Jane Meyer is the heroine of Beach of the Dead: Book Two of the Heartland Trilogy, but we only meet Jane briefly before she changes her name to Ana Jiménez. The novel opens with a carefully crafted hook: “My first purchase in my new life...

From the hook of the first two pages to the rollercoaster ride of emotions throughout, readers will be drawn into JJ Elliott’s There Are No Rules For This. The fact that this is JJ Elliott’s debut novel makes one greedy for the next. A tight...

Sea Glass Memories by Anne Marie Bennett is a romantic story about love, loss, and healing. It is the second installment in her Seahaven Sunrise Book series. Elena Jeffries, a grieving woman, moves to Seahaven to start afresh and be close to her brother, Carlos....

I know from personal experience how difficult it is, even in a short story, to create a fictional character based on real-life events and make readers fully relate to that protagonist’s emotions and decisions in a twisty murder mystery. But that is what D.F. Kennedy,...

A Heart for Two is the first volume in the Daddies Who Love Their Daughters Series by Nona Gallien. Royce Hawthorne left his hometown at 18 and settled in Detroit. He took risks, worked hard, and then hit the jackpot. Royce created his own company...

The Perfect Revenge: The Dragonfly Rises by WilD is the story of Zoey Tirado as she picked up the pieces of her life and put them back together. Zoey Tirado was an orphan who lived with an abusive uncle. He was wealthy and had so...

Kathleen Janz-Anderson continues Emily’s story in September Wind Book II: Passage to Emancipation. Emily waited for Shayne to appear, but he never showed up. When she entered The Palace, Ms. Bea told her that Shayne was no longer allowed there and was married with children....

Vincent Van Gogh is somewhat of a legend, and not just in the art world. His “Starry Night” (1889) and other classic paintings are used in many forms and enjoyed for many reasons. His mystique makes him a popular character to study and use as...

Three middle-aged women, Bláithín, Pamela, and Cassandra, become friends after meeting in an emergency room in Ibiza. They seem very different. Bláithín lost her job at a company where she had worked most of her life. Pamela, a loving mother and grandmother, sees that her...

In Unclutter: A Survivor's Story (Inner Voice Book 1) by Winnie D Pagora, the survivor is Tina Lauren, a student about to graduate from high school who is attacked by a random stranger. She's brave enough to stand up to him but to her utter...