The church in which an expectant mother sought refuge becomes the source of her troubles with her son in the moving novel "The Gift". In Scott Terry’s decades-spanning historical novel "The Gift", a vulnerable young mother-to-be is... Read More

In Barbara Sjoholm’s stirring historical novel "The Reindeer of Chinese Gardens", a woman is determined to become a writer. At the turn of the twentieth century, Norwegian Dagny yearns for “foreign places and adventure.” She... Read More

A woman hiding personal neurological secrets probes the limits of genetic control in "The Adjudicator", Susan Daitch’s tense dystopian novel. Zedi, an adjudicator for Pangenica, a major corporation where babies’ genes are coded to... Read More

In Sally Page’s historical novel "The Secrets of Flowers", a traumatized widow investigates early twentieth-century transatlantic shipping. Emma struggles to find her place in the world after the death of her husband, Will. Leaving... Read More

In their captivating historical novel "The Other March Sisters", Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko, and Liz Parker shift the spotlight from the ambitious, outgoing Jo to her sisters Meg, Beth, and Amy. While Jo is in New York pursuing her... Read More

A former couple reunites for an investigation in Rachel Scott McDaniel’s dazzling romance novel "The Dreams We Knew". Delvina, the daughter of a mobster, was adopted by wealthy New Yorkers. In the 1920s, she becomes a flinty detective.... Read More

Set in the 1960s and 1970s in a city where World War II still reverberates, Robert Seethaler’s tender novel "The Café with No Name" is about a Viennese restaurateur’s interactions with his acquaintances and customers. Robert,... Read More

In You Don’t Need to Forgive, trauma psychotherapist Amanda Ann Gregory challenges the assumption that forgiveness is a requirement for recovery. Drawing on Gregory’s dual experiences as a clinician and a survivor of childhood abuse... Read More