I love books with great openings, because the opening is always a promise. But what happens after that determines the storytelling skills of the author. Lyrical and engaging, Fort Sarpy, the second book in the Riverboat series by Dave Lloyd has a gripping opening with...

What would you do if you finally got accepted as an apprentice to your dream mentor? Would you go, even if it meant leaving your family in another country? A Dash of Belladonna by J. Rackham is a children's fantasy novel about a young girl...

Surviving PTSD & Moral Injury is a nonfiction memoir written by Erik Krikke. Krikke had reluctantly come to terms with the likelihood that he would be deployed as part of NATO’s Multinational Medical Unit, Role 3. Those at the hospital where he was currently assigned,...

Bodyweight Exercise by Ben Herd is an excellent book that can be used as a reference tool when it comes to achieving fitness goals. The step-by-step approach and principles presented in this book will give readers a true understanding of what is required for a...

Energy healing is often used with energy medicine, energy therapy, and spiritual healing. In Scientific Energy Healing: A Scientific Manual of Energy Medicine & Psychic Energy by Matt Peplinski, the author introduces readers to the concept of energy healing and its positive effects. The book...

Acorns To Wheat: A Chasseen Family Saga by David William Allman is set four thousand years before the birth of Christ in an area of southern France. The Chasseen people existed long before the well-known cultures of the Romans and Greeks. Acorns To Wheat features...

I Can't Do That, YET: Growth Mindset is a children’s picture book about self-doubt, written by Esther Pia Cordova and illustrated by Maima W. Adiputri. Enna is a young girl who always seems to focus on the things that she is unable to do, often...

The myths and legends of the fantastic legendary lost city of Atlantis have fascinated classical history enthusiasts for centuries. Stories tell of an advanced city in the Bronze age, one that mysteriously disappeared. Whilst some have argued that the stories were mere myths, others have...

Quantum State by M. Black is a science fiction novel in the style of The Hunger Games and Divergent. The main character, Masha, has grown up in a small community where their lives are dictated by MAQS, Machine At Quantum State. This high-functioning computer dictates...

Animal Graph by M. Black is a great entry in the Graph World series, a book with a powerful dystopian setting and strong characters. Told in a compelling narrative voice, this novel plunges the reader into a post-war America, where humans — mostly soldiers of...

Having a successful career has had some general measurement tools to identify it by, such as how much one makes doing their job, if one has an office to themselves and how big it is or what the view is, and what the title on...

This is a big one. Flight of the Black Stork by Bill Broocke is a massive achievement. It brings together so many aspects from the Cold War, alien observation and invasion. It is a deep work that gives every reader a lot to think about....

The Entity of Camp Devils Lake by Anthony Robert Lee Jr. Gurule is a book for horror fans, an engrossing read that will keep you awake through the night without noticing the sweat dripping from your forehead. In 2008, a group of high school students...

Compassionate Capitalism: The Intersection of Economic Growth and Social Justice by Gerard L. Hasenhuettl is a great book. It is an idea that society needs, but seems to always to be ignored because one of the ways capitalism is defined is greed; and greed is...

Man on the Edge by Barry Wood is a show-stopping WWII adventure story. It’s 1938; war is looming and the leaders of Britain choose to ignore the stark warnings from Churchill. Their mistake. It's 1940. France has fallen to the Nazis, unable to stop Hitler’s...

It was a day that became known as Day Zero, the day everything both started and ended. A solar flare resulted in critical system failures of electronics, satellites, and over 8000 planes plummeted from the sky. As things appear to get back to normal, on...

Christmas is the most magical season of the year and during this time many memories and special moments are created revolving around the Christmas tree. The Art of the Tree: Designer Tips and Techniques for Your Best Looking Tree Ever! by Cassie Kitzmiller is a...

Jesus Unbound by Richard Malmed is the story of the most famous man to ever walk the planet (and ascend from it) in the fictional format of a novel. The book reads on the basis of reality and provides an alternate view of all the...

Looking for Dei by David A. Wilson is a stunning young adult fantasy tale that follows a young girl named Nara, who has been told all her life to keep her magic powers a secret. But when the day of the announcement ceremony comes around,...

“I want you, the reader, to understand this was a dream. It does not in any way convey any beliefs I have. And yes, it was Robin Williams in my dream. I am not saying he actually came to me with all this information. If...