The Rainy Day Killer is the fourth in Michael J. McCann’s Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel series: dark American police procedurals featuring Homicide Lieutenant Hank Donaghue and Detective Karen Stainer of the fictional Glendale Police Department in Maryland. In this book they are pitted against...

Stuck in his cabin alone on as a freak snowstorm descends, Stephen is already suffering from fatal boredom when he hears one of his friends arrive, hopefully with beer and cigars. It isn’t any of Stephen’s friends but rather a stranded motorist called Audrey. The...

My Beautiful Suicide by Atty Eve tells the story of Cosette Hugo. Cosette is unhappy; she has every reason to be. Her brother, Victor, has died, her parents are divorced, and she runs the gauntlet of the school bully each day. But she survives. Until...

The Mayonnaise Murders, written by the talented and creative Keith A. Owens, is a fantasy fiction story with a mix of intrigue, humor, and mystery. Johnny Beardy is dead, and problem-solving alien Vid is on the trail of whoever killed him. How did he die,...

Pet Rocks and Pollywogs by Terri Kelley is about the moments shared between a mother and daughter. In the book, the little girl is lonely and she tells her mother that she has no one to play with. The mother shares with the little girl...

Come Fly With Me! by Terri Kelley tells children about traveling in a plane. Traveling by plane can be a scary experience for many children, especially if they are going in it for the first time. The young boy in the story tells us his...

Wow! I haven’t read such fast paced, well written speculative fiction in a long time. Digital Wax by Loron-Jon Stokes is a roller coaster ride of clear crisp writing. Digital Wax is cyber punk at its intense best. It is the story of Ronelle, a...

Zenobia by Don Maker is a meticulously researched historical thriller. If you like historical tales that contain an element of romance and an inside look at the internecine strife that was an intricate part of all feudal societies, then this is the book for you....

A Message from God by Terri Kelley is the story of a young boy and his faith in God. Children are always taught to pray to God from a very early age, but there are times and moments when they question their own faith and...

The loss of a loved one is unfortunately something that touches everyone’s life at some point. In this compassionate and endearing children’s book, Thank You, Shadow, Terri Kelley broaches this painful, yet important, subject. The story starts with the direct and poignant lines, “Today is...

The Summoning by Mark Lukens one of those stories it’s easy to lose yourself in. Ryan Freeman awoke in a strange motel room, with absolutely no memory of anything that had happened in his life up until the point at which he awoke. His sole...

Lou Lou, written by Safia Guerras and illustrated by Mia S. Kemble, is a delightful pictorial children's book which introduces readers to the concepts of ecosystems, environmental change, love, and the importance of family heritage. Lou Lou and her family live within a beautiful group...

Ethan in the Kingdom of the Toothbrushes, written by Yael Manor and illustrated by Anahit Aleqsanyan, is the second book in the twins series and this is one that is sure to delight your child. Emma loves to brush her teeth and she brushes her...

Festival Madness by Judith Copek introduces us to Emma Lee Devens, a Boston based computer security consultant, and asks what would you do for a friend? Would you put your job at risk? Your marriage? What about your life? Emma does all of that when...

Harlie is a small-town girl who has suffered far more than she should have in her life. But when her daughter is born, she decides that she will no longer put up with the abuse. It’s time to break free and save herself and her...

Author Cat Michaels and illustrator Irene A. Jahns do a wonderful job of presenting a children's story about a young girl Jenna who loses her blue plush stuffed rabbit named Fuzzy. They were always together and when Jenna had to go to school, or someplace...

We've all heard the hoax rumors and conspiracy theories about whether or not we actually did land on the moon in 1969. Ian McClellan takes this theory to a whole other level in One Undead Step: A Zombie Novel. In this book, the U.S. government,...

Zack's Choice is an adventure story written by Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. Zack is having a last adventure before going back to Yale for his final year of pre-law studies. His life is planned and set out: a law degree from Harvard and then a...

C.H. MacLean's One is Come is an engaging and often riveting fantasy novel that mixes the modern with magic. Haylwen doesn’t care who actually blew up the wall of the school library. With a chance to finally have real friends, all she cares about is...

Perhaps hell hath no fury like a woman scorned; however, hell’s fury is far inferior to a scorned woman with psychotic tendencies. In the collection of stories that make up Sweet Violent Femmes, Holly Kothe explores the darker side of seduction, lost love, abuse, and...