Size Zero: Visage by Abigail Mangin is a dark and unique murder mystery that will make you hold your breath and anticipate the next turn in the plot. When model Ava walked down the runway wearing a coat made from human skin, she had no...

Hollis Timewire turns sixteen and this can only mean one thing -- The Test. It's a rite of passage, allowing the young generation to graduate and become part of The Society. The Society does not allow disobedience, nor any other kind of emotion. The citizens...

In every aspect of our lives, we all should have a mentor. You probably had a mentor and didn't know it. A mentor is someone that you confide in and trust from your personal development and business to spirituality. The mentor helps you to navigate...

Floating on Secrets by Tantra Bensko is a novel that will give you an out of body experience unlike any other. When most people want to feel detached from the world, they take drugs but not Flair. A waitress by profession, Flair Montgomery chooses sensory...

A woman's death inadvertently starts a riot in downtown Detroit, and the city officials lose control of the situation, causing a civil war in the explosive thriller Alter Road by Mark James. When the poverty-stricken residents of Detroit are unable to pay their bills, the...

This City is Empty by Rovshan Abdullaoglu’s subtitle, “This book is dedicated to everyone who does not give up and stands up to cancer and other great challenges,” says it all. This is the story of two men from two very different walks of life...

“Want to take the train?” What a grand idea! Did you know the fairy train is actually a bunch of snails? And the students who live in the fairy city have to take the train to school every day. Even in the summer. Well, actually,...

If you expect a dull, dry Haggadah, then you will be pleasantly surprised. Martin Bodek has written The Coronavirus Haggadah as a humorous look at a Jewish high and holy day that has existed for millennia. Social distancing, disease, and fear will not keep a...

Shifting to Black by Barb Shadow is a paranormal tale like no other. New Castle Asylum was abandoned many years ago and has now been renovated. Called Forest View, it is a complex of apartments. The caretaker/manager, Joe Paine, has found an Ouija board on...

Bowie Be Kind is a work of fiction for children presented in the form of a picture book penned by author Jason Tuner with illustrations from artist Ana Stretcu. Subtitled “A book about being kind and helping others”, this delightful tale takes its titular character,...

The Healing Room is a work of fiction around social and emotional issues written by author Michaela James. Penned for young adult and adult audiences, the work does contain sensitive themes such as the termination of a pregnancy and some milder curse words. The conceptual...

When I really enjoy a novel, as I did Gangster’s Court by Adam Van Susteren, I always like to read what the author shares about himself and his writing in the closing notes. What I sensed from Van Susteren’s comments was his humility and desire...

Shoulder Season by Kathy Fawcett is a sweet romantic story about a rustic lodge owner who admits that she and the lodge need a little direction. Kay Kerby has been running the lodge for the last twelve years, after the death of her parents. In...

In Water Dance, #2 in the Lake Michigan Lodge Series by Kathy Fawcett, we find Kay and Luke married and returning from a honeymoon to face the summer season at Kerby Lodge. Kay is excited about her two teenage nieces, Bella and Wren, coming...

Peyton’s Price by Lucy Leroux is a stunning novel full of suspense, conspiracy, and love. Peyton Carson has finally graduated with her Ph.D. and can consider herself a master programmer. When a friend offers her a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move to California for her dream...

Stepping Stones: A Memoir of Addiction, Loss, and Transformation by Marilea C. Rabasa is a compelling memoir with themes that are captured in the title. Meet Marilea, a woman born to a life of ease, growing up in a family that has a long history...

Lilac has been a prisoner in her castle for years. Since the kingdom found out that their future queen holds a dark secret, her parents have kept her away from public eyes and any normalcy in life. When Lilac receives a letter from a witch,...

Lost Scrolls of Archimedes is a work of historical fiction set in the ancient times of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman society, and was penned by author Tom Roberts. True to the brutality and hard living of those times, the book contains explicit language usage, scenes...

In L.B. Gilbert's Earth, Gia, the Earth Elemental, has been poisoned. After being infiltrated by the alchemist, John, and betrayed, the Elementals found it very hard to trust anyone, but they needed help. The only person who can possibly be of aid is Salvador, a...

French author Guy Blaise states that: “The most tolerant people that I know, both in America and in France, are gay...people in same-sex relationships care more for each other at a level that would embarrass heterosexuals.” No books I’ve read give more credibility to those...