Reverend Ripple$ Building Fund, by award-winning author Tank Gunner, is a completely entertaining and enjoyable work of historical fiction with a unique premise and charismatic characters. The story opens in 1956. Meet the Reverend Bobby Ripples, who is a fake preacher, a thief, former convict,...

The stars of Bargaining for the Barrister by Anneka R. Walker are Louisa and Paul who won me over from their introduction to their final decisions. Louisa is a young woman who has recently lost her parents with an older brother who would like to...

Island of Gold by Amy Maroney is the first book in the Sea and Stone Chronicles series. This historical fiction novel begins in 15th century France. Sophie, the spoiled and headstrong daughter of a wealthy merchant, falls for a young man of noble birth named...

Gods of Men: Where the Spartans are Made by Philip Remus tells the story of Lysander, who is deemed a mothax (bastard). At the age of seven, Lysander is sent to the Rearing to become a Spartan. Paidonomos Kleisthenes, a Cyclops, commands the young Spartans...

Supreme Threat: A Logan Alexander Thriller by T.L. Williams is a well-researched and detailed account of the differences between North and South Korea. The content is factual and there are several acronyms introducing intelligence agencies and their importance to national security. The plot is shrouded...

Sarah Burns is fascinated with the Hammond House Museum. She’s on a school trip learning about the Underground Railroad and this museum’s role in helping slaves escape to the north and freedom. What fascinates her most is the tiny hiding space where the former slaves...

The Twisting Flame by Tayvia Pierce is a tale of two kings, one throne, allies, enemies, and collaterals in between. Eilam kidnapped Lady Carys from Lund and whisked her off to Azkaelom at the quest of Lord Daon. People had the impression that Carys possessed...

War Story by Rolf Margenau takes us on a journey through WWII with four young people who are faced with the horrors of a world at war and learn to grow up quickly because of it. All four participants are linked to each other either...

A Soldier's Quartet is a work of fiction in the historical, contemporary, and interpersonal drama subgenres, and was penned by author Colin Baldwin. We find ourselves with protagonist Conrad Bentley, a retiree who happens upon an old letter from World War 1. In a novel...

The Apocryphal of Lazarus is a work of fiction in the historical and literary subgenres and was penned by author Pablo Zaragoza. The work is best suited to the adult reading audience for its complex themes and serious emotional content concerning death, faith, and torment....