The Sooner You Forget by Christopher Bensinger tells the story of a little-known aspect of World War II. Charlton Buckley, a young man, dreams of escaping his miserable Wisconsin hometown, getting away from his abusive father, and becoming a Major League Baseball player. However, those...

In The Butterfly’s Secret, Josephine DeFalco continues Leandra Barker’s story as she returns to the Appalachian Mountains she calls home. Picking up where she left off, Leandra rekindles old connections and steps into a new chapter of her life. With encouragement from her grandparents,...

The Wizard of Odd by Patti Sherry-Crews revolves around Miles, an emotionally unstable voice actor with pseudobulbar affect (PBA), who arrives on Todd Island to house-sit at the Todd estate. Miles is tasked with looking after a dog named Tyrone, but the dog's size and...

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga is an intriguing YA novel that explores the inner conflict of Eve Ellaway, a high school senior living a double life. Eve is burdened by the secret of her twin sister Gen’s disappearance as a baby....

Mia Amata by Kellie Mickelsen delivers a taut, emotional suspense story about reinvention, love, and the dark shadows of the past. Megan Davis, trapped in an abusive marriage, seizes a rare chance to escape and create a new life as Mattie, finding unexpected joy and...

In A Pleasant Fiction, Javier De Lucia delivers a story that explores memory, loss, and the quest for identity through the journey of Calvin “Cal” McShane, revisiting the character from his debut novel. This novelistic memoir is an immersive journey into Calvin’s past and the...

The Night of the Animals by J.J. Pascal follows René at his mother's wake, wading through unresolved issues with his estranged brother, Marcel. René feels overshadowed by Marcel at the ceremony and battles anxiety over the family curse of dying at age 35. As René...

Out of school and finally married to her long-time sweetheart, Jesse Reed, Margaret has been trying to establish herself as a reporter at the West Prairie Journal with limited success. When her boss assigns her to cover the ongoing developments in Waunasha, Margaret finds herself...

Coffee, Tea and Khat by J.R. Sampaio follows three sisters who are born under the weight of harsh traditions and limited futures in the Horn of Africa. The eldest, Faizah, is forced into marriage as a child, and rape, oppression, and invisibility become her new...

Higher Love by Joanne Kukanza Easley is a deeply moving family drama that explores how secrets echo through generations, and how love, especially the kind that doesn’t give up, can still heal the deepest wounds. Set in 1986 Austin, this emotionally charged novel introduces us...