The Emma Effect is a romance drama novel by Gordon Bocher. Raised by his great-grandmother after his parents' death, Mitch Lavin grows up to be the perfect student, getting a scholarship to Windmark College at the age of seventeen. Despite playing as a central midfielder...

Addiction is a terrible beast that was all-consuming during Georgette’s childhood. Dianne C. Braley’s The Silence in the Sound features Georgette’s point of view of growing up in a home with an alcoholic father, sharing her memories of Martha’s Vineyard. Later estranged from her family...

The Damned of Magdeburg by H. Allenger is a historical fiction novel that chronicles the lead-up to the 17th-century Sack of Magdeburg, one of the most notorious massacres in world history. Allenger explores the human elements of a period that we don't really know much...

The Waiting Room by Joan S. Peck is an inspiring story that explores the qualities of enduring friendship. The story unravels in 1983, inside a waiting room in a doctor’s office. Allison, Bella, and Marianne, in striped, oversized wraparound gowns, are nervously waiting for the...

A chilling tale of corporate greed and disregard, These Barren Hills is a must-read. Good jobs, a resurrected contemporary town, and quick money from the sale of their land all tempt people to move in. The majority are unknowingly heading toward calamity. As pertinent as...

The Attractiveness of Wisdom is a slice-of-life romance drama by Judy Kelly. Devastated after a broken marriage, university dean Hamilton Maddox is still haunted by his ex-wife's words that he is too controlling of others and his own life. Seeking a break from his normal...

The Dogs of War by Alvin Yusin is a work of historical fiction that centers around the political ambitions of an American family during the World War II era. Elizabeth, an ambitious matriarch, schemes from the birth of her son Andrew to position him on...

Jensy Willett, the protagonist of The Touch of Her Voice by Sara Scott, is haunted by a memory from her past. Her seemingly unrequited love for her high school basketball coach had already ruined two relationships because she simply could not keep her mouth shut....

In the epilogue to The Sultana Odyssey, through the reflections of his protagonist, Dr. Finley Horne, author Paul Brennan observes that “What gives us strength is not about doing the right things; it is about surviving the wrong things.” That describes perfectly who this story...

The Trump Diaries 2024 is a work of fiction in the comedy subgenre. It is suitable for the general adult audience and was penned by author Barry Robbins. Set in a humorous vision of the future the book is a translation into actual English of...