Every once in a while, a book surprises me. I mean really surprises me. It’s difficult to do because I grew up in my mother’s library and I read a lot of books. In The Night the Sky Fell by Stephen G. Levy, I was...

Hanu, the protagonist of Wake of Deception by Sasha DeVore, has been living in a clinic for people with mental conditions for a few years. There seems to be no improvement in his condition, and no wonder, too, because he's stopped taking his pills! One...

How many young women can cope with tremendous loss and disappointment on their own with no family or friends? Ella has spent her life on the run, supposedly from the Russian Mafia, and is now living in an attic apartment after the recent deaths of...

Wynter's life takes an extreme turn in Ultraxenopia, which is book one in the Project W.A.R. series by M.A. Phipps. At the age of 21, all people have to take a test whose outcome will determine what the person's role in society will be. Wynter,...

The short story, Summer Nites, by Jeremey Nollett is about a guy named Joe Mieser and what he experiences after quitting his crooked law firm. This story reminds the reader to be careful of who you trust. I enjoyed Summer Nites. It was an interesting read...

Dark Twin is the second book of the Coin of Rulve series written by Veronica Dale. Separated from his twin at birth, Teller is a young child when he is kidnapped from the safety of his village by the spider-king, but not before he begins...

Hanna Peach brings readers a twisting, psychological thriller with the memorable Paper Dolls. Eighteen-year-old Aria seems to be a normal girl. She works a regular job, she has a regular boyfriend, Clay. But we quickly learn not everything is as it seems when her twin...

The Healer by C.J. Anaya (Book One of the Healer series) draws upon ancient forces, gods, and demons from Japanese mythology to craft a thrilling and richly layered modern epic for Young Adult readers. In the first book of what promises to be an enthralling...

Trench Coat Pal is a gripping novel surrounding the death of a renowned psychiatrist Dr. Drew Holyoak. Unfortunately, Drew was forced to give up his practice as he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Subsequently, Drew passed away as a recluse. His son, Glen, did not...

Martina McAtee wrote an unconventional paranormal romance in Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things: Dead Things Series Book 1 that readers will love. It is told in multiple POVs because there is a slew of interesting and engaging characters. First is Ember, a young girl...