How do you feel about unexpected visitors? At one time, random company would not have bothered Claire. After the death of her husband, though, Claire faces a life alone with no surprise visitors and the impending departure of her college age twins. Alone except for...

The Portal Prophecies Volume 1 by C.A. King is the first book in The Portal Prophecies Volumes. This volume contains the first three books in the series. Willow's life was the furthest thing from extraordinary. She doesn't remember her parents or when she started hearing...

In an age of greed and abuse of the environment, it is not unexpected to have drastic climatic changes. When these changes dramatically and irreversibly change the geographic and demographic make-up of one of the world’s most powerful nations, the United States, flooding most of...

The Walls of Lucca by Steven Physioc takes us back in time to Italy during the First World War. A love story set in tense times while the fascist government of Mussolini is on the rise. Isabella Roselli, a young woman who has spirit and...

Born on the last day of a sweltering summer, just like all the Queens before her, Sofia Addington knows she is born to be Queen of Arandale. The only thing is that she’s never vied for such a life and she hates to become Queen...

The Button by D.L. Finn is the story of Lynn Hill, a young girl who thought that her life would turn around just as she left her childhood behind and joined the ranks of adulthood. Trying to enjoy her life surrounded by people she loved...

The Other Side of Elsewhere is a paranormal coming of age thriller written by Brett McKay. Riverton had come to feel like home to Ret, an unfamiliar feeling for the twelve-year-old whose family had moved frequently while he was growing up before settling in here...

Chloe, Sarah, and Charlotte are three best friends who have a lot in common when it comes to misfortune. Chloe’s father died a few months earlier and she’s still having trouble coping with the loss. Sarah and her mother had to move from their house...

I’m going to pay The Jasper Creed by William Jarvis one of the highest compliments I can for this type of novel. Throughout the book the voice and tone sounded exactly like the late great Pat Conroy. So if you are a Pat Conroy fan,...

The Grumpy Fairy: A Grumpy Fairy Tale Book 1 by Elizabeth Dunlap is a witty read for those who love fairy tales and sarcasm. There are funny magical bits, like frog princes begging to be unenchanted, and clever fairy world bits, like learning that fairies...

The King of FU, written by Benjamin Davis and wonderfully illustrated by Nikita Klimov, is a coming of age novel that belongs to a class all its own. This is a memoir written somewhat like a modern epic poem and is divided into three parts....

John Abernathy is still coming to terms with the revelation that he’s part alien, descended from a Sagittarian woman who traveled to Earth with an advance group of colonists. He’s also still struggling to understand his newfound Sagittarian abilities, which include shape shifting and fast...

The Meadows by London Clarke is a terrifying tale of the supernatural. Scarlett, fresh out of rehab, needed a new start and The Meadows in the Shenandoah Valley seemed like the right place. A huge mansion going for a song; she planned to turn it...

Morning Glory, Texas is a far cry from the city life to which Kale Flores and his mother were accustomed. A newcomer to the community himself, Kale’s biggest excitement happened the day a klutz moved in across the street. Maybe this would be an opportunity...

The story of the second book in the Witch-Hunter series, The Shadow Reigns by K.S. Marsden, takes place in a world that has literally been robbed of light by witches: they have made electricity stop, and communication via phone or internet is not possible any...

The Beeping Brothers’ Road to Success by Scott L. Chally starts in the fall school year of 2007 in Monticello, Iowa, a friendly farming community of approximately 3,500 people. The story follows the friendship between two boys, Ricky LongJohn and Jimmy Chally. The author captures...

The second book in the Risking Exposure series, A Path Divided is the story of a young girl caught between love and loyalty in Nazi Germany. Renate Muller is fourteen and a member of Hitler’s Youth. At first, she’s dazzled by the opulent rallies and...

The Alchemy of Noise is a work of literary dramatic fiction penned by author Lorraine Devon Wilke. Written for adults due to its complex themes and mild but mature content, this is a love story and family drama taking the day to day struggle of...

The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts follows the life of Logan and his family. Logan is a star, both at baseball and basketball, and thinks the world is at his fingertips. Nicknamed ‘Ice’ by his peers, with parents he adores and a brother...

Ben, Savya, Kimaya, Oliver and Mei are best friends. They live in Slowville and attend a school that is set in a pretty park-like setting on top of the roof of an apartment building. There’s something very calming about Slowville. It’s comfortable, safe and ecologically/...