Category Archives: Fiction

Paintings from the Cave

Wow. Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas isn’t just three novellas. The fourth story is author Gary Paulsen’s, who in the intro talks about his own upbringing in a “bad home” and how he was saved by art and dogs. He also shares about a particular visit he made as an author to some underprivileged…

A Lasting Impression

I enjoy Christian fiction, and most novels that I read are by Christian authors (I am open to reading fiction by any author, but I prefer books without bad language and/or intimate scenes, and they are more and more difficult to find). Occasionally, I feel that I am in a reading rut, and the books…

The Legacy

Erica and Beth Calcott have returned to Storton Manor, a house they’ve inherited from their grandmother Meredith, a woman who was cold and unloving. Beth is severely depressed and recovering from a suicide attempt. Erica believes Beth’s depression began when their cousin Henry disappeared when they were children, and is determined to recover the repressed…

The Baker’s Wife

It’s true that you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, but it’s also true that covers are powerful. When I saw the cover for Erin Healy’s new novel, The Baker’s Wife, I was drawn to it immediately. Thankfully, the story did not disappoint. The Baker’s Wife is a powerful, intricate, fast-paced novel–the kind that…

Love on the Line

Georgie Gail is a woman in a man’s world. As the switchboard operator for a small Texas town, she enjoys living alone and keeping the town connected. Georgie thinks everything is running smoothly, and then the telephone company sends a man to work with her. Georgie is frustrated by the presence of Luke Palmer, a…

Remembering You

Ava has it all: a wonderful fiance, a great house, and a promising job as a news producer. When her fiance breaks off the engagement with no warning, Ava’s life spirals downhill quickly. Then, Ava has the opportunity to accompany her grandfather on a trip to Europe as he reunites with his World War II…

Fathermucker

Stay-at-home dad Josh Lansky is in for quite a day in Greg Olear’s new novel Fathermucker. Sure, there’s the normal wackiness of staying at home with two young children, exacerbated by the fact that he’s been home alone with them for days while his wife is away on a business trip, but he’s prepared for…

A Double Death on the Black Isle

The small Highland town of Black Isle is rocked when a Molotov cocktail is thrown onto a fishing boat. The photographer for the local paper, an awkward lad with bright red hair, has a picture with a small figure fleeing the scene, but it doesn’t occur to him what he’s got until weeks later, by…