A dog with a blog and a wry sense of humor teaches a lesson about humane treatment of animals. Helen Kuusela writes from her toy poodle’s point of view in her short first novel, "Confessions of a Rescue Dog". She gives the dog human... Read More

A young husband and wife battle inner demons and harrowing conditions to establish a homestead in Montana in the early twentieth century. A melancholic man and his bride, Mable, homestead on the treeless plains of northeastern Montana in... Read More

Aware of the fragility of many who have endured emotional tragedy, the authors ease beginning writers into this exploratory process. A successful collaboration between James W. Pennebaker and John F. Evans, Expressive Writing: Words That... Read More

Smith weaves emotional tension into this spiritual story of leukemia and baseball. A nine-year-old boy suffering from leukemia makes a selfless wish that challenges his father in Jake Smith’s moving "Wish". Their shared love of... Read More

This multifaceted story offers thoughtful insight into classical music and historical research. A music professor inherits a recluse’s hauntingly original musical compositions in Michael DeStefano’s detailed first novel, The... Read More

Unique island-dwelling characters teach this tortured protagonist—and readers—how to cultivate positive thoughts through dark times. In Milan Ljubincic’s appealing Island of Souls: Light Within the Dark, an unhappy psychologist... Read More

Wyatt demonstrates an inspired flair for action in this scandal-ridden Hollywood mystery. A private detective and his martial arts–adept assistant chase a deranged killer who changes identity with superhuman ease in Camden Wyatt’s... Read More

Internal and external struggles meld seamlessly to create an introspective, thoughtful debut. In her first novel, "The Burden of Light", Ellia Vierling offers a thoughtful study of a loner struggling to overcome his past. As a young boy,... Read More