“Life is a transformation.” The Ph.D. properly adorning Jaime A. Pineda’s name as the author of Piercing the Cloud assumes immense importance when the reader discovers that the author failed kindergarten, lending added significance to the opening quote. Fortunately, this early setback itself was not...

The plans of a white supremacist group to re-establish segregation and slavery in the United States are jeopardized by the ghost of a young woman and her psychic friend in the electrifying thriller, The Society (Elizabeth Grant Thrillers Book 1) by C.G. Abbot. Seven years...

The Unsub by Owen Parr is Book 7 of the Joey Mancuso, Father O’Brian Crime Mysteries series. Joey Mancuso is in Miami Beach but not for a vacation. Miami Beach police have shown no interest in the death of Gene Wells, a hedge fund employee...

“The funny thing about firemen is, night and day, they are always firemen.” - Gregory Widen. The Cookbook & Guide For Your Probationary Firefighters & First Responders: Become a Great Cook and an Even Greater Firefighter or First Responder is written by Michael Fields. Rookie...

The Bird Whispers and the Bird Whisperer by KC Morcom is a wonderful book that connects readers with nature in a unique and refreshing manner using poems, pictures, illustrations, and short rhyming stories. The book is educational and informative and the bird species profiles and...

Hannah is the Vice President of her school's Students Against Destructive Decisions club. She gets good grades and is called Mouse by her close friends because she often doesn’t make decisions for herself and lets others make them for her. She gives in to her...

Eloquence That Feeds the Soul should be the subtitle for A Sword Song for Blood Roses, a poignant offering of poems by Joan Wiley. While relatively short insofar as books go, A Sword Song for Blood Roses definitely packs a huge emotional punch. It’s divided...

Denny is shy and introverted, qualities that do not fare well in the dating scene. She is also hard-working, kind-hearted, and fun to be with. She lives a contented life, with a steady job and a cozy family. Out of the blue, a text message...

Two young princesses, Rosalie and Scarlet, are awakened one night when a thief breaks in and steals the King’s scepter! These two girls find their courage when they see a clue pointing them in the direction the thief may have gone. Genies and mermaids, wizards,...

Young Deegan loved to play on the swings and soar in the playground even though he did not have wings. His classmates did not go near him as they felt his claws were too sharp to join in their games and he was odd and...

Douglas J. Wood's novel Dragon on the Far Side of the Moon is a thriller set in the immediate future. China claims its base on the far side of the moon is for peaceful purposes -- exploration, mining, and launching missions to Mars. The US...

Neither Officers Nor Gentlemen: A Fiction of Piracy + Plunder is a work of fiction in the historical, adventure, and action sub-genres, and was penned by author Jake Lanum. The work is intended for mature readers as it does contain some use of explicit language,...

Rainbow Land by J. M. Huxley captures the essence of the colors of the rainbow. A little girl looks around her world and asks God if He is there. The little girl hears God speak clearly to her, yet she is challenged by the responses...

It’s a difficult time for Ruby and her family. Her mother is serving in Afghanistan and Ruby, along with her father and young brother, have moved in with her grandmother. At 12, Ruby is on the cusp of being a teenager. With her mother halfway...

The Keepers by Aaron N. Knight is a dystopian fiction novel wherein secrets are revealed in the most shocking ways. Stephen Phillips (a journalist) and Alex Jamison (an archaeology professor) were researching OOPART when they made the most astonishing discovery. They found that the artifacts...

Faith, Hope and the Giant is a work of short fiction with fantasy and Christian themes in its adventure plot, and was penned by author John Callison. As the title suggests, three central characters take on the main roles in this charming fantasy tale, uniting...

To Valerie, with Love, Jenny by Debbie Parker centers around cheeky Valerie Negron, the third daughter of Annie and Frank Negron. Valerie had been the youngest child of the Negron family for fourteen years, but this is all about to change when her parents surprise...

Dragonfly Wings: A Historical Novel of Japan is the second book in the Dragonfly Trilogy by Elizabeth Ann Boyles and a compelling read for fans of romance. Set in Japan in the mid-1800s, the story follows two strong characters: Sumi Taguchi and John Cardiff. Sumi...

The Patient is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy, magical realism, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Linda Thackeray. The first novel in the Beyond the Veil series, this engrossing work focuses on psychiatrist Dan Ellis, who treats the ills of...

Digital Project Practice: Managing Innovation and Change is a work of non-fiction in the business and project management sub-genres, and it was edited by author and Dr. Tobias Endress. It contains the work of thirteen experts, including Aditya Chandak, Dr. Majid Dadgar, Ralf Dick, Elena...