Life in seventh-century Northumbria was a challenge. Boys were brought up to take over their father’s trade and then expected to carry on the family business. But, when the king demands all men and boys respond to his call to arms and fight a war...

I Met Her Before by Chandra Moyer is a novel inspired by true events. Marcia had beautiful kids, a promising career, and a doting husband. The couple adopted two kids, Jenna and Drew, who made their lives complete. When Jenna showed signs of trauma from...

Memoirs of a Manic-Depressant by Michelle McConnell is a novel that revolves around the life of a young girl named Maddy Tanner, as told in a first-person conversational narrative in the form of journal entries. The entries span more than two decades with Maddy detailing...

The Madness of Being: Stories by Ron D'Alena is a compelling volume of stories that looks at the extraordinary, sometimes dark lives led by everyday people. They could be your neighbor, they could be a family member, or they could be you. The author deserves...

The Core by Gloria Foster tells the intriguing story of Angela, her mother Miss Charlotte, and her daughter Allie. When Angela’s life becomes endangered, she takes Allie to Miss Charlotte to keep them both safe. When Allie grows up, she also struggles with turmoil and...

Tender Cuts is a collection of short stories written by Jayne Martin, compiled into an anthology. The short stories span no more than a page each, some in narrative form and a few in a poem-like form. The short stories all have one thing in...

Canaryville Bridge: An Urban Mystery by Paul Terrazino is a unique, thoroughly engrossing mystery involving searching for a birth mother and DNA. Based on true events, amateur sleuth Paul Terrazino helps his wife on her quest to find her biological mother, but it isn't easy...

Monica’s War is a work of historical fiction based on real life, and was penned by author Jo Horne. Chronicling the life of fierce female protagonist Monica Beresford Wichfeld, based on the facts of her life, this biographical-but-fictionalized account brings us closer to the emotion...

Adam's Roads by Edwin Litts is an intriguing character study about one man's yearning for his heart's desire. This is more than a slice-of-life drama, it's high-end drama, well-written and engaging from the first page. We have a late bloomer named Adam, a recent Army...

How does a caring high school counselor and midwife, Eliza, end up on death row in the first place? And why does the man sent to execute her, the prison warden's son, help her escape the night before her execution? Furthermore, how do the pair...