Three Degrees and Gone is a dystopian novel set in the year 2080 when author J Stewart Willis takes us to America which is suffering badly from climate change. Sea levels have risen, leaving several cities underwater, frequent and fierce hurricanes have battered the land,...

Awakening Body Consciousness: Seven Steps to Integrating Body, Mind, and Heart by Patty de Llosa was straightforward and discussed exactly what the title suggests – body consciousness. Body consciousness, or conscious awareness, is, essentially, a mental state where an individual is truly aware of the...

Inhale by Colleen Songs is the non-fiction shocking memoir of a woman who goes the distance for love only to find that by allowing James into the lives of herself and her two children, she has unwittingly committed herself to years of abuse, isolation, and...

Become inspired by philosopher, historian, linguist, and political activist Avram Noam Chomsky as author Jeffery Martin demonstrates through poetry the artistic inspiration that he garners through Chomsky. Muse Moments: Poetry Inspired by Noam Chomsky by Jeffery Martin comes to life through the poems created by...

Finding metaphors to describe Kyot: The Storybook Puzzle Box by Brian Bennudriti is not too difficult. Lego, Minecraft, stage magicians, and even Boccaccio's Decameron come to mind - even though the stories in this collection number far more than a hundred. But these are...

If your mother told you that you were a goat, would you believe her? Even if she’d been telling you the same thing since the time you were born? Well, MerryLyn’s a chicken and her mother has told her since she hatched that she was...

In Deception: A Hollywood Mystery by Britt Lind, Josh Sibley, a singer-songwriter, has hopes of making it big one day. With good looks and lots of talent, he finds his personal road to stardom mired in rejections, manipulation, disappointment, and greed. Added to that is...

The Little Lamp written by Dave Dellecese and illustrated by Ada Konewki is an adorable picture book told in rhyme about being wanted even when it seems you are past your time for being loved. The story begins with a little lamp glowing brightly on...

A reincarnated medieval knight and his squire fight to protect a modern-day lady from an ancient dark spell in the exciting romance novel, Hot Magic (Cat's Paw Cove Book 5) by Catherine Kean. While his grandfather is on vacation, Lucian Lord and his feline squire,...

The Blue World: Anunnaki Advent by Paul Clayton succinctly tells the story of how the arrival of the Anunnaki on our world has set the stage for the rise of human civilization. Building upon the ancient astronaut theory proposed by Zecharia Sitchin in 1976, The...

Olivia was tired of coming home to an empty house. She wanted love, a man who was loyal, responsible, and protects what he loves. But trust was the key and had to run both ways. Her life was simple; work, friends, and home. But the...

In Deceit of the Soul by Henry Cox, Li Huiweu, a colonel in The People's Republic of China, has been an asset to her government since childhood. Removed from her parents and trained to become a fighting machine with extraordinary brilliance, Colonel Li is devoted...

Many young adult fantasy stories try and fail to pull off a new twist to that old trope about an underdog that triumphs despite tremendous adversity. Spellbound & Hellhounds by Nia Rose is able to nail it. Journey to Aeristria, a country in the world...

Beyond Bourbon Street is a work of fiction in the women’s fiction and interpersonal drama sub-genres and was penned by author Nikesha Elise Williams. Written for adult audiences due to some mature scenes and complex emotional content, this engrossing personal drama takes us through the...

Fairydust to Daffodils: A Memoir by Patricia Steele is a heartrending story about a mother's unsuccessful mission to save her daughter, Chrissy, from Cystic Fibrosis. The memoir speaks about how they fought the odds and focused on the positives instead of the negatives but still...

Masters of the Broken Watches by Razi Imam begins with Vietnamese fisherman Pham Kai making plans to catch the rare su vang fish in the South China Sea and save his wife from cancer with its proceeds. While risking being captured and tortured by the...

In the dark ages, the reign of Black was usurped by the sacrifice of thirteen scarlet-robed women. However, ending the terrifying Black reign in exchange for peace is not without grave consequences. A dying witch's final warning echoes, "the renewed reign of black will be...

Regrets by Milton Schacter is a fascinating look at what might have been. Have you ever wished you had a do-over at life, an opportunity to correct the stupid mistakes you made the first time around? I’m sure we’ve all fancied that from time to...

The Voice of Reason by Kat Clark tells the story of a rich girl, Amy, who falls pregnant and marries a poor boy, Josh, who never graduated and has a prison record. So far, it’s the same as so many other stories, but then this...

The blurb of The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns by Mitzi Szereto had me hooked. We’ve been told nothing bad happens in small towns. You can leave your doors unlocked and your windows wide open. We picture peaceful hamlets with a strong sense...