Jerry and Walter are two old fellows in their eighties, living in a rather exclusive Californian retirement village. They share an interest in postage stamps, with Walter specializing in issues from nations that are no longer in existence. The Third Half of Our Lives, subtitled...

The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors by Marc Grossberg is a spellbinding thriller with exceptional characters. The first thing that gripped me and kept me turning the pages is the way the author uses the subplot to create suspense. The narrative builds...

The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl by Julian David Stone is the story of a writer of a struggling TV network who was going to lose his job, but he did something and the tables turned in his favor. Jonny...

The Poker Players by Edward Dreyfus takes us deep inside the male psyche, especially fashioned by the era of the mid-20th century prevailing attitudes. Growing up in the 50’s, there were two cardinal rules for men: 1/ Big Boys Don’t Cry and 2/ You Are...

When typical, suburban socialite Laura Beckman’s life is turned upside down by the premature death of her beloved husband, she has to face some searching questions about herself and how she has conducted her life, especially with respect to her estranged eldest daughter, Brooke. Laura’s...

The Perfect Culture by Brent Robins is a novel about a young American named Thomas and some of his experiences of international travel and the perspectives gained from it. In this book, Thomas is a student at college in Indiana. However, he senses a feeling...

Tiger Drive is a contemporary family drama novel penned by author Teri Case. Written for adults due to its complex themes, language, and content, the story focuses with a deep and insightful perspective on the Sloan family, residents of the titular address at which the...

Leila Del Sol worked at Arizona Prime Path Mortgage and was happy with her job. She had a successful career and everything was going according to what she had planned. It wasn't easy being a curvy girl and living in Phoenix and that weekend they...

A contemporary re-imagining of Dante’s beloved Divine Comedy never read this well. His travels through hell, purgatory, and paradise are re-interpreted as a working-class American, disillusioned at the prospects of having a better life, finds hope in Donald Trump’s gift of the gab that runs...

The Initiated is a work of dramatic historical fiction penned by author Micki Voisard. Set in the harrowing and fascinating time of the Vietnam War, we see the perspective and world view change for young Maggie Finn from 1968 onwards. From her hippie and free...