Hyphened-Nation: Don’t Check the Box by Nicole Draffen is a non-fiction philosophical memoir wherein the author provides insight into her transformative outlook following a spell of living in the UK. Draffen focuses on the differences she encountered as an ethnically diverse woman who is outwardly...

Coming Home: Windsor Peak by Denise Latham is a military drama. After his wife passed away unexpectedly fourteen years prior, leaving him with a young son, Jake Burrows enlisted in the military. After being hurt, Jake decided to return to his hometown to heal from...

Both Sides by Manisha is a fun and light-hearted story that you’re sure to enjoy. It revolves around Nathanial, a prankster who lives for April Fool's Day. This year, he jokingly claims he’s going to take a break from his usual antics, but his best...

Gothic Dark Tale: The Legend of Voyager by Kalòs is a dark and mysterious tale of good versus evil, love versus hate, and humanity’s continual search for meaning. Seneslaus Iulius Taranis faces a thousand years of existence due to a pact signed by his father,...

Sweet Nothings by Manisha is such a delightful journey featuring Zia Lions, a young woman caught up in the whirlwind of life and societal expectations. She’s a down-to-earth city girl who has quietly adored Chris Wright for as long as she can remember. But things...

Five women, each with their own tribulation, walk through life with their dreams that mean everything to them. The Visitor comes to make changes, to provide each a gem that, if things go well, will be the pivotal point that they yearn for. The plot...

Faith Hope has been left with watching over her younger sister, Serenity. Their parents and older, newly-married sister Harmony were killed when they accepted a drunken bet that involved some sheep, a motorcycle and a two dollar bet. The animals survived but Harmony and her...

In Chances and Choices, Ann Omasta brings us two books that follow the complicated love story of Abigail Brown and two manly hunks, Sam and Seth. Abby is not your run-of-the-mill girl. She is 28 years old and is already divorced. Some bad decisions of...

A Vacancy at the Inn by Alice Orr is a heartwarming, feel-good story. Bethany Miller grew up with her two sisters in Riverton, a small town in upstate New York. The Miller family, just like any other large family, is filled with drama and tension...

Outlander meets art in Storm at the Keizer Manor by Ramcy Diek. Annet, a pregnant woman from the 21st century, finds herself in the 1800s after she had gone for a walk in the dunes with her boyfriend, Forrest (the father of her unborn child)....

Exiles is the fourth book in the Ilyon Chronicles by Jaye L. Knight and even though I hadn’t read any other books in the series, it wasn’t difficult to get into the story. And this is because of the author’s excellent use of backstory. This...

Elevator Quest by Emmanuel M Arriaga is an interesting fantasy tale for young adult readers and fans of adventure. The elevator cable snaps and everyone in it is frightened, thinking they will end up dead. But something unusual happens: Tasha and the others who survive...

Secrets in Oak Creek opens with Emily returning to Oak Creek because her aunt has died. As she is driving along, she is suddenly sideswiped and pushed off the road, causing her car to roll over and down a hill. Ryan is driving by and,...

I have to say that Emergence: Book Three of The Earthside Trilogy by Sherri Fulmer Moorer is the most complex alien invasion novel I have ever read involving not one, but two alien races, neither of which is something simple like “lizard men” or “cat...

Revealed: Book One - Now & Then by T.M. Haddock is the story of Gage Taylor Weston and Martin Toussaint who meet professionally and find themselves attracted to each other. Having put romance and a previous failed long distance relationship on the back burner, Gage...

Within the Heart of Silence by James William Peercy and Jacqueline E Smith is a collection of deeply moving spiritual poems that are rich in symbolism. What immediately catches the reader’s attention is how the authors instill life into what appears to be commonplace —...

Houseboat: A Novel by Paul Shadinger is an engaging story steeped in mystery, with distinct, well-developed and enjoyable characters. Matt Preston is a guy addicted to the game of poker, a man who had once lost a 57 Chevrolet convertible in a card game. Then...

I have always longed for characters one can stick with like Lee Child’s Jack Reacher and James Patterson’s Alex Cross and in Code Name: Crescent, A Matt Preston Novel by Paul Shadinger, I have found another interesting character to journey with, a man with an...

It’s not always the magnitude of the crisis that makes a novel great, but how it is handled and Paul Shadinger shows incredible skill in conflict development in this novel. The first book I read from this author was Code Name: Crescent and, seduced by...

For the Love of Maude: The Dear Maude Trilogy Book 2 by Denise Liebig takes up again the adventures, through time, of our young heroine Emily. After graduating from college on a scholarship provided by The Evergreen Foundation, Emily is required to work for the...