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The Women of Strength, Courage, and Hope Series (3 book series) by Jordan Standridge

Powerful, heartfelt, and deeply human… Standridge’s heartfelt trilogy traces the intertwined journeys of three women overcoming loss and danger, each uncovering that the path to healing runs through connection as much as endurance. In The Secret, Standridge introduces Morgan O’Connell,…
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Operation Cast Lead: The Case by Banafsheh Zia

A provocative work of obsession, truth, and blurred realities. In Operation Cast Lead: The Case, Zia takes a radical, disquieting approach to the intersection of media, politics, and the human mind.  Zia’s central claim is startling: that the 2008–2009 Gaza…
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Because of His Heart by Stephen A Marvin

A taut, beautifully written psychological thriller about desire, deceit, and the fragile limits of understanding.  Marvin crafts a chilling portrait of love corroded by guilt and the dangerous intimacy that turns affection into fixation. Physician Erica Seames and journalist Charles…
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No Free Speech for Hate by Stephen Ford

A provocative, chilling, and razor-sharp dystopia. In Ford’s darkly satirical dystopia, a mild-mannered academic becomes the accidental chronicler of a society that has outlawed disagreement. Near-future England. The monarchy has collapsed, and the universities have seized power. The nation is…
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Walking out of this World by Stephen Ford

An ethereal, deeply felt tale of redemption and the haunting pull of the past. Ford’s latest is a finely woven novel where the quiet realism of the English countryside meets the shimmer of the mystical and the depths of the…
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Plausible in Parts by James Dunlop

A tense, intelligent thriller that balances razor-edged wit with moral depth. When a brutal crime pulls him back into Europe’s underworld, a battle-worn mercenary must confront betrayal, conscience, and the ghosts of his past in Dunlop’s taut thriller. When private…
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Never Alone by Cheryl S. Hartmann

A tender, unflinching memoir of faith, shame, and the quiet power of grace. Hartmann offers a deeply personal reflection on finding God’s grace amid shame and despair in this compelling memoir. “I never liked the word ‘testimony’,” she admits early…
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The Plant of Death (The Tixie Chronicles Book 5) by Jack Borden

A richly imagined fantasy pulsing with heart, danger, and fate. When an ancient evil takes root in Anwin, two young heroes must face destiny, deceit, and the shadows within in Borden’s fifth volume of The Tixie Chronicles. From the blood…
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Really, Granddad? by Wayne Sherrard

Tender, witty, and irresistibly readable. Sherrard’s compelling collection of fifty short stories traces the life of a boy who grew up in motion—packing, unpacking, and discovering meaning in the small wonders of a postwar world. The stories in the collection…
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Negative Peace by David S. Florig

A taut, politically charged drama pulsing with moral tension and human fragility. Florig dives into the heart of power, charting one man’s relentless climb from small-town mayor to the Oval Office in his compelling novel. From small-town Maine to the…
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Blood on the Trailhead: A Lost Grove Mystery by Charlotte Zang and Alex J. Knudsen

A chilling, beautifully layered novel of mystery, folklore, and human fragility. In their latest installment of the Lost Grove series, Charlotte Zang and Alex J. Knudsen return readers to the mist-shrouded redwoods of Northern California, where tragedy seems to take…
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Finding Her Voice: From Broken to Bold Book 3: Acts of Early Female Apostles: A Novel by Elaine Ricker Kelly

An immersive and deeply affecting novel that bridges antiquity and the modern age.  Set between AD 39 and 48, this final volume in Kelly’s From Broken to Bold trilogy continues her exploration of faith, gender, and power within the early…
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The Tales of Charlie Wags: European Christmas Adventure by Sofie Wells & Ali Barclay

A cheerful Christmas voyage brimming with magic, friendship, and snowy surprises. When the scent of gingerbread and pine fills the air, Charlie Wags, an average, cookie-loving pup who lounges by the fire, barks along to carols, and dreams of adventure,…
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A Blood Witch: The Haunted Women Series, Book 2 by Joseph Stone

Brooding, sophisticated, and rich with emotion. Stone crafts a haunting, intricately layered tale of legacy, desire, and the inescapable pull of the past in the second installment of The Haunted Women series. The book follows Fran Tarantino, a young woman…
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That Summer in Jasper Park by Wayne Sherrard

An evocative, tender tale of first love set against the majesty of the Rockies. Sherrard delivers an affecting, nostalgic tale of youth, freedom, and first love in his latest novel. In 1968, Wayne Sherrard takes a summer job at Maligne…
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The Soul Stone by Brad Collis

A quietly haunting novel of faith, power, and moral reckoning. In Collis’s compelling novel, a young priest confronts the limits of faith in the harsh heart of Australia. 1960, Australia. Simon Bradbury’s childhood unfolds between the cold discipline of his…
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Fractured by Jason Melby

Grim, atmospheric, and impossible to put down. Steeped in dread, Melby’s latest is a gothic tale of grief, obsession, and the dangerous power of storytelling. Still reeling from personal tragedy, novelist Stu Harvey takes on the task of telling Simon…
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A Bountiful Silence: & Other Poems by John Muro

Quiet, lyrical, and deeply reverent. Muro offers a luminous meditation on silence, memory, and the natural world in his latest book. Organized in three movements; The Seasons, The Sea and Sky, and The Heart and Hands, the poems move with…
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Snoodles in Space: Escape from Zoodletraz by Steven Joseph (Author), Illustrator (Andy Case)

A wacky, colorful, laugh-out-loud space adventure about noodles, music, and teamwork. Joseph dishes out another round of zany, noodle-fueled fun in his latest Snoodles in Space adventure, a tale that mixes sci-fi silliness with rollicking musical mayhem. After Cloodle the…
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al’s journey by Marin Darmonkow

A gentle, magical story about courage, wisdom, and finding your true path. In Darmonkow’s picture book, a young boy undertakes a mystical climb that transforms him into the healer his people need. al grows up in a village blinded by…