INDIE REVIEW: BY ANY OTHER NAME

In my opinion, every good story contains a little bit of scandal. It's why we continue reading -- the small upset often produces the best plot elements, and it forces characters to develop dramatically, often sooner or in a different way than your typical person would develop.

Valerie Hawes' novel By Any Other Name contains that little bit of scandal, several times over. There are three dominant stories here -- the Kepple family, a high society family with a reputation-searing secret; Mary Ba...