Crawford Gribben’s sweeping history surveys Ireland’s grand past—and its importance for Western Christianity. Here, religion is presented as a moving force within Irish history, which is divided into five key movements: conversion,... Read More

In Kate Marchant’s wry and charming young adult novel "Float", an Alaskan teenager learns how to swim, flirt, and be herself. Waverly flies to Florida to spend the summer with her Aunt Rachel, hoping to escape the looming expectations... Read More

In Lorena Hughes’s panoramic novel "The Spanish Daughter", World War I left Spain devastated. Puri, a chocolatier, and her novelist husband leave their Seville home for lush, tropical Ecuador, hoping to claim the inheritance left to... Read More

In Susan May Warren’s novel about a steady, fated romance, "Sunrise", a prodigal son returns to the shadow of Denali to take up the mantle of a bush pilot, all while confronting memories of the woman he left behind. After his estranged... Read More

A rough-and-tumble reformed criminal experiences the glitz and glamour of 1930s Hollywood in the charming novel Starring…John Dillinger. In Bill Walker and Brian Anthony’s alternative history novel "Starring…John Dillinger", the... Read More

Two troubled girls form a lifelong connection in E. J. Schwartz’s compassionate novel "Before We Were Blue". Frail but charismatic Rowan doesn’t give the first impression of having been traumatized. When she was admitted to RR, a... Read More

"In the Aftermath" is a masterful novel in which a man’s suicide leaves indelible marks on those he left behind. In Jane Ward’s novel "In the Aftermath", a man’s decision to take his own life has far-reaching effects on others.... Read More

An ex-Mossad agent tackles international challenges in this thriller with a heavy message. Ancient religious artifacts and Middle Eastern rifts direct Charles Lichtman’s bold thriller "The Sword of David", which centers on a quest to... Read More