Steve The Zombie is a post-apocalyptic dystopian horror novel by Stephen Wayne. The book opens with a man waking up in a city surrounded by a horde of flesh-eating zombies. To his horror, the man remembers that he used to be a detective named Steve,...

The Life She Once Knew by Vanna Nguyen is a powerfully moving and inspirational story of tragedy, healing, and survival. It is the true story of the Bloomingdale Library attack survivor as told by her mother Vanna who vividly recounts how one unforeseen act of...

Danger Revealed is a suspense novel by Teresa LaBella. Rayen Vasquez accepted a lift from Buenos Aires to Chicago and was held captive with no means of escape. Rayen was paid enough to live on but not enough to leave. Elsewhere, Victoria had not seen...

Ben the Unpopular Mosquito by CP Clark is the story of a lonely mosquito that can't seem to make any friends. One night, he dreamed that he had lots of friends and how wonderful it was. The next day he was excited and saw two...

Picospores by Ryan LeKodak, set in 2043, centers around an eclectic team led by Manar, with DJ, Ndidi, and others dealing with the resurgence of an advanced AI, Helene. The story follows Ndidi's investigation into her parents' deaths, suspicious of Helene's involvement. Another subplot involves...

Meeting Aggie by Marmelibee is about Agatha (Aggie) Youngblood, who is not an ordinary university student. She’s not even human, though her magic skills can camouflage to make her appear just as human as the others. Most of the other students are something else, too....

Time Passed by Robert Barlow, Jr. is a gut-wrenching reminder that good people are drawn into wars wherever they may occur, and not all conflicts are relatable to the society in which they live. This was particularly so for the Vietnam War, where sentiment for...

Rose and Linney had been together for as long as they could remember. Linney lived next door to her, exactly one hundred and one steps from her bedroom door. Rose O'Reilly could not imagine life without her best friend, someone she always expected to be...

The Dr. Seuss quote at the beginning of Things of Little Consequence introduces aspects of the book’s theme. John Casey contends that complex questions—often with questionable motives—should be answered with direct, honest simplicity. Little consequence refers to common perceptions deemed to be culturally insignificant that...

The Praying Mantis (Polish Dragon P. I.) by Steve Zimcosky is set in Cleveland. Tom Sipowicz, a private detective known as The Polish Dragon, takes on a case where he has to try to prevent a relic from being stolen by The Praying Mantis. With...

In Chronicle of the Lake by Roderick Saxey, two contemporary scientists, an ecologist, and an archaeologist, discuss the history of both nature and mankind on the shores of a large lake where they both live. The conversation takes place as the two friends play chess...

Food is much more enticing and digestible if prepared from scratch in one’s own kitchen. This doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task, as long as you plan ahead and organize your week’s cooking to include healthy and nutritious ingredients. Chay Wike’s The Kitchen Commune...

Addy Iris’s initials are AI, just like the AI named Jaz, the robot she meets on her way home from school. Jaz is lost and confused. He was created in a lab and released into the world to experience and learn about humans. In Amber...

By day, Maj Newhouse is a proficient mechanic with a grateful list of clients. When she is not working on faulty vehicle parts, she and her friends Aimee and Kevin Cole, talented siblings, engage in some rather peculiar activities, challenging the authority of demons and...

The Meaning of Okay by Cortney Raymond focuses on rebuilding and learning about self-love. Ten years ago, Kennedy Ellis was raped by a neighbor, which has had a lasting effect. She thinks she can move past it, but the experience haunts her, affecting her relationships...

Signatures by Lucas Alves follows the story of a young writer and his quest for self-discovery. After an underwhelming response from his publisher for his latest novel, Landon Cassidy packs up his stuff and loyal dog, Maple, into his 1965 Chevrolet and wanders across the...

In the hopeful historical romance novel, Loving Beth by Bonnie Rose Ward, tragedy precedes a joyous and beautiful ending. When she was just five months old, Beth McCullough’s father joins the Union war efforts. Beth’s mother manages to support herself and her daughter after his...

David, God's Chosen Crucible by Joseph Ganci is a historical novel that retells the life of David - the prophet, warrior, king, musician, psalmist, and lover. The author brings to life some of the outstanding events in David’s life, weaving a narrative that is spellbinding...

Welcome to Magnolia Castle, your one-stop wedding destination, but also a creepy venue with a wishing well next to a cemetery, hidden passageways, and scary rooms. Toni and Marco decide to have their wedding at the castle, and when the guests leave, the wedding party...

In The Ear Bend: Pawsome Pals by Shannon Mori, Champ looks at pictures of himself from when he was just a pup. He sees that he is different from the other dogs he knows. Instead of his ears standing up as most ears do, Champ...