Vices/Virtues by Beatrice DeSoprontu is an interesting piece of contemporary literature that attempts to go inside the minds of its characters and determine what motivates them in their decision-making and why they made those choices. It is very much a novel of “manners” in the...

Vivaldi’s Girls is a short work of historical fiction written by author Dick Rosano. Based on the real historical figure of composer Antonio Vivaldi, this sweepingly romantic tale takes place during his time as a music teacher in the Conservatorio of Venice. Here, the teacher...

Vala's Bed by Joyce Faulkner is a historical fiction novel that looks at the aftermath of the Second World War from a refreshingly unique angle. A young German girl, Vala Hess, finds herself alone with her two little boys, Emo and Milo, when Germany lost...

Vida Blue by Susie Perez Fernandez is the story of a young woman named Ariadne Cordero, who goes by Ari, as she deals with abrupt and unexpected changes in her life following the departure of her partner, Santos. Ari is the ideal woman: young,...

Rohini had worked hard to get where she was, but she had never imagined her first day in the Youth Assembly, a program focused on the development of sustainable energy, would go quite the way it did. Just as the session started, aliens appeared, delivered...

Veil of Walls by Patricia Panahi is a compelling story that plunges the reader into the heart of Persian culture and norms, exploring social issues and powerful themes like family, the rights of women, and marriage. A ten-year-old girl goes on a one-month vacation to...

In Voices in the Wind by Judy Bruce, Megan is a freshly licensed attorney home to mourn the death of her father’s law partner. It doesn’t take her long to realize her place is by her father’s side. She quickly falls into place with long-time...

Virtue's End by WG Palmer is set in 1901, with all the interesting quirks and way of life typical to that period in history. Matteo Carsonelli and his family, immigrants from Italy, live in the slums of Manhattan known as Poortown. Matteo vows to escape...

Valley of the Kings: The 18th Dynasty by Terrance D. Coffey is the historical saga of one of the most controversial pharaohs to ever come to power in Egypt. Amenhotep III had built a powerful dynasty, ruling Egypt with a firm hand. When his son...

Imagine living your entire life sharing a body with someone else, going everywhere together and doing everything together, all the time. Well, that was the life of conjoined twins, Scarlett and Jade. However close you are to that person with whom you a share a...