In Kerie Logan’s Becoming a Divine Messiah, on New Earth, Danica turns twenty-five and enters Becoming, the rite that begins adult life after humanity’s Great Awakening. Her guide, Paula, introduces her and her twin brother, Ryan, to the history behind their communal world, where money...

What a smart read for smart kids! Designed for young readers, So You Want To Be An Astronaut by Linda Soules offers the budding space explorer just about everything a kid needs to know about travel beyond our pale blue dot. From where they work,...

In Tony Perez’s The Dragon and The Eagle, former Delta operator James Chase now serves as the personal security officer for Secretary of Defense Michael Andrews. When China fires on the USS John S. McCain during a naval patrol in the South China Sea, surviving...

Ava Over the Rainbow by Jennie E Nicassio is a wonderful, heartwarming story about learning to live with loss. Haidyn loved her dog. Ava never left her side; she stayed close to Haidyn and protected her, giving her friendship and love like nothing else on...

Debra Maria Flint and Paul Murphy-Sanderson deserve credit for addressing a painful and long-neglected subject within Roman Catholicism in their book, The Sins of Mandatory Celibacy. Anyone who reads Murphy-Sanderson's testimony will sense that this was not an easy book to write. It gives voice...

Robbie Shell’s Bees on the Roof, as the title and beautifully designed cover suggests, is a children’s book about a colony of bees being cultivated by children on the roof of a building. The venue is the Meadow Hotel, where Nick the Head Pastry Chef...

The Blind Boy Who Saw The Invisible King by Austin M. Kairnes III centers on Joe, a blind boy who is very determined to find a mythical king hidden in a mountain castle. Joe believes this Invisible King holds the secret to his purpose and...

Space Cat in Paris by Dawn M. Aerts is about a cat who becomes a superhero in her own special way. This children’s picture book is inspired by the true story of a cat named Félicette. The tale begins in Paris, where the feline enjoys...

Rooted in Christ's Identity is a short novella by Sallie Dawkins. All the little sunflower seed has ever known is the Gardener's workbench. It is fond of all the neatly placed pots and plants. The little seed sees that the Gardener likes to tuck a...

Thoughts Etched in Words by V. Koushika is a collection of poetry, personal observations, affirmations, and hand-drawn storytelling by a young writer who began composing and illustrating her ideas at just eleven years old. The book is organized into several themed sections that focus on...

My Scar is Beautiful by Caryn Shender encourages young readers to see their scars as symbols of courage, healing, and individuality rather than something to hide. Through simple affirmations and colorful animal illustrations, the story guides children through the feelings that may arise after surgery,...

M. Soler’s 6060 Vision blends speculative fiction with sci-fi to create a frightening world. In 6060, Earth has been ravaged by a solar phenomenon known as the Glow, which accelerates evolution into lands filled with hyper-adaptive flora and new sentient forms. Sam is the narrator,...

Green by Chuck LeGrande follows a quiet teen named Jamie, who flees his home in Queens after a confrontation with his father, carrying nothing but a hidden draft board letter and a book of drawings. His aimless wandering brings him to the rough edges of...

In To Me You See by Leo and Debbie Hamblin is a bold, unconventional memoir about two people who found each other as teenagers in 1979 in Monett, Missouri, lost each other to life, religion, marriages, and distance, and then found each other again nearly...

Drones Above, Hell Below by Eric Kay kicks off with an industrial scouting operation gone horribly wrong. Killian is an ordinary pilot trying to earn a paycheck to start a life with his fiancée. But his team's destination is an absolute deathtrap filled with toxic...

The Secret of Tu'ku's Peak: A Tortoise Odyssey by Randy Stollar follows a curious tortoise on his quest to discover a nearly forgotten treasure. Tyler is old enough to want more from life. He doesn't like the ancient rules that all tortoises live by or...

Upon his mother's passing, Wolfgang Barnes, a movie producer of some substance, relocates from Portland to Florida to settle his late mother's estate. As he carries out this task, he contemplates how best to put his previous works to use and promptly comes up with...

The White Light Bends by Tiffany Blaine tells the story of four generations of women and their struggles to manage their relationships with others and accept past mistakes. Ruby, the matriarch, suffers from dementia, and her daughter-in-law, Margaret, tries to maintain a relationship with her...

Man’s Best Friend by Taylor A. Davis is a short story based in the time of The Great Depression. One of the “Wild Boys,” Thomas, is shackled and journeying by ironclad steamer towards a state prison. But what events and experiences occurred to bring him...

Courageous Clooney by Christina Strassel is a heartwarming story that captures the essence of bravery and the power of friendship. The book follows Clooney, who develops heartworm after being bitten by a mosquito. That results in his first trip to the veterinarian, where he is...