Abbey’s Hope Family is written by Lisette Varela and illustrated by Blueberry Illustrations. This is an excellent book for children facing obstacles in life. The book conveys a very optimistic message to parents, teachers, and children that if you need help you will always find...

Suzanne Lezotte’s first child, Owen, was born with Down Syndrome. Lezotte did not know about his diagnosis until a week after his birth. The identification of Owen as a Down Syndrome child brought with it the expected feelings of grief, fear, and doubts. The experience...

Heart of a Soul Comforter by Kayla Muth is a warm, witty, and winning collection of poems penned by a world traveler with deeply embedded Christian values and a clear desire to affirm readers and help them overcome disillusionment and self-doubt. Muth’s poems are immediately...

Something About Alexa by Leanne Hockley is a young adult paranormal novel with a twist. Our story begins in Forks, Washington, where seventeen-year-old Jayden James finds the woods behind his home an escape from the bully in town and his alcoholic mother. However, his life...

Amadeo Modigliani established himself as a highly skilled artist. His creations adorned the halls of notable individuals, and his skills were recognized by all those who regarded themselves as experts in European art. But beneath the breathtaking artwork was a man battling too many health...

A trip down memory lane shows us what a trip growing up in Pennacook, Massachusetts was for Wendy Zhou in the book Zodiac Pets by Eric Giroux. The death of Wendy's father is one of the many incidents that challenge her middle school career, including...

In this dark and compelling story, Tell Me All Your Lies by L.A. Detwiler, the line between truth and deceit is as thin as a hair. Set in Paris, the plot follows the life of Elliott Clairmont, a young man whose existence has been stained...

In Death Takes a Fall by Sharon Lynn, Maddie McGuire, a 19-year-old hiker, was stuck on a ledge after she slipped off the Cotswold trail while grabbing a few alluring blackberries. Her current love interest, a handsome young Scotsman, Constable Edward Bailey, was standing on...

From Lonely to Fearless by Ramona Galey tackles loneliness, which is a complex emotion that manifests in different ways. There are many types of loneliness, such as social loneliness, in which, despite one's accomplishments, there is no connection and one feels like a loser. Anomic...

SiP is penned by author Marius Trevelean in the science fiction, fantasy, and adventure genres for independent readers in the middle-grade and younger teenage range. The author presents an imaginative tale where Planet Earth is transformed into a juice box. This prompts twelve-year-old Jim Moss...

What had started as a hunt for antiques at a landfill site in the small town of Anderson, Montana, quickly turned into a source of panic and gossip as three residents of Anderson discovered a body. It wasn’t long before the sheriff's department identified the...

Blink and Glow is a children's picture book by Raven Howell featuring colorful artwork by Ann Pilicer. Leo and Lilly are playing in the backyard of their home when they see fireflies and start chasing them. Suddenly, Leo catches a blinking firefly in his glass...

Twins Mac & Madi's Big Sister is a children's picture book in a series by Linda Herron. Molly's twin sisters, Mac and Madi, seem to get everyone's admiration while Molly fades into the background. She notices their unique bond and the way strangers are drawn...

God's Divine Order is a work of non-fiction in the inspirational writing, religious devotional, and slice-of-life genres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Kimberly Bess, this unique work offers step-by-step guidance for accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior,...

An Extra-Ordinary Mystery by Carla Solomon is the perfect mystery story for young readers. It follows Amber Gable, an 11-year-old gifted girl, as she uses her extra-ordinary gifts to help others in many ways, including her mother to stop hiding her true self. After one...

In Spoken: A Memoir Sprinkled with a Little Quadriplegia, Robert A Rieck Jr recounts both the good and bad choices that led to a string of painful challenges and remarkable accomplishments. Like any child, Robert grew up with a keen desire to try new experiences,...

Can We Get a Rhinoceros? by Christian Kueng is an entertaining and adorable children's picture book about a little boy who wants to have an unusual pet—a rhinoceros. When he asks his mother for permission to get one, she doesn't like the idea. She tells him they don't...

Caitlin Buhr's A Sister Ago is a compelling and poignant read. The older sister, Christine, was compassionate and made an effort to watch out for her younger sister. In addition to being obstinate and careless, Rachel also battled drug addiction. Everything appeared to be going...

Mushroom Blues is the first novel in The Hofmann Report series by Adrian M. Gibson. This science fiction murder mystery follows NKPD Detective Henrietta Hofmann and her mushroom-headed partner Koji Nameko. The island nation of Neo Kinoko, Hōppon, was struggling after a decade of Spore...

Petra: An Unbroken Legacy by Lisa L. Dorsey is a deep dive back to the time just after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Saul, after his conversion on the road to Damascus, goes from being a persecutor of Jesus’ followers to one of his most...