Worlds collide in this unique, action-filled tale of Aztecs and conquistadors. Power, greed, revenge, duty, and love surround a young Aztec high priestess and an honorable conquistador flung together in the exotic and deadly jungles of... Read More

This sweet retelling of the story of the Prodigal Son is ultimately about forgiveness. In "The Tie that Binds", Kelly Leigh Halsch sets the biblical story of the Prodigal Son in modern times. More than anything else, this is the tale of... Read More

History and critique converge in a thorough analysis of this New York court. The Mother Court: Tales of Cases That Mattered in America’s Greatest Trial Court, by James D. Zirin, is a well written and adeptly researched overview of the... Read More

A sharp hero and his strong motivations pulls this noir story along at a swift pace. Richard Torregrossa’s "Terminal Life" delivers a down-and-out protagonist who, even though he’s a vet who lives in a Brooklyn shelter, wears a... Read More

Balancing sadness and humor, the retrospective tone of this novel is both therapeutic and affecting. "In the Mirror" by Kaira Rouda is an emotion-packed novel about a mother facing terminal cancer. It is a nostalgic tribute to the things... Read More

Anoop Ahuja Judge shines at scene setting, in both India and the San Francisco Bay Area, with abundant, lush details. In "The Rummy Club", by Anoop Ahuja Judge, four high school friends from India reunite decades later in California,... Read More

Former Wall Street banker invades Mongolia to tell stories of the people, and to rediscover herself anew. Once a Wall Street banker, Patricia Sexton quit her lucrative but increasingly draining job to intern at a Mongolian television... Read More

This slapstick with heart invites affection for its loyal, charming, off-the-cuff characters. The merry band of misfits in D. L. Williams’s debut novel won’t let a little bad luck get them down. The characters in "Pennies from Hell",... Read More