Double Deception by Rita H Rowe is a short story about the perfect life. That’s what Tess thinks she has, with a successful career and the family of her dreams. But then Brian comes into her life, and suddenly Tess realizes that her life wasn’t...

C. Gary Johnston pens an insightful dramatic tale in New Leaves in Winter. It is the holiday season; the weather has turned cold and somewhat precarious for travel. However, the frigid and threatening atmosphere of Starlinger’s Advertising far surpasses the wintry elements outside. Daniel Pierce...

It was a nice change to tackle a collection of short stories like those written by W. Royce Adams in Scar Songs: Stories. Once I finished reading these nine tales featuring male protagonists, each one of whom engaged me psychologically and moved me emotionally, I...

Henry Wakefield's War by Richard J Reese is a historical fiction novel set during the Russian Civil War and following an American “doughboy” soldier named Henry Wakefield, sent to fight with the Whites on behalf of the United States to secure political and military interests...

Theresa Marie Pfleger is an unusual woman in many ways. As an obstetrician at a Viennese maternity hospital, she is not only one of the first female doctors but she is also greatly revered by her colleagues. Despite creating unique hypotheses regarding the cause of...

Running For Shelter by Suzette Sheft is the story of the author’s grandmother as a young girl raised in Vienna, Austria in the 1930s. At first young Inga Eisinger lives a sheltered life. Her mother is Stella, who enjoys fine art, and nice things....

Killing the Butterfly is a thriller by Dale Ward. Patty had always wanted to be a travel writer and dreamed of visiting exotic places. It seemed to be an impossible dream for a girl from a dysfunctional family. When her mother died in an accident,...

Philippa Jane Keyworth’s romance Fool Me Twice (Ladies of Worth, Book 1) features Caroline "Caro" Worth and her struggle to survive. When Caro’s father died, he left Caro and her brother James with nothing. James abandoned his sister, so Caro moved to London, taking Libby...

The Ostermann House is a psychological thriller by J.R. Klein. Professor Michael and Audrey Felton want to get away from Houston and are looking for a place where they can be alone and relax. They found the Ostermann farmhouse in the town of Krivac,...

The Indian Defense: A Historical Political Saga by Jay Perin is book five in the epic One Hundred Years of War series, preceded by The Maltese Attack, The Manhattan Swindle, The Cuban Gambit, and The Beijing Blunder. The novels in the series follow three primary...