I Am Bathsheba by L.J. Minx puts a profound spin on the ages-old story of King David and Queen Bathsheba. The biblical story of David and Bathsheba includes nuances of adultery and promiscuous sex, but L.J. takes that tale a dozen steps further to draw...

In Another Color's Shoes by author and illustrator Regina Puckett is a short children's picture book that comes with a very large message attached to it; acceptance and enjoying the differences that each person has. The tone is very easy to read and friendly. The...

Winter Trials by K.S. Marsden is the first book in the Northern Witch series. The Winter Solstice is a long held tradition for Mark's family, especially since his Nanna happens to be the town witch. When his Nanna decides it's time he learns about his...

Eli Auerbach wanted to teach his son valuable life advice, just like any other father should. However, his curious son would be too inquisitive about where he obtained his knowledge. So Auerbach, in a moment of brilliance, came up with a unique concept - a...

A Way Out by Michelle Balge follows one brave woman's battle against depression and mental illness. What actually goes through the mind of someone with this illness? This is a brutally straightforward account of how this dark shadow follows her from childhood. She is trapped...

Literary fiction and readability do not always come together successfully, but in 15 Minutes Erinna Mettler cleverly ensures that they do. The twenty-two diverse stories have a common and very appealing theme: the modern-day fascination celebrities command in the vast majority of people. However, the...

Creole Moon Book of Roots by S.T. Holmes is an amazing whirlwind ride that begins in the heavens with Mamuska being told to leave his wife Ophelia behind when he returns to earth. As if that was going to happen. He just could not abandon...

Love Buries a Spring Bird by Charles Forgrave is a beautiful love story with a lot of entertainment for readers. Set in a colorful and remote village in Michigan, readers encounter two compelling young characters, Cortney and Jackie, whose attraction to each other has no...

The chosen have returned to Dema-Ki to further their training, exploring abilities that are beyond even the Elders' guidance, and yet guide them they must. This group of friends must learn to combine their powers, for they will be called upon sooner than they could...

When first the International Space Station’s crew dies and then all Earth's satellites are wiped out, the powers that be realize something disastrous is about to strike Earth. With communications and power gone, the thin veneer of a civilized society rapidly begins to crumble as...

Crater's Edge by Lucy Andrews is a gripping science fiction story with a futuristic setting in 2235. Earth hasn’t stopped colonizing the planets, but the City of Three Craters seems to beat the indefatigable colonizers. In the underground tunnels, miners face the worse challenges —...

A Year Lost, A Life Gained: Fighting Breast Cancer with Wit, Humor, Friends and a Perky Poodle is an inspirational, entertaining, and informative personal memoir by Suzanne Dalton. I’ve known of women who died from or survived breast cancer, but I never knew the details...

Yria Dane by Julien Kade is a great story that mixes crime and mystery with a strong setting in Annecy, France in 1952. Thirty-nine-year-old private investigator Satordi Biertempfel is hired by a tavern owner, Haulmier Guloe. Guloe claims that his daughter, Ambrielle, has run away,...

Hitting My Reset: A Memoir on Grief and How to Make It Fit Your Life by Lisa Gallate is a non-fiction memoir on Lisa’s experiences with the deaths of near and dear ones and the ways in which she coped with grief and loss. Hitting...

Based on a true story, Closure by Tasche Laine follows the story of Tara Carter and Trey Thompson, who grew up together but were separated by unforeseen circumstances. Trey is two months older than Tara, and because their moms were close friends, the kids got...

Pursuit by Indy Quillen is the second novel in her Fox Walker series, preceded by her award-winning debut, Tracker. While Pursuit picks up where Tracker leaves off, it reads perfectly well as a stand-alone (although you'd be missing out in going that route). Fox Walker...

Alabama Oh: Artist, Dandelion Dreamer, and Independent Girl by Andi Cann,‎ with illustrations by Micaela Stefano, follows the story of a young girl, vivid with life and enchanted by flowers and color, and her struggle in a bland, colorless town. Alabama Oh - her name,...

Wildfell by London Clarke is a creepy supernatural tale. Anne Fleming flees after a terrible experience with one of her school professors, and finds herself in London. A man she met on the plane introduced her to Wildfell, a gothic mansion that has rooms for...

Un-Clenched Emotion: A Collection of Poems has original and creative content. Natasha Gruss explores many different topics while maintaining a high level of attention to detail. She conveys her thoughts vividly as she describes the landscape and other elements of nature. She writes about the...

Secret Keeper by Jane Alvey Harris is the second book in the My Myth Trilogy, following the highly-rated first book, Riven. Secret Keeper continues on with Emily as she balances between a heartbreaking and hellish life in the world as we know it, and the...