The day before her twenty-sixth birthday, Amy’s drug addict sister pulls a knife on her in a San Francisco church. Rattled by the traumatic experience, Amy retreats to her mother’s house in Marin with her childhood best friend, Cassidy. When Amy wakes up the next...

Trine Rising is the first book in the Kinderra Saga: The Chronicles of Mirana Pinal by C.K. Donnelly, a brilliant epic fantasy about young Mirana as she tries to figure out who she is. Mirana knew from an early age that she was different. She...

On Viking Seas is a work of fiction in the fantasy genre and is the third book in the Forerunner series. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by author Jay Veloso Batista. Inspired by legends and myths from across European culture, the...

Jake the Road Dawg shows responsibility, looking for all that is beautiful and magical even in what might otherwise be scary, sharing music to make people happy, but most importantly, learning that life is about friendship and family. Jake, a shelter pup, a mixed breed...

Katz' Cat by Dawn Greenfield Ireland is the first book in a new cozy mystery series. Jimmy Katz is done with the Big City and is ready for a change. After being robbed at gunpoint at a gas station, Jimmy is ready for something small-time,...

“I love myself. I love me and everything about me.” Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and said these words? Little Nikki didn’t; at least, not at first. She was born into a loving family and told from a young age that...

The Final Steps: A Harbor Springs Cozy Legal Mystery by Mark M. Bello is the perfect whodunnit for a night under the stars or in front of a fire. Rosaline Maxwell is a retired attorney and judge, looking forward to her book tour around the...

A Walk with the Master: One Person's Journey to Christ by David Alan Armstrong is an honest recounting of the author's journey from a superficial understanding of Christianity to a deep, personal relationship with Jesus Christ within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....

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...

Hannah and the Hobgoblins by Deborah Dolan Hunt is a fascinating book for young readers, an adventure filled with magic and captivating characters. The gift of a book from her Aunt Agatha opens a whole new world to young Hannah and the revelation that she...

I couldn't help but compare The Monsterjunkies with The Munsters and The Addams Family even before I start reading this book. Yet, the comparison was put aside right away. The Monsterjunkies An American Family Odyssey: Being Normal is a State of Mind by Erik Daniel...

In a wonderful new work of historical fiction by author Helena P. Schrader, Envoy of Jerusalem: Balian D'Ibelin and the Third Crusade (Balian D'Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem) has a story line that kept me obsessively turning the pages from the very first all...

Within each generation, there is something that stands out, especially in the way of communication from oral to written. In the '70s there was a heavy influence of shorthand, in the late '90s cell phones, social media and emoji evolved, and now Kanmoji has appeared,...

Emojigraphy: The International Emoji Language Basic by the Emojigraphy Team teaches the basics of a new universal picture-based language. Emoji characters have, up until now, been used to convey emotions by adding the characters to the beginning or end of sentences. For example, various facial...

There were effectively two Jacquelines - the much admired First Lady Jackie Kennedy (nee Bouvier), and the free-spirited, glamorous globetrotting Mrs. Onassis. As one of the most famous, revered, stylish, and talked about women in the world, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis had it all. Paul Brandus’...

Just sixteen, pregnant, betrayed by boyfriend and family, alone . . . and an outlaw, Chrissie is in big trouble. So opens Chrissie’s Run by S.A. Mahan, a story sure to have readers turning pages quickly and furiously. In the dystopian world of the New...

Yesterday’s Kiss by Carly Fall is a supernatural, paranormal love story that is enjoyable from beginning to end. Maggie has just signed her divorce papers and is finally free of the abusive husband she had once loved dearly. She is ready to start life again...

In The Sham by Ellen Allen, eighteen-year-old Emily just wants to get out of her town that they call “The Sham.” She repeats quantum equations out loud when she feels nervous or is in uncomfortable situations, which makes her seem a bit odd. She meets...

Muse by Susan Daugherty is Book 2 of the Groupie Series. Jackson, the country and western superstar, is on tour with his physical therapist, Lexie, and both are trying to mend broken hearts. What should have been a happy ending for them ended with a...

When Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Raymond Peters was called to return to Cuba, he found himself embroiled in a plot to replace Fidel Castro and bring democracy back to the country. He is reunited with Sonia and discovers he has a son. He refused to desert...