The year is 1843, and Joseph Carter is a farmer in the small town of Changewater, the setting for A Shadow of Doubt by G. Gordon Long. Like many other farmers, he is trying to make a living to support his wife Olivia and their...

A Cowgirl's Stories: A Novel (The Life and Stories of Jaime Cruz) is a work of fiction in the Americana and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author T. P. Graf. This enchanting tale is...

Based on a true story, A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower by Patricia Bernstein is set in Great Britain during the transition between the Stuart and Hanover monarchies in the early 1700s and brings the conflict between Protestant and Catholic faithful into sharp...

Once in a while, a good women's book sets the bar for a highly original plot that doesn’t fall into the typical boy-meets-girl trope. A Medical Affair: A Story That Must Be Told by Anne McCarthy Strauss is one such story. Thirty-eight-year-old Heather Morrison is...

We all joke about midlife crises; however, they are anything but funny. In A Midlife Holiday by Cary J Hansson, we meet three college friends, Caro, Helen, and Kay. All three are in different places when their fiftieth birthdays come along. Helen feels trapped in...

In Attribution by Linda Moore, a woman who never gives up must understand the history of a piece of art in order to unlock her future. Cate Adamson, an art historian, left her parents after the death of her brother to pursue her doctorate in...

When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Shayne Wright declines a marriage proposal and returns to Texas, where she was raised. She stays the night at the old farmhouse during her visit as a final farewell after attending a funeral she did not intend to attend. There she meets Ethan, a former...

Maggie is a very determined woman, but the war has taken its toll on her. After the death of her husband in World War II, she decided to start a new life with her young daughter Bobbie. They set out on the journey from South...

When Carlton Randall went to pick up his wife from the airport at the beginning of Amara Acquired (The Ojeda Chronicles Book 1) by Michel Prince, he did not expect his life to change dramatically. However, his wife's plane and three others, among them a...