In "Will and Dena" by author Bob Rogers, readers will discover conflicts created for the young couple because of classism and racism in their community. The same issues propel Will into combat in Italy as a Buffalo Soldier. Among the American historical figures that influenced and impacted their lives are: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Langston Hughes, General Edward M. Almond, Edward W. Brooke III, Lena Horne, A. Phillip Randolph, Billie Holiday, and Colonel Howard Queen.

Sacagawea has a son while with Lewis and Clark's expedition. Baptiste grows up while living in the White man's world, Native American tribes and the European Royalty set. This coming of age tale is well written and a wonderful read

Dan Brown's long-awaited new novel, "The Lost Symbol", may be shattering book sales records but the reading experience cheats his long-term intelligent fans.

"Shooting an Albatross" by author Steven R. Lundin is a fast-paced and highly compelling novel based on historical fact. In 1943, we were at war and it was the only year in our history that the PGA canceled the full season of professional golf. It was also the year that the 170th Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army took over the El Rancho Golf Course in Los Angeles, California, leaving the movie moguls living along the back side of the course torn between feeling disgruntled and patriotic. What follows is a psychological thriller worthy of the best war movies made, with resentment at the core and murder at the heart.

"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" by author Michael B. Druxman is a revisionist history of Hollywood's Golden Era and the tabloid press that covered it. Harry Pennypacker was a prolific and revered newspaper columnist; a colleague of Louella Parsons, Walter Winchell, and the other great columnists of the day. Unfortunately, nobody has ever heard of him because the papers never ran his articles. They were too hot. Too dangerous. Too likely to tarnish the delicate image of silver screen icons. The newspaper syndicate couldn't fire him because he had an ironclad contract, so Pennypacker wrote his stories and the editors buried them.

"A World Of His Own" by author Arlette Gaffrey is an epic saga of love, marriage and betrayal. Andre de Jovan escaped the French Revolution as a child and is sent to England to distant relatives where he never feels he belongs. As an adult he returns to France where all he knew and loved is gone, so he heads for America. He meets a young man on the ship who is from New Orleans. The friend Charles du Fray convinces Andre to settle in New Orleans. Once there Andre must decide what to do with the rest of his life. He meets a successful planter Jean Claude Charleviox, who becomes his mentor. Charleviox has a daughter Julie who falls in love with Andre the moment she meets him and determines she will marry him. The only problem is, Julie is only eleven years old at the time of their meeting. Meanwhile Andre turns his eyes on a beauty named Gabrielle Ste. Claire. They marry and Gabrielle turns their marriage into a living nightmare because she is spoilt, self-serving and soon becomes an alcoholic. One night in a fit of drunken rage Gabrielle burns the plantation house down leaving Andre a widower with her illegitiment son. Julie has grown into a beautiful young lady and Andre realizes how much he loves her, that he has always loved her. Now his only concern, is Julie still in love with him and will she marry a man eleven years her senior with a child?

In the age of Jim Crow, poor whites and blacks, prostitutes and nuns will struggle against racism and oppression, civic and corporate corruption in Galveston, Texas. The United States is becoming a major world power, but its founding democratic ideals have not fully manifested. "The Last Paradise" by author Michael Kasenow tells the story of a pivotal time in American history when a nation and its people sought to strengthen their identity to build a democratic future. At the dawn of the twentieth century, every citizen must stand up for his or her rights.

This is the second of three volumes in the "Claus: A Christmas Incarnation" series by author C. John Coombes. This volume picks up where young Elizabeth was last seen rolling away in a coach destined for oblivion. At age eleven she attempts to recover from the devastation of losing the love of her caretaker by sudden death. We follow her life as she rebuilds her outlook and ends up a very capable young woman in her thirties who has come into her own, full of grit and spit.