The Fifty-Two Week Chronicles, the first in the Delectables in the City series, by Joslyn Westbrook is a pleasant mix of food and love. Penelope Monroe is doing what she loves: being a renowned food critic. That is until she loses her boyfriend and her...

Binge Until Tragedy by Ben D'Alessio is a novel that explores social issues and one man’s journey to come to terms with a gnawing sensation he feels in the pit of his stomach, and his vices, a story with powerful psychological overtones. Joel Lupo lost...

The Ansgar Kids Treasury by Aleksandra Layland is part of the Windflower Saga Collection. Tiyo: The Dog Who Saved Ansgar and Bright Star: A Pony of the Kimbrii focus on two animals from The Windflower Saga. First, follow the adventures of a dog named Tiyo...

Tuning: Poems by Kathryn Beam Troxler is a collection of inspirational and nature-themed poems. Troxler’s subjects are wide-ranging; many of her poems are inspired by the ocean, forests and woodlands, and her own garden. Others share her travels to other lands and responses to art...

In Contract Pending by Al Marsiglia, readers are treated to a story set in Brooklyn, with varied characters from colorful criminal types to Louie Fiore, a simple family man who fixes shoes for a living. When Louie’s son, Frankie, mixes with some of Louie’s former...

Cultivating a Creative Culture by Justin Dauer is a non-fiction, business/finance read. It is a comprehensive book about creating and cultivating a creative culture in a firm (whatever its size). It includes a thorough list of what can be done and it is astoundingly creative...

The Girl Who Talks to Ghosts (GhostWriters Volume 2) by J.H. Moncrieff is a horror story about being trapped in a world where the dead are insane, and the living are merely empty shadows of the past. Kate Carrlsson is a medium who helps others...

In The Underground by Roxanne Bland, the reader is introduced to an underworld with a mix of vampires, werewolves, elves, shapeshifters and witches. It is in this community that Kurt, the ruthless vampire, rules and no one dares to challenge him. Parker Berenson, a powerful...

Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage, and Justice over Childhood Sexual Abuse by Kathy and Gary Picard is a memoir about Kathy’s childhood years and the impact it had on her life. Kathy describes her childhood and upbringing in some...

Every war brings tragedy, death, and a new path forward through history, but it seems that some wars are more fateful, more important, and more decisive than others. None of the ancient wars I have read about seem as bitter or hard fought as the...

Hereafter: A Southern Haunting, Book 2 is a paranormal romance novel written by LeeAnne Hansen. Samantha Knight had always had a thing for Charles Browman, even when she was 10 years old, and he was just a few years older. Charles was a friend of...

Veil of Walls by Patricia Panahi is a compelling story that plunges the reader into the heart of Persian culture and norms, exploring social issues and powerful themes like family, the rights of women, and marriage. A ten-year-old girl goes on a one-month vacation to...

Judah's Scepter and the Sacred Stone by D.A. Brittain is a Christian historical romance novel that would appeal most to a diverse audience of young adults and adults who enjoy biblical fiction with elements of romance. Princess Teia is the daughter of Judah’s last king,...

In the beginning of Scott A. Combs' The Kili Wanna Affair: A Galactic Guild Comedy, which is the first book in the George and Sali Adventure series, George Shooters and Sali Terri haven't met yet. Sali, dressed in his new Galactic Guild ensign uniform, enters...

Darklands by M.L. Spencer is an extraordinary fantasy with exceptional characters, a huge conflict involving a people’s cry for freedom, and magic, and redemption. Meet Darien, a prodigy who once sold his soul to a dark god whose bidding he is now compelled to do....

The opposing forces of good and evil appear in many forms, many places, and in many different worlds. The battle between good and evil is not unique to our world, nor is it unique to our time and place. It is an ongoing battle. Never...

Up For Days by Keenan Hopson is the story of a little boy, Jeffrey, who complains of hearing noises from his closet and outside and cannot sleep. His mother opens the closet and cannot find anything and she finds nothing outside too. He hears different...

“Expect the unexpected and trust no-one,” are words Lieutenant Norman Blalock seems to live by in The Voynich Gambit: A Norman Blalock Mystery by Quintin Peterson. Lt. Blalock, a guard at the Folger Shakespeare Library, has been forced by powerful entrepreneur Rupert Whyte to...

Cheeky Charlie: Bugs and Bananas (My Crazy Brother Book 2) by Matt Waugh is a humorous collection of stories revolving around Charlie, who is barely three, and his sister, Harriet. Charlie smells weird and different every day and on his worst days he stinks like...

In memory of Shel Silverstein, Jesse Carkin penned a collection of fun and witty poems in Thank God For Cows. Some of the poems are just plain goofy (“Huffin’ and Puffin’” about a big sneeze), while others address dark/serious issues in a lighthearted way (“Kid...