Constant Guests by Patricia Nedelea is a complex story with multiple themes, and, as a debut novel, it is little short of a masterpiece. Isa’s story covers so many centuries, involving a tarot deck from 1389. It isn’t until the time of her real mother’s...

Clayton's Honor by MK McClintock is a clean historical romance that will keep your heart beating and your palms sweating. Set in Ireland in 1892, the novel follows Anne Doyle. She lost her father in the war and her mother died of madness; she only...

Cross Examinations: Crime in Columbus by John Hegenberger is a collection of four short stories, all of which contain the word “ache” in the title. The common element in each story is Eliot Cross, the main protagonist who’s a P.I. and the owner of the...

Crown Cliff: An Investigative Thriller is a short story written by Marc A. DiGiacomo. Kelly Vetter and her family are newcomers in Salem, New York, a small town with an old history. Diving off nearby Crown Cliff, a 50-foot drop into Salem Lake, is a...

Cemetery Whites by Connie Knight is a Caroline Hargrove Hamilton Mystery in which Hamilton relocates from urban Houston, Texas, to the small town of Yorktown, Texas in Dewitt County, where her family legacy has long been established. Enough time has passed since the death of...

It is June 17th, 1972, and Tom Delaney is working late at his office in the Watergate Building in Washington, DC. When he discovers a number of men breaking into the office next to his, paranoia (born from his involvement with the mob) makes him...

In "Cliff of the Ruin", Bonnie McKernan paints a picture of New York and New Jersey in the late 19th century. Mae Kendrick, an artist and orphan in her late twenties, lives with her aunt, uncle and cousins on a farm in Stillwater, New Jersey....

The setting is the early Vietnam era. Adie found an old journal and immersed herself in the story of Tempe, a slave. The young women’s lives are similar. Tempe is grieving for her children. Her master has decided to sell them. The journal provides Adie...