After Cody, the lead guitarist of the Panty Dropper band, leaves Willow’s Martini Girl bar for another rival bar, Willow is forced to quickly find Cody’s replacement. Colton Royce is asked by his friend Levi, the Panty Dropper band’s drummer, to join the band at...

The magic continues in The Madigan Chronicles series by Marieke Lexmond, who has delivered book four in The Cup. Lexmond has a flair for cinematic landscape no matter what world[s] the characters inhabit. The Cup traverses London, Boston, New Orleans, the land of Fairy, and...

Later, Said Gator, the first book in the I Like Me & What I Can Be Collection by Carli Valentine, is an incredible children’s book that teaches a valuable lesson while keeping children engaged. Milo is an intelligent 7-year-old gator who loves being creative and...

The Good Morning Book by Robyn Polansky Morrison is a lovely children’s book that teaches young readers how to appreciate the newness that comes with each day. Also, the diversity of the characters is a wonderful way to teach inclusion and love for all. It...

Teeth & Crumpets: A Florilegium is a work of fiction in the anthology, literary, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Joel Shoemaker. In this collection of interesting and original short stories, the author...

Pistachio the Owl by Kristi Shimada is a sweet story about an owl family. Pistachio is the oldest of the siblings, his sister is Macadamia, and the youngest is Cashew. They are burrowing owls, so instead of living in trees, their homes are in the...

Once Our Lives: Life, Death, and Love in the Middle Kingdom by Qin Sun Stubis is a non-fiction memoir that traces the author's family legacy back generations and forms a full picture from the evolution of the Chinese Communist Revolution to the Cultural Revolution. Stubis...

All the Memories That Remain: War, Alzheimer’s, and the Search for a Way Home by E. M. Liddick is a wonderfully insightful, carefully considered memoir of one man’s journey through battling a severe separation from self after a particularly grueling and damaging tour of duty...

Ascent, the second book in Mark Anthony's Lit trilogy, delves deeper into the intriguing world where humans are plagued by demonic entities known as Leviathans. Building on the foundation set in the first book, Ascent takes readers on a thrilling journey as the boundaries between...

Freedom Rings by Brenda Hardwick is book three in the urban fantasy The Circle trilogy. In Harlem Angel, Soraya Rawlings seeks out a mysterious woman after a disturbing dream about murder. Soraya learns that her latent abilities are vital in a hidden realm and she...

Lost Sisters is a crime sleuth mystery novel by David Marshall Hunt. When she is not helping with her adoptive family's shrimping expeditions aboard their trawler, Mura "Ryder" Nguyen is busy getting her degree in criminology and doing an internship for private investigator Luka Demings....

That Sweet Summer Music by David Marshall Hunt is a mystery that follows Dalisay, an orphan turned nurse, who encounters a man claiming to be her long-lost father, Reddy Burton. She accompanies him to California, where she discovers his involvement in child rescue and assassination....

The Kindness Seed: A Story of Hope, Giving and Community by Kara A. Mullane is a beautiful story that teaches children about kindness, the value of generosity, and helping others. Anna and her family lived in a town called Upton, which had a close-knit...

A Hard Silence is a profoundly moving, personal, and informative account of the challenges of dealing with AIDS from a daughter's perspective. In 1985, Melanie Brooks's life was deeply affected by tragedy when her father contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during open-heart surgery. This...

The Praying Mantis (Polish Dragon P. I.) by Steve Zimcosky is set in Cleveland. Tom Sipowicz, a private detective known as The Polish Dragon, takes on a case where he has to try to prevent a relic from being stolen by The Praying Mantis. With...

Have you ever thought of traveling to Japan? What about taking your family with you? Is it a family-friendly country? Are there places and foods that young people will enjoy? Suzanne Lowe’s Tokyo Travels: A Parent’s Guide for a Fun Family Holiday is a must-read...

Tractor Worries, written by Kristyna Skriczka and illustrated by Johanka Vlkova, is a delightful and imaginative children’s book that follows a boy named Max on his various adventures around the planet. Max usually lives on Earth, but he also has an amazing rocket, which he...

The Trouble With Daydreaming is written and illustrated by J.R. Kopenski. Kilter, the brave puppy who was also a knight, battled against foes across the land. On this particular journey, he met Tolliper, and the battle ensued. Kilter fought gallantly against his enemy. He even...

On a faraway island called Ginobe lived a little girl who rode any animal she caught hold of—cat, dog, goat, you name it. This peculiar characteristic wasn’t abnormal, though, because riding was the biggest sport in Ginobe and the highlight of the annual Gino Games....

The Phantom Firefighter: First Responder is a middle-grade novel by J.W. Jarvis. Noah loves video games and spending time with his father. After eating out one night, Noah and his father stumble across a bookstore they hadn’t noticed previously. Noah selects a children’s book with...