Out of Many One: The Proclamation and Abstract Value of Merit by Dufort Baptichon is a meld of a personal story backed by documentary evidence and a hard look into some of the crucial, yet rarely considered values that should guide political life in every...

Seekers of Earth (The Guardian Knights of Terra Book 1) by Kyle Pratt is a young adult science fiction novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of teens and tweens who enjoy books that take place away from Earth with aliens and alien...

Sour Lemon and Sweet Tea: The Sour Lemon Series, Book 1 by Julane Fisher is a beautiful story with some powerful messages for young readers. Eleven-year-old Lillie Mae and her twin, Ellie, live on a chicken farm in Triple Gap, a sleepy town forty miles...

Over a thousand years have passed since Erzebeth imprisoned the brothers Drast and Tyran Kaligula at Anaerfell for killing the god Wolos. Now, they must right their wrongs by retrieving Wolos from the Netherworld in this exciting conclusion to Joshua W. Robertson and J.C. Boyd’s...

Make It Good: The Stories in My Early Life by Barry Sheinkopf is an unusual memoir. Each of the eleven chapters portrays experiences which the author explains were “aha!" moments for him. There are poignant scenes with his father during a train trip to Florida,...

Creativity: The Magic Formula by Adam C. Wilber is a manual and a self-help book of sorts, at least for those needing inspiration or a way to dig themselves out of creative purgatory, like writer’s block. Wilber is an inventor, keynote speaker, and magician. He...

In Haunted: The Horror Diaries Book 1, Chase Macmillan is a fifteen-year-old girl who loves nature in the story Ghost Park. She will do anything she can to keep it untouched. Contrary to her feelings for the environment, her father, a landscaper, levels trees...

All her life Callie has felt like a failure, not worthy of the affection of her grandmother or anyone else for that matter. Part of that came from the fact that her father took off the minute he found out her mother was pregnant, and...

Dutch Connection: The Jewish Saga From Spain to America by Paulo Carneiro is a historical book that chronicles the saga of the Jews moving from Spain to America. This is a tale of resilience beginning with the ousting of the Jews from Spain in 1492...

The title of Leslee Koritzke’s book - Pour a Glass: The Wine and Drink Pairing Guide for Terrible Writing - pretty much sums up what it is about. What it does not mention, however, is that you may spill a lot of the wine you...

Stumbling Stoned is the opening book in The Patchwork Prince series by A. Van Wyck, an urban fantasy featuring an unusual character, a world of drugs and magic, cannibalism, and an adventure of love. Readers are introduced to a hilarious character who claims to know...

A Clatter of Chains is a powerful opening in The Waking Worlds series by A. Van Wyck. An epic fantasy, this book's merits include its deadpan banter and gritty narrative, and the well-imagined and meticulously developed characters. This book has exceptional characters and my most...

In Whitechapel, ladies of the night are cautious because of the recent murders attributed to a killer they are calling Jack the Ripper, but in an orphanage across town, Alexia is not thinking of that, only that she has finally found the man of her...

TruthSeer is the third book in The TruthSeer Archives by Mike Shelton, a great story in the genre of young adult fantasy. We are introduced to Shaeleen, a young girl with an unusual gift. She has the gift of knowing when someone is lying. But...

Adventures of Edwin and Albert: The Missing Crystals by Mariah Sebastien and Atticus Sebastien is a children’s adventure story. At 80 years old, Edwin is setting off on his very last trip in a spaceship and, as the journey begins, so does a new one...

A Life Worth Living: The Journey of an Authentic Soul by Carla Feagan is the autobiography of Carla’s life journey. Being born on a British air force base in Singapore, Carla holds two citizenship of two countries. In A Life Worth Living, Carla Feagan takes...

Persimmon Takes on Humanity is the first book in The Enlightenment Adventures by Christopher Locke and it is both inspirational and thoughtful, a great story that will undoubtedly be hailed by animal lovers. It awakens a deep sense of compassion in readers for animals that...

Winslow: The Lost Hunters by David Francis Curran is a mystery that follows Winslow Doyle, a retired wilderness guide who has removed himself from public life following the death of his beloved wife, Lomahongva. His self-imposed exile and existence off the grid end when a...

Wall Of Doom: The Princess Maura Tales by Abigail Keam is a fantasy romance that will take the reader on a journey to another world where magic and reality might not be so different. Although I am not a big fan of fantasy, novels like...

Lacy struggles with the idea of going home after a fantastic summer with her aunt and uncle, their deck hand and the at-risk boys who sail with them to learn responsibility and team work in Love Waits by Judah Knight. Lacy will miss Kerrick desperately,...