As a reviewer, there are times when I feel desperate to read something different, something that will instantly engage me with its unique plot, realistic settings, compelling characters, and unfamiliar cultural practices and beliefs. One Hundred Silent Ways by A.A. Mohammad is the book that...

When Suzanna Jordan received the news that her former husband was dead and buried, she felt it would be the beginning of a new chapter. The man who had made her life a journey of pain and subjugation was finally gone - or so she...

Full Circle: Lucia's Story by Robert J. Saniscalchi is an inspiring tale about family, friendship, and love. The story unravels in 1967, in the town of Creakwater, New Jersey, as Vincenzo, Lucia Rossi’s abusive husband, loses money again in a game of poker with his...

On a remote island off the coast of Maine, we see the lives of various people unfold in The New Shore by Caren J. Werlinger. Life on Little Sister Island seems ideal, only nothing in life is perfect. Meredith and her family moved to Little...

For Duke, the only place he had ever found enough peace and security to consider home was the circus. He learned the ropes and became a sword swallower, among other things, and with that skill, followed them and performed wherever they went. A stint in...

The Songs of My Family is a drama by Jillian Arena. Myra Jenkins' happy family life turns upside down when a tragic accident involving her - although not entirely her fault - leads to the death of a couple, leaving their children orphaned at a...

A History of Silence is the first book in Cynthia J. Bogard's The Heartland Trilogy. And what a heartfelt beginning! Jenny, Jane, Liz, and Maddie are closer to one another than they would have ever imagined. A devastating dark past binds them together. When Jenny...

When Kate’s loving husband confesses to a sexual encounter he doesn’t even remember happening, Kate and the almost idyllic life she enjoys with her family fall apart. Negative memories of her unenviable childhood and sexual abuse by her brother’s friends keep surfacing in her mind...

An unexpected financial calamity strikes Ivy Sinclair with a double blow when she learns that she's been fired and simultaneously receives notice that her apartment lease has been canceled. In a reversal of fate, Ivy suddenly gets a job offer without an interview, on a...

Michaela’s Miracle by A. D. Stowers is a bittersweet love story that will have readers reaching for the nearest box of tissues. Michaela has had her share of heartbreak and disappointment over the years. After losing her parents at a young age and with no...