Noel—to be born—is a name associated with the birth of Jesus, the true meaning behind Christmas. Charlie doesn’t understand the connection. The person, whose name is Noel, is a homeless woman he thinks poorly of. That is until one day, she interferes to save Charlie’s...

It Happened in Cassidy by Nancy Kasten is a collection of loosely connected short stories that follows the lives of the inhabitants of the close-knit community of the small town of Cassidy. A kind psychic tells her six-year-old granddaughter stories of how she and her...

Sara's Rising by Coffey Agnello is a heart-wrenching yet ultimately triumphant story of abuse. Sara was born to an emotionally unstable, party-addict mother and a jealous father. She was the "save the marriage" baby, but her parents divorced when she was three. Sara loved reading...

The Batter’s Box by Casey Morales is a delightful and heart-warming read. The author has written a romance that warms the reader right down to their toes. You are drawn into the story from the very beginning with two main characters who are so real...

Stork Lake: Tales From a Wall of Hats by L.C. Reid is a heartfelt, thoroughly engaging chronicle of a family’s experience as they establish, expand, and successfully operate a fishing camp in the wilds of northwestern Ontario from 1964 through 1979. L.C. Reid’s winning characters...

Dickie Erman’s historical fiction novel, The Adventures of Sunny Washington, wastes no words and spares no feelings regarding the attitudes and treatment of black people by whites. So many times, I shook my head in disbelief, beginning with the heartbreak of Sunny’s mother when she...

Homeless Bear by Claire Carey follows an army veteran's struggles to navigate civilian life. After his mother abandoned him at a tender age, Sean grew up raised by his adoptive mother, Aunt Josephine, and his older siblings, Khan, Vy, May, and Jon. An army veteran...

What Time Is It There? by Glenice Whitting is the story of an unlikely friendship between two women that lasted a lifetime. On a trip to Australia's Outback, American poet Maggie Jackson and her husband Hank met Diane Simpson, an Aussie woman who had recently...

Ink on a Page: A Collection of Short Stories is a work of fiction in the anthology, interpersonal drama, and emotive writing subgenres. The collection is best suited to the general adult reading audience as there are moderate references to adult content and some explicit...

Beneath the Darkening Clouds is a work of fiction in the historical, interpersonal drama, and family saga subgenres. The work is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to some moderate use of explicit language, scenes of a sexual nature, and some mild...