Sixteen-year-old Aaren Lockett is a skilled tinker. He arrives in the industrial city of Rexanberg, hoping to start a new business. A wise man warns him to be careful in the big city. Aaren gets involved in a fight between the metropolis' powerful forces almost...

Mind Your Movement: Six Essential Physical and Mental Tools To Stay Active As You Age by Laura V. Dow removes the anxiety and fear of exercising, gyms, and people’s opinions in the most uplifting way. The author has written a book that is easy to...

Cecilia Valetti’s The Truth is the first entry in the Mysteries at Anna's Trattoria series, which offers a delightful blend of community, personal grief, and intrigue set against the backdrop of an imaginary town in Canada. The narrative follows Anna Venturi, who came to the...

Be it romance movies and novels, pop music, or social media, external factors have groomed us to believe in things like divine love or soulmates and that declarations of love should always be grand and boisterous. This often leads to unrealistic expectations of love and...

Patricia A. Houchin's The CHAIN Links Program for Young Women and Girls with Anxiety: Stronger Together is a thoughtfully crafted program that offers a practical, peer-to-peer approach to mental well-being. Drawing on her experience as a counselor, Houchin recognizes the critical role that adolescence plays...

The mysteries of the ancient world continue to intrigue humankind, but do we know the truth? Simone Maggi explores this theme by taking readers on a fascinating exploration of spirituality through symbols, rituals, teachings, and civilizations, including those of Atlantis, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The...

Dyani’s Adventure by Kitty Arceneaux is a delightful children’s book that invites young readers to explore the wonders of diversity, friendship, and cultural understanding through the eyes of its spirited protagonist, Dyani, a curious and adventurous young girl. Setting out from her cozy neighborhood, she...

Nightflower of Comanche Mound by Katlyn Bates is a coming-of-age story with a distinctly different flavor. Charley Kensey is sixteen and, with her father no longer part of the family, is vainly searching for familial connection and her place in the world. She invites herself...

Armitage: Children of Arcanum by Atlas Creed follows Rebekah Daroh, a young woman battling with the loss of her sister and the strange voice in her head that compels her to do things she can’t understand. Rebekah can’t remember when everything went wrong but in...

Sophia and the Dragon-Eye Charms: The Secret of Okaas is a children's fantasy novel by Beth Christopherson. Sophia is drawn into a magical adventure three years after the death of her brother, Seth. Gifted with powerful heart magic born from her compassion, she’s chosen by...

A collection of ten surreal short stories, Yarrow Paisley's Divine in Essence ranges from disturbingly beautiful to beautifully disturbing to truly unique literary experiences that defy classification. These tales share an ethereal, dreamlike quality that blurs the line between reality and fantasy and imposes peculiar...

Tender Was the Lie by Christine Dixon is a women's fiction novel that follows forty-two-year-old Marnie Fraser, a renowned country singer who seemingly has it all. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when she receives heartbreaking news while on tour for her new album....

Who knew farting could bring so many achievements to a person? This is the story of Peter Pooter, who farted himself to glory (pun intended). Peter discovered that eating beans could produce explosive farts and he made sure he used these smelly farts to his...

The wallpaper on my cellphone shows the Nauset Lighthouse on the shores of Cape Cod. Once a year we vacation there and enjoy taking side trips to see the lighthouses along the coast. I was curious to read Nauset Light: A Personal Legacy by Mary...

The gripping tale of Opal Slepecki, who needed her friends' help to end her life, unfolds in Kristen Wasyliszyn's Why is My Bra Still On? Over many years, Opal and her friends shared numerous secrets and spent much time together. When Opal was diagnosed with...

Long-Term Damage by Billy Hanson is a haunting collection of short stories that masterfully explores the darker aspects of the human experience. Each story immerses readers in an eerie, often surreal atmosphere where characters are confronted by their deepest fears, regrets, and inner turmoil. The...

The Threefold Cord by James Alan Anderson is the harrowing tale of three young boys brought up in the rural hinterlands of Manitoba, Canada by an abusive father who was caught up in a religious cult and a mother who was frequently emotionally absent. Twin...

In No Boundaries, Kevin Geise crafts a compelling historical novel set in the early 1970s, exploring desegregation and economic shifts in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The novel follows the Jackson family, who move from New Orleans seeking a better life, and the O'Connors, a wealthy family...

Joan Donaldson crafts Lizzie and William’s love story beautifully in Ae Fond Kiss: Love Blossoms in Tennessee, a remarkable, hope-filled romance novel set in a close-knit community in the Appalachian Mountains. Following the death of her fiancé, Lizzie Walker wrestles with despair that almost overwhelms...

Tempest's Secret: Brave Kids Never Give Up by Ariane Chapelle is a wonderful children's book about a brave girl and a kitten. Tempest is an eleven-year-old girl who tries to convince her mother to get a pet. She and her little brother would love a...