Recent Reviews
Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
In this historical drama, Emilia longs for a love as beautiful as her sonata, but the ambitions of her father put her and her sister in great danger. Winner of our 2018 Best of the Year Awards.
When We Were Eve: Uncovering the Woman God Created You to be By Colleen C. Mitchell
Remember Eve before the fall, remember the good inside you. A book for those who have forgotten, or are tempted to forget.
Why Reading Fiction Made Me a Better Catholic
How reading fiction became a crucial step in my conversion to the Catholic Church.
The Bishop of 12th Avenue by Ray Lucit
A street kid gets ordained a Bishop in a post apocalyptic world. Talk about a shakeup in the priesthood.
Comet Dust by C.D. Verhoff
A Catholic end-of days inspired by the private revelations of the saints.
Vigil by Russell Newquist
“Big Trouble in Little China” meets Saint George and the Dragon
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Molly McBride and the Plaid Jumper by Jean Schoonover-Egolf
Molly doesn’t want to take off her purple habit the Children of Mary sisters wear but mom’s says she has to put on the school uniform.
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A Distant Prospect by Annette Young
Lucy has been broken by the horrors of polio and the war for Irish Independence. Can Australia offer her a new life and a new home?
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Nightside The Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
A groundbreaking classic that conveys the practical need for ritual and a Priesthood to a secular world.
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Life Changing Love by Theresa Linden
What do when your heart gets broken and your best friend gets an unplanned pregnancy?
Pilgrim River: A Spiritual Memoir by Kenneth GarciaÂ
“I see a small-time scholar and a semi-autistic loner, a flawed man who has persistently sought the Holy. The Quiet One.”
Live and Let Bite Review by Declan Finn
The battle with the demons of San Francisco left Marco broken and now Amanda isn’t answering his messages.
Molly McBride and the Party Invitation by Jean Schoonover-EgolfÂ
This children’s book teaches compassion for bullies and the courage to act rightly regardless of others.
Dying for Compassion by Barbara Golder
This is the feisty lady-doc origin story I have been waiting for. Golder proves herself to be an excellent character writer in the mystery genre.
Soul Cycle books I – IV: by Brian Niemeier
In a evil universe a band of space pirates begin a journey of revenge that instead takes them in search of the true, the good and the beautiful.
Gevaudan Project
This fun monster story takes themes of God, man, and environmentalism to places deeper than any newsroom can go.
The Doha Experiment by Gary Wasserman
For a Catholic reader, the Doha Experiment offers a unique opportunity to understand both the Jewish mind and the Qatari culture.
The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell
This is NOT another DaVinci Code, but it is so cleverly disguised as one it makes the perfect gift for your anti-Catholic friends and family.