Funny and deliciously readable, this charming novel will make the reader wish for a sequel featuring Thomas Gephardt… Full of wry humor and sharp wit, The Perfect Culture follows the exploits of a young man from rural Indiana who… Read More ›
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Key Largo Blues (Karen Grace #2) by Lynne M. Spreen
A heartwarming rumination on replenishment… Spreen returns with this engrossing tale of female self-discovery in the second installment of Karen Grace series. After her sudden divorce and losing the high-profile job, Karen joins women of CRS to travel across… Read More ›
A Gap in The Fence by Kate Anderson-Bernier
A poignant, minutely observed examination of love, loss, and atonement… Set in the early 1960s, Anderson-Bernier’s A Gap in the Fence is a resonant portrayal of a young man who is trying to make sense of a shocking secret from… Read More ›
The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol by Kevin Purdy
A spooky, delightful Halloween read… A happy, content Decimus Croome changed for worst after his wife’s untimely demise and is a bitter old man now who despises every festival, especially Halloween. A cranky recluse, he lives in his gloomy… Read More ›
Everything I Knew to be True by Rayna York
A consuming tale of love and loss… Seventeen-year-old Cassie is forced to leave her home, her city, and school after her mother’s death and live with a family friend in California. The trauma of leaving everything behind is too… Read More ›
Family Heartbreak by Jenny Phillips
A though-provoking, engrossing novel… Phillips spins a briskly paced, keenly observed story in which a broken, abusive marriage impacts a child’s life in devastating ways. Set in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe and Australia, Jenny Phillips’s narrative of young Jessie’s life over… Read More ›
GUT PUNCH by M.J Chijere
Original, one of a kind… Set in Dambilo in a fictitious era, Gut Punch explores the widespread political corruption mounting under the thumb of Mphongo, son of the ruling President and second-in-command of the government. A top-ranking government official’s assassination… Read More ›
