Germany is desperate and apprehensive in 1945. Russian soldiers patrol and women scavenge in the rubble. So begins The Letter by Barry Cole. We wonder why Hannah and her children are given shelter by an older couple, Otto and his wife. The scene then focuses...

In Petrina Binney's The Good in Goodbye, Charlotte likes to mind her own business and wants people to do the same for her, but her mother, Carol, is quite the opposite. Charlotte spends her days mixing cocktails and talking to her sister, Kelly, about their...

Three Shocking Stories: Scoundrel, Shameless, Sins & Secrets by Noreen J. Byrne features three stories that are beautifully written. In Scoundrel, Susan is an eighteen-year-old girl with an angelic face, a girl who has lived a very sheltered life in her upper-class home in Chelsea....

The Barista Diary: Plus 365 Pacific Northwest Daily Grind Recipes by Cynthia Marie and Michelle Murphy is a barista story. Christy is a vibrant woman full of life. She owns a coffee shop called Outpost Espresso, where people from all walks of life and ages...

Set at the turn of the twentieth century, Topside by David Quarles is a stunning historical novel portraying the life of a young man growing up in a coal-mining town. When he was young, Jack Smith lost his father in a coal mining accident. A...

A novel that will surprise you by the way author William H. Coles brings depth to his characters, The Surgeon's Wife is set in New Orleans and centers on the friendship between two brilliant doctors. Clayton Otherson is Mike Boudreaux’s professor and mentor during training,...

The Topography of Hidden Stories by Julia MacDonnell is a thought-provoking compilation of short stories that remind us of how far women have come in their right to equality. Each of the women faces their own traumas and personal battles as they search for their...

The Eternal Conductor by Debbie Garneau Griffin is an epic family historical saga that crosses generations. DeeDee Williams and her sister have decided that it’s time for their mother, Robbie, to go into a nursing home after she broke her hip. However, when DeeDee arrives...

Tumbleweed and Dreams is a slice of life novel by T. P. Graf centered around the lives of the inhabitants of an unincorporated community in Texas. Inspired by the movie Dancer, Texas, Jaime Cruz leaves his home in California and moves to find shelter in...

The Lost Innings: A Baseball Redemption by Alex Murphy is a powerful and poignant sports fiction novel. Centering on baseball but extending into a character-driven contemporary drama, this story unfolds through lead character Jack Ridley whose whole life has been defined by baseball, from childhood...