No Place Like Nome: The Bering Strait Seen Through Its Most Storied City by Michael Engelhard is an interesting foray into the past, derived from a personal passion for Nome’s history and the line between facts and myths. The region where Nome is located has...

What do you get when two curious pups, their clever friend, and a busy barnyard all come together? Plenty of laughs with a sprinkling of life lessons. The Adventures of Pickle Juice & Patty Cakes: BIG Farm Adventure by Heather Marie is a cheerful rhyme-filled...

Fairytale Apocalypse: The Verge Book 1 by Jacqueline Patricks is a dystopian fantasy that takes place in two worlds: the Verge, where magical beings reside, and the mundane world of mortals. The magic in the Verge is fading, which jeopardizes the balance between the two...

Bunny and Fawn: The Midnight Creature Mystery is a children's adventure by Michael Lingo. This picture book follows Bunny and Fawn, two sisters who have been together for a very long time. After a devastating storm, Bunny and Fawn are forced to live near the...

Gary Stringer's Gathering Storm unfolds in Tempestria, a fantasy realm filled with magic and ancient powers. When members of the Council of Wizards suddenly disappear, Catriona, a half-Faery druidess, begins to investigate the matter. Daelen, a shadow warrior, joins her as she ventures on a...

Mercune’s Dream by C.V. Vobh is the second book in The Sleepwalker Cycle. It follows Proto, a twenty-seven-year-old sleepwalker and former visitor to the dream-realm Somnus’ Palace, who awakens to find his epic adventures, friendships, and even true love were, apparently, only a dream. Struggling...

In the book hARRY: The Journey Home by Iam Oliver, Harry travels to London when his father, Lord Robert of Eaton, is near death, only to learn that Robert is not only a nobleman but also an Ispirian from another world who has acted as...

Casper, a young caterpillar, identifies strongly with the letter C, not only because his name begins with C, but also because it represents his favorite activity. This adorable little caterpillar loves nothing more than curling up in a half circle and then tumbling down the...

Black Power: The Book of Akhet by Dean Baxter follows seventeen-year-old Scipio Harelson, who trains in martial arts under Adrian Lake while preparing for a tournament and a black belt exam. On his way to practice, police violently detain him until Adrian verifies his identity....

Raising Genius: Mozart, Einstein, Jobs: The Price of Brilliance by Nam Nguyen reminds readers that genius alone is not enough. Parenting, culture, and ambition are among the many factors that shape brilliant minds. The author has chosen three fascinating subjects who came from different backgrounds...

Wayward: The Valley War by Antonio Journie is book one in the Wayward Series. Journie holds readers’ attention with great one-liners, equally dark and compelling characters, and heavy moments that add depth and symmetry to the story. I finished reading Wayward in a few days...

In Obesseus World War Food by D.T. Tucker, Obesseus is pulled into an escalating food war when General Walter Walnut warns that the Salad Sector has unleashed the Broccoli Beasts. With his Slam-Fu headband, Obesseus sets out across the buffet lands, clashing with restless vegetables...

Murder at Serenity Glade by Andrew Higgins is part of The Blaine and Meredith Murder Mystery Series. Demelza Blaine inherits a whiskey distillery with a long history. But she quickly learns that sometimes there’s a price to pay for an inheritance. This puts her in...

Isla Melysin has crafted a sprawling epic adventure in Siren: The Trident Throne Trilogy Book 1, weaving together brutal courts, ruthless politics, a wonderful heroine, and a well-developed magic system into a gripping tale. The novel follows Serena, a young woman abandoned at birth, who...

Faera: The Ritual by Ignacio Medina follows the titular Faera, a skilled masked warrior, as she infiltrates King Malgor’s prison system to rescue captives from a deadly labyrinth. Borgan, a thin, bearded man, a young woman with a shaved head, a sunken-eyed man, and a...

In Eva Barber’s Misunderstanding: The Tiger in Me, Alice Williams forms a bond that feels unbreakable with Lilly Labarre, even though their homes and upbringings could not be more different. Years later, after meeting a man known as Colin Carter, Alice suddenly vanishes. When Alice...

Scattered Light by Martha Engber follows Mary Donahue, a smart but cautious lawyer in Chicago who has just won a big case on her 36th birthday. To celebrate, she decides to treat herself to lunch at Herzl's. This is where she meets Damba Rugundi, a...

Serenade of Sirens: The Lost Boys of Tosa by K.D. Allbaugh is a historical “whodunit” that will draw readers into its clever and twisting plot arcs, fascinating characters, and period setting, leaving them intrigued and satisfied. Addy St. John has married into wealth and power,...

Embodied in Service, Emboldened by Grace: The Unbroken Thread of Diaconal Ministry by Deacon Wally Calabrese traces the diaconate as a distinct and permanent vocation within the Church. Calabrese shows how ordination to the diaconate imprints an indelible sacramental character, shaping a man ontologically to...

After being seen by King Michael Alexander during his coronation, Elizabeth Du Beauchamp knew she was in trouble. Especially because Michael had seen Thane, Elizabeth’s youngest child, whom he believed to be his son and heir. True to her fears, the king orchestrates her abduction,...