What takes many a lifetime to learn and understand, Lucille discovers womanhood, the way the world truly works, and finds her purpose in life in a matter of a few short years in When the Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede.

Passionate for the care of others and determined to make a difference, Untethered is the story of Katia, executive director of a negro boys group home set in deep south of the 60’s.

Sadness, joy, and hope for the future bring the heartfelt story of Rose in Homeward by Angela Jackson-Brown as she navigates love and loss in the 1960s south.  A moment of indiscretion irrevocably changes Rose’s life setting her on a path of self-discovery, forgiveness, and how to love again.

Haunting, grisly, and terrifying Sundown in San Ojuela is the haunting story of Elizabeth’s journey of embracing cultural identity and survival of all things that go bump in the night. Using her clairvoyant gift and befriending the unlikeliest of creatures – beasts, brujo, and everything in between, she embarks on a path of healing where she inevitably discovers her purpose but may have to pay the ultimate price.

What makes a good vs bad mother? A mother who would do literally anything – the good, the bad, and the ugly or a mother who believes in independent carefree nurturing?  This Motherless Land by Nikki May explores this and so much more as well as race, identity and love across two cultures and decades.

Eagle Rock follows private investigator Ashe Cayne as he tries to solve the mysterious murder of a high-profile Chicago billionaire Elliott Kantor. With a web of shady friends and unexpected ties to the church, Eagle Rock into the world of seduction, money, and power. What’s done in the dark always comes to light.

And the Sky Bled is a unique tale of 4 people trying to survive the slums of Tejomaya under the pressure of a declining world.

Lies, deception and sibling rivalry begin an epic fantasy in Inferno’s Heir by Tiffany Wang. Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago, and now there’s nothing she won’t do to stay alive.

Don’t let the cold snowy front cover fool you, this romance novel has plenty of heat! I’m typically not a big romance reader but I was thoroughly entertained and had a lot of fun reading Only for the Holidays by Abiola Bello.

Spell-binding and haunting, The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo captures you in its chaotic nature of past and present witches. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time.