Midcentury-Modern: 15 Design Ideas as seen in The Queen's Gambit by Ivy Ngeow is a handy manual with 15 inspirational ideas that will inspire readers on a midcentury modern journey to creating looks from The Queen's Gambit. This style can best be described as maximalist...

James E. Manning is an appraiser in the real estate market. He brings his expertise to his book Public Trust Betrayed. He discusses the greed and stupidity that has placed us in the economic crisis that we now face. Each day we hear of more...

Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee is a novel for children, grades 4-6, written by Tonya Duncan Ellis. Sophie was definitely not interested in participating in Xavier Academy’s spelling bee. The ten-year-old hadn’t intended that her parents know about it, as she realized they’d want...

I Don’t Want to Go to Preschool: The Fairy Queen Calls… A True Story by Granny is an engaging children’s book written by Cynthia Obrien with illustrations by Rosemarie Gillen. In this story, Granny is called upon to help a group of children hesitant to...

Faithful Traitor by Samantha Wilcoxson follows the story of Margaret Pole, one of the last of the royal Plantagenet dynasty, who lived through the reigns of Henry VII and his son Henry VIII of England. We first meet her when she’s already married and soon...

Phoenix is a work of fiction in the science-fiction genre that is aimed at all ages of reader and was penned by author T. S. Alexander. The first book in the Queen’s Avatar series, this story marks the beginning of a saga of the interstellar...

What's Happening to Me NOW? The Facts of Life, As A Woman In Your 40s (Straight Talk About Perimenopause) by Heather Wright is for women who are suffering from life's hormonally crazy phases. All women go through menopause but nobody is ready to talk about...

A Wild Ride: The Adventures of Misty and Moxie Wyoming by Niki Danforth centers on Moxie Wyoming who is turning ten. She had always wanted to be like Granny Rose and imagined herself barrel racing and winning first prize, just as Granny Rose had done...

Kept Darkly is a work of paranormal romance fiction penned by author Tarrant Smith, and is the third book in the Darkly Series. In this return to the world of the stringent laws of Fey society, we meet the Seelie Queen, a unique seer, as...

Surrendered Darkly is a work of romantic paranormal fiction written by author Tarrant Smith, and is another addition to the Darkly Series set in the world of the Fey people. In this story, we focus on the gods' realm and the Unseelie court, where we...

Resurrected Darkly is a work of paranormal romance fiction penned by author Tarrant Smith and the fifth novel in the Darkly Series. In this powerful tale of resurrection-like romance and feisty tempers, we return to the newly-crowned king of the Unseelie court, focusing on Hueil’s...

Mrs. Murray’s Home is a work of fantasy and supernatural thrills written for middle grade and young adult readers by author Emily-Jane Hills Orford. In the third novel in The Piccadilly Street Series, we find ourselves tagging along with Mary as she travels with her...

Good Americans by Tejas Desai is a collection of short stories, mostly dealing with experiences of people of color in the United States. Right off the bat, this collection won't be for everyone. However, as a whole, the collection works well. Having that core theme...

First & Goal is a chick-lit novel by Laura Chapman. This book is the first in the Queen of the League series. Harper Duquaine is a young woman, working at a car dealership, who wishes to move on from her old life and her old...

Lamellia: The Wicked Queen, written by Gloria D. Gonsalves and illustrated by Katerina Brunot, is a children's adventure book, involving a king, a wicked queen and the kingdom of mushrooms. It is the story of the sadness of the queen and king who cannot conceive...

Of Light and Freedom is book two in Rachel Fallon's fantasy series, The Star Queen Chronicles. In book one, Of Darkness and Ruination, Asteria Zagreus, enslaved on Celesterra, is placed in the Dusk Kingdom and given to Prince Cyrus Tynan. Refusing submission, she plans her...

Besa Po by Hana Noka takes us readers back in time to the age of the Roman Empire. But, this book follows the life of Queen Teuta of fabled Illyria and recounts the love she has for King Agron. However, she is a warrior in...

Todays of a Lifetime by Mariela G. George centers around Charlie-Mae, a spirited "Little Pirate" who sails on the Queen of the Tides, her family's trusty pirate ship. Joining her on this quest is her strong, protective father, her nurturing mother (who is also the...

Princess Elsie Builds a Castle & Discovers the Magic of Engineering by Dr. Kelsey E Kirrene is an educational children’s picture book. Princess Elsie’s castle has been destroyed by a dragon but she and her Fairy God Engineer will put things right! Together, they work...

What drew me to this book was not only the concept of taking a leap of faith, but also the bright warm smile of the author in her photo on the back cover. She looks genuine, happy, caring and warm. That smiling face belongs to...