L.R.W. Lee’s Dawn of Hope collects together the first three books of the Andy Smithson series. We start with Blast of the Dragon’s Fury, where we meet Andy, a young boy having a very odd day indeed. Things only get weirder when he is pulled...

Deadly Doll by Brooke Cox is a tale of mystery. Brooksie’s mother had a favorite doll as a child, but Brooksie thought it had been destroyed in a fire. Then she discovers it hidden away in her grandmother’s attic. Her father takes it away from...

Finding Alan Treadwell – Book 2 by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary is a story about a middle school child searching for friendship in the midst of constant bullying. The dedication statement correlates with the plot of the book – nice touch. The story is a mix...

Dear Lois: Our Adoptive Journey is a non-fiction parenting memoir written by Karen Schlindwein and Amalie Bowling. Karen and her husband, Tom, were young college graduates who shared a dream of having a large family. They had purchased a home and had jobs, but found...

The Great and the Grand by Benjamin Fox is a beautiful book that shows the contrasting images of the old and the new, age and youth, and experience and innocence. The book captures the essence of a family through its generations. As the grandfather gets...

Snow Job by Debbie Brown is an entertaining read that nicely combines suspense, romance and action. New York City divorce lawyer, Sarah Lindquist, wakes up in a state park in Colorado with two park rangers hovering over her in concern. Disoriented, suffering from obvious trauma,...

“James felt an extremely personal pain at this that he could not explain, as well as a low, bubbling rage that he could. Arrogance. Again. At the deaths of men. The last thing he wanted was to be there, dripping, among a troupe of heartless...

Beth Collins is a talented rock guitarist, but is having trouble holding it all together. Her boyfriend and band mate has disappeared, the latest victim in a slew of suspicious disappearances. But things change when she's accepted into a boarding school for talented musicians. She...

If you want to scare yourself with a long night of creepy fun, then curl up with a copy of Castle of Sighs by Jennifer Murgia. Witches, both dead and alive, evil spirits, and mystery combine to create an almost 'made for TV' book about...

If you have ever lived in a small town or have relatives that live in a small town, you will really relate to From Tickfaw to Shongaloo by Dixon Hearne. Remember those trips you would take to visit an aunt or grandma who would regale...

Perilous Pilgrimage: Raff Rafferty Mysteries Series, Book 7 is a mystery/thriller written by Robert Joseph. Father Gabriel Rafferty and his daughter, Fatima, are in Spain on their own pilgrimage or Camino to the shrine of St. James in Santiago de Compostela. Fati had decided to...

The Legend of Roberto Cofresi: A Puerto Rican Hero by Janet Balletta and illustrated by Estella Mejia is a colorful story of the legend of Robert Cofresi. Brothers Jacob and Joseph love playing pirates and corsairs in their back garden – it all started when...

The Real You (Only You Book 1) by RM Alexander is a romantic suspense novel about the deadly consequences of true love. Paige Reed goes to Detroit and meets Kellen, the brother of the famous actor, Grey Richards. The two immediately form a friendship that...

Greenstar Complete Season 1: The Space Opera (A Josie Stein Comedy) by Dave Higgins and Simon Cantan is a comedy sci-fi that centers on Josephine ‘Josie’ Stein, who wakes up a thousand years in the future and is immediately elected captain of the U.F.S. Greenstar,...

Greenstar Season 2 (A Josie Stein Comedy) by Dave Higgins and Simon Cantan continues the space adventures of Josie Stein and her Greenstar crew. She foiled a scheming, homicidal AI. She saved Earth from the Kalmari. But nothing is good enough for Burger Supreme: they...

The Protector of Peace, Book 3 of the Trip Montgomery series is a science fiction adventure by Scott Clements. Thirteen-year-old Trip Montgomery is chosen by supernatural forces to be The Protector of Peace. His sole mission is to find and guard the Triumvirate from its...

The Transformation of Bitty Brown is a Christian historical novella written by Joy Ross Davis. Bitty has been living on the streets of Dungarran since she ran away from the Sisters of Mercy Orphanage in Dublin, more infamously known as the Laundry, over a year...

Whoa! That’s exactly the word I thought when I finished reading Deadly Thyme, the absolutely riveting and action packed new book by R.L. Nolen. Follow the story of protagonist Ruth Butler as she flees Texas and her abusive husband to protect her baby daughter, Annie....

In life we get several chances to make our poor decisions right. Life is about our choices and the decisions that are made with each situation. In If I Could: A Son’s Plea by T.K. Ware, David was an intelligent young man but he was...

Love Heals The Heart by Diane Rose Duffy is a romantic suspense novel that is heavy on the humor. Gracie Watson is an ornery school teacher who is tired of teaching other people's children. She wants kids of her own. When she meets Detective...