Felicia Farber's Ice Queen is a young adult novel that on the surface appears as many young adult novels do – there's some kind of arch-nemesis and some form of a love story. But, beneath the surface, Farber weaves a dynamic cautionary tale that teenagers...

In Beena Khan’s The Name of Red, a beautiful, sexy woman in a tight red dress walks into a busy bar, orders a vodka, opens a book, and starts reading. She shuns the advances of all admirers. She returns each night. Kabir, the owner, is...

Nothing quite says “Come on in and burglarize us” than a house that vacationers have left unprotected during their absence. In Kelly Hayes-Raitt’s How To Become A Housesitter, she taps into the wisdom and popularity of hiring someone to do more than just pick up...

Mirrors of Life - Part 2: The Fight for Political Power by Neal Owens is a riveting political drama that echoes today's political landscape. This offering is a follow-up to his award-winning novel, Mirrors of Life: What's Your Life in the Mirror? In this installment,...

In Luna Kayne's Step Darkly, Emilia had run away years ago to university, leaving her past, her pain, and her secrets behind. Leaving Joshua Darkly behind too. He and his mother had been insufferable, his mother, her step-mother for a short time, had been trouble...

A ghost whisperer is hired to investigate supernatural happenings at a soon-be-opened retro-forties nightclub in the extraordinary novella, Lady Sings The Boos (An Indigo Eady Cozy Mystery Short Story) by Gwen Gardner. Indigo Eady has the uncanny ability to see and hear ghosts. Her Victorian...

Iron of The Sky by Ryan Downey is the story of love; how desperately beautiful can be and how it can make or break a man. Our protagonist was searching for love. Through different storylines and different settings, the author shares the idea of love...

Voice of War by Zack Argyle is the first book in the Threadlight series. Chrys should be preparing for the most exciting time of his life as the birth of his child grows closer but instead, he's selected to solve the disappearances of threadweavers. He...

In Birthday Girl Lilly by Kathy Johnson, Lilly was excited to be born and she was picked up by a stork and they zoomed through the sky. Lilly enjoyed her bird's eye view as they flew. The birds who flew with her filled her thoughts...

My Home on Whore Island by Dalia Lance is a steamy romance novel about a woman named Randi who is tired of ending up in relationships that don't work out. After her last boyfriend cheats on her, she talks to her best friends in the...

Can you think of anything more fun than a puppy? What about a puppy in a bow tie? Koda and the Polka-Dot Bow Tie by Andrea Jaimes is full of puppies, bow ties, and friendship. Koda the puppy loves to dress up in bow ties!...

Chains of Time by R.B. Woodstone is a young adult paranormal fiction and the first book in the author's series. Chains of Time is narrated in dual timelines, the first being a historical foundation that begins with Amara, a clairvoyant bride of Africa whose wedding...

The strength of Black Stoicism by Morris Junior is in its simplicity of structure. The majority of poems in the collection have no rhyme and are written in blank or free verse. This technique helps Black Stoicism to feel very intimate, almost confessional: Junior tackles...

Starships & Apocalypse: Volume One by Andrew P. McGregor is a collection of stories covering different sub-genres under the science fiction label. Each story has a different take on triumph, grit, time travel, immortality, or simply people trying to exist. Some stories are bizarre, and...

Weasel and Rag: Wasting Time With Watercolor by Richard Schwindt takes us on a hilarious A to Z romp through the world of watercolor painting from the point of view of an anguished practitioner. We’re treated to a dissection of every topic from artists to...

Would you like to radiate more love, creativity, harmony, and joy in your life? If so, The Heart of Transformation: And the Butterfly Effect by Verlaine Crawford may be for you. This guide to personal transformation begins with the concept that we are fractured over...

Nellie The Narwhal is an entertaining and educational book that children and parents will want to read. Authors Sarah Cullen and Carmen Ellis have written a wonderful rhyming story filled with adventure—underwater. Nellie the narwhal wants to make friends with several animals, but she’s too...

A story about the delights of new friendship is the focus of this lovely children's book, Maia's Mermaid Friend, written by Lois Wickstrom. Maia is on her way to a race where all her friends are waiting for her. She stops next to the pond...

Paul Pilot, a retired FBI agent, gets drawn back into the agency for one more assignment in Paul H. Barrett’s book, Power Plus. Despite being 70 years old, suffering from PTSD, and looking forward to his young Cuban wife making him a father for the...

America's drug crisis surfaces in the most traumatic way for mother and activist Jessie Dunleavy, who takes us into the harrowing world of addiction as she grapples with her son Paul's dependence in Cover My Dreams in Ink: A Son's Unbearable Solitude, a Mother's Unending...