Cold Peace
Berlin, 1948. A war-ravaged city lies in ruins as the victorious Allied powers guard their separate occupation zones and work toward reinstituting Berlin’s infrastructure and economy. But when the Soviet Union brazenly imposes a blockade upon the Western sectors, it will precipitate the heroic and...
Lonely
Welcome to S’moresville, where siblings Strawberryhead and Gingerbread live in a charming little treehouse above the sparkling lake. In an enchanted place like this, why would you ever want to leave? That’s exactly Gingerbread’s problem. He doesn’t want to leave! He wants to stay in the tree...
Sex, Trucks and Rock 'n Roll
The subtitle for Ben Mason’s memoir Sex, Trucks, and Rock ‘N Roll is “a Spiritual Journey,” but that’s much too tidy for this book. “It’s four in the morning,” starts chapter one, “and I’m still wired.” So starts this headstrong story of the life of a musician, songwriter and f...
Keeping Chastity Alive
“Somebody wants to get rid of these girls. And it’s not just some hoodlums who got rejected over the internet. There’s got to be more to this, I’m convinced of that. And I believe it goes on higher up.” You wouldn’t think of him as a touchy-feely kind of guy.......
One Dead, Two to Go
If ever there was a book begging for a sequel, it’s One Dead, Two to Go, and if One Dead is your introduction to author Elena Hartwell and her work, you’re in luck. This is the first in a trio of murder mysteries (now in paperback!) starring the refreshing and......
The Rainbow Diary
Maybe it’s that I’m at an age where I ponder mortality more than others. Regardless, The Rainbow Diary, a novel by Mitch Maiman, hit an emotional nerve and had me thinking long and hard about his truly intelligent and insightful protagonist, his story and the message he delivers about one......
Challenge of Choice
Decisions, decisions, decisions…our lives are filled with them. Some are small like what to make for dinner or which TV show to watch tonight. Even small decisions like these can be difficult to make, but they aren’t likely to impact your life over the long term. Others, however, can actually......
Incident at Devil's Finger
A novel that, quite literally, starts off with a Bang! When a parachute stunt by an ambitious performance artist goes wrong, a massive red stone monolith comes crashing down, obliterated on the desert floor. While the authorities scramble to hold someone responsible for this explosive act of sabotag...
Refuge
“Secrets were a way of life in Lubbock. Locked doors kept in as much as they kept out.” Set against the backdrop of post-Roe v. Wade America, Refuge by Bill VanPatten dives into the profound impact of state laws on individual freedoms and explores the complexities of family, prejudice,......