In The Light on Horn Island, Valerie Fraser Luesse has penned another introspective story. It is full of heartache, love, laughter and romance. The love of the bayou and its beauties shines through. …
Rachel Hartman is an author of young adult fantasy. Her books to date are all set in the same fantasy world; some are duologies (Seraphina and Shadow Scale) and most have an occasional, light cross-c…
If you have read the previous books in the series, you will recognize some of your favorite characters. However, if you are just picking up the series here, you can follow things pretty easily. This h…
Sometimes You Stay by Liz Johnson is a standalone novel that is part of A Red Door Inn Romance collection. Every book Liz Johnson writes about Prince Edward Island lures the reader to take a trip and …
Capture the Moment by Suzanne Woods Fisher is the first installment of the National Parks Summer series. The book is filled with interesting characters that all have their own concerns and motives. So…
Between the breathtaking book cover and the author, Elizabeth Lim, it is hard to imagine who wouldn't want to read A Forgery of Fate. This young adult fantasy begins as a Beauty and the Beast retelli…
The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura Frantz is a standalone work of historical fiction. It takes place in the mid-1700s. The story is a bit slow to start, but it keeps the reader wanting to know what hap…
This book is a sequel to My Vampire Vs. Your Werewolf, and it follows up nicely and is even better than the first installment. The fun of protagonist monsters that are friendly to the children in the …
Told in verse, The Burning Season is a quick read. Descriptions are sparse and the writing focuses mostly on what Opal is thinking and feeling; oftentimes it is more a stream of consciousness from the…
Author Kate Messner digs deep into heavy themes: death of a parent, substance abuse, conflicted feelings about the character's relationship to his father, and the burden of being a hero and the after…
Lauraine Snelling launches her Home to Green Creek series with Land of Dreams. She also gets some help from Kiersti Giron. This story is historical fiction taking place in the late 1800s and mostly in…
This middle grade novel set on a small Maine island has a bit of a throwback vibe with its timeless setting and particularly non-modern activities by the young protagonists. In other words, not every…
