Sizzling with restrained eroticism, H. S. Cross’s historical novel "Amanda" is about two lovers driven apart by secrets and brought together again by irrepressible need. In the interbellum period, Marion, who by day worked under a... Read More

Laws regarding classroom science curricula are examined in Alexander and Harold Gouzoules’s deft history book The Hundred Years’ Trial. The Gouzouleses’ scientific and legal expertise informs this fascinating history, which moves... Read More

The life, career, and activism of actor George Takei are chronicled in the stirring graphic novel "It Rhymes with Takei". Takei gave up studying architecture when he heard the siren call of the stage. Despite the limited roles available... Read More

An orphaned girl with supernatural powers uncovers a troubling family history and evidence of betrayals in the fantasy novel "The Witch-Hunt", the first in a series. Neil R. McLaughlin’s series-opening fantasy novel "The Witch-Hunt" is... Read More

An oenophile’s mystery novel, "Lies in the Cellar" features a part-time sleuth who benefits from the help of her friends. A Sonoma winery, murder, and the search for a historical treasure combine in Parker French’s fun mystery novel... Read More

Dizzying visions haunt the otherwise delicate beauty of Frederic S. Durbin’s supernatural novel "The Country Under Heaven". Since surviving the Battle of Antietam, Ovid experiences the intrusion of premonitory shimmers. As he migrates... Read More