Chicken Monkey to the Rescue, written by Nick Paldino and illustrated by Michael and Nick Paldino, is the story of a crime-fighting monkey who sneaks out of the zoo after closing time to solve crimes in his chicken outfit. Farmer Willie has woken up to...

In Hannah's Bliss by Dania Voss, Rocco didn’t really have a great start in life. Abandoned by his parents when he was just a child, he learned to live life the hard way. Joining the Marines gave him a direction, but getting out and joining...

Cally Edwards' novel Playing With Demons unravels an exciting world where humans are merely spectators, oblivious to the existence of powerful supernatural beings we only know from tales. These beings are running the world and maintaining the balance inside it. Introducing a very interesting background...

Italian-born author Patrick Lombardi is distinctly his own voice. He writes with a mixture of acerbity and sharp humor in Junk Sale: Stories & Essays, his collection of essays and short stories. This anthology introduces us to a world that Lombardi inhabits where one cannot...

Heaven is Within You: Reflections from a Beachcomber's Mind by Steve Kenyon is a fascinating little book. For two years author Steve Kenyon lived with his wife on Australia’s Bedarra Island, across the bay from artist and philosopher Noel Wood (the beachcomber). Heaven is Within...

Manufacture a Better You is a self-help guidebook by Brandon Smith. Did you know that we make tens of thousands of decisions every day? Each of those decisions contributes to the level of success we have in our lives. In this book, Brandon Smith draws...

Dragons On The Roof: Unravelling Vietnam by Carol Howland takes readers into the exotic beauty of this small country and unravels the cultural history, traditions, customs, and mindset of the Vietnamese people. Traveling is an education in itself and exposes people to interesting realms that...

Birth Right: Galak’s Rising is a work of action-packed dystopian fiction penned by author Christina Goebel, and forms the first book in the Birth Right series. Suitable for readers of all ages thanks to its PG content, this engaging work combines science fiction, cyberpunk, fantasy,...

Come Alive: Live a Life with More Meaning and Joy by Yu Dan Shi is an inspirational, motivational book with a powerful message for contemporary readers. In this book, the author shares her journey towards finding joy, meaning, and happiness. Born in a poor village...

We read a lot of war memoirs from those who have been at the front, but what happens to those left behind? In Home Front: A Memoir from WWII, C.D. Peterson chronicles life in a rural community just before, during, and after the war, following...

The Devil's Dragon: Book 1 of the Dragon Trilogy by Jason Boggs begins with the chief protagonist, a young cadet named Nelson, participating in a war exercise in the year 2094. Concealing himself, he attempts to successfully complete a harrowing dangerous course by making his...

Rue Toulouse by Debby Grahl is a wonderful mix of contemporary romance and sleuth, featuring very complex characters. Caterine Doucette is a fashion designer who meets ex-cop Remi Michaud at a masquerade ball. They come together for one night of passion that changes everything. Caterine...

Most Secret is a historical romance by Kathleen Buckley. While investigating a smuggler with the help of Alex Gordon, Roger Markham dies unexpectedly. Alex meets Roger’s niece and beneficiary, Jane Stowe, whose information confirms her wayward brother, Rupert, is involved in smuggling muskets to aid...

Tall Chimneys: One Woman, One House, One Hundred Years is a work of twentieth-century historical drama and romance, penned by author Alice Cresswell and narrated in audiobook format by Danielle Cohen. The plot centers around Evelyn Talbot, who is extracted from her family and sent...

Olivia Cantarell is a woman with a dilemma. Her father is dead, and she is left in possession of his shipping company. She was raised in the business and could take over. But in eighteenth-century London women cannot involve themselves in such trades. Her options...

Tropic of Evil follows Inspector Marco Nayal of Mexico’s Federal Police as he tries to find a young girl who may not be alive anymore. When Marco is assigned the case to find a 6-year-old girl, he first thought that the report had been filed...

Quinn is an emissary. Born in ancient Atitala, sometimes known as Atlantis, more than thirteen thousand years ago, he carries the memory of the countless lives he has lived through the darkest period in Earth’s history. That knowledge, along with the loss of the love...

“Feelings of utter sorrow and loneliness hit me in a wave. I sagged, holding onto the door for support as I choked back an involuntary sob. But I knew right away that those feelings weren’t my own. I knew it was my gift soaking up...

Fallout is a fast-paced spy thriller with roots in the partitioned Berlin of the 1980s and a joint operation that went badly wrong. Today, a former high-ranking officer has put together a team of highly professional killers to wipe out those responsible. The team includes...

It was Casey's first day at school and she was scared. She was starting a new school in the middle of the year. Casey was afraid just thinking how the day would be and the more she thought about it, her fears became more intense....