Secrets of Sand Mountain is a coming of age novel written by Philip Elrod. Campbell Crossing is a tiny town nestled in the Appalachian Mountain Range on Sand Mountain in Alabama. Mostly it’s a farming community, and in 1944, at the time this story begins,...

Shattered Lies by S.J. Francis is the story of Kate Thayer, a simple girl who runs her family’s horse farm. She is content with her life. She is a veterinarian and she loves her grandmother who raised her. However, when a series of lies come...

Having read, reviewed, and loved The Edge of the World, I immediately followed it with Daniel's Fork: A Mystery set in the Daniel's Fork Universe. The story, the characters, and the talent of author Zeecé Lugo ensured that I would continue to immerse myself in...

Wow! That is what I thought after I finished reading Soul Skin: A Spirited Shaman's Journey, the luminescent novel by author Jan Porter. Following our protagonist, Navi, as she navigates a midlife crisis, this book has something for every person to connect to. Navi feels...

Silent Trees: Power and Passion in War-torn Afghanistan by Nasir Shansab is a haunting story of a country on the verge of chaotic collapse. Most of the book is set in the late '70s, before the Soviet invasion. It is told from the viewpoint of...

Someone Else First by Joel T. Elliott is a social drama revolving around one family’s history over the span of several generations. It starts with Douglas McFarlane, a man from a mid-western family in Wisconsin, who is contemplating suicide. Though his thoughts of suicide were...

Angered by the oil spill in her hometown on Santa Barbara's coast in 1969 and being sent to Catholic school, fifteen-year-old Jolie absconds from her family with her twenty-four-year-old activist boyfriend, Will. Hoping she would now be free from her parents' control, she is instead...

Sassafras by Richard Gooch is a tale of thrilling proportions. Garry, 39 years old, is trying to find himself, to bring some meaning to his life. Having lived a life fueled by drugs, he knows what sassafras oil is. He knows that 2000 barrels of...

Strange Times in Yeehaw Junction: A Bizarre Journey Born of Unforeseen Circumstances and Questionable Decisions by Rick Sanders points out that the line between sanity and being just flat-out nuts is indeed a thin one. The best friends of the story, Thomas and Lee, find...

Spirit Tale Eight: Teacher of Power is the final story in Rabbi Sipporah Joseph's inspirational Spirit Tales Series, which is suitable for readers of all ages and religious denominations. Grandpa Sereno is introducing this last tale to his children and grandchildren. The School of Divine...