Oscar Wilde once said, “To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.” The title character in Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine by Mo Fanning finds herself constantly struggling just to be herself. She lives a quiet life in Manchester, which is...

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...

Boudicca’s Knife by Steven James Foreman is a fascinating fantasy. The narrative follows the “life” of a Celtic dagger for a thousand years, its blade variously a knife, a family heirloom, and a ceremonial sword, but always the harbinger of death. A great deal of...

The Crucifixion was one of the most dramatic incidents in history, and it continues to cast a long shadow in Daniel Grace’s novel In the Wake of Golgotha. As the book begins, we meet Jude Issachar, a New York social worker and adjunct professor who...

Amber Phil arrives at Eryden University to study medicine in Selecting The Wrong Love by E. Masson and Julie G. Henry. Soon after, she meets James McGill, a supremely nice business student who becomes a close friend and a part of her everyday routine. As...

When Doctor Anna-Claire Carden walks into the offices of Shepherd and Associates seeking Jake Shepherd's help in tracking down her parents, he is reluctant to take the case. His colleague Scarlett, on the other hand, cannot wait to dig into a potential mystery packed with...

Leaving Naples by Brian Hackett is a mystery/thriller that follows Lieutenant Dylan Parish. Dylan had a lifelong dream of living in Europe, and he fulfilled that by moving his family to Naples, Italy. With the promise of adventure and a beautiful life awaiting them, Dylan’s...

Lonely World by Megan Hale begins in nineteenth-century London. A school outing ends in disaster when a carriage is deliberately wrecked, leaving a young girl named Cristal blind and quietly reclassified by the Crown. Removed from her family, she is absorbed into a state system...

Offsides by Paul Gorman is about a Russian coach who wished to build an athletic team to compete in a football game against a winning American team. The problem is, he is a hockey coach. Many people think it is a foolish idea, but he...

Where Shadows Breathe, and Truth Sleeps by A. Gavazzoni is the fourth book in the Hidden Motives series. Dr. Simone Bennet believed she had found stability after the traumas that almost destroyed her. Simone returned to her psychiatric practice and embraced an exhilarating new chapter...