The Making of Brio McPride by RA Ruegg is a bold and thought-provoking novel that explores the intersection of mental health, identity, and corporate influence. Brio is a fiercely independent fifteen-year-old who refuses to accept the world’s judgment that he is mentally ill. Instead, he...

That Love by Willie S. covers a topic littered with minefields, uncertainty, self-doubt, and fear. The author uses what society expects and the peer pressure that all young adults feel once they leave school, go to college, and start the career that they have chosen...

Callista Eckert brings us an astonishing epic fantasy in The Halfling. Aisling is known as the Dragon. She is the assassin of the crown, and she is the best there is. Since a young age, Aisling has been conditioned to become the monster she is...

Brianna MacMahon’s The Great Dempseys is a nuanced tale of ambition, privilege, and identity through the eyes of Audrey Nielsen, a teen thrust right into the middle of Manhattan’s elite. The setting takes readers back to 1980s New York, where Audrey, a scholarship student at...

In The Guaymas Affair, Anthony Pond takes readers on a captivating journey to the shores of Guaymas, Mexico. Here, Ryan Jordan, fresh from college, invites his friend Stephanie for a beach camping adventure. Their trip is a delightful mix of sailing on a Hobie catamaran,...

The Antigen: The Seed of Corruption Pt 2 continues the gripping exposé of pharmaceutical industry corruption through the eyes of determined journalists who risk everything to uncover the truth. This suspenseful sequel delves deeper into a web of conspiracy involving powerful corporations, government agencies, and...

The Pendant & The Prophecy is the second book in The Forbidden Tears Series by Sam Withrow and Amelia Pinkis. The trials and tribulations of Brianna Weldon and her guardian angel, Cameron, continue as they face yet more challenges. After barely surviving a deadly attack,...

The Moon, Her Crown by Christine Meade is a new adult novel that explores generational relationships and expectations. Twenty-year-old Lacy and her older brother Stephen live with their grandmother who is the owner of Martinique’s Mystics in San Francisco. While Lacy’s mom Chartreuse has been...

In The Roots Run Deep by Chris Strong, Chris West is overcome with intense grief at his childhood friend's funeral, finding the sorrow linked more to the loss of a family member than to a friend's passing. Nostalgia kicks in and West reflects on his...

It’s been four years since I discovered the excellent writing of Yvonne Eve Walus when I read her book, Serial Wives. Though not her first novel, it was her first mystery murder featuring New Zealand policewoman, Zero Zimmerman. I loved both the story and the...