Twelve-year-old Malik had to flee when his village in Afghanistan was bombed. Now he lives in a corner of a bombed-out school with other refugees in Kabul. The Shoeshine of Kabul by Zahra Omar Shansab paints a portrait of Malik and his 16-year-old friend Nahim’s...

The Deception by Lauren Hudson is the second book in the Ascension trilogy. Now with their arch enemy Jane defeated and the Asterian race saved, triplets Felix, Jink, and Desdemona try to return to normality. Now, back in The House, they must enter a competition...

Audrey Muller was a mentor at Ironwood, a residential treatment center for troubled teens. One of her mentees, Lindsay, had gone missing and Audrey knew her family well. She did not want to put the blame for Lindsay’s disappearance on her parents. Her mother told...

Two Days at the Asylum: Inspired by True Events is a powerful narrative by clinical psychologist Frederick S. Walborn that explores the perils of asylum politics, a narrative that reflects the author’s wide experience in dealing with severely and chronically mentally ill patients. The story...

You might get your undead fix with Zombie Flight by J.P. Westfind, but calling it just another zombie story does it a disservice. As readers are taken thousands of feet up in the air with no escape, the walls of the Dreamliner begin to close...

A Riddle is an imagination-building children’s book, written in rhyme and illustrated by Helmut Degen. With the most basic of language and colors, children are encouraged to seek deep within their imaginations to find a world filled with patterns and colors. In doing so, they...

Tiki the Turtle is confused one evening as he watches the sun disappear. His curiosity takes him on an exciting journey over mountains, sea, and land. Tiki meets some interesting animals on his travels, including monkeys, pelicans, and dolphins, but none of them can answer...

Billy Jean the Cloud and Bill the Hawksbill Turtle Save Endangered Animals (Volume 1) by Dr. Hyacinth Paul is an educational and encouraging story for children that speaks to them about the importance of protecting and saving endangered animals on the planet and preserving the...

The Crying of Ross 128 by David Allan Hamilton is a good mix of sci-fi adventure and hard science technology. The story is about a hobbyist radio enthusiast named Jim Atteberry who receives an alien transmission. He tries to do the right thing and share...

In Smoke on the Mountains by Sam Knupp, the year is 2018 and a Coalition, including Antifa and Black Lives Matter, has arrived in Timberville, Virginia from Charlottesville. Tensions are high as people have had enough of the uncertainty and feeling that they are not...

Once upon a time in a faraway place lived a little boy and his sister in the storybook The Secret Club by Joseph P Cook. They loved playing games with their friends and each other. They wanted to create a Secret Club that would have...

Siblings Joe and Marie are off on an adventure to see the animals in the second installment of the Secret Club series, The Secret Club Visits the Zoo written by Joseph Cook and with illustrations by Maria Fonseca. They pitch the idea to their parents...

Marie and Joe are part of a Secret Club. Only special people can belong to this club and they must all want to have adventures that teach them something new and exciting. They had already enjoyed a trip to the zoo where they learned about...

Lucy's Story is a gritty tale of domestic and psychological abuse and survival by Lucy Spurlock. It is engaging, an emotionally rich narrative that explores themes of family, abuse, and a woman’s journey to inner freedom. The narrative begins with the words: “This story is...

An Itty Bitty Christmas by Karen Nowicki is a wonderful little story about a young, happy, brown-and-white Jack Russell Terrier, who lives on a small farm in Maine with a loving family. This young dog’s name is Itty Bitty and the book is about Itty...

In Seeker of Time by J.M. Buckler, when Elara Dunlin’s father accepts a new job in Texas, she could never have prepared herself for the events that were to ensue. Elara is convinced she is being followed by a mysterious man. He suddenly appears everywhere...

Disruption is Book 2 in the Singularity's Children series by Toby Weston, a futuristic story with an exciting setting, a world in perpetual conflict involving different classes of humans, AI, Buddhist commandos, and even a disgruntled dolphin. The world is run by well-calculated and intelligent,...

Believe (Irish Enchantment Book 1) by Annaliese Darr is a southern fiction novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy magic, romance, and coming of age stories. Springen O'Flaherty has always been different with her ability to...

In Carolyn Arnold's The Secret of the Lost Pharaoh, Matthew Connor is once again called upon to unearth a legend. A map possibly pointing the way to the mythical Emerald Tablets is discovered by a colleague in Egypt, along with the tomb of an unknown...

I Have Always Wanted To... by Lisa V. Proulx is a heartrending memoir where the author speaks about her life and her journey after being diagnosed with uterine cancer at the age of 51. Her realization that the time to start living is NOW because...