“The only two things John knew for certain were that he’d graduate next year in the spring of 1962, and that his senior year would be his best if all went according to plan.” Oklahoman John Ashmore also knew without reservation that owning the ’47...

Mailman Tales by Jess Thornton was a pleasant little read. In the book, Thornton tells about his experiences as a mailman in a little town. This book made me long for the days when everyone respected each other and neighbors looked out for each other....

Story Time For Kids by Sadaf Tausif is a collection of short stories that handle diverse topics, fresh and original, putting smiles on the faces of young readers. Whether it is the story of Billy, the big bad bully, or Night at the Museum, or...

How many young women can cope with tremendous loss and disappointment on their own with no family or friends? Ella has spent her life on the run, supposedly from the Russian Mafia, and is now living in an attic apartment after the recent deaths of...

The Kirov Wolf is one of a series of novels by author R.H. Johnson, following the exploits of NYPD detectives Pete Nazareth and Tara Gimble. In this story, the crack husband and wife team are on the prowl for a Russian assassin, who has apparently...

Outland Exile by W. Clark Boutwell is set in a dystopian future where the Democratic Unity rules, and the United States have been fractured. Within the Unity, Malila Chiu is a veteran lieutenant officer who seems to have it all: great friends, a successful job,...

Suzanna Ricci’s marriage is on the rocks, leaving her feeling a failure. In Acqua Sacra by Keith Henderson, she is charged by her mother with the renovation of the old family house in Acqua Sacra, a small village in the Abruzzo region of Italy. She...

Bridgetown High is the story of seventeen-year-old Mark Wilkerson who just lost his parents and a sister in a fatal Christmas Eve car crash where he and another sister were the only survivors - and he has no memory of the crash. There are clues,...

Satin Doll by Joe Cosentino is another delightful addition to the Jana Lane series. In this third book, Jana Lane has become a pro at finding her way into mysteries. When she goes to Washington to shadow Senator Cassie Castle, she brings along her family...

China Doll by Joe Cosentino is the fourth book in the Jana Lane series. The former child star has solved murders on a movie set, and in Washington. Now, Jana Lane is back where she began: Broadway. Reuniting with the people she worked with in...

Nola The Nurse and Friends Explore The Holi Fest: She’s On The Go Series Vol. 2 by Dr. Scharmaine L. Baker and Marvin Alonso revolves around Nola who likes to play a nurse and take care of her friends’ dolls. She also loves to wear...

Herd of Tusks by Lobibah Oji Baraka is a general collection of poems. Herd of Tusks contains a lot of poems that span across various genres. They include themes that are widespread and pervade many areas of life as well as emotions and feelings across...

A Merry Little Bible: A Light-Hearted Retelling of Fifty Stories and Fifty Parables by Car Melo is a sort of Cliffs Notes for the Bible, but with the irreverent humor of a David Sedaris or Samuel Clements. Well-researched with actual Bible references, Car Melo reduces...

Set amid the chaos of World War I, Not Yet Dead, Nearly by Harry Old is the story of a man who has to hang onto his wits and his sanity to stay alive. Ben Stack’s life used to easy and simple. Now, he was...

When Angela Gianni finds herself involved in a nationally mediated murder case, she knows in her heart that it isn’t personal; but she also knows she is absolutely not guilty of any such crime. What she doesn’t know is how she came to this end....

When Cara Michaels discovers she is pregnant with her first child, she and her husband, Joel, are thrilled in Amelia’s Hope by Candis Vargo. Having put things in a proper order, they’d managed through their early 20s, finishing their education, and even purchasing their own...

The Rebirth: Future of Destruction by Adam Watt is a short dystopian tale focusing around Azral and her visions coming to pass. Azral is a psychic investigator for the LAPD. In fact, she is not just any psychic investigator, she is the psychic investigator, their...

Betrayal by Sharon Brownlie opens with a violent rape that twenty-year-old Helen King appears to shrug off. She is a prostitute being punished by her pimp; she has withheld money he considers to be his that she needs to fund her drug habit. A chance...

The Masterminds is the second book in The Masterful series by Olivia Wildenstein. The story’s plot and four main characters - Joshua Cooper, Ivy and Aster Redd (twins), and Brook Jackson - revolve around a competitive art reality show with numerous intertwining plots to present...

I am in awe of T.W. Greene. His novel 1961 is written with such skill, grace, elegance, and power that I can’t help but wish I had written it about my life, my family, and my America. I was born in the South and I...