It Never Happened by H. Pike is an admirable debut novel. To venture into writing a credible psychological thriller can be a challenge even for seasoned authors, but H. Pike has pulled it off. The author has created an engaging protagonist in Campbell Richards, whose...

An unknown entity that goes by the moniker The Marked Queen has been digging up dirt about the students of Johnson Prep. The Marked Queen offers them a chance to save face in exchange for someone else's deep, dark secret. The elite class of this...

In Cherokee Summer by Susan Antony, Ace and her family are spending the summer in Cherokee, North Carolina. She just tries to take it day by day, taking care of her autistic brother and dealing with her alcoholic mother and absent father. Then, she meets...

“I’ve loaded plenty of guns in video games, but there you just have to walk over the bullets.” This quote from J. Scott Boyd’s young adult mystery/thriller, Black Forest, if properly attended to, will tell you everything you need to know about this perfectly tuned,...

Boy of the Week by Emily Camp follows 16-year-old Kacey. To say she is boy crazy would be an understatement. The title of the book is quite literal. She practically has a new boy each week. She is also failing a few classes, so she...

Tavi Tails: The Diary of a Dog is a work of fiction based in the animal world, and was penned by author Lisa Richman with the aid of her furry friend Tavi. Subtitled “Life Through the Eyes of a Master Human Trainer”, this spirited, humorous...

While his mom was driving Evan and his sister, Marya, to school, Marya caught him looking at hardcore porn and told their mom about it. Instead of feeling guilty or ashamed, he made everything worse with comments that called for immediate action. Without telling either...

From the time he was a puppy, Chance demonstrated an exemplary ability to understand and communicate with humans. Not many dogs, even those well trained, have such an intense connection of comprehension. Chance was born to be a hero. He began his training as a...

Growing up can be challenging. During our teenage years, we're more aware of the world around us. In Dreaded Dinner Party by Destiny Henderson, Aucuria 'Curi' Andrews is learning a lot about herself, her neighbors, her parents, and their friends. Curi's parents frequently have parties...

Hyena Boy is a work of fiction in the young adult/new adult coming of age sub-genre and was penned by author Ila Golden. Forming another part of the Neva Aton Collection, we examine the life of another young man from the same central friendship group...