Coupling is a work of fiction in the short story anthology, interpersonal drama, and slice-of-life subgenres. Self-described as “a novelistic portrait of a couple united by love, pain, intimacy, anger, and transcendence,” the work is best suited to the general adult reading audience for some...

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...

The Price of Worthlessness by Gloria Eveleigh tells the harrowing story of Petra Lamont, a fourteen-year-old girl. It begins when Petra joins the netball club to make friends and stop her parents from worrying. Petra has fragile self-esteem and never feels special. Petra feels flattered...

Meet Clay Brown by Christina Milliner relates the story of Clay Brown, a nineteen-year-old teenager who contracted HIV at birth from her mother. After her mother's death from the same disease, Clay is left alone to take care of her drug-addled and abusive father Jimmy,...

The Irish Fall by Brooke Gilbert is a sweet romance with references to faith and chronic illness. Eyre has just had surgery for her endometriosis and received some bad news. At a loss to explain what her life has become, she impulsively books a flight...

The Golden Manuscripts by Evy Journey follows a young woman named Clarissa who feels connected to two medieval manuscripts and wants to solve the mystery around their disappearance in this sixth stand-alone book of the Between Two Worlds series. Two point-of-view characters narrate in the...

Lullaby (Book I) written by Consuelo Hamilton is a historical fiction novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults that enjoy historically accurate Civil War romance stories. Nady was a slave in Wilmington, North Carolina who was well known...

Truths and Lies by Elena S. Smith is an absolutely enthralling read. Vicki is a university professor and considers herself a lucky lady. She thought her life was over when she got divorced, but now she is happy and enjoys her freedom, independence, and a...

The Cost of Living by Daisy DeMay is an extraordinary thriller. Sara and Kyle met at school and were married. Over time Kyle became highly abusive and manipulated Sara. She did everything in her power to keep Kyle happy and lost her identity in the...

The Girl From Huizen is a historical fiction drama novel by Paulette Mahurin. Set in Nazi-occupied Netherlands in the 1940s, the story follows Rosamond Jansen (Roz), a young woman living on a farm in the small village of Huizen. Roz and her family feel disillusioned...