In Kay Chronister’s dystopian novel "Desert Creatures", a hardened young girl finds hope where she least expects it. Magdala was born with a clubfoot. After being banished from her home, she and her father travel across a punishing... Read More

A small island’s quiet is disturbed by outsiders in the adventure-filled novel "Rio Los Angeles". Centered in a seaside village, Diego Kent’s novel "Rio Los Angeles" is full of exciting developments. Rio Los Angeles, a small island... Read More

In the fantasy novel "Mercy’s Quest", a woman comes of age in an occult context, working to understand and accept her deepest purpose. In East S. M.’s occult fantasy novel "Mercy’s Quest", a fledgling witch is tasked with defending... Read More

"The Widowed Ones" is a compelling history text focused on women’s experiences following the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Chris Enss’s inspiring history title, "The Widowed Ones", is about seven women who banded together to overcome... Read More

Marcie Roman’s novel "Journey to the Parallels" centers on a family who are trying to escape an alternate reality’s totalitarian regime. Every morning on the ride to school, Amber’s mother urges her children to wave to the... Read More

Teenage outcasts have to save their small town from a bloodthirsty monster by teaming up with their bully in Brett Riley’s fantasy novel "Freaks". Since grade school, Gabby, Micah, Jamie, and Christian have been bullied by B3, a group... Read More

In Jenny Jaeckel’s coming-of-age novel "Eighteen" a free-spirited young woman heads for college and falls in love for the first time. Talia grew up all over, moving from commune to commune with her unconventional parents. In 1990, she... Read More

Evincing a sense of respect for every person, "Living on Purpose" is a self-help book about recognizing and normalizing one’s insecurities. Amy Eliza Wong’s motivational and compassionate self-help book "Living on Purpose" suggests... Read More