In Frozen Girl of Spirit Lake by Meg Lelvis, the small-town community of Eklund is struck when Barbara Gruen, a college student, is found frozen to death on the shores of Spirit Lake. The assumption is that she succumbed to a snowstorm while walking home...

Thoughts come and thoughts go; sometimes they flit through the mind and leave nothing behind but a whisper of ideas or, worse, the frustrating randomness of a void slate. Life is like that: random, fleeting, and even at times flighty. As Hermione Lee shares in...

Finding Sarah: A Phoenix to Behold by Nina Purtee is a gripping young adult coming-of-age novel. It follows Sarah Wilkinson as she rises from the ashes as a phoenix and discovers what she has to live for and offer to the world. At ten years...

An extraordinary literary novel driven by incredible characters, First Sons and Last Daughters by Samar Reine intimately explores the intricacies of family relationships and marriage. As her biological son, Gideon, comes up with new ways of destroying the family, Peyton Chase feels torn between protecting...

Frank's Shadow by Doug McIntyre revolves around Danny McKenna, whose recent loss of his father, Frank, occurs on the same day as Frank Sinatra's death. Danny is tasked with delivering his father's eulogy, but Frank, a WWII veteran, is a man Danny struggles to fully...

Leslie Tall Manning’s novel Feral Maril and Her Little Brother Carol is divided into five different parts and narrated by Marilyn. The first section tells how Carolyn, despite being a boy, was given a female name. Marilyn and Carol were placed in a foster home...

Final Lullaby by Sasha Lauren centers around Angela, an empathetic woman who crosses paths with Tucker, an unassuming yet incredibly talented widower. Their swift bond grows stronger, although Angela's attraction is complicated by Tucker's late wife's memory and they eventually separate on good terms. Angela's...

Feathers From the Fire by Karlyn Pleasants, PsyD tells the story of a family overwhelmed by internal struggles and the complexities of mental health. Klare, Finn, and Nic Driscoll each face distinct personal tests. Klare suffers from dissociative episodes triggered by past trauma while their...

Jake Doyle, a once-famous columnist syndicated in 200 newspapers, was busted for an illicit affair that produced a biracial son. Jake’s life is further complicated as his son, training for a Golden Gloves boxing tournament, falls foul of a notorious and deadly dangerous gang member....

In Far on the Ringing Plains (Island) by Patrick E. Craig and Murray Pura, the authors have taken a very sensitive topic and written a story about forgotten soldiers. These are ones that no one wants to remember that died on the island of Guadalcanal,...