Precise storytelling, crisp and clear dialogue highlight this story of a middle-aged man caught in the consequences and complications of life. "The Three Keys" by Don Ackermann is a novel exploring the value of family and scruples; is it... Read More

Scottish history comes alive through a famous canine hero. Based on true events, real people, and an actual Skye terrier known throughout Edinburgh in the late 1800s, Greyfriars Bobby and the One O’Clock Gun, by George Robinson,... Read More

A Capraesque naïveté fills this charming attempt to show America what it could be. “The great America that we grew up to love doesn’t exist anymore,” an old veteran laments during a meeting with a group of fellow war heroes in "A... Read More

The constant presence of the past adds intrigue to this part travelogue, part detective novel, set in Italy. Posing as an American buyer of antiquities to help the Italian police bust a ring of thieves, translator Rick Montoya finds... Read More

Christian teachings and mystical coincidence magically mingle to create a change of heart. In William E. Jefferson’s book "The Point", Hollie and Goodwin Macbreeze make a pilgrimage to the island of Estillyen, where they plan “to... Read More

The Antorus Saga: Prequel, by Mukhtar Farid, is a short sci-fi story with a conventional premise that needs more work before it can stand out in the crowded science-fiction market. The twenty-six-page, large-print format makes it unclear... Read More

Admirers of old black-and-white Western films will enjoy this Bilderback novel. Lawman’s Dilemma is one installment in the ongoing adventures of Reuben Braddock, a lawman determined to clean up the American Wild West. Braddock is a... Read More

Nobody messes with NO, the title character in Pamela F. Jones Gatewood’s debut novel about African-American teens, Norphoria Jones A.K.A. NO. In 2008 Los Angeles, NO and her two best friends, Lil Mama and Joker, rule West Cali High.... Read More