Rupture State by Matthew B. Bartkowski chronicles the life and struggles of Otto Bonder. Otto was crushed by guilt and dread after a restaurant he designed collapsed and killed hundreds in the rubble. Devastated with grief, Otto was now a pariah in his town called...

Not even the anonymity that comes with an assumed identity is enough to keep Jim Peterson off the radar of his pursuer in Philip Derrick's latest book, Saigon Spring. The Vietnam War is drawing to a slow, painful conclusion and Jim has left it behind....

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...

Written by Betty Willis, whose own great-great-grandfather immigrated from Germany to Galveston and for whom the main protagonist is named, Texas Quest follows the adventures of Christian, a young man who illegally departs from Germany with the help of his impoverished parents to avoid military...

Small Smile's Sunday Buddy and other South Brooklyn Tales by J.A. McNally is an anthology of short stories centered around a man's life with Brooklyn as the backdrop. After a sixteen-hour shift, a nurse begins to wonder about the dreams of her unconscious patient. That...

A woman wakes up between dead bodies and realizes she must be at sea on a ship. She does not know who she is and cannot remember anything. She found a CD named Calla and has a feeling it is of importance. She escaped from...

Written by Ann K. Howley, The Memory of Cotton follows fifteen-year-old Shelby, a rebellious teenager who suffers from bouts of anger and grief after the unexpected death of her younger brother, which also led her parents to divorce. One day, while rummaging through her grandmother's...

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...

The Woman Underwater is a gripping suspense novel. Penny Goetjen will draw you in with a mystery and keep you there as more tragedy unfolds. Victoria raised her sons after her husband mysteriously disappeared almost seven years before. She hoped for his return, keeping one...

Falling From The Light by Adam Smith follows the ultimate down on his luck guy, Charlie Doyle, as he attempts to navigate and piece back together the shards of his life. Charlie stands at the Thanksgiving table, carving a dry turkey, while his wife is...