As a fan of sci-fi and fantasy, what could be more fun than putting the much beloved fiction races in space; elves, dwarves, orcs, a djinn, and of course, humans. The captain of Elation-Cru, Variel Tuffman, is a hardy and street smart female human who...

Excellent. Excellent. Excellent. Those words are the best I can do to describe Child Witch Kinshasa, the first volume in a series by author Mike Ormsby. Follow the story of Dudu, a young Congolese boy, who is accused of being a child witch, one imbued...

Saved by the Dragon by Vivienne Savage is about Chloe Ellis. She recently broke up with her narcissistic boyfriend and she wants to get away from him and everything. When she said goodbye to her roommate Marcy to go hiking and rock climbing, she had...

As a reader who simply loves mysteries, almost nothing makes me more excited than finding a promising new series in the genre. Add in a strong female protagonist, and, well you’ve just done me one better. So I was extremely excited to find Heart Break...

Oliver and Jumpy, Stories 10-12 (Oliver and Jumpy, the Cat series) by Werner Stejskal is an adventure series for kids where they can join Oliver, the elegant tomcat, Jumpy the kangaroo, and their other animal friends in these three short stories. The adventures entitled 'Kite...

Flawed Happiness by debut author Cori Tadrus is a glowing example of what a book from a new author should be. Fun and funny and with a fresh voice and point of view, the story follows Athena Wallace. Athena, a thirty-year-old reporter, who has always...

Beyond Silent Cadence: As the Baffling Beat Goes On is a contemporary fiction novel written by Leisley M. Lantram. Christa's collegiate dreams of being an elementary school teacher were put on hold by life. She met her future husband in a class they both attended,...

Crystal Cash: Fast Easy Money Magick Using Popular Stones (Exploring Crystal Magic Book 1) by Amethyst Qu is about crystals and their ability to attract abundance and money into your life. Certain crystals attract certain things and the author shares their experience with crystals and...

In The Deep Beneath: Book 1 of the H.A.L.F. Series by Natalie Wright, we meet the character who gives the book its name: H.A.L.F. 9. He's not human; he's a weapon created by humans for mass destruction. But, proven to be too much for his...

Two men, both named John Carter, share more than just a name. The Farber Legacy by George Encizo tracks the emotional turmoil both men experience in the course of their respective jobs - as a local sheriff investigating a horrific car accident that left two...

The Seven Shades by Ravi Ranjan Goswami is a charming and educational collection of seven short stories reflecting Indian ideals of moral character. The basic tenets of Hindu mythology, as reflected in the seven sacred shades of Rama’s personality, are delightfully played out against social...

Pygmie by Emily Trinkely is an interesting story revolving around the character of Carina, who is too small for her pack and is constantly being picked on. Her parents have abandoned her (dumping her on her aunt), and Carina isn't sure if she can survive...

Youth Serum by Jakes Aubrey is a very realistic science fiction novel, with intense ethical, political, and economic undertones. Doctor David Jones has discovered what he believes to be the cure to aging. Using stem cells, David creates a serum that repairs the body’s cells...

Half Breed Queen (The Skatia Narratives Book 1) by LA Hendricks is a compelling read that takes readers on a trip with Marla Owens, who finds out during her stay with her mom in North Dakota that she is actually the heir to the powerful...

Courage is Fire, and Bullying is Smoke by Amy Sprague is a heartfelt, courageous testimonial of personal experience and an urgent call for a unified stand against and pro-active prevention of bullying. Amy Sprague’s story has common threads with the experiences of many who have...

There were some key concepts in The Unchained Self: The Wolf Guide to Life by Wolf Wickham that I enjoyed, such as the motto to "embrace life" and "abandon death anxiety." My father has death anxiety because of the lack of accomplishments he has at...

Summer Spark by Ginnie Carmichael is the story of Elsie Anderson and Alex Becker. Elsie is a single mother who uprooted her life in Seattle to keep her young daughter Sophie out of trouble. It wasn’t the first time, but this time they ended up...

Firing of the Crucible by Michael Eves Shaffer is a science fiction story that certainly entertains. The starship Vangart is laboriously traversing the universe to a planet where an experiment was conducted more than two thousand years ago, but eventually terminated and sealed away. The...

Life is busy for Riley Travis: working on her doctoral thesis, attending to her responsibilities as a graduate assistant, dealing with her long-distance relationship with her boyfriend David. Her apartment was a wreck, her dog needed a walk, and the hours in a day were...

Andrew Eustace Anselmi's The Autumn Crush is an epic read that spans three generations of an Italian family. The story highlights the life of protagonist Guy Bennett, the son of an immigrant who has, up until this point, been the epitome of the American dream....