The theme of Walking and Wayfinding is mindful walking as a spiritual and reflective practice. I have always enjoyed walking while going to work and sometimes for relaxation in the evening. However, I had not considered it in the way Lea Appleton presents it. Lea...

How We Heal from Painful Childhoods by Ernest Ellender outlines a comprehensive method for healing from the trauma of youth by focusing on relationship skills, self-care, and community engagement. Ellender speaks about goal-setting to manage thoughts and emotions, highlights the role of the autonomic nervous...

Mindscaping: A Practical Guide For How To Be Happier is a work of non-fiction in the self-help subgenre and was penned by author Donovon Jenson. As its title suggests, the work offers practical advice on happiness from a psychological perspective and is best suited to...

Matthew Hess used to think it was impossible to have a work-life balance. Many people question if quiet quitting is ethical. In Quiet Quit & Fully Live, Matthew explains how he found his life balance by quiet quitting. He also shares how to do it...

Becoming Fearless, by Dr. Benjamin Ritter, teaches readers how to overcome the anxieties that may be holding them back in their personal or professional lives. The book is divided into two main sections, the first addressed to readers on a personal level and the second...

Patricia A. Houchin's The CHAIN Links Program for Young Women and Girls with Anxiety: Stronger Together is a thoughtfully crafted program that offers a practical, peer-to-peer approach to mental well-being. Drawing on her experience as a counselor, Houchin recognizes the critical role that adolescence plays...

Human, Flawed, Forgiven is a valuable, transformative guide about forgiving your parents for the wrong they've done to you ... for your own sake. Selma J. Geis helps you free yourself from the resentment, bitterness, and anger that you may hold toward your parents if...

Anne E. Beall’s Embracing Self-Compassion: Meditation Journeys for Self-Kindness is a practical guide offering deep reflections to help people cultivate self-compassion. She opens with a candid exploration of her personal struggles with judging and perfecting herself. Each chapter is structured with a different theme that...

The New Eugenics: Modifying Biological Life in the 21st Century by Conrad B. Quintyn is a powerful expose of what the author calls “New Eugenics.” Eugenics has been understood, until now, as a practice that aims at improving the human species by selectively mating people...

Youth Group by Lance Aksamit is the author’s personal story about living in evangelical Christianity intertwined with the current wave of Christian nationalism, a powerful political force in the United States. Aksamit is the son of Christian parents who worked as missionaries. He was taught...

Many people seek answers to fundamental questions about life. Does the afterlife exist? And how can we find out if our opinions about it are correct? These questions are fascinating but difficult to answer, and anyone who tries to do it deserves our undivided attention....

True Ghost Stories and Hauntings by Barb Shadow is an otherworldly experience. Being the co-founder of the Sullivan Paranormal Society, she has a vast well of knowledge of the subject. This book has hundreds of accounts from eyewitnesses and their brush with the paranormal. We...

Raz Mihal weaves the theme of divine love into his contemplations in Just Love Her: A Poetic and Inspirational Journey into Love's Divine Essence. It is a tale of unrequited love, a story of a heart that yearns and a flame of love that never...

True Ghost Stories and Hauntings, Volume 3 by Barb Shadow is a paranormal non-fiction collection featuring over 150 chilling accounts of ghostly encounters and unexplained phenomena. From eerie spirits woken by unearthing human bones to sinister entities with no faces, these stories dive into the...

Lorenzo Maria dell'Uva's The Never-Ending Run: The Complete Guide to the New York City Marathon includes the race’s history, a mile-by-mile description of the race course, and a map of the entire route. Additionally, there is information on qualifying for the race and a year-by-year...

An Unlikely Season: Destined, From Tykes to Titans, A Season Unbound is a non-fiction sports memoir written by J.R. Wirth, James (Jim) Joyce and Roy Rhino. The 1977 Gladstone Gladiators football season should not have been anything memorable, judging from the team’s dismal performance in...

Kookaburras, Cuppas & Kangaroos is a non-fiction travel tale written by S. Bavey. Taking part in the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme (aka the Populate or Perish policy) in Australia in the 1960s, Yorkshire lass Elizabeth Isle traveled from England to Australia via the SS Orcades....

Why do people travel? And how does it impact one's life? With On the Face of It, Andrew Corbley takes a deep dive into an activity humans have participated in since their first steps out of Africa -- traveling. In this book, the author explains...

Maui Travel and Adventure Guide by Ocean Breeze Adventures is an indispensable resource for anyone planning to explore this Hawaiian paradise. The guide blends practical travel advice with vivid descriptions of Maui’s breathtaking natural beauty, ensuring readers are well-informed. This book takes readers on an...

Women, Work and Triumph is a compilation of Beverly Gandara’s interviews with 26 marvelous women from different fields. It’s a celebration of success over remarkable hurdles and a shout-out to all that daughters of Eve can achieve in a male-dominated world. Their stories are testaments...

Robotics for Writers author August Niehaus has been involved in the tech industry as a designer for conversational interfaces. She is knowledgeable and even authoritative when discussing how artificial intelligence (AI) is used for language, communications, and writing. In this book, the author enumerates and...

“Look up! Penelope Pym! For the love of God, look up!” Those profound words were all that was needed to grab Penelope’s attention from her reading. She was sitting on a park bench in Central Park, as she did every Saturday morning, oblivious to the...

Toasted, the first book in the Love Burns Series by Isobel Reed, is a contemporary romance set in the small town of Woodvalley Pines. Libby has just moved into town and almost burns down her kitchen when her toaster catches fire. Hunky firefighter Zach arrives...

Soulmate, Stage Right: Love Scenes, Book One by Bixby Jones is a delightful romance story with entertaining plot twists. Abby Devlin, a drama teacher, is shocked to discover that Dalton Giles (Dean Altman,) a living, breathing work of art and a soap opera star, is...

Allie Kincade, a private investigator in San Fransisco, needed money. Her toxic on-and-off ex-boyfriend had just fired her from the PI firm he had started with the few bucks Allie got from her inheritance, promising to make her a full partner after that, which he...

The Promise of Justice: A Love Story by J. Jaye Gill is a compelling contemporary romance about forgiveness and justice. This engrossing drama centers on Regina, who endured a terrible crime but kept it secret from everyone, even her loved ones, for seven years. She...

In Rambling with Milton, Richard Siciliano writes a contemporary romance that resonates with readers who have a more mature outlook on relationships. Two failed marriages have given Milton “Jock” Petitte a lack of fulfillment. His marriage to Hazel was brief and it ended when he...

Ride into Romance by Karen Black is a sweet romance revolving around horses. Maggie is a successful and up-and-coming rider on the rodeo and quarter-horse racing circuit. She has a special way with horses like few others and can seem to coax the best from...

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...

Love At The Pentagon: A Nick & Gia Story is a work of fiction in the romance, interpersonal drama, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to mature readers owing to some instances of adult language and adult themes and relationships throughout. Penned by author...

The Prism Society is a sizzling romance by Gabi Salas. Emma Sinclair grew up as a small-town California girl. After graduating from design school in New York City, Emma and her best friend Jessie are determined to join one of the city's top design firms....

The Dream Room is a romance drama novel by Charlotte Glass. Currently in her mid-twenties, aspiring playwright Allison Cassidy has been in a steady romantic relationship with her childhood friend, Jed Adkins, for the last six years. When Jed took off for Los Angeles to...

Texas Winds is penned by author Dana Wayne in the contemporary romance, interpersonal drama, and Southern fiction genres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience but has some mild sexual content. We follow the story of Jake Holloway, whose discovery of his...

Dangerous Pursuit by Bethany Rosa follows Jackson Soloman as he battles with dealing with his new and very much unwanted assistant. Mia Marcos finds herself on the receiving end of not only her boss's desire but his ire as well. As the two continue to...

Luke Blackmon's Rose: A Love Story is a work of fiction in the time travel and interracial romance subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Mary Patterson Thornburg. In this charming and heartfelt tale of love...

Armored Hours: Reincarnated Souls Book One by Stephanie Hansen is a fantasy/sci-fi romance set in the 1920s. The story follows Claudia, Kiersten, Lina, and Florian, four women leading a feminist movement, who mysteriously vanish. Alexander, a bootlegger deeply connected to the group and secretly in...

In the book “Taken in the Night” by Tara Fox Hall, human beings transform into animals. Vampires lead “normal” lives in between “feedings” – that is vampire-speak for sucking blood -- and babies fathered by werecougars soon develop paws and catlike characteristics. But that is...

Symphony of A Heart in Pieces by E. Masson tells the love story of Victoria Smith and Jeff Richardson from start to finish. Victoria, born into wealth, had everything she desired, except for a special someone in her life. The moment Victoria and Jeff first...

When Ethan lies on his death bed after an accident, his last request is for Elijah, his brother, to marry and care for his beautiful young wife, Caroline. Elijah and Caroline had always had a loving sister-brother relationship but that is about to change; they...

In Lady Wallflower in Love, a historical romance by Georgia Sutton, the story follows Lady Evelyn Pricewinters, who after public humiliation and heartbreak with Lord Nigel Sedley, is disillusioned with the concept of marriage and society’s expectations. Wanting to escape the ton’s gossip temporarily, Lady...