Jason Henderson's Beneath the Bridge is another beautiful novel I have read this year. When Elle Jensen’s mother is murdered, the only logical thing for the girl and her father to do is get as far away from Seattle as possible. In her new setting,...

Rise of the Aranthians features the first three books in the Osric's Wand series by Jack D. Albrecht Jr and Ashley Delay, a fantasy series that will take readers to strange lands filled with magic and extraordinary characters. The Wand-Maker’s Debate features Osric and his...

Weedmonkey by Lisa V. Proulx is a moving memoir which tells the story of how a little girl called Virgie was brought into the world amidst the remnants of what was the old south, amongst wealth, judgement, poverty, and injustice. Virgie’s mother is considered a...

Rachel McGrath's memoir, Embracing the Storm, is possibly one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. Her style, transparency, openness and storytelling pull you deep into this heart-wrenching account of her battle against her body to conceive and carry a baby to full term....

Babushka loves to tell her grandson, Janoush, bedtime stories. She is a very seasoned storyteller and each story she tells has a lesson, a moral, to share. There is the story of the ladybug and the daisy and the mean boy set on destroying everything...

The White Tower by Michael Wisehart is the first book in The Aldoran Chronicles. In this world, the use of magic is forbidden because the Great Wizard Wars wreaked havoc in Aldoran, yet the ones who judge and persecute wielders of magic use magic themselves...

Many people think that Madison Rosewood has it all – a free ride to college, a great best friend, and the chance to make something of herself. For Madison, though, that isn’t important because, now that she is turning 18, she can finally begin the...

Tate is struggling with the fact that her parents are dead, her Nana is dying, her husband is cheating on her, and she is keeping all of the pain deep within. With her last breath, Nana Maria asks Tate to go to Europe and...

In The Dark Side of Honor by S.T. Phillips, two worlds collide. In Belize, drug kingpin Jorge Deperalta - aka The Shark - ran his multi-billion dollar empire trafficking cocaine and literally feeding traitors to the four tiger sharks contained on his compound. Recently, his...

Hailey loves to wear pretty dresses. She has a closet full of dresses in all different colors. One day her mother gives her a new dress. This one is white. Hailey plans to wear it to her birthday party, but unfortunately she spills something on...

Sandy has a sweet tooth. She loves to eat candy, cakes and ice cream. Anything sweet will do. One day, Sandy challenges her mother to guess what sweet delight she wants that day. Sandy’s mother goes through the entire list of Sandy’s favorites, but...

Hailey likes to eat. That’s a good thing, but it’s what she likes to eat that causes problems. She likes to have a hamburger and fries for lunch. And she loves her candy. When she can’t fit into her favorite jeans or her favorite red...

All Manner of Murder by June Woolerton is the first book in the Cara Carter Mysteries. Cara Carter wants a simple vacation, but she knows it's a long shot with her two friends and their loud children. Her peaceful trip is off to a rough...

The O'Brien (A Ballysea Mystery) by Frances Powell is a captivating sleuth mystery. After her life takes an unexpected turn, Catherine Murphy is rescued by two unexpected heroes. One is a larger than life Irish Wolfhound, and the other is Jeff, a lawyer, and her...

A Bad Wind Blowing (A Ballysea Mystery) by Frances Powell is an intriguing murder mystery that takes place on the coast of Ireland. After a year of living on the Irish coast, Cat Murphy and her enormous canine companion, O'Brien, have settled into their cottage...

The first superlative technique that strikes the curious reader of Brian Cohn’s science fiction/mystery, The Last Detective, is the author’s masterful use of descriptive prose, something seen less and less these days, but guaranteed to place one forcefully and engagingly in a most dramatic present....

Guitar Quotes: Positive and Funny Quotes from the World's Best Players by David A. Ogren is a wonderful book. While the quotes curated by Ogren are from guitar players, they are actually profound and full of life wisdom. The book contains six chapters all suitably...

Can people from different worlds co-exist together within the confines of a specific geographic area? In the historical fictional story, My Father's Kingdom: A Novel of Puritan New England by James W. George, in the 17th century, the Native Americans and the whites not only...

Election 2064 by Scott McDermott is a fascinating look into the future of American politics. This book follows several characters as they navigate a political landscape that, though rather grim, isn’t vastly different from today’s. It certainly is a lot more treacherous, however. From...

Jane McGarry's novel, Not Every Girl, features Olivia Davenport pursuing her dreams. Unlike most of the young women in Adelina, Olivia was not looking for someone to marry. Instead, she trained with the boys to be a squire. When King William is set to make...