An intercontinental setting, a brilliant kid, and a world torn apart by greed and war, The Kid Who Beat Wall Street and Saved Africa by Ginger Heller begins with a prologue that follows lanky fourteen-year-old Hakim, saving a boy from kidnappers who turn kids into...

Crossing the Wild Pacific (Captain's Log of the Yacht Argo) by Robert R. Tisch is a non-fiction adventure book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who are interested in learning about different cultures, different places, and being entertained...

Atmospheric, generally smart, and filled with drama, I'll Be Looking at the Moon by Lucia Barrett is a romance with unforgettable characters and beautiful settings. Elizabeth Morgan is from a wealthy family, but her family is known for a history of abuse. When she meets...

God of the Brooks: A Story of Extreme Survival by Bruce Hamilton is a unique tale of toughing it against the wilderness, told from a Christian perspective. The first-person account, fictional but pieced together from incidents throughout the author’s life, records a gritty tale of...

Set in olden day Paris, The Judge’s Demon spins a tale of terror and persecution of the gypsies trying to live their lives. The story unfolds from the perspective of Judge Fontaine, known to the people as Claude, and to very few as James. When...

Monster Problems by R.L. Ullman is a stunning story about a young boy named Bram, who has spent most of his life in foster care. But his life changes after he runs away from a foster home and gets attacked by werewolves. Bram soon discovers...

Writing is Murder: An Emlyn Goode Mystery by Susan Lynn Solomon is about a writer, Emlyn Goode, who has a witch in her family history. Emlyn has joined a writer’s group, and is dating a cop, and has a best friend who makes potions. Oh,...

Dream Walker by Larry Prosor is historical fiction with a timely message. This decidedly environmentally friendly novel is set in present day California and California of the late 1700s. When Peter Martinez, a member of the Noqoto tribe, loses his job as a wooden Indian,...

Angelina, Myra, Clara and June are as different as can be, but they have always been a Mah Jongg foursome and good friends. Unfortunately, that is all about to change now that Myra has been found dead. Angelina has always watched detective television -- Murder...

Son of Saigon: A Novel by David Myles Robinson is an engaging story that follows the adventures of two compelling characters, a crime thriller with a wonderful setting and a great plot. Meet Hank and Norm, two retired friends with good homes and enough money...

Incendiary by Richard Earl Rice is an action-packed, suspense-filled thriller that had me biting my nails! From the very start, the story had my interest and attention, which is always a good sign for me. The flow of the story was smooth, nothing was rushed...

The first line of this novel grabs your attention: “The year is 2066….Today I’m going to kill the love of my life.” It is Alexandra Martin’s sixty-third birthday, and she has the gun and a plan. Alex has always been a mathematical whiz, and she...

Stolen by Linda J. Wright offers a unique perspective on crimes against animals as Kieran Yeats investigates the theft of eleven Bengal cats from a cattery, along with several missing pets (cats and dogs) in the Oak Bay neighborhood. Jen, Kieran’s goddaughter, is taking care...

Glenys, The Cartographer's Daughter is an epic fantasy romantic novella written by Ronnda Eileen Henry. Master Glendower and his daughter, Glenys, were stunned to hear that they had been summoned to the Royal Palace. The father and his widowed daughter were mapmakers and cartographers, whose...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the deceased after a murder, suicide or car accident? Who is responsible for the collection of the body, no matter what it’s gruesome state? Follow David Welborn and his fellow team of ‘Reapers’, Joe and Susan, as they...

TWSC: A Shrouded Autobiography by Tenacity is an exciting story about the first of the baby boom generation and the dilemmas they faced growing up in the shadow of the “greatest generation.” Having to contend with the Cold War, Communism, the assassinations of America’s greatest...

Busting Walls: Secret Adventures of Foxfire by John Hope is a terrific book for both young and older readers. This sounds like a generic statement but the story of Sebastien and his friends is filled with action, heartwarming moments, and a bonus adventure built by...

Vala's Bed by Joyce Faulkner is a historical fiction novel that looks at the aftermath of the Second World War from a refreshingly unique angle. A young German girl, Vala Hess, finds herself alone with her two little boys, Emo and Milo, when Germany lost...

Rise of Howlers by Bob Bannon is a dystopian young adult novel set on the high seas. Around ten years previously a massive meteor shower struck the earth and, along with almost wiping out civilization, much of the earth’s land mass was forever altered and...

Sammy Snowflake And the Fraidyflakes by Crystaline Rose is a magical story with settings in a beautiful town on a cloud floating by. In Cloudtown where the Fraidyflakes lived, every now and then a snowflake will drift by and disappear and some of them dropped....