Lisa Genova meets 23andMe in this exploration of the genetic and emotional ties that bind, as debut author Julie Clark delivers a compelling read about a young boy desperate to find his place in this world, a mother coming to terms with her own past, and the healing power of forgiveness.

Diane Byington’s debut women’s fiction/historical fiction novel, WHO SHE IS, was published on March 20, 2018 by Red Adept Publishing.

Rachel Dacus is the author of THE RENAISSANCE CLUB. The novel was published on January 23rd, 2018 by Fiery Seas Publishing. The novel – a time travel novel with romantic elements – is Rachel’s debut novel. Since the publication of the novel, I was able to interview Rachel about the novel and her writing process.

THE SUMMER LIST is about Laura and Casey, two women who were inseparable in high school but haven’t spoken in 17 years. Laura reluctantly accepts an invitation to reunite for the weekend in their lakeside hometown, where she joins Casey in a scavenger hunt like the ones they did as girls. The clues lead them to their favorite summer haunts, revealing why their friendship fell apart one summer night—and unearthing a stunning family secret.

Grace bears a strange gift that is also a burden, something we might call acute intuition, but which her small town at the tail end of the 1960’s sees as a kind of witchcraft and her father deems a sacrilege. As the era of small-town American innocence starts to come to an end, it’s the darker forces that push Grace’s mother into postpartum depression and permeate the town with a wider sense of loss when one of its young girls go missing.

They say ignorance is bliss, but at what cost? Aliens have made contact with Earth and Humans are having a hard time digesting the new reality. Weak and unprepared, Earth is immediately plunged into intergalactic chaos. As the governments of the world scramble to incorporate aliens into political and religious texts, the everyday citizen struggles to live day by day.

Dawn Among the Stars, set in a time of war and upheaval, follows three humans as they deal with their inner demons, while adjusting to the suddenly changing world. With Earth in the middle of an intergalactic war, Kayin, Henry, and Melissa must follow separate paths to reclaim their planet.

Carolyn Walker’s debut urban fantasy novel, IMMORTAL DESCENT, was published on April 3, 2018 by Clean Reads/Astrea Press. Since the publication of the IMMORTAL DESCENT, I have been able to interview Carolyn about the novel and her writing process.

HIlary Zaid's debut novel, PAPER IS WHITE was published on March 13, 2018 by Bywater Books. Since the publication of her novel, I have been able to interview Hilary about her novel and her writing process.

Renee Ann Miller's debut historical romance, NEVER DARE A WICKED EARL, was released on January 30, 2018 by Kensington. Her second novel in the Infamous Lords Series is NEVER DECEIVE A VISCOUNT, and it will be published on May 29, 2018. Since the publication of NEVER DARE A WICKED EARL, I have interviewed Renee about her novel and her writing process.

YZ Chin’s debut novel, THOUGH I GET HOME, was published on April 10, 2018. Since the novel was published, I have interviewed her about her novel and her writing process. THOUGH I GET HOME is an intimate exploration of what it means to be an individual and a citizen within a state that wishes to control the narrative, which is a description that fits more countries than we would like to admit in today’s world.

Leaving behind a failed career as a magazine editor and an embarrassing stint on a reality baking show, newly divorced lifestyle entrepreneur Hope Early thought things were finally on the upswing–until she comes face-to-face with a murderer . . .

Jennifer Haupt’s moving debut novel, In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills, is a multi-cultural story deftly weaves together the journeys of three women from vastly diverse backgrounds searching for personal peace in post-genocide Rwanda. At the heart of this novel that Bustle.com named as one of 19 debut novels to watch for in 2018 is the search for family, and the discovery of grace when there can be no forgiveness.

FROM UNSEEN FIRE will be published on April 17, 2018 by DAW Books. The novel is Cass Morris’ debut, and it is Book One of the Aven Cycle. Prior to the publication of UNSEEN FIRE, I was able to interview Cass about her novel and about her writing process. 

RAINBIRDS, Clarissa Goenawan’s debut novel, was released on March 6, 2018 by Soho Press. Since the release of RAIBIRDS, I’ve been able to interview Clarissa about her novel and her writing process.

If you’re a parent and recently moved to the suburbs, then you are most likely friends with a whole lot people you don’t know well and may don’t even like that much. Usually, these compromises don’t really matter. But what if one of your “friends” suddenly started acting odd? What if you thought he or she were subtly abusing their child? What would you do? Good Neighbors forces readers to question the casual yet crucial friendships that are at the heart of modern parenting and life.

Melissa A. Volker lives in Cape Town with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, she is surfing her stand up paddle board in the cold, sharky waters of False Bay.

Clarissa Harwood holds a PhD in English Literature with a specialization in Nineteenth-Century British Literature. In addition to being a proud member of the Historical Novel Society, Clarissa is a part-time university instructor and full-time grammar nerd who loves to explain the difference between restrictive and nonrestrictive clauses. She lives in London, Ontario.