A House Full of Strangers by Diana Stevan is a collection of two novellas and eleven short stories set in Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the 1940s and 1950s. The book focuses on landladies, their families, and the tenants who pass through their homes, offering a view...

In A Birthday to Die For by Frank L. Atchley, we follow Dr. Paula Mitchell, a Seattle psychologist who finds herself in a race against a literal calendar. Her patient, Kae Carlson, is terrified that she’s marked for death by a satanic cult on her...

A Human Business by Glenn Bostock describes the CEO of SnapCab’s method of building a successful business through people-centric practices instead of focusing on financial results. The author's educational obstacles taught him to view the world through a different perspective while recognizing the special abilities...

A Summer of Static by Wren Greyson is a science fiction drama that follows Purcell, a robot that has just woken up from a simulation where it thought it was human. Robots are desperate to be treated like humans, and humans have robot companions. Purcell...

In A Trail to Love by Joanne Kiersarsky, the story begins in the early 19th century with a young soldier named Rex who falls for Felicity, the daughter of a powerful and rather ruthless senator. After her father tries to force her into a marriage...

In A Warrior of the People, Joe Starita reveals the extraordinary life of Susan La Flesche. Born in a tipi in 1865 to parents of Indigenous and White ancestry, Susan La Flesche spent her life straddling two worlds. Her family insisted that she and her...

In his self-help memoir A Caregiver's Tips, Frederic Buse recounts the years following his wife Dot’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, after her memory loss slowly transforms their marriage into full-time caregiving inside their Pennsylvania home. A retired marine engineer, Buse describes the moment Dot no longer recognizes...

Bernadette Gage’s A Beautiful Sunrise begins in rural Ipole. Young Abi attends school because her father, Pa Okoh, refuses to accept the customs that reserve education for boys. His decision sends her away from home while she is still a child, places her in mission...

A Case of Do or Die by Andrew Ceroni introduces Myong Chang, a North Korean agent and one of the best assassins the world has ever known. Now, he has gone missing, and he is not alone. The news quickly circulates among Western intelligence agencies...

A Gift From Grandma by Sarah Condie takes the reader on a delightful journey with Eve after her birthday, on which she received a beautiful, colorful dress. The main characters are Eve, her twin brothers Theo and Nate, a black lab called Luna, and school...

In A Savage Nation by Leon Harris, a brutal alternate history inverts the transatlantic slave trade into a horrifying mirror. It is a world where African empires are advanced, and Europe has reverted to a world of primitivity. The story introduces the “Great Harvest,” which...

A Faithful Companion by Kasey Stockton is a delightful example of one of my favorite genres. Emma Darling was deeply in love with her neighbor’s nephew, Owen Buckley. When he visited his aunt and uncle in Derbyshire, he and Emma experienced an idyllic summer filled...

In Danila Botha’s A Place for People Like Us, Hannah meets Jillian during a night out and, after reconnecting in a university class, moves into her apartment, where their relationship centers on filming Jillian’s music and building a shared routine. While studying, Hannah is paired...

Detective Winston Radhauser faces the worst nightmare that can befall any parent in Susan Clayton-Goldner's A Harbor of Hope. In the dead of the night, someone wounds their stallion, Ameer, in the barn. Radhauser and Gracie go to bed tired that night after having the...

A Sense for Memory by R.H. Stevens is an imaginative and exciting science fiction novel combined with stunning illustrations of alien worlds and species. Stevens uses elements of mystery, psychological thriller, cosmic horror, and political intrigue to create a truly captivating story. From the very...

The growing incidence of chronic disease has highlighted the need for palliative medicine and care facilities for the terminally ill, sometimes over an extended period. George J. Taylor examines what this means in A Caregiver’s Guide to Palliative Medicine. Caregivers can include family members, doctors,...

In Ken Breniman's a three body solution, during a period of political collapse, Tâm, Chip, and TaDoo become internationally famous after presenting their committed thruple as a public alternative to fear-driven leadership and social isolation. Their rise begins with the MMMurphyBed, a futuristic invention that...

A Love This Grim by Elora Morgan is a dark and twisting tale about true love and the consequences of fighting for it. The story follows Avalia, the adopted daughter of The Grim Reaper, Death himself. Avalia’s whole life has been defined by her fragile...

The Legend of Christmas Magic is a tale within in a tale. Every child can enjoy this adorable and magical fable. A.D. Trosper has written a unique story around the legend of Father Christmas. Writing of the ancient traditions of Christmas and where they come...

Behind the Door: A Sizzling, Psychological Suspense - Hidden Motives Book 1 by A. Gavazzoni is a complicated story, but in a really good and intriguing way. I was unable to put this book down, mainly because I didn’t want to put it down, it...