A Warrior’s Son by Duke Pasquini deals with social issues that affect thirteen-year-old Jake Bennett. Jake misses his Army father, Nick, a soldier deployed in Iraq, but does his best to cope, despite constant bullying at school. He takes his frustration out on his mother...

A Rescued Love is based on the romantic interests of pediatric nurse Julia Anderson. Julia was previously dating fellow doctor Scott. Unfortunately, that relationship didn’t work out. They remained friends. One evening after work, Scott told Julia that he wanted to speak to her. In...

All the Skies I Will Not See by Petra March is a delicious book. Delicious? An unusual way to describe a book for sure, but it's delicious in that, like a beautifully prepared meal, all the dishes served work perfectly together. While the possibly slightly...

Amina: The Silent One by Fiza Pathan is a compelling, realistic, and sometimes stark read. Amina is essentially a social commentary in the form of fiction. It is the story of Amina, a young Muslim girl born and raised as an unwanted girl child in...

Always October by C.E. Edmonson is one of those novels that requires a lot of word space to review, which is why I’m not using my regular review style. Lucas Taylor has lived his life. He may not live long, but he is not giving...

Ah, Sweet Life by E. Adrian Dzahn is an extremely moving, beautifully written fictional story about a woman named Andrea Gabe, or Andy. Written in the first person narrative, Andy recounts her childhood and the instability that accompanied it, including sexual abuse and rape by...

A Butterfly in Philadelphia is a contemporary fiction novel written by Bruce Hartman. Spencer Casey lives with his Aunt Lorraine, who's raised him since he was a child, and his cousin, Shawn, who's torn between being a rapper and a minister when he grows up....

And That’s Called Sad by Balint Hancz is a story based on a bright student named Valerie who suffers from severe bouts of depression. Valerie analyzes everything in her life - her friends, job attachments and so on. She also suffers from insomnia and she...

High powered attorney Will Remmond is used to fleeting relationships that always take a backseat to the abused women and children he fights for in the courtroom. When he met Max, however, that all changed and he is willing to fight to keep her in...

A Poker Game of Love by Alice H. Walsh deals with the theme of female sexuality and how it can be used potently by women. The story revolves around the main characters of Sylvie, James and Karen and their sexual escapades. All three main characters...