Every so often a book comes along that you believe everyone should read. For me, The Emancipation of Evan Walls by Jeffrey Blount is that book, a story in which not only the protagonist, Evan Walls, is liberated from the demons of his youth, but...

Ripples in the Generations by Joyce K Gatschenberger is a tale of betrayal and deceit. Dove-Whispering and Dacia meet during a high school science class and immediately become friends as they work together on a DNA project for an upcoming science fair. The results of...

Victoria Landis has written a wonderful story about the titular character Jordan, who is discovered to have special powers seldom seen in humans. The book relates her reemergence into the world after having been missing for three years. Her limited memories of the past complicate...

Between Two Doors by Taya DeVere is the first entry in the Borderline series, an engrossing story that follows a Scandinavian girl as she is faced with difficult choices after the death of her father. She can choose to return home to the familiar places...

“The song of the sea flows from a deep heart, pulsing with a spirit that can never be broken.” After the deaths of their parents, Tomas Alvarado and his younger siblings are cared by their Abuela Magdalena, a no-nonsense but kind grandmother matriarch, offering them...

Making Sense of Past Time: A Novel by Lawrence G. Taylor is an interesting story that reflects the reality faced by millions of young migrants, especially those from black communities. Born and raised in the Caribbean, with an authoritative father, the anxious and restless Harry...

Imagine having to change schools in your senior year of high school and move from a large city to the middle of nowhere. That’s exactly what Kee Lawson has to do in Surviving Doodahville by Ashley Fontainne and Lillian Hansen. Even Kee’s mother is not...

Woven around the parents of Stan Musial, the renowned baseball star, The Strongman and the Mermaid is historical fiction. Kathleen Shoop has bejeweled this book with her magnificent imagination and impeccable writing. Lukasz Musial and Miss Mary, unbeknownst to each other, share a mutual bond...

About a month ago, I read Tribe of Daughters by Kate L. Mary and was totally blown away by the concept, theme, characters and plot based on a future world where women, not men, rule. I was keen to read more by this talented, award-winning...

Momentary Illumination of Objects in Motion by Jason Arias features quirky characters, impressive and unusual story lines, and critical themes. The collection veers off from common ideas to present stories that highlight the brokenness in our world and the sheer effort by many to survive...