At the heart of Roberta George’s intriguing novel, The Day’s Heat, are layers of thought-provoking events--events that will make us re-evaluate the concept of integration and where it fits into the socio-political spectrum of our lives, most notably among people of color. It challenges interracial...

The Broken Canvas: Good Woman Gone Bad by Tai Barnett opens with the thoughts of the protagonist and they represent a powerful internal conflict: “This is the part that I dread the most, pretending like I think I belong on the Red Carpet. Tirelessly writing...

The Healing of Howard Brown by Jeb Stewart Harrison is a return to the epic tales of the deep South. When 60-year-old retired English teacher Howard Brown Jr. revisits his roots in the bayous of Louisiana, he is taken on a journey of discovery and...

The Reschen Valley lies near the border of Austria and Switzerland, which becomes important as the tale moves forward. The story centers on the life of the main protagonist, Fritz, short for Fritzl. As a young lad of 13, Fritz is afraid he will be...

Debbie Boucher's historical tale, The Aunties, is a novel within a novel. The narrator is Deborah (Deb) Meltzer, a novelist. When Auntie Rose dies, Deb, her sister Lil, and their cousin Si discover a treasure trove of family letters, diaries, scrapbooks, photo albums, including a...

“The world changes in front of my eyes, time seems to pick up pace with every day, and I don’t have much time left to live in the past.” The Jew tells the story of Alek Brodski, a young Jewish boy living in Poland post-World War...

Life doesn't always turn out as we plan, does it? This was the same for Leonard "Lenny" Kravitz. Too Good For The Hood by Michael and Danny D'Agostino is a funny, comedic journey into Lenny's life. On any given day while Lenny was growing up,...

Psychological disturbing and emotionally intense, The Rites of Passage by Jonathan A. Taylor is a coming-of-age story with LGBTQ hints, a novel that follows the story of Jamie Goldberg and his quest to understand and accept who he is. From the early years of his...

Workaholic Carin Frost hasn’t been herself since her mother’s sudden death in The Year I Left, a tender yet honest examination of one woman falling apart and the cost of being true to herself. Carin trudges through her daily life as depression begins to overtake...

The Spirit of Want by William H. Coles tells the story of the MacMeil family and how they affect the people they meet. A.J. is a patriarch and gifted surgeon, his wife Agnes is his faithful companion and they have two daughters. Lucy is a...