Teddy and the Mighty Yolo by Tina Haydamacha is a children's adventure story with a serious message. Climate change has brought powerful storms to Mariner Harbor and, over the years, Shirley Seaport has become eroded and weak. Now there’s a new one heading her way,...

In the non-fiction work Raven and the Hummingbird, Renate Caldwell chronicles the therapeutic process undertaken with a patient named Joan who suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder consequent to severe childhood abuse. To mitigate the effects of her trauma, Joan resorted to various identities, allowing her...

Murder at the Pontchartrain: A Sydney Lockhart Mystery by Kathleen Kaska follows the adventures of Sydney Lockhart and her partner and soon-to-be husband, Ralph Dixon, as they prepare to marry. Mysteries and murders tend to follow them around, thus they generally end up solving cases...

Wolf of the Nordic Seas by Jennifer Ivy Walker is the second book of the Valiant Vikings series, preceded by book one, Dragon of Denmark. In the first installment, Skårde, the illegitimate son of King Harald Bluetooth, is a Viking warlord known as the Dragon...

Footprints in the Snow by Alison Bellringer is a children’s adventure that follows a boy named Mack and his friend, Katrina. They decide to take a shortcut through the forest after leaving a friend’s party. What a big mistake. They encounter a mountain lion that...

Izzie the Inchworm's First Day of School by Viki Heagy is a fun children's book that follows a young inchworm named Izzie. It is Izzie's first day at a new school, and she's feeling very nervous. She doesn't have any friends at the new school,...

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…A First for Gus is a heartwarming children’s book by Sherry Roberts with illustrations by Dylan Hale. In this delightful tale, we meet Gus, a shelter dog, who is awakened on Christmas Eve by the sound of Santa’s sleigh. Santa invites...

Shoot the Horses First by Leah Angstman is a well-written and engaging collection of short stories. The stories vary in length and the subjects covered, but each is filled with rich imagination, and it was wonderful to read about characters so vividly portrayed, emotionally, mentally,...

Zion the Magnificent and the Frightful First Day of School, written by Imeisha Williams and illustrated by Nareh Grigoryan, is a children's picture book that features a little boy named Adam who is not terribly keen on starting school. The book begins with Adam and...

Zombie Fly is a short sharp work of horror penned for young adult audiences and was written by author Ray Cecire. Blending an unusual combination of horror and romantic comedy genres, this delightfully dark book follows the exploits of Katherine Siles, a nineteen-year-old chemistry student...

Have you ever tried a new food and wanted to eat it over and over again? That’s exactly what happens to a young mermaid in Malaya the Mermaid and Her Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches by Benilda Salvador. Malaya is a cheerful mermaid whose smile...

Whoa! That's what I thought when I finished reading Ashes of the Innocent, the second book in the Abyssal Sanctuary series by author Gavin Hetherington. This book is a rip roaring thrill ride that will keep readers on the edge of their seats and with...

Sunset Blues is a thrilling first entry in The Shadow series by Renee Topper, an attention-grabbing blend of mystery and thriller that follows the treacherous path of an undercover cop in his attempt to clear his name. Get ready to be steeped in a world...

Galileo's Points of Light in the Night Sky is a children's picture book written by Dr. Katherine E.A. Korkidis with illustrations by Emilie B. Nuñez. The story follows Jennifer, a curious young girl who learns about the famous scientist Galileo from her grandfather. She wishes...

Why Blame the Stars? written by Michael Segedy and narrated by Ellen A. Connor is a romantic mystery with twists and turns that will have you biting your nails. Miles Blake and Zoe Asfah meet and the sparks fly everywhere. It is almost as if...

In Nora and the Lighthouse by Robin Murphy, five-year-old Nora is excited to be going on a sleepover at her Nan and Grandpa’s condo. Adding to her anticipation is her wish to climb to the top of the Concord Point Lighthouse and look over the...

Gina Lynn Murray’s Twinkle and the Christmas Gift is the tale of a sweet little star named Twinkle. She spends her nights watching the world from above. Most evenings are the same, but one night feels different, even special. When she glances down at the...

Do you frequently get distracted and end up doing something other than what you should be doing? Then you forget what you were supposed to do? And you end up on another tangent and the day just keeps on getting more and more complicated and...

Strobe Witherspoon writes a fictional memoir of a fictional former FLOTUS and it has become quite a controversy. Things get totally out of hand and to say that he has taken the heat for it is an understatement. Although there were a few intellectual takes...

In Joey Paul's Cramping Chronicles: The Second Pang, Jessie Oliver, a disabled fifteen-year-old, tries to understand her new empathic talents as she communicates with other empaths in an empath online forum and strives to ease the loss and grief of a classmate. Jessie was ill...