In 'North of Here,' Saville does a great job at getting into the psyche of her characters and bringing out the pain and sadness, as well as the confusion. She gives us a story of hope and redemption that doesn’t seem to have an answer.

Justin Hill is a great story teller, and in "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny", he brings a strong group of characters together, weaving a fantastic tale of greed and revenge.

In "The Jericho River - A Novel About The History of Western Civilization" - David W. Tollen has created a group of characters both intriguing and eminently likable. Often the action is unbelievable, but also mythologically and historically correct in most cases.

In "Daughter of Sand and Stone" Libbie Hawker does a great job of taking you back in time to a place of war and beauty. She sets the scene with the complications of young women of the time, and how marriage is more barter than choice.

In "Art in the Blood, A Sherlock Holmes Adventure" Bonnie Macbird has given us back the Sherlock Holmes of old, one whose flaws are a constant battle who yet maintains a sense of panache that creates trust in those who rely on him.

In Kelly Romo's novel, we are introduced to the lengths that people will go to when in trouble or need.

In Leta Serafim's new Greek historical mystery, police find multiple reasons for murder in the dark past of their victim.

If only one could make a movie of All The Stars In The Heavens by Adriana Trigiani, we could watch this tale of romance and secrets that grace this work, a story of pain and grief, but riddled with beauty, friendships, family and fun.

In 'Forgotten,' Hervieus tells the story of this group of freedom fighters as she also imbues the work with the tensions of the racial politics of the time as well as the human bravery for a group fighting for freedom and for many giving up their lives for something they had yet to earn for themselves.

In "Blood Sky", Traci L Slatton draws you into a dystopian world of destruction and pain and yet portrays the beauty of what still stands. For among the destruction there are still vistas to behold; the power of sunsets and the icy bit and tingle of frost in the air that glitters upon the damage.