Fiction, Family Life
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When The Atlas Lions Roar
by Najat Sinclair-Benrbia
When the Atlas Lions Roar is set against the backdrop of 70s Morocco, a time when Rania and Manal were just children. The novel vividly captures the essence of their childhood trips to the Atlas region, which they initially didn't appreciate. It...
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Snow Bird
Chasing the Sunlight by Jason Thunder
Jason Thunder still remembers that red lollipop—baby's first sugar high. That day, the candy was shared amongst the cousins, and he slept close to his parents. He must have been teething; his father’s knuckle tasted like guitar strings, salt, and...
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Boot Camp
by Luci Branco
Danielle is the classic girl- next- door, minding her own business both at home and at the office. But she’s about to turn thirty, still single, and her sisters have decided she needs to be shaken out of her quiet life. What better way than at a...
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Sweet Memories
by N.K. Padua
Reina Maruyama has always had sweet memories of her hometown of Kyoto, Japan. But when her father dies and her mother relocates her to Tokyo, life for Reina is turned on its head. Longing for the home she lost, she struggles to adjust, until a...
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The Blood Labyrinth
by B.R. Bentley
Seventy-four years after the suspicious death of an unidentified man at a South African beach, the police open a cold-case investigation into the crime. The only clue to his identity – an undeciphered coded message written in an 1817 translated...
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DIY Home
by Lorraine McQueen
It’s Georgie’s fiftieth birthday, and she’s running headfirst into a whopping mid-life crisis. Daughter of a minister and a high school principal, Georgie is a perpetual do-gooder who has spent her entire life putting others first—right down to...
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A Garden of Her Own
by Kate Phelps
Amy James is a good wife and a good gardener. Married to renowned architect Graham James and employed as a part-time garden columnist, Amy has almost enough to keep her happy. Engaged in researching a new book—a collection of essays about women...
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Question Everything
by Frances Schepp Ruh
On a stormy spring afternoon, middle-aged Betsy Flemming is shocked by her husband’s announcement that he’s leaving her for her best friend—a betrayal that spins her into a crisis of confidence, struggling to maintain a relationship with their...
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Mother Extraordinaire
Love Covers a Multitude of Sins by Beth Carol Solomon
On a hazy summer morning in 1961, amidst a visit from her best friend Brenda and Brenda’s infant daughter, Kelly’s world shatters in a single moment. A mundane trip to the grocery store to replenish milk turns into a nightmare as Kelly returns to...
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A Life Cut Short
by Magdalena Vanderkooy
“. . . a compelling tale of a very large family coming from the Netherlands to Canada. It is also a heartbreaking tale of a young woman's struggle with her health and the impact her illness has on her family. It's hard to put down and Vanderkooy...
