her home, is trying to reach London on foot but is on the verge of giving up. Cyprian Law, the Earl of...

Child of the Dragon by Ashley N.Y. Sheesley follows a world where dragon shapeshifters called the Rhaegynne are under the control of two tyrannical kings, unable to fully claim their freedom. The story kicks off in the middle of a brutal battle where Coleman and...

Cody Redman’s life has gone sideways in ways that feel both absurd and painfully familiar in Rod Drought’s Phoenix Rising, Lemuria Down. Once a viral YouTube star, Cody is now scraping by with his roommate, living in a tiny apartment filled with takeout boxes. Everything...

Thank You for the Shoes by Raffaela Marie Rizzo follows the life of Michelangelo Rizzo, a young boy growing up in the rough mountains of Calabria at the turn of the twentieth century. The story traces his father’s difficult decision to leave Italy for America...

John Striker created an AI so advanced that it could be controlled by thoughts via a chip implanted in his head. Scared at how powerful it had become, he shut it down. Then, at the age of 33, as a proud atheist, John had an...

When a drug dealer steals from his boss, it endangers his family’s lives and everyone who has contact with them in Surrender at Canyon Road by Debora Dale. Blake’s brother-in-law, Chuck, has pulled another stupid stunt that has turned deadly. Now Blake is racing against...

Return to Merth by Ruth C. Mitchell is a bold meld of science fiction and fantasy, and it is packed with action and delivers strong undertones of spiritual awakening. Warrior Princess Jaxyl and her divine daughter Yez return home to planet Merth, after being away...

Angela E. Johnson’s The Duke I Despise starts with a moment that is accidental but fateful. At a stuffy Mayfair ball, a sudden blackout throws Miss Juliana Astley straight into the arms of Lucian Montrose, the Duke of Windsor. He is amused and is fascinated...

Cael's unintended role in the events leading to his mother's death hardens his father's heart toward the young mouse and creates a growing emotional rift in the family. Unable to win back his father's affections and determined to make a name for himself as a...

Josephine Jordan brings us more spicy romantic suspense in the second book of the Storm Series, Riding the Storm. Ava Ellis is on location in the Canadian mountains, shooting a movie with her co-star. She is exhausted. It’s been film after film this year, and...

In A Madness Unmade by E. K. Larson-Burnett, ever since her father's untimely demise, Laurel Rumbroom has been the sole living resident of Underhallow Sanctum. And that's quite a tall order for any teenager. Her home is a dilapidated mansion that offers sanctuary to an...

Through the Garden Gate by Sharon Rose follows Miles, a young boy who expects a slow, boring summer's day. But his mom talks him into going next door to help Miss Mary in her garden. He isn’t too excited at first, but the thought of...

Lorrie Parise's 25902: Homemade with Love is a long look back at a house that meant everything to a family. Lorrie starts at the point where she has to leave, and from there she rewinds into how her parents, Alice and Fidel, made it happen...

In Here Comes Bella by Seth Karnes, young readers meet Liam, who has suffered a loss that changes him from fun-loving to a very sad little boy. His parents gently reassure him that it’s okay to feel the way he does, which offers him some...

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...

In Khyati Banker’s It’s OKAY to Fail! PanishiManishiStories Series, PM collection, Panishi attends Pinewood Primary School, where students compete for a place in a swimming event. Charlotte, known for winning past competitions, pressures Panishi to enter the trial after targeting her in front of their...

Stuart J. Green’s The Regenerate Leap is a unique book that addresses the moment of disruption, when the “normal” we have been used to is disrupted in business and in personal life. For most people, disruption can be the end of the road, but a...

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...