In The Herb Gardener by Maris Morton, after a painful divorce, Joanna is leaving the city with her daughter, Mia, to spend some time cooking at a farm for her new love interest. It is a sort of trial run to see how things go,...

Isaura, the female main character of Altaica (The Chronicles of Altaica Book 1) by Tracy M. Joyce, is a character you will most likely find quite interesting and likeable in her own unique way. Isaura is different from the people she lives with, and they...

Sannah is a storyteller. She tells stories to her people, stories sanctioned by the government to be acceptable propaganda. Her stories are meant to educate her people into subservience. Her people are brown skinned and live in the Brown Zone. The government, the powers that...

Dana Hui Lim’s Mother and the Tiger: A Memoir of the Killing Fields is the autobiography of a life lived during one of the most painful times in human history. Hui is the sixth child born to Lim Cher Hoi and Tom Tai Keng in...

Leftover People is the sequel to No Sleep 'til Sudbury and captures the zeitgeist of the road trip Canadian author Brent Jensen takes to unleash his first book upon an unwary US public. He has an unlikely accomplice and guide in Christopher Long, a native...

Dash and Cinder by Bridget Ladd is a steampunk re-imagining of Cinderella that takes away the fairy godmother and adds a robotic chef, sets it firmly in India, and turns Cinderella into an android living under the harsh ownership of Madame and her callous and...

Lunitunia is a complicated country with complicated citizens, but what brings them all together is their national soccer team. So when the team got banned from international competitions for corruption, president for life Ludovico Bondimu must think of something to keep his people calm. With...

The Dalhart Pursuit by Randall Jarmon is an awesome book. Greg Dalhart has written a brilliant software program that can cause amazing changes to the United States by finding any fugitive or missing child. Dalhart has sold this program and he has now become the...

Life is a story. It's amazing how these stories are stored inside inanimate objects like buttons. A tin full of buttons can easily be associated with different items of clothing worn by specific people to which there is definitely a story attached. These stories are...

“A world without answers is a dangerous place.” Bill, Devon, and Howie discover this to be a sacred truth in Jean Stringam’s disturbingly realistic novel Regrets Tree on Fire. Three best friends, chess motivated champions, worlds apart in family protocol…their loyal friendship shapes a surprising...

The Deputy is a mystery by C.M. Albrecht. Deputy Wayne Terwilliger hires Willis, an escaped convict, to help his wife Janie on their farm. Willis is happy he has found refuge and works willingly, hoping the deputy does not discover his identity. Wayne is having...

The Morgenstern Murders is from The Jonas McCleary Series, Volume 2 by C.M. Albrecht. An intruder murdered Doctor Morgenstern, an abortionist, and his wife at their home while anti-abortionists staged a protest outside their gate. His daughter, Goldie Berman, is the prime suspect and hires...

Real Palmistry: Your Life is in Your Hands by Mark Seltman is a fascinating how-to book about the 5,500-year-old science of reading palms. This easy-to-follow guide gives insight into revealing character through hands and how the topographical map of lines and bumps shows the past,...

The Last Eucharist: A True War Story, set in the quotidian town of Jackrabbit, Arizona, features an amputee Vietnam veteran, Thomas, who earns his meager living doing headstands for the sneering common masses outside of a theatre. While Thomas spends his earnings from these "atrocity...

The Princess in Pink: A True Tale by Samantha Michael is a true story written in fairy story style. Samantha was horrifically injured when the car she was in was in an accident. The driver was drunk. Samantha tells the tale of her journey from...

Programs for addicts are usually centered around a particular belief system, making it difficult for agnostics, atheists, freethinkers and other like-minded individuals to become committed adherents. There is always a sense of distance, a sense of isolation imparted to those who have secularist leanings. Beyond...

Inch by Inch - Growing in Life by Aime Hutton is an inspirational and motivational book of overcoming challenges in life and finding hope again. This thought provoking book is a perfect read for parents who want to help their kids who are stuck in...

In Shadows is a collection of poetry written by Jason Leonard which covers deeply emotional issues such as love and betrayal. Everyday subjects are examined closely. I felt the disillusionment the author had towards love in Behind Me is Love, as well as a host...

South of Burnt Rocks: West of the Moon by G.J. Berger is the story of young Lavena (a teenager by our definition), who lost her home, her friends, and her family to the invading Roman army. Her father sends her away with his treasure of...

Journey Towards a Falling Sun by N. Lombardi Jr. is a gripping journey through East Africa in the years 1979 through 1983. The author not only spins a romance and a thriller, but also provides a look inside major water drilling projects and the politics...