Lilly Jean is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, family saga, and emotional writing genres, and is the sixth novel in The Cedar Cove Chronicles penned by author Cynthia Ulmer. The plot follows the titular character, Lilly Jean, as she navigates the challenges...

Carlos (The Gates Book 6) by Michelle Pashko is an intriguing, suspenseful novel. Renowned artist Carlos Fernandez meets his younger brother Miguel for the first time at their mother’s funeral. The brothers form a close relationship and Carlos moves to LA to pursue his art...

Not Without a Fight: The Story of a Polish Jew’s Resistance is the true story of a boy who was eight years old when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Casimir Bieberstein was part of a rich, powerful, but kindly family. But because he was Jewish,...

Like all children, Rafi wants to be just like his parents. As a baby giraffe, Rafi dreams of eating the leaves off the tall trees just like his father. Try as he might, even learning to jump almost like a kangaroo, Rafi doesn’t quite make...

Birthday Katastrophe: A Backyard Buddies Badventure Series by Allan E. Carty and Gloria Lauris is a children’s adventure book for 4th-6th graders. This delightful tale is the second book in the series. Dash the Red Squirrel is excited to celebrate his first birthday and plans...

Storms From a Clear Sky: The Story of Spies, Love, & Loyalty in a War-Torn World by Denise Frisino is the second volume of a trilogy focused on the Japanese-American community of particularly the West Coast of the U.S. immediately following the Japanese attack on...

Gina juggled three jobs until they were all threatened. With no way to get income except at Scott’s club, which she hated, Gina became desperate. She needed an opportunity to show the world her talent as a singer and performer extraordinaire. This came when her...

Colonel Ralph Parr was a highly decorated combat pilot in the United States Air Force. His career spanned three conflicts, from World War II flying the piston engine P-38 Lightning, through the early days of the jet era during the Korean War, to Vietnam in...

La Chimère of Prague is the second book in The Chimera of Prague series by Richard Pryll. Continuing the story of Joseph, an ex-pat living in Prague in the 90s, readers meet Joseph and his chaotic life once again. After the death of his girlfriend,...

Olivia is a princess and lives in a castle. She loves having adventures with her best friend and knight, Lambie. One thing she doesn’t like to do is brush her teeth. Her parents are constantly trying to get her to brush her teeth. Olivia thinks...

Crown of Remorse by Marie F. Crow is the second novel set in the urban fantasy world of The Siren Series. Verona, a Twin-Born Siren, born of both land and sea, has been in hiding as her mother, the Siren Queen, tries to regain control...

While you may think living in a Tiny Home will be a bed of roses, it is best to remember that rose beds have thorns. Kristine Hudson gives both sides of Tiny Home living in Little Home, Big Dreams. Kristine is somewhat of an expert...

You want to be creative, but it’s a different thing to get out of bed and start doing something. As your muse pokes you awake, sloth entices you with a soft pillow. What if there’s a way for these two creatures to get along? Author...

A Doctrine of Fear by Paul JC Edge is a highly imaginative vision of the end of human civilization. It is part 2 of the Summer Haven series. At the beginning of this book, most of humanity has already been wiped out by a deadly...

Power Bound is the first book in the Darius Academy series by Marie Godley. Saoirse Keegan leads a more complicated life than most. Not only is she regularly bullied at school but she also often finds it hard to keep her temper in check, which...

Luna by Rae Else is the first book in the Dark Between series. Jess has spent her life in foster care, bouncing from one home to another with various rage blackouts on her record. She deals with her violent tendencies through various means but spends...

Brandenburg II: The Ninth Circle of Hell by James Cloud is a penetrating and well-researched story about Nazi Germany as told from the German perspective. While Hitler is the focal point, the struggles of those under the Third Reich keep the wheels of the storyline...

Frickin Short Life: The World's Smallest Autobiography by Khawar Salim is what the title says it is, and I suggest that it should be one of the nonfiction works that you read this year. Frickin Short Life is comprised of 268 profound meditations on the...

Heaven Bound Amid Pandemics: The Road All Runners Come by Ken Rolheiser is a powerful book that communicates hope in the midst of despair, written by someone who has ministered to the sick and the dying. Written within the context of the pandemic, this book...

Katina Chimney’s Keilah West: The World’s Greatest Klutz is a children’s picture book about a little girl named Keilah who stumbles a bit through the book, trying to find something that she’s good at. Whether cleaning the house or participating in outdoor activities, she just...