From the outset, Ruby Dorn has only the problems any other fifteen-year-old girl living in a small Minnesota town in the year 1875 might face: her mother recently died in childbirth, her father has been arrested for burning the crops on their farm that had...

We all need rejuvenation at some point in our lives, something that will rekindle the thrill and passion we once had, and awaken us from our stupor, something that will set us on the right course again. Renaissance by Mark Miller is a collection of...

Imagine yourself sitting at a table in the best restaurant in town, with a woman in front of you, her gun pointed at your crotch under the table, determined to make you a eunuch. That is how Red River by Bob Guess begins, and it...

When sixteen-year-old Audry's father dies, he leaves her in a difficult situation, as she comes under the protection of her elder sister, Alis, and her husband, John. In Roanoke, by Kathryn Sommerlot, John and Alis have determined to make a new beginning and in 1587...

River Bones, Book One in the Sara Mason Mysteries by Mary Deal is an enthralling tale that will have the reader on the edge of their seat. Sara returned to her hometown after many years of not wanting to face a tragedy that took away...

Raiding the Empire of the Sun: Tinian 1945 by Kit Crumpton is a compelling historical story that takes readers on a rollicking ride through the events of WWII, a setting that comes across in the novel with vivid clarity. Based on the true experiences of...

Run is a fictitious, yet tragic tale about the reality of racial profiling, written by M.A.N. Seventeen-year-old Jabari Wilson and his younger brother, Jaheem, make a trip to the local convenience store, planning for a quiet night, when they are suddenly pulled over by two...

Rosie’s Umbrella written by Denny Taylor is a story of an unspeakable family secret. Rosie Llewelyn and her classmates are given an assignment to research their personal history, concentrating on the origin of their family name. But, what if you don’t have a past? In...

Wow! Just, wow! That’s exactly what I thought when I finished reading Reign of the Marionettes, the first published novel by author Sheena Macleod. This book hooked me from the very first pages and kept me up all night, obsessively reading until the very end!...

Isabella, the author of Razor's Edge, is one very prolific and clever writer. This lady knows how to plot a riveting story, full of action, nasty characters, crime and violence. But at the same time, she knows how to make her key players, in this...