It’s a real joy to pick up a book like The Foundation by Roberta Carr and be treated to characters who are so realistic it’s easy to picture them and relate to their innermost thoughts, both good and bad. Those are the characters you will...

In The Gingerbread House by Laura Gia West, we are introduced to a gingerbread man who happens to come alive. It’s winter and time for making yummy desserts for the holiday. His eyes are made of raisins and his buttons are chocolate chips. So excited...

Pete Dawson, a British man in his mid-fifties, is dealing with a number of changes in the past few years. He was recently divorced; his ex-wife moved to New York and only one of his grown children lives with him, while the other two live...

The Super Twins by Andy Slinger is the story of two brothers who are dealing with the loss of their mother when a freak accident gives them superpowers. Ryan and Jake have had it hard, but they can use their abilities to do a lot...

Robert Cole's The Last Portal is a young adult fantasy epic of three high school students and friends, Chris, Susie, and Joe, each with unique abilities. In school, they are regarded as weird. Chris can read minds; Susie is smart, a top science student with...

Cheryl Davies's story The Perfect Potion is about two witch sisters, Astrid and Luna. Just like Elsa and Anna from Frozen, Astrid and Luna seem very different from each other. Astrid is the older sister who makes amazing magical potions. Her little sister Luna never...

The Journey's End by Victoria Olasegha is an absorbing and inspirational story with strong religious themes and an excellent exploration of family dynamics and the role of faith in times of crisis. Brian is a spoiled kid, living comfortably and having everything he wants. When...

The Treasure of Conquistador Haven is an action-packed adventure novel written by Bruce Miles. A university research team recruits television reporter Derek Gandalf Caine and his videographer Joel Swingman for an expedition into the remote wilderness of Arkansas' Ouachita National Forest. However, unbeknownst to them,...

The Hunting Rookie is a refreshing personal journey related by Bert Rico of his first experiences as a new hunter and his discovery of nature. Growing from being a rookie in the field and on until he becomes a mentor to another new hunter, Rico...

In Michael Santino’s original and witty crime novella, The Frontline: Season 1 Episode 1, a small-town restaurant blows up, bringing together two very different investigators to investigate the bombing. Christopher Odacio, a special agent with the FBI, is paired with Brett Bonner, a senior police...

David has withstood some of the hardest lessons life has to teach and yet he is asked to do more. Margaret tries to be a good person, secure in her faith in God, but intrigue and misfortune take away her chance to be a royal...

The Sacrifice Zone by Roger S. Gottlieb is a novel that highlights spirituality and social issues that need our immediate attention. The story revolves around three people: Sarah, Anne, and Daniel. Daniel is a college professor with a jaded outlook on the world, so falling...

The Rainbow Boat is a children’s book by Hélène Ferreira. Life is a journey, perhaps not always on a boat, but it’s an adventurous journey nonetheless. A rainbow boat, crewed initially by girls, journeys the high seas and encounters many interesting, exciting and sometimes dangerous...

The Interlopers by Paula Welch is an intriguing, absorbing sci-fi drama for preteens. This book is a standout for young readers who like science fiction and the thought of communicating with aliens and life in outer space. This drama begins with seven-year-old Charlie witnessing a...

Little Bear loves to run and play. He chases birds, climbs trees, and is so curious about the world. One day, while Little Bear went exploring, he spotted a butterfly and followed it to a clearing where he found a horse that was stuck. Little...

To say that The Truth Effect (Rising World) by Anne Mortensen deserves to be the dystopian novel of the year would not be an overstatement - the premise of this near-future science fiction thriller is as close to happening in the same way the Doomsday...

The Outside Intervention by Andrew Orange is a dystopian novel with a hint of Young Adult, thanks to a feisty protagonist and a remarkable story. Kier is an 18-year-old out-lord who lost his mother when he was very young, and his father sent him to...

The Trouble with Belonging: A Novel by Magdalena Stanhoff is an engrossing, character-driven young adult novel you will cherish for a long time to come. What happens when Chen Kehuan, an eight-year-old lone wolf, meets a little girl named Niki that changes his life...

The Only Way Home is a walk through 1933 and the Great Depression with 15-year-old Robert and 17-year-old Tucker who he meets on the road. Robert and Tucker have both left their homes in hopes of finding work as they travel the rails. They spend...

Author Andrew Orange shares a unique story of the Holiest Zen Emperor of the world, Hautama, who makes contact with university student Tim Ivanov through Tim’s dream. In this era in Moscow, Tim is the only man with whom Hautama can talk through the eons...