In Scars of the Heart, Bob Van Laerhoven has taken a most controversial subject and written ten short stories around it. Each story is unique in its own right but the same theme is carried through each one. The author holds the reader’s attention in...

Rowan is an elemental of royal descent. He is young, handsome, and at the peak of his adolescence. Wandering in the mortal world, Rowan is exercising his elemental fire gift, growing up and enjoying life, when he is apprehended by his best friend, Marcus, who...

From the Shadows: The Complete Series is a young adult science fiction series written by KB Shaw. It contains two volumes: Separate Paths and Convergence. Cameron Rush and Rosa Costas are best friends and fellow geeks, but they've never really seen each other. He lives...

Between Shadows and Lies by Angela Grey is a young adult narrative set against the backdrop of a tumultuous family dynamic. Inspired by actual events, the novel sheds light on the precarious lives of four siblings who must navigate the dangers posed by their alcoholic...

The Shadow's Secrets by Anna Casamento Arrigo explores the conflicting human emotions that often leave us at a crossroads. Each action determines our final destination in life. Father Nunzio Aragona had taken an oath to serve God but, when he laid eyes on Mariella, he...

This tale is a very good portrayal of a boy who can travel between two worlds to be able to protect one of his relatives. It is written in the first person, is light, and develops with a good pace. He is also witty and...

A huge beast lunges at you. It has red eyes, a thousand fangs, and black scales. This is the Thrax that all people fear in Godswood. Mark Murphy presents a clever, sympathetic young hero in The Curse Of The Thrax. Jaykriss is 14 and he...

Dorothy Kozeny, grieving for her son who died in Vietnam, is shocked when she receives a mysterious letter stating the ashes the military sent her may not be Andrew’s. Her investigation confirms this, but the military bureaucrats are tight-lipped. Dorothy decides to go to Laos...

Eilida is planning to meet up with friends at the local bar, but instead something draws her to the neighbors' house. As she slow sneaks over and looks in, what she sees is so horrific and terrifying that she takes off running. It has started...

Dr. Raymond Silver is newly divorced and his children are all grown up and pursuing their careers. The obvious plan is to move forward and live the rest of his life peacefully. However, his unfulfilled goal to follow his family tradition and serve his country...

The Guardian of Secrets by Jana Petken is a historical fiction that chronicles the ordeals of a recently wedded British woman, Celia Merrill Dobbs, and her family during the Spanish Civil War. In 1912, Celia’s marriage is a dire one when she discovers her husband...

Artemis Ravenwing, the rightful heir to the throne of Blackwen City, struggles to accept her dhampir heritage as she plots to confront Arlina, who murdered her mother to usurp the title of Mistress of Blackwen. Artemis and her allies are heading to Westyron, a human-run...

The Poison of Money: Inside The Torrio Family is a deep, profound struggle between power and spirituality. This is why Joseph, the protagonist, is believable and sympathetic. This novel by Joe Torrence is a brilliant coming of age tale that invites you to consider...

Mayan descendants seeking to restore their nation awaken one of their ancient gods to avenge them in the chilling horror novel, In the Land of Dead Horses by Bruce McCandless III. A fortune seeker and his hired laborers open the sealed doorway of an ancient...

Some Species of Outsider-ness by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson is a poignant coming-of-age novel for young adult readers. Piper Quesenberry and Slater Hartmann are two teens who feel like outsiders for different reasons. Piper is battling bipolar disorder, and Slater is recovering from Guillain-Barré...

The Cartography of First Love by Angela Grey is an unusual, but completely compelling story of first love encountered in a most unusual location – a psychiatric institution. Fifteen-year-old Zibby is confined because of her eating disorder, and sixteen-year-old Nico suffers from depression and anxiety....

Keela was excited and eager to start her career as a young archivist in the frozen city of Lumik. She had no idea just how much trouble and danger she was about to face. It all begins with her first task, when, while analyzing a...

Aimee Reardon is just eight years old when she witnesses the brutal murder and burial of her mother by her father, Luther. She has the presence to telephone for help from the police as her father digs her mother's grave while demanding that Aimee play...

The loss of a loved one is unfortunately something that touches everyone’s life at some point. In this compassionate and endearing children’s book, Thank You, Shadow, Terri Kelley broaches this painful, yet important, subject. The story starts with the direct and poignant lines, “Today is...

The fabulous sapphire known as the Nourdon Blue has captivated the imagination of searchers for many years. And so it was for Andrew Weberley. Despite rumors about its deadly curse and doubts of the stone’s very existence, Andrew fully believes and is determined to risk...