"Destiny Comes with Strings Attached" collects twelve intriguing short stories on human beings trapped by destiny. Kim Ekemar’s short story collection, "Destiny Comes with Strings Attached", is an original meditation on fate, with the... Read More

Greed, regret, deceit, and betrayals drive the mystery, but Gerard’s literary, often emotionally charged, writing make this a worthwhile read. In "The Dark of the Island", Philip Gerard follows a man drifting through life as he... Read More

This novel is a wilderness adventure that will appeal to those who appreciate stories with a focus on the outdoors. Michael L. Kryder’s "Justice in the Land of the Midnight Sun" is an appealing adventure in which a man, his daughter,... Read More

This story will give emotional depth to the complicated legal process of adoption. R. W. Hart’s "The Frayed Ribbon" is a feel-good story about a seemingly happily married woman whose childhood adoption leads to feelings of angst.... Read More

"The Wallenstein Testament" has all the ingredients of an enjoyable crime caper—a rapid-paced narrative, a wacky premise, and a quirky protagonist. "The Wallenstein Testament", Carlo Caldana’s San Francisco-set comic crime caper, is... Read More

Multiple narratives spin together with appealing elements of a spiritual journey and a historical quest. Corinne Joy Brown’s "Hidden Star" is a fascinating Southwestern historical novel that ties a small community to the Spanish... Read More

This enjoyable, cozy murder mystery features a likable heroine and is an engrossing whodunit. Connie Chappell’s "Deadly Homecoming at Rosemont" is an enjoyable, cozy murder mystery in which the death of a prodigal heir has major... Read More

A film producer finds herself embroiled in international conspiracies, in this mystery with Snowdenesque twists. With "Jump Cut", Libby Fischer Hellmann unreels her fifth Ellie Foreman thriller, in which a Chicago video producer finds... Read More