When we first meet Hannah, she is fighting traffic on her way to her grandmother's funeral. She is bringing her grandmother's embalmed canary, which, according to family legend, alerted her grandfather to toxic fumes in the coal mine her grandmother owned. Hannah is dreading the...

“Whether I Live or Die” is a novel that juxtaposes two stories; one is about a woman who cannot seem to find the strength of character in her relationships with men and life in general and the other story is that of a rookie policewoman...

A middle-aged woman looks back at her time in the past: married, trapped in a loveless marriage while she compensates for her loneliness with food. Suddenly Anne finds herself attracted to a new workmate, David, who shows her the kind of affection she has not...

In a sleepy Canadian town, the heat is taking its toll on the residents and so is a serial killer that the media dubs “The Kidney Slasher”. He likes young, healthy brunettes with blue eyes, but the seeming randomness of his kills leaves the entire...

"When Empires Fall" by Katie Jennings is the saga of the Vasser family. There is a little of everything: suspense, romance, revenge, strong characters and a good plot. Grant the workaholic older brother, Linc the hard working playboy, and Madison the tough as nails sister...

Kate Faraday always felt a bit of shame where her parents were concerned. It was tough growing up with an alcoholic father and a mother who suffered from mental illness. Added to the dysfunction was the fact that her parents lived in separate houses, but...

Joy, Gabby and Maxine have been friends since their college years at Morgan State University. Now Joy and Maxine are driving Gabby to the hospital to have her baby who is fathered by the famous Rayshawn Robinson, a quarterback with the Baltimore Ravens, even though...

Lavina Bradshaw was raised by her grandparents. She barely knew her mother and never knew her father. When her grandparents were killed in an auto accident, there was only one option for Lavina...to move to England and live with the mother who gave her away...

Lainey and Sydney were childhood friends. During their high school years, Sydney changed. She wanted to be popular and even mocked Lainey in an effort to achieve her goal. Lainey concentrated on her art, and within a few years, she had attained some approbation. Lainey’s...

Eric worked construction. He invested wisely and his investments grew. When times were tough men were laid off, most had financial, drug and alcohol problems. They were angry, blamed and resented Eric for their problems because he was financially healthy. They began to plot his...