C.M. North's 22 Scars is a disturbing yet probable story of one teenage girl’s struggle with depression and abuse to which many teen readers will unfortunately relate. In this story, Amy battles self-destructive behavior while attempting to live a ”normal” life. As a cutter, Amy’s...

Second Guessing is a contemporary romance novel written by Gail Ward Olmsted. Jill Griffin deserved more than just being considered a rock widow, didn’t she? She was, after all, a Grammy-winning songwriter, and her recent and growing feelings for pop star Ben Fein was something...

Playing in the Rain: When All That Matters is Freedom by Sandra J. Jackson is the first book in the author's Escape Series. It starts with an awakening in a sterile hospital after the teen protagonist, A2, is kidnapped. Unable to even recognize herself in...

Ripple by Rachel Odell Howe is a spellbinding story that follows an elite triathlete, Jillian Richards, who is involved in a life-threatening accident as she rushes to return home to Boulder and take care of her sick father. If not for the big storm looming...

A House Divided: A Saga of the Sixties by Kip Sieger is a family saga set against a strong political backdrop, with references to the war in Vietnam and anti-war demonstrations in the US. Meet Paul Milton, who would have been looking forward to a...

The Con Case is the third book in The Alice White Investigator Series by Marc Hirsch, an intelligently plotted crime novel with characters that are compelling and interesting to follow. In a story set in New York in the ’50s, Alice White is investigating a...

Willow's Way is a contemporary fiction novel written by Sharon Struth. Pound Busters was Willow’s masterpiece, a wildly successful weight loss empire, which used her guiding principles to help people lose the weight and keep it off. Willow herself was the keystone and inspirational image...

Stumbling Stoned is the opening book in The Patchwork Prince series by A. Van Wyck, an urban fantasy featuring an unusual character, a world of drugs and magic, cannibalism, and an adventure of love. Readers are introduced to a hilarious character who claims to know...

Stella Riley skillfully blends history with romance in her novel, The Marigold Chain. She begins with Chloe meeting Alex Deveril and his friends by chance when her young ward was almost trampled by a horse. Chloe questioned within herself the fact that she loved him...

I have read past titles from Nikki LeClair and enjoy her creations, so I was looking forward to Reuniting Reality. Chick lit plus a reality TV show – I am there! Our main character is Julie Duncan, who once had it all. A solid career,...