The re-creation of Paris from a medieval urban maze to the city of lights and boulevards comes to life in Mary McAuliffe’s historical exposé Paris, City of Dreams. When Louis-Napoleon, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, took power in... Read More

In "Confessions of a Gay Priest", Tom Rastrelli turns the hushed internal workings of Catholic priesthood inside out. Rastrelli joined the priesthood amid its national sex abuse scandals and despite abuses that he himself survived. In... Read More

With its insightful portraits of friendships in flux, "All the Right Mistakes" is an optimistic novel about work-life balance—and how it sometimes unravels. In Laura Jamison’s affecting novel, "All the Right Mistakes", a group of... Read More

Travel and awakening combine in "Lost in Oaxaca", Jessica Winters Mireles’s delicate romance. Camille is a piano teacher at a personal and professional crossroads. After an abusive lover left her injured, Camille turned cautious. Her... Read More

In Amy Rae Durreson’s horror-tinged romance "Something Wicked This Way Comes", two broken men face their pasts, an evil force, and a hopeful future. When the charity he works for sends him to a remote Scottish village, Leon discovers... Read More

Sonja Boon’s evocative, informative memoir "What the Oceans Remember" follows her research into her family’s history. Invited to build her family tree, Boon was finally able to address longtime questions about her heritage, identity,... Read More

School scandals and the fragile bond between a boy and his mother give "The Nine" wide-ranging appeal beyond its ivy-clad setting. Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg’s unique coming-of-age novel "The Nine" is set at an exclusive New England... Read More

"Being Mean" is a scalding personal account of enduring, and healing from, childhood sexual abuse. Patricia Eagle’s searing memoir "Being Mean" is about her rise from the ashes of sexual abuse. Chronicling Eagle’s life from the ages... Read More