At the ripe old age of 42, Cecilia Brightman has decided that her solitary life of charity work no longer fulfills her. Regretting her choice to neglect finding a husband and having children, she sets off to Colorado to visit her brother and his family...

Siren Song by Kaitlin Bevis revolves around a woman and her story. "There is no uncertainty in my steps as I stride to the shore as the surf strikes mercilessly against the sand," and so Siren Song starts with the main character's narration. She is...

Karl met Leda when Karl’s group, a group studying tropical diseases, contracted with the company Leda was working for to provide personnel for the study they will conduct. After three years of working together, a fight broke out in the area where they were working....

No Place Like Home treats the reader to a collection of stories about those who have wandered and those who feel lost. In each story, Christmas is approaching and there are ties to be made stronger and personal issues to be resolved if the main...

Diving In Deep by Nora Ballew is a clever way of discussing the issues of weight many teens face. Kelly Eberly is obsessed with losing weight. She wants to be thin and attractive. She starts following a strict diet and she charts out a swimming...

The Holdout by Laurel Osterkamp is a fantastic book. I couldn’t help but fall in love with Robin, hate Grant, wonder about Nick's role, and stay up late reading to see who wins The Holdout. Robin’s mother died when she was two and she has...

A short life full of tragedy will be granted to some while others will enjoy a long and happy life. After Midnight is the story first of Maria, a young woman who, because of the war, meets the man of her dreams. They fall in...

The 19th century or, as some would refer to it, the ‘asylum era’, was a time when insane asylums were expanded. In one of those asylums, a woman named Anne Stanbury is confined. She committed a crime but was determined to be certified insane and...

A Delicate Bond begins with a severed bond as Lisa sends a vague e-mail telling Natalie she won’t be attending her wedding as maid of honor. Much to Natalie’s consternation, she is unable, for quite some time, to get an actual explanation from her supposed...

Merry Christmas Cowboy by Janet Dailey is her latest gift to the women's fiction market. We meet Paula Lewis who is a tough cop on the Denver police force. She is roped into helping with security for a house which is to be decorated for...