In Elliott Gish’s gothic horror novel "Grey Dog", an unmarried teacher is pitted against a forest-dwelling monster. In 1901, Ada is thirty years old and a reluctant teacher. She takes up a new posting in small-town Lowry Bridge. The... Read More

Consequences and forgiveness interweave in Michelle Cox’s enthralling historical novel The Fallen Woman’s Daughter, about a young heartland bride whose unfortunate choices create hardship for her children across decades. In the... Read More

Dual storylines connect across time in Erin Bartels’s historical novel "The Lady with the Dark Hair", about women who expand their visions of themselves through art. In midlife, Esther cares for her schizophrenic mother, a reclusive... Read More

Melissa Pritchard follows the troubled life of the celebrated yet complex Florence Nightingale in her enthralling novel "Flight of the Wild Swan". Florence Nightingale would never have been happy in the life her mother wanted for her: a... Read More

Yearning spans centuries in Anna Canić’s bold feminist novel "Sophia and Cassius", about a Lilith-inspired woman who is reborn to love a warrior. Sophia was created together with the first man and later hated by Eve. In this... Read More

Fantasy and horror meld in Natalie Gibson’s striking novel "The Last Immortal", which is full of sexuality and psychological warfare. Ramillia is a passionate and dangerous heroine who’s been broken by her incredible powers. She... Read More

In Eric Z. Weintraub’s novel "South of Sepharad", a Jewish family faces separation and exile from the only home they’ve ever known. After centuries of rule, the Moors lose control over Spain to the Catholic monarchs Isabella and... Read More