When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Believing In Horses Out West is the third novel by Valerie Ormond featuring “horse crazy” teenager Sadie Navarro. Now 14 and living in Maryland, Sadie is the proud owner of a beautiful show horse and is active in horse rescue programs but worries that Sunny,...

Perfectly Accidental (Accidentally Perfect Book 2), a young adult romance for mature readers, is the follow-up to an earlier story by Elizabeth Stevens. Roman has always been perfectly comfortable with living up to his reputation as the bad boy. He smokes, drinks, hooks up with...

Forever Sheyanne: A Sweet YA Romance by K.L. Penaluna is a charming, clean romance. The story commences as Sheyanne, known familiarly as “Shy,” notices a new student in the class. Shy feels an instant connection with Lanny Romero and pursues him when he attempts...

Shadowsphere: Bewilderness Book Two by Kevin Cox follows the adventure of Tavarian, a young boy cast out by his peers, whose ambition in life was to help his little town Rethia overcome its perilous state and maybe get the girl he desires in the process....

Lakewood by William Walsh brings us the journal of 18-year-old Robert English during his 1973 summer vacation. He is housesitting for his history professor who lives in Lakewood, Chautauqua County, New York. The house is the same house he lived in as a child and...

War of the Chaotic Worlds II by Hermione Lee is a continuation of the third book of the Otherworld Trilogy. The tension was palpable and the fate of the Otherworld was resting on Alexandria and her friends’ shoulders! If they failed then peace and equality...

The Girl in the Toile Wallpaper by Mary K. Savarese is a young adult fantasy novel that will enchant readers of any age. The story begins with Tyler, a nerdy, twelve-year-old boy who tags along with his Aunt Megan to the city of Florence. During...

The Last Princess by Shelley Wilson tells the story of Edith, a teenager who embarked on a husband-seeking expedition around Northumbria with her two younger sisters, although she couldn't have been prepared for what was going to happen on her journey. Instead of attending balls...

When asked his name, the frightened young boy who has just shot his mama replies: “Earl, honey.” The officer sniggers, except the response isn’t funny. Nor is Earl being sassy. He is simply slow after being brain-damaged by his abusive father years before. It’s episodes...