A beloved queen overthrown by outside forces and a novel unfinished at the time of the author’s death—both evoke our sympathy and sense of injustice. The story opens at a party in Honolulu Harbor in 1868, when the narrator, Julius,... Read More

“I was huge! I was horny! I was … careful. When I looked at Séan, and he at me, it was always eye to eye.” This is the compelling and candid voice of Gina Moynihan, the snarky and sensual thirty-four-year-old narrator of Anne... Read More

It is said that there are no new stories, only new ways of telling the same ones: jealousy, revenge, ambition, and of course, love—imperfect love, unrequited love, and naturally, inconvenient love that crosses taboo boundaries. This... Read More

The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were a time of prosperous trade with the Orient, an exciting backdrop for Thomas Steinbeck’s new novel. Filled with rich, meticulous detail, "The Silver Lotus" portrays two culturally... Read More

Germany, just prior to the rise of Nazism and through the end of World War II, is the backdrop for the novel "The Triad Tree". Annette Cass-Landis tells the story of three resilient and courageous German women who struggle to survive... Read More

Stephen Cline teaches writing and literature in Hawaii. He drew on his interest in sailing, expertise in music, and knowledge of Celtic history and literature to write Echoes Over Water. The novel depicts two groups of sailors traveling... Read More

Sam Djang’s biographical novel about the Mongol emperor is a fine book, an easy read, and educational. Readers who do not know much about the thirteenth-century emperor will find Genghis Khan: The World Conqueror, Volume I a good place... Read More

In Volume I, Sam Djang included many imagined dialogues and stories to showcase moments in the life of Temujin, a young Mongol who became known as the feared warrior Genghis Khan. In Volume II of his solidly researched study, Djang... Read More