Guardians of the Solar Shield: Earth's Climate Mirrors Under Attack 2029-2037 by Sam Bleicher is a very enjoyable novel dealing with our world in the 2030s trying to cope with climate change and its effect on the planet. This is not a doom-and-gloom story but...

Olivia Lawrence Ward is an award-winning investigative journalist, meaning her career takes her far away from the security of her close-knit family in Savannah, putting her in dangerous places and situations throughout the world trying to get to the bottom of the story. Investigating the...

Lakota Honor by Kat Flannery is the story of Nora, a young 19-year-old living in Willow Creek, Colorado. Otakatay is a half-Sioux and half-white man who has become a bounty hunter, hating white people for their treatment of him because of many factors. Willow Creek...

“Do not forget the power of symbols. Of heroes.” In City of Reckoning by Brianna da Silva, the Dorish Empire is under threat from an enemy from the north, the Pirimians. As the empire prepares for war, a young leader, Lasía Mae’olo, ponders on the...

Primed to Kill is the second book in the Kill Crime series by Mike Slavin. It follows Jeff Case, a former Green Beret and two-war veteran whose soul is scarred by pain, loss, and tragedy. Life is quiet at his house, a ranch outside Houston,...

In The Doubtful Tale of Phillatious Quill by Mark Fribbens, the friendship between Phillatious Quill and Casanova is a legendary tale that goes back for generations. Although the story is probably totally fictitious, the relationship between the two men lasted a lifetime and beyond. Born...

Unnatural Resources is a work of fiction in the drama and social issues subgenres. It is aimed at more mature readers and carries the content warning that the book depicts scenes of sexual assault and torture, which some readers may find upsetting. It was penned...

Killing Strangers by Ram Gopal is a stunning novel filled with political and religious realism; a tale of crime that poignantly addresses one of the ills of contemporary American society: mass shootings. Larry Watson is an ex-FBI agent who goes to Atlanta Tech Corridor for...

In Lake Friction by Ron McCarthy, Len has just arrived in New South Wales looking forward to some much-deserved peace and tranquillity. For the next three weeks, he will be the coach to the Morisset United Premier League football. One evening, with memories disturbing his...

A doctor leaves her job and family behind to rescue her oldest daughter from a prison camp in the thrilling dystopian novel, Hope Ignites by E.A. Chance. Two years ago, a solar flare brought the world to a halt, and the power-hungry vice president took...