In the romance novel "Etch of a Promise", a burgeoning couple is compelled to work through their personal and psychological challenges together. In Ruby M. Holder’s romance novel "Etch of a Promise", an upbeat tradesman and a troubled... Read More

In the evocative historical novel "Red Clay Suzie", a teenager’s growing awareness of his sexual orientation clashes with his conservative surroundings and makes him a timeless and empathetic hero. Jeffrey Dale Lofton’s quiet... Read More

"Darcy" is a delightful take on Pride and Prejudice that shows respect for Jane Austen’s work while also peeking into her characters’ true thoughts. Alice McVeigh’s Regency-era romance "Darcy" pays homage to Pride and Prejudice... Read More

An eccentric group bands together with a wanted man to seek justice and combat bigotry in the historical novel "A Town Called Temperance". In F. B. Quick’s historical novel "A Town Called Temperance", a recent widower is accused of... Read More

Guzel Yakhina’s spellbinding, fabulistic novel "A Volga Tale" views the Russian Revolution from within a small agrarian settlement. In the pastoral time before the Revolution, Jacob is a schoolteacher who lives alone in Gnadenthal... Read More

Jennifer L. Wright’s exciting novel "The Girl from the Papers" is filled with robberies, revenge, and redemption. Beatrice used to be a star, but she now lives in poverty. She fled from her abusive stepfather and is desperate for fame... Read More

Based in truth, Edith Bruck’s historical novel "Lost Bread" zeroes in on the psychological and physical trauma that complicated post-war reentry for those who survived the Holocaust. Drawing on Bruck’s own experiences, this brutal... Read More

Sisters’ lives are upended when their father is accused of being a communist in Susie Finkbeiner’s historical novel The All-American. Bertha is a high school student in Michigan. Her mother is British; her father is a talented... Read More