Sophie’s got a hemangioma—a sure sign that she’s a monster, she thinks. In Wendy S. Swore’s tender A Monster Like Me, the imaginative grade schooler battles isolation... Read More

There are two kinds of people in the moody, magical world of "Apprentice Needed": those who are opposed to imagination, and those who understand what a powerful force it can be.... Read More

Sarah M. Eden’s masterful romance "Healing Hearts" is a story of love, forgiveness, and friendship in which dangerous secrets prove impossible to keep. It’s 1876 in the... Read More

Chad Morris and Shelly Brown’s "Squint" pulls off the seemingly impossible: it is an empathy-building novel with a message that’s fun to read. Thirteen-year-old Flint lives... Read More

Marianne Monson is an excellent storyteller whose research fills in the gaps regarding women and the Civil War in "Women of the Blue and Gray", centering on those who rebelled... Read More

Miss Wilton’s Waltz is a lovely, nuanced romance that shows how creating a relationship with oneself is just as important as falling in love with somebody else. Lenora Wilton... Read More

Sweet and tangy, "The Lemonade Year" is a lighthearted romance that takes on heavy issues like divorce, miscarriage, and family dysfunction. Food photographer Nina Griffin is... Read More

Effortlessly consumable reading; this convivial romance is filled with humorous exchanges. Becca Wilhite’s "Check Me Out" is a clean contemporary romance, a modern... Read More

"Wizard for Hire"’s irresistible pages celebrate the irrepressible magic of being authentic and unique. Incidental misfits and intrepid survivors gather for a singularly... Read More

"All That Makes Life Bright" is a historical romance with contemporary relevance and broad appeal. This polished, warmly narrated audio recording of Josi Kilpack’s "All That... Read More

"The Lady of the Lakes" on audiobook is a magical escape to another time and place. "The Lady of the Lakes", an audiobook voiced by Cassandra Campbell, is a delightful look into... Read More