“We are in this world to climb life’s mountains...” states Tracy Stopler through her fictional self, Tali, in her unique, based-on-fact novel, The Ropes That Bind. Tali believes that we feel our best “when we overcome obstacles” because in the “middle of life’s difficulties lies...

What if you had an all-knowing advanced AI that brings out the worst aspects of your character and helps you bury your darkest secrets? The Hotchkiss by Pierre Lawrence may be the answer to that question. This sci-fi satire opens with Charles Crenshaw celebrating his...

The Journey: No Matter How Far You Run, Your Demons Always Follow by Mark T. Rasmussen is a story for adults. One morning, a forty-something-year-old man called Raiden sits in his home considering a decision he's about to make. Raiden battles many demons and has...

The Purple Raccoon is a children's fantasy adventure story by Sara Furlong. Ten-year-old twin siblings Sam and Cindy Porter had no idea what they were in for when they were sent to spend the summer with their grandparents, Tom and Lois, in their cottage on...

Fans of sleuth stories rejoice for author Bryan David London has come out with yet another Zachary Par gripping murder mystery novel with The Gatsby Enterprise. In this book, Dr. Zachary Par, a private investigator and counseling psychologist, is hired by the acting director of...

The Archivist by V S Nelson is a remarkable story about death. The Archivist is a human being like everyone else, but with a special ability to save someone’s essence before they are sucked into the Aether, the nothingness that consumes everyone in the end....

Is it too early for me to say that The First Harm by Steven Piskula is the best medical thriller I’ve read this year? Perhaps…but it’s going to take a far more chilling and better-written novel than this one to supplant it. Firstly, too many...

The Wallace House of Pain: A Novelette centers around Xander and his estranged father, Jim. S.M. Stevens uses this short story to introduce us to Xander and his uncomfortable dinners with his father and his second wife, Kathy. Xander and Jim don’t seem to see...

Special Agent Miles Ronan’s father is on the FBI’s Most Wanted List in The Rio Affair by Micah Barnet. Miles is called in to identify a body in Brazil after a husband and wife are killed. The body on the morgue slab is his father...

The Long Way Home from Crete is a work of fiction in the historical, military, and cross-cultural fiction subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by Isaac Kal. In this fascinating and socially relevant work of historical fiction, we...

The Ring Keeper by A. J. Park commences with a terrifying pursuit as Ana must escape the Shekkar demons. Accompanied by Dane and Zarek, she sets off for the safety of the warding surrounding Sarine. The journey is terrifying and tragic as Dane is killed....

The Funniest Book You've Ever Red by Amanda Minuk is a collection of word jokes. They are to be found in six categories: puns, potty jokes, physical humor, sarcasm, improvisational, and absurd humor. With this many jokes, it is easy to find some that will...

It’s always hard to lose someone we love. Christopher is close to his grandfather, whom he calls Papa. They do all kinds of fun things together: sharing adventures, stories, and laughter. Then, one day, Papa is no longer around. Christopher is very sad, but Papa...

Men are meant to protect and shelter their families against harm. There has always been an urge in our minds not to give up. And when faced with confrontation, it can lead to situations that create dysfunction within our minds. The Mental Fight of Your...

Angel Giacomo's The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles: Golden Feather is an intriguing work of historical fiction set in the 1960s. The story starts in Little River, TX. A day after Dakota Blackwater, also known as Chief, graduates high school, his father tries to force him to...

Forest Lake is a recreational lake just southwest of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It’s a deep man-made lake constructed in the 1990s which covers over 10 hectares of land and is the equivalent of 269 Olympic-sized swimming pools. It’s a popular recreational spot for humans...

The Wealthy Whites of Williamsburg by Mike Karpa is a family drama with plenty of humor and sarcasm to keep you entertained for hours. The story follows the four members of the White family in which Roger and Casey White and their daughters Demmy and...

In 1848, Dr. David Carbury is suspected of murder because the chloroform he used on a patient appears to be the reason behind his sudden death. Instead of letting the court decide his fate in London, David escapes to Lindenfell and assumes his cousin's identity...

In The Parenting Treatment Plan by Helen V Hicks MA MBA LPC, the author presents parenting from the view of her childhood and the way she raises her children, citing certain behaviors and including text from esteemed developmental professionals. She provides exercises for caregivers to...

The Serpent Underneath is a work of fiction in the socio-political, thriller, and dystopian subgenres. It is best suited to mature adult readers owing to its complex themes and content. Penned by author Julie A. Fragoules, this chilling vision of things that might come in...