Stehekin Wilderness Ranch brings together several older and younger adults one summer. As they each go about their duties providing pleasurable adventures and food for visitors, readers are treated to descriptions of arduous hiking trails and forest surrounds. One can almost feel the silence and...

The Journey of the Ascending Rose by Kathleen Ho recounts the touching tale of Vi, a young Vietnamese girl whose life is forever altered by the devastating impact of war. Separated from her parents, Vi is forced to reside with her grandparents amid chaos and...

Henry's Version by Brett Shapiro is a gripping novel dedicated to the significant moments in the life of an elderly man, Henry. These moments include Henry's first crush and heartbreak as a boy, his interactions with his family, his marriage to his husband Len, the...

Refuge by Bill VanPatten is a sweet, timely account of life for a young woman in a conservative West Texas town where her parents and grandparents are deeply religious and determined to keep young Gloria from a lifestyle they consider will “send her straight to...

In Hello, Jaynie! When Your Inner Thermostat Goes on a Permanent Vacation, Linda C. Wright takes a somewhat satirical look at married women who are near their 50s and start going through menopause and how it affects their lives, the lives of their husbands, and...

In Endgame by Russell Williams, Detective Malone and his associate Detective Jenny Peterson follow their instincts and whatever clues are available after Peter Prescott is found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. But why did Prescott commit suicide? It quickly becomes apparent...

A Matter of Mercy by Lynne Hugo is a fictionalized account of a true event that defined the hardy and rugged aquafarmers of Cape Cod Bay. Life on the tidal flats is hard and uncompromising. The men and women who farm this briefly available tidal...

A Wolff in the Family by Francine Falk-Allen is a riveting narrative based on true events, weaving together a tapestry of family strife and resilience against the backdrop of early 20th-century America. The story explores the complexities of the Wolff family, marked by themes of...

"You know old ideas eventually die with old minds.” Perhaps some do, but great ideas and virtues are immortal, even in the most challenging times. The Good Driver by Gary A. James follows the tribulations of a man of faith tested by villainy and pettiness....

Edward Savio’s The Velvet Sledgehammer introduces us to the hilarious and emotionally challenged Billy Gerrick, the United States' youngest Trade Representative and the unfortunate member of a nuclear family. Billy is enjoying his time off with his girlfriend, Laura, when out of the blue, she...