Beth Ford has written a second part to Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol, with After the Spirits Come. The new story picks up after Ebenezer Scrooge has been enlightened by visits from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to change his selfish ways....

At The Altars of Money takes readers deep into the world of high finance as author Graydon Dee Hubbard examines the American obsession with wealth against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis. Set in diverse locales like New York City and the Scottish Highlands,...

In A Cage for Magpie, EM Pope introduces readers to a hauntingly moving tale that explores grief, loss, and the psyche of a young girl dealing with the loss. Set against the chilly backdrop of Missouri, the story centers on young Maggie Mae DuVane—affectionately called...

A Map of the Edge: Coming of Age in the Sixties by David T. Isaak is a literary fiction novel set in 1969 Southern California. It follows Rick Leibnitz, a fifteen-year-old boy abandoned by his mother and left in the care of an abusive father....

Accustomed to the Dark by Thomas DeConna is an interesting coming-of-age tale of friendship, relationships, and coming to terms with life and humanity. Young journalist Jenny Smith is looking for an opportunity to jump-start her journalism career. She has scored an interview with the reclusive...

In Adele and the Whispering Garden, Polly Richards invites children to discover a love of gardening and magic. Adele is a curious girl with a big heart. Upon moving into her new home, she decides to explore. In her backyard, she finds the entrance to...

Jim Frazee's novel Anemone takes place in the 1960s in the California seaside town of Aqua Verda. Russell had fought to save his brother Wyatt and woke up in the hospital with severe burns from the house fire. Russell’s parents thought he was Wyatt, and...

A Matter of Mercy by Lynne Hugo is a fictionalized account of a true event that defined the hardy and rugged aquafarmers of Cape Cod Bay. Life on the tidal flats is hard and uncompromising. The men and women who farm this briefly available tidal...

An Empty House Doesn’t Sneeze by David Scott Richardson transports readers to a vividly depicted 1943 Pacific Northwest, where the specter of World War II looms large but is filtered through the innocent yet perceptive lens of 15-year-old Scotty Johannsen. Richardson deftly weaves together the...

In A Disappearing World by Julia Kitlinski-Hong, Violet Chen has always been the black sheep of her family. Her clothes get disapproving looks, she can never measure up to her older sister Bella, a student at Johns Hopkins, and her anxiety weighs heavy on her,...