Meticulously researched and comprehensively annotated, this volume of neglected Americana history, The Civil War Soldiers’ Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania 1864-1899, heavily illustrated with fascinating photographs, drawings, and period documents, is particularly well-attended to by its author Dr. O. David Gold. In a somewhat disingenuous introduction...

Destiny (Forever and Always Book One) by Cindy Springsteen is about young love. Cassidy is shy but incurably curious about life. When Danny appears, she is smitten. She considers him to be her soulmate. Her one and only true love. However, fate has different plans...

Star is Happy by Marion Brownlie is an adorable book for children that conveys a beautiful message of finding joy in all the simple things in life that we see around us. Star is happy. There are so many nice things to see. Star laughs,...

That Year is a memoir by author Sevda Khatamian which chronicles an autobiographical year in the author’s own life. Though it’s unclear where exactly the year is set, it appears to be a country such as Iran or Turkey where a perceived ‘degenerate’ lifestyle is...

On June 24, 1981, two Bosnian teenagers, Mirjana, then 16, and Ivanka, 15, were walking near their nondescript village of Medjugorje in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina, when Ivanka told her friend she could see an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mirjana told...

Maya Rising (Last Call for Caviar) (Volume 2) is the second installment in a dystopian series by Melissa Roen. American Maya Jade is trapped in the south of France, trying to survive the dark apocalypse around her. She’s been reunited with Julian, her estranged lover,...

From a Broken Land by William R. Herr is an epic adventure about a soldier and a princess from opposing countries, drawn together to face an impending disaster. A devastating blight is destroying everything and everyone in its path -- regardless of rank or allegiances....

Guardians of the Worlds, The Descendant by Ally Capraro is a delightful fantasy/sci-fi romance that begins with the evil ruler of Xemlix, Slith, conferring with his assistant, Tiluk. His plan is to invade Earth through a dimension portal and cause the inhabitants to lose themselves...

In Rebirth by Travis Starnes, John Taylor is an ex-soldier, a prisoner of war, and a caring person. He was held and tortured for three years before he was able to find the perfect chance to escape. He spent over six months in the hospital...

Pagan Apocalypse by John Triptych is a novella from the Wrath of the Old Gods series. Steve is a thirteen-year-old boy who is suddenly evacuated by the military from his home with his family, leaving behind all of his favorite games and gadgets ... and...

The Eternal Season: The Swallowed World Book One is the opening to an epic science fiction series by author Tyler Bumpus. In this first introduction to the swallowed world, the writer takes us on a vivid journey into a post apocalyptic society, where new types...

An Absence of Faith is a suspense novel by David W. Gordon. Detectives Kate Manning and her partner, Mike Cooper, have a serial killer on their hands, who's preying on single young women in New York City. Each victim was found in her apartment with...

Twisted by Elizabeth Montgomery is an interesting YA fantasy story based on the well-known Wizard of Oz tale. Dee has lost the red shoes that should have returned her to Kansas, and with her pup sets off to find someone who can help. A winged...

Every Known Situation by Thaddeus Jerome Winters is a very interesting essay about world peace and getting along with each other. It seems to stem from a biblical thought of sharing all things and removing any foolish thoughts from our minds. We are to remove...

Live For This by Kathryn R. Biel is a well-written, interesting story that fans of women’s fiction will find hard to put down. Samirah Lundgren is a party girl who loves glamour, and is the kind of woman who easily takes refuge in booze and...

Entanglement by Katie Rose Guest Pryal shows a confusing and new time for a young woman like Greta. She moves in with another woman whose tendencies aren't shown until later in the book. Confused and seeking something, Greta shrugs it off and lets her new...

The Chronicles of Dan Lee O’Brien is a well-crafted collection of ably narrated stories written by David Jordan. These are defined and permeated by the profoundly fertile ground of Irish mythology in which they are immersed, with place names, gods and goddesses, and a wide...

Set in 1889, The Island of Worthy Boys is an historical novel by Connie Hertzberg Mayo. A Protestant boy named Charles befriends a Catholic boy named Aidan. Together they form more than a simple business partnership as little thieves in the streets of Boston; it's...

Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Blood by Mark Cusco Ailes is a thriller of epic proportions. America has gone wrong, very wrong. A total of 47% of Americans is unemployed, the papers are full of nothing but propaganda, and crime is on the rise. Stacy...

Stranger Danger: The Internet by Mr. Mark A. Anderson is a book for both parents and children that speaks about the dangers of the Internet. Mary Lewis is sad that her parents won't let her get an account on social media. She is twelve and...