Shoot the Horses First by Leah Angstman is a well-written and engaging collection of short stories. The stories vary in length and the subjects covered, but each is filled with rich imagination, and it was wonderful to read about characters so vividly portrayed, emotionally, mentally,...

Storyteller's Market by Om Soni introduces us to Hari and his wife, Maya. Hari was a good-hearted man who had to leave his family at home in Peshawar during the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. He settled in the quaint Himalayan town of Rampur...

Sheriff of Starr County, the fifth in the Westward Sagas series by David A. Bowles and the second to feature protagonist Will Smith, tells the story of a Texas Ranger who arrives in the Nueces Strip just after it was annexed into Texas after the...

Schotsi: A Family Wilderness Dog Story is a work of fiction in the family saga, animals, and adventure subgenres. It is suitable for readers of all ages to enjoy and was penned by author Tracy D. Bright. Based on a lot of real events from...

Sara's Rising by Coffey Agnello is a heart-wrenching yet ultimately triumphant story of abuse. Sara was born to an emotionally unstable, party-addict mother and a jealous father. She was the "save the marriage" baby, but her parents divorced when she was three. Sara loved reading...

Song For Someone is a fascinating love story of two people who defy the odds. It's the first book in the Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler Mysteries by KD Sherrinford. It follows Charlotte Sapori, who learns her parents' long-kept secret. Charlotte knows her mother, Irene...

Shielding the Tiny Target by Deena Alexander is a good addition to the LIS lineup. The story introduces readers to a widowed mother, Ava, and her toddler, Missy. From the start, this book kicks off with a bang, and the action keeps going! When an...

September Wind: Book One is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, recent historical fiction, and family saga subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Kathleen Janz-Anderson. In this life drama set over the course...

So Long, John Wayne by Rick Ramsey is a coming-of-age novel with a unique twist. Set in Lima, Peru, it tells the story of the unusual friendship that develops between two teenage boys, one Peruvian, the other American. Set around the time of the military...

Mari was only a child when Fidel Castro and his guerrillas took control of Cuba from the Batista regime. She did not believe that her family could have any reason to fear for their lives until the rumors started filtering in about summary executions and...