Linda Stewart Henley's historical fiction story Estelle is based on the real-life visit to New Orleans in 1872-1873 by Edgar Degas, the French Impressionist painter. The novel has two interwoven storylines. One storyline is about Degas's time in New Orleans with his relatives, the Degas-Musson...

Jim West and Melissa Riggio’s Echo tells the story of a young man, Ted, who loses his teaching job, followed by his wife leaving him and taking their son with her. He sinks into a deep depression and only holds down his job on a...

The first thing that caught my attention in Enduring Times by Betty Godfrey is the opening that reminded me of my village and the sound of crowing in the morning. For five years, Jennifer has been married to Bill, against the wishes of her domineering...

Earl of Exile is the third book in the Lords of Scandal series by Tammy Andresen. The tale continues with Lady Diana Chase and the Earl of Exmouth, Callum. Known as Exile by his friends, the Scottish earl knew he could not keep away from...

In Excerpts from the Imperial Diary, the newest book in the Country Girl Empress series by A. Piper Burgi, we find an older Sisi that has remained on the go despite her natural aging. Sisi still goes about her life as she always had. Rudi...

Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl by Tessa Dare, Joana Starnes, Amy D'Orazio, et al. is a collection of short stories that retell, in part, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Written by ten different authors, the stories place Elizabeth Bennet and her friends and family in various...

At its heart, Earl of Dryden: Chronicles of a Bluestocking by Tammy Andresen is a story about two people who recognize the horrific obstacles they face and learn to trust each other enough to fill the void in their lives. Fin may be an Earl,...

Ellie's Rules by Cassie O'Brien is the story of one tough cookie named Ellie and how she finds out that she is not as indifferent as she thinks she is. Ellie really isn’t in relationships. She can make friends, have some benefits and then when...

Emily, Gone by Bette Lee Crosby is the story of three mothers who love their little girl more than anything else. Unfortunately, each mother loves the same little girl as their own. Rachel Dixon has given birth to a beautiful baby girl named Emily. Vicki...

Everything's Not Bigger is a contemporary fiction novel written by Britt Skrabanek. Jaye Davis had what seemed to be a dream existence. She worked for Lyman’s, an elite Dallas department store, where the ultra-wealthy went to be pampered and tempted by the latest styles and...