This sweet story of love lost and love found makes for delightful reading. Lalae Mozie’s novel about first love and true family, "Always Will", is a lovely story. Fun and interesting characters, an always-developing plot, and good... Read More

Suzanne Zuercher, a Benedictine nun, was awakened one night with these words in her mind: It is impossible for the human heart to be opened from outside; and then someone comes along and does just that. These words provided the impetus... Read More

Detailed character studies add psychological suspense to this alluring mystery. When her husband is found dead, and detectives try to figure out who is the killer, Mrs. Jane Althauss reflects on the choices she has made in her... Read More

Parallel stories regarding the sinking of the Titanic elegantly show the grief process and how we reflect on mortality. Michelle Baker’s "The Canoe" takes us from land to sea with its dual narrative voices of Katherine Chambers, a... Read More

Yes, poetry delights, yes, poetry disturbs, but at best, poetry brings clarity to the half truths and enduring myths of the human race. By that measure, Stonehenge is a majestic poem created by long-ago masons to better help them... Read More

Equating nature to humans illumines divine elements of life in this gentle and spiritual volume. Beth Duncan takes a look at spirituality, nature, and mortality in "The Tree that Walks". Her poetry is sensitive and personal and speaks of... Read More

The sheer variety in this poignant collection reveals that the sonnet is very much a living art form. In the world of contemporary poetry, free verse and experimentation remain our era’s taste and tendency, so where does this leave... Read More

Even though "Ramblings of a One-Eyed Garbage Man" is written in brazenly blunt English, there is an artistry and music to Jim Hart’s collection. This assemblage of free-verse poems is written from a variety of perspectives that are... Read More