Balancing historical events with drama and romance, Reenita M. Hora’s VERMILION HARVEST is a gripping tale of India's gruesome and heartrending history amid her struggle...

Dean Cycon’s A QUEST FOR GOD AND SPICES proves a rollicking adventure chock-full of geopolitical intrigue and vivid medieval detail.

Though its plotting and characters are sometimes uneven, T.A. Keenleyside’s ROADS NOT TAKEN strides boldly through global history with some startlingly sharp prose and persistent...

Giorgos Katsoulas’s THE PAWN AGAINST THE KING has strong vision, but it doesn’t quite bring enough to enliven the straightforward central conceit.

WAIRAKA POINT: The Paradox of Truth by Trevor Watkin covers an extraordinary amount of ground, including romantic drama, travelogue, and low-key thriller, but suffers from...

An atmospheric tale of star-crossed love and Spain's postwar reckoning, Peter J. Meehan's RETURN TO PAMPLONA: A Lover's Quest in Post-War Spain offers a deeply...

Col. David J. Mason’s THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES: Enlistment in the Union Army isn’t really the “novel” it claims to be, but it is...

Set in late-19th-century rural Australia, Meridith Mckinnon’s THE FERNS provides an interesting setting, a fast-moving story, rich characters, and multiple timeframes that add complexity and...

Ian Crouch’s A PYRRHIC VICTORY: Volume III—Fate offers readers a window into a pivotal moment in ancient history, bringing to life a historical figure whose...

Kevin Geise’s NO BOUNDARIES: When Two Worlds Collide successfully combines its coming-of-age narrative with adult storylines to create a panoramic view of social change in...

TANGLES by Kay Smith-Blum is an emotionally resonant mystery combined with a compelling conspiracy story.

Thoroughly well-researched and carefully crafted, Larry Forcey’s FALL OF THE MIGHTY still doesn’t successfully braid its narrative threads into an emotionally compelling story.