“You never know what may prevail around each bend of a Twisted Trail” - James Huble. An apt quote for the author’s book, Twisted Trails: A Collection of 18 Western Short Stories, Each With a “Twist.” In Rio del Oro - “You swim in river,...

In a captivating and interesting new book by author Simone Mendonça, The Cemetery Owner is a story that will grab readers from the very beginning and won’t let them go until the very last word is read. Following the story of Ze Maria, the...

The Thesoddy by JD Peterson is a crazy version of Homer's Odyssey set on a distant planet with a lot of crazily named people and creatures. It starts with an introduction to this world and the writer who is being 'translated' in the story to...

The Block: Just Live 'cuz You Can is a speculative fiction novel written by Richard Seaman. It's set in the near future, after yet another war to end all wars bankrupts the American government. The responsibility for the now-defunct Social Security Administration's payments to senior...

The First Door is the first book in The Adventures of Benjamin Crosse series by Rain Oxford and A.M. Oxford. When Benjamin Crosse’s long lost uncle reaches out to him for help, he does not know what to expect. His uncle tries to tell him...

The Fantastic House is a children’s adventure by Jennifer Lewis. The McNaughtons discover their new house is not ordinary when they relocate. Joe looks out of a window and sees people wearing outdated swimwear, but they don’t live near the sea. His sister Becky is...

Randi M. Sherman’s The Lobby lets readers be a fly on the wall at the prestigious Shipley Hotel in San Francisco. The many intertwined stories take place over 24 hours from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. the next day. The Shipley is hosting both a...

The White Alligator is a southern children’s tale by Michael Verrett. Life is never dull for the animals living in the bayou. Phillipe, a ditzy bird, believes he can hypnotise others, but his plan backfires when he runs into angry mosquitoes. Pompous owls who think...

The Retail by Joshua Danker-Dake tells the story of a would-be Christian author, Penn Reynard, who works returns in a hardware store after gaining his English degree. Writing in his journal, Penn describes with dry humour how some customers try to run scams with their...

I just finished reading Theory of Expanded Love by author Caitlin Hicks and I have to say, I absolutely loved this book. Follow the story of spunky, 12-year-old Annie Shea, one of thirteen children in a very traditional Catholic family in 1963. Pope John has...