A Cat's Historical Yarn: The Taming of the Humans, written by Lorraine Abrams and illustrated by Eva Vagreti, is a wonderful story about the bond between humans and cats. They have a long history dating back to ancient times. Cats have been there for mankind since humans...

A Human Rights Odyssey by Jeffrey Gale follows Rabbi Levin's decades-long journey as a Jewish spiritual leader committed to building bridges across racial, cultural, and religious divides. The narrative centers around his leadership at Congregation Rodef Tzedek and his evolving role in multiple communities—from organizing...

A Cry for Vengeance by Ernesto Patino follows Bryan De Luca, a university professor investigating Karl Muller, a hospice patient who confessed to being Franz Dietrich, a former SS officer at Treblinka. With the support of Helen Darby, Bryan uncovers Muller’s secret past, including his...

A Giant Thank You by Mary George is a picture book that celebrates the power of gratitude and the joy it brings to both the giver and receiver. Illustrated by Remesh Ram, the book is visually engaging, with vibrant and playful vector artwork that complements...

A Heartbeat in Danger by Dan Morrow is an open narrative on abortion. Stacy Kent was a successful high school student from a broken home. A cheerleader and a good student, Stacy was in love with Tucker who loved her just as much. One night...

A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson is a bittersweet LGBTQ+ story of a young person torn between their birth gender and their absolute certainty that they were male, not female. David is also plagued by several pain-filled disorders and conditions, such as...

A Summer Lasts Forever by Tamar Anolic is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel told through alternating perspectives that capture the emotions of a teen uprooted from her familiar life into a very different one in a small Vermont town. Readers meet Ginny and Sam as they...

A Comedy of Monsters by K.M. Harrell is a humorous tale set in the Kingdom of Zadea, where strange occurrences are unfolding. The king's newborn son, Sebus, is deemed an abomination with destructive potential, and his birth comes with the prophecy of a curse. The...

A Perfect Year? by Ruth Foster is part murder mystery and part humorous saga with plenty of sass. Ali and Caroline may live near each other in Upley Rising, but they aren’t friends. Ali spends her time trying to rear her many children while constantly...

A Noble Truth by Robert Mix is about Noble Gareth, who was only six years old when he drew a picture of a disaster that would happen before Christmas that year. Years later, Noble assisted the police on a case in Washington, DC, but he...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Life is Laura Muirhead’s memoir about a life that never quite went as planned. From childhood into adulthood, she navigates family upheavals: her parents’ divorce, tricky blended family relationships, and a shocking discovery about her biological...

The search for a new place to live can be tricky until you find just the right space that calls to you and feels just right. That’s exactly how the title character feels in A Home for Toad by Allison M. Webb. It begins with...

A Fragment of Chrome by Miikka Rautioaho takes place in Ocean City, a future city controlled by corporations and shaped by pollution and technology. Body modifications are common, and they create significant differences between the characters. Some benefit from them. Others don’t. The main character...

A Sanguinary Rose by E. L. Luengo follows Scarlett Rosenbaum, a high school student who lives in Farpoint, Washington. After a terrible night at a party, she is attacked while walking home and wakes up as a vampire. As she tries to manage new urges...

A Tale of Paris and Paris by Edmond Thornfield is set in fifteenth-century Cortona, where Lorenzo di Ranieri returns from Florence to a city under ecclesiastical scrutiny. Quiet warnings reach him that the Inquisition is preparing accusations meant to divide households and strip the town...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s quote, “Not all those who wander are lost,” really captures the heart of A Wrong Turn Right by Karen Lopez. It opens with an exhausted Dr. Preston McClendon heading home from his wealthy fiancée’s family event. Things take a sudden twist when his...

A Winter’s Disgrace by Kathleen Buckley begins with a chance meeting on a snowy road. Rosamund Fortescue, who has been forced to leave her home, is trying to reach London on foot but is on the verge of giving up. Cyprian Law, the Earl of...

A Life Without You by Rose Roberts is a well-written book that emphasizes the importance of love, commitment, and appreciating what you have in the moment. The story begins with Claire, a thirty-two-year-old woman, having a session with her therapist, Nadine. Claire is married to...

Hal Koufax, a veteran journalist for the Cincinnati Bugle, was still recovering from a near-death experience at the hands of Frank Miller, a gangster who was after a controversial list in Koufax’s possession. The list, strategically planted in Koufax’s way, not only had ties to...

It is difficult for a former beauty queen to achieve respect as a private investigation.  Madeline Maclin is determined to make her career work. He former employer does not make things easy for her. He flirts with her and steals her clients. Jerry Fairweather is from...