Season of Hope is the first book in The Seasons Series by Sara Jane Jacobs. Jessica Armstrong and her seven-year-old son flee their home in New York City, escaping her abusive and alcoholic husband to seek sanctuary in the small town of Nathan's Mountain. Upon...

In Season of the Dragon by Natalie Wright, Quen Tomo Santu stands apart from the people of Solia due to her Nixan, a changeling's "shadow soul" that harbors the potential to grow from calm to calamity. Though her father instilled in her the virtues of...

Second Earth is a work of fantasy fiction for young adults, and it was written by author Cami Murdock Jensen. The second novel in the Arch Mage Series, this engaging story follows on from the novel First Earth. Hero Agnes Ann Cavanaugh returns after her...

Seed: Judgment is a work of fiction in the science fiction, fantasy, and Christian sub-genres, and was penned by author Joshua David. In this opening book to a continuing series, we find ourselves in a desolate world that has been torn apart by a war...

Seed of Dragons: Surviving an Empire Undone is a work of fiction in the action, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Billy Ironcrane. The book tells two stories: the first is about the...

September Wind: Book One is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, recent historical fiction, and family saga subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Kathleen Janz-Anderson. In this life drama set over the course...

David Rice delivers a climate-centric anthology of original pieces of poetry in his book, Sequelae. The compilation combines both prose and poetry verses which, for clarity, are not the same thing, and breathes life into the messaging. The book states that the formatting is inspired...

What is it like to see active service in the army? What is it like to see duty in Iraq? What is it like to return home without a plan for the future? How do you feel when you consider suicide? What is it like...

Seven Parents, Daughter to None: A Memoir by Melanie Hope Lang is a painful but transformational story about how a girl becomes broken from years of secrets, abuse, and neglect. But the years of things she didn’t learn or understand because of neglect have been...

Shadow Runner by K.J. Fieler is a coming-of-age adventure story about Ada, a young girl taken from her affluent life and turned into an assassin. Ada is just ten years old when she is snatched away from her dysfunctional yet rich family by Nadine, a...

Shadow Shinjuku: Volume 1 by Ryu Takeshi has the bustling city of Tokyo as its setting. We follow the life of one Sato, an orphan taken in by Yamaguchi, the head of a criminal organization. Sato met the boss (Yamaguchi) in Shinjuku at the age...

Shock of Fate by D.L. Armillei is the first book in the Anchoress series. Vanessa Cross plans to idle away her summer, lounging on the beach and shopping, but all that changes with accusations made about her father. In order to find answers for her...

The life of a star athlete is never easy. So much is expected of them and they are often in the limelight. Shut Up and Listen! by Reid Fischer is an intense story that delves into this premise. Ethan Hackett is the star point guard...

Sicilian Seductions by Sophia Elan is a slice-of-life drama novel that follows a woman's journey of self-discovery. Haunted by her past and recent broken marriage, Sofia undertakes a trip to the picturesque locales of the Mediterranean in Sicily, Italy, hoping to find joy in her...

It is 1855 in Illinois, and tensions between slave abolitionists and those who were pro-slavery are at an all-time high. Even though this is a free state, bounty hunters get paid to retrieve people who have escaped. Sid Johnson, a young boy, is awakened by...

Side Hustle by A. J . Lape is the first book in the Darcy Walker Crime Thrillers series. Darcy Walker is about to enter the Police Academy to join the fight against crime, but in the meantime, she delivers pizza. When she finds a customer...

In her incredible, masterfully written memoir, Sidonia's Seam Binding: A Holocaust Dressmaker's Daughter Discovers Her Style, Hanna Perlstein Marcus documents her experiences as a child brought up by a single mother who survived the Holocaust. Sidonia was the only one from her family who survived...

Signed, Trevalon by Elaine Wigfall is the turbulent love story of Lori Davenport and Kelvon Trevalon. Upon their meeting, Kelvon is a rising hip-hop star, while Lori is a devoted student working toward completing her degree. She sees signs of Kelvon's inattention from the beginning,...

In Signum: The Serpents of Caesar (Book 1) by T.R. Burgess, upon his return, Ericus Vedius Verendus discovered that The Watch had been in Iolia, threatening the way the people on the island lived. Even with treaties in place, the once peaceful harbors of Lignoran...

Silly Kitty! by Laura Neal is a children's picture book about a day in the life of a domestic shorthair tuxedo cat named Barry. Written in very simple language with repetitions, the book features and describes real photographs of Barry the cat doing indoor and...

Six Moons, Seven Gods is a work of fiction in the fantasy, action, and adventure subgenres, and forms the opening novel to The Legends of Baelon series. It is best suited to the adult reading audience owing to some scenes of violence and sexual violence....

Skyborne Hearts is the first book of The Chronicles of Luminaera series by Joel Poe. Elara is a wunderkind of a mechanic who grew up as an orphan, dreaming about the legendary lost city of Luminaera that no one has ever seen since the Great...

Tragedy has many layers. In this gripping thriller by Therese Heckenkamp, the reader is thrust into the tragedy experienced by Mae after the loss of her daughter, Melody. Compounding Mae’s trauma is the suspenseful chain of events in Sleep Deprived. Mae encounters a child kidnapper...

Slipshot is a young adult apocalyptic sci-fi novel by Aibo, Ryan Sunada-Wong, and Gabriel Juarez. Frederick Munchen is a young college student in San Francisco whose life turns upside down after an unexpected encounter with a mysterious woman in an alley. The woman, Opal Fremmitty,...

T.D. Wilson introduces audiences to a deep-space adventure filled with action in Smuggler's Valor. Reese Daniels finds himself in a precarious position during a daring and illicit delivery to Ariel, one of Uranus's moons. With his trusty spacecraft downed by warring alien forces, Reese must...

Snag the Moon by Michele Fitzpatrick is a charming contemporary romance novel between two unlikely protagonists; Eloise Dewmore and Lyman Forrester. Both are middle-aged and they both work at Happy Meadows Assisted Living, where Eloise is recently hired as a public relations director and Lyman...

I’ve never been a fan of magic, and when it comes to black magic, well I’ve always figured that’s the domain of fantasy fiction writers and filmmakers…that is, until I read Sneaky Showbiz by Simo Ben. Now I am seriously wondering if the downturns in...

Snooze by Sol Luckman is an unusual story that combines a vivid fictional alter world with real-life drama and captivating science. Follow a young Max, nicknamed “Snooze” in Part 1 into his special dreamland where flying is king and he can escape life’s pressures. His...

Soaring in Silence: One Woman’s Triumph over Fear by Beverly Gandara is the riveting story of one woman’s experience with a dangerous retiree who stalks her. During the summer and after one week of vacation, Kim and Brad return home to their co-op apartment...

Solitarya by Xan Bilal follows the misadventures of Rain, a girl with many secrets but no one she can trust. Having been on the run for a few days, Rain continuously encounters various misfortunes and always seems to meet the worst of what humanity has...

Son of the Doomsday Prophet by Steven Byers follows Jayfeth, born in his father Noah's five-hundredth year, who records the events leading to the construction of the ark as God's judgment looms. His family faces ridicule and escalating tensions with the Canaanites. After a visit...

Soul Scepter: Time Marauders by Eric Westergard is a speculative time travel novel that revolves around a teenager named Will Donovan who has always been singled out for 'special treatment', but not for the thing that makes him truly special. Will is the son of...

Soup Chad by Rich Samuels is a thought-provoking and intriguing tale. It starts with the main character Chad and his never-ending passion for soup. He was obsessed with soup, and in his new school, he opened a club to meet other children with similar interests....

Spacer's Bet by Bonnie Milani begins in the wide expanses of space, where Isfahan "Iz" Hauler Shojai, the pilot of the ship Shojai, must quickly respond to a surprise attack that threatens her crew. Battling their ship's extensive damage, they make it into RockPort, an...

Spirited: Book 1 by S.M. Webb introduces Sienna and Cassidy, who have never seen eye to eye. One is a down-to-earth young girl who misses her mother, while the other seems to be a mean girl who has had everything handed to her by her...

If stories involving Japanese mythology and folklore are among your favorites, grab a copy of Staff of Justice by Noelle Nichols. Ever since his father's death, Hayashi Kilo has trained as a Shadow under the tutelage of the three Phantoms of Vaiyene and vowed to...

Stalking Justice is an outstanding crime story by John K. Manos. When Larry Klinger realized that the years following his child’s death had only increased his pain, he found refuge in group therapy. Larry became friends with other men who had also experienced the trauma...

Stand Up For Bastards by Caleb Mason is a gripping tale for fans of sleuth and mystery fiction. It follows a tenacious investigator, Marcus Heaton, an ex-cop now working for a law firm. He likes to pick his own cases, but he doesn’t turn Eleanor...

Starr of the Show is a story about friendship and making amends. Written by Leigh Reagan Alley, the book follows two best friends and fifth graders, Starr Solomon and Sunny Morgan, who used to be inseparable. When Starr inadvertently takes credit for the backpack Sunny...

In Mark Bertrand's novel Starzel, Eulǝr, a Syganoid from Planet Forty-Four, investigates First Priority knowledge on Earth. Meeting a woman in black, his transportation contact, he decides to stay on Earth. Eulǝr engages in multiple philosophical discussions and confronts Androps, influenced by his parents' memories....