A Faithful Companion by Kasey Stockton is a delightful example of one of my favorite genres. Emma Darling was deeply in love with her neighbor’s nephew, Owen Buckley. When he visited his aunt and uncle in Derbyshire, he and Emma experienced an idyllic summer filled...

Cicero James, Ardent Fool by Hal Emerson is a continuation of a dark urban fantasy surrounding Cicero, a reluctant immortal hero, and his evil-fighting cohorts, the Order of the Magi. When Cicero’s mentor and longtime father figure Marlowe dies, Cicero is bereft. He is also...

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...

In The Moth Dreamer by Amy Lynn Farrell, Aubrey is a teenager trying to reconnect with her Ojibwe roots while coming to terms with her newfound, shocking psychic ability․ She’s spending the summer on her family's traditional lands when she finds an old flint arrowhead....

Leah fears she has ruined her career after a meltdown on her positive affirmation podcast, the only thing helping her cope since her husband’s death nine months ago. In Eat the Cake by Annie Cathryn, Leah takes a ninety-day leave to regroup, starting with cleaning...

Step by Step is the second book in the Desperate Hearts series by Twila Mason. The story follows Chrissy as she is ready to take control of her life and fight for the future she always wanted. Landing the opportunity to paint a mural for...

There is a sense of loneliness when reading Ana’s words as Confessions of a Female Dominant opens. Every page and every word reveals it in a multitude of ways. She is a woman desperate for something, which she cannot name, not while in Russia and...

In Yarrow Bend, a rural Canadian town, Sergeant Lena Malone of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and her junior, Constable Fincher, have launched an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of nine-year-old Elise, the daughter of Gustav “Goose” and Therese Deschamps. The more they dig...

In Gripped (Part 6: The Dunkin Legacy) by Stacy A. Padula, Taylor Dunkin’s life is in turmoil, and it’s hard to see a clear way out. He used to be a college football star with everything going for him, but a knee injury ended it...

In Larry Weindruch and Richard A Yach’s Get Maggie, Nicolas Pavlovich leaves Chicago with a large sum of stolen cash and his daughter Maggie, hoping distance will keep them out of reach of the men hunting him. Miami offers only a brief pause. Old grievances...