The three witches cast an eerie aura on the story of Macbeth, the story as told in Shakespeare’s play. Written and first performed in 1606, the tragedy dramatizes the physical and psychological effects caused by greed and ambition (particularly political ambition). As with all Shakespeare’s...

Samatya: An Egyptian Woman Among the Children of Israel by Mohamed Adly is an original and interesting take on the story of the Exodus from Egypt at the time of Moses. It is the story of Samatya, the young and beautiful wife of Hori, a...

Oh, the good intentions of friends and family! Stealing a Rogue’s Kiss by Amanda Mariel puts Lady Daphne Rosamond in an intriguing predicament because of a fortune told by a gypsy. Daphne must be kissed within the fortnight if she ever wishes to marry. Shy, plump,...

Saltwater Joys by Dianna Brown begins in the 1960s in Ireland's Eye, a town situated on the edge of Newfoundland and Labrador. During the controversial Confederation with Canada which centralized people into growth areas, the inhabitants of this fishing outpost were offered relocation to the...

Scandal Comes to the Bingleys by Margaret Lynette Sharp is a short romantic story of a young couple that wishes to be married after a short relationship. Edgar, the best of the suitors, asks Maria’s father, Charles, for permission to take his daughter’s hand in...

Snow Angel by Davalynn Spencer is a romantic Christmas novella set in the late 1800s in a small town in Colorado. A young Lena Carver plays in the snow outside her family's cabin when events tragically take a turn for the worse and she suffers...

Send Packs! by David Paul Kutchinski is an exciting foray into American history and those momentous facets that were scintillating episodes of bravery and courage during the tumultuous period of the American Civil War and its immediate aftermath. The Union forces fought the rebellious Confederates...

Stealing Mr. Smith is an historical fiction novel written by Tanya Williams. Life didn’t seem at all fair to Bernice. She was only nine years old, and she had suddenly become a nurse for her ailing mother and the mother to her six-year-old sister. Her...

It's always fun to take a refreshing, nostalgic look at a bygone era. John F. Bronzo gives us just that with a taste of the 1960s in Sagahawk by the Sea. The story is told from the viewpoint of Joe Carr, a fifteen-year-old boy who...

In an exciting setting in ancient Greece, Shadow of Athena by Elena Douglas is a tale of adventure and romance, with hints of Greek mythology. Marpessa is a maiden chosen by lot to appease the goddess Athena for a sacrilege committed hundreds of years ago,...