For a young woman life in Afghanistan is not easy. But for a young girl who has grown up without her father, a girl who is part foreigner herself and with stronger ideals than most girls of her era, life is different entirely. Growing into...

The Bridal Contract (Darrington Family Book 3) is a historical romance by Sandra Sookoo. Eloisa Hawthorne is furious that her reckless brother gambled away their inheritance and promises their younger sister to a priggish peer to avoid debtors’ prison. She desperately needs money to save...

The Floater by Sheryl Sorrentino is a realistic, gripping, gritty story centered around 46-year-old Norma Reyes and her life. Norma Reyes is a recent law school graduate and The Floater describes the classic struggle of a modern woman who is trying to shatter the glass...

Teresa’s War by Margaret J. Carr is the story of Josef, his wife Hilde and their two daughters, Teresa aged seven and her younger sister Liesl, who are living in Austria in 1942. Teresa is now a very old woman and is sitting on a...

The Last Vestal Virgin by Lorraine Carey is a contemporary teenage drama with a paranormal and richly historical twist. Drawing on the ancient ways of the Vestal Virgins of Rome, the novels centres on Christina Ciccone and the strange, all-consuming dreams that begin to haunt...

This Nearly Was Mine by Nancy Farkas relates the life of Annie, a social worker who goes to Spain in 1980 after a broken engagement. She meets Francisco, a handsome local musician, and the two have a brief relationship. Annie returns to the United States,...

The Wine Queen by Robert Allen Morris is a delightful story about a bright, educated young lady with good business acumen. Ann Robinson got married to her soul mate Ray Collins after waiting seven long years to be with him. This dedicated genius spent her...

The Blue Diamond (The Razor’s Edge Book One) is a historical romance by P.S. Bartlett. Captain Ivory Shepard’s luck as a pirate nearly runs out when her ship is attacked, and she’s rescued by the handsome, ruthless Captain Carbonale. There’s a reward on Ivory’s head...

If you like women's fiction, you'll love the latest from Wendy Wax. It's entitled The House on Mermaid Point and it takes off from Wax's previous novel, Ten Beach Road. It also stands alone in development, plot and in comprehension. Most of the characters from...

In Take a Load Off, Mona Jamborski by Joanna Franklin Bell, Mona lives by herself in a condo, and she hasn't left it for several years. She's always had a weight problem, but it's never been quite as bad as the 528 pounds her scale...