Evangeline has had a difficult life. Losing her parents while she was still somewhat young and then her brother and her aunt shortly after. But nothing can prepare her for what her aunt’s husband has planned for her once she’s alone. Instead of living comfortably...

In The Sham by Ellen Allen, eighteen-year-old Emily just wants to get out of her town that they call “The Sham.” She repeats quantum equations out loud when she feels nervous or is in uncomfortable situations, which makes her seem a bit odd. She meets...

Joyce Yvette Davis writes a WWII thriller in The Lebensborn Experiment. Deep within the Black Forest, a castle stands resolute. No one has any idea what really is going on inside its ancient fortified walls. The year is 1945; the war in Europe is escalating....

The Drama Llama: A Story About Spreading Rumors & Gossip, written by Susan Bowman and illustrated by Poppy Moon, is a little story about a llama who likes to spread rumors and gossip. She has a tendency to stir up trouble among the other animals,...

The Weeping Books of Blinney Lane is a fantasy written by Drea Damara. Sarah Allister runs the family bookshop on Blinney Lane in Salem, Mass. It’s her whole life, literally, as she can never leave the small cobble-stoned street due to an ancient curse. When...

“The three o’ clock in the morning sessions” is described as a book on loss and unrequited love. However, several poems at the beginning paint love beautifully and are full of joy. Whether the tone is bittersweet is largely up to the reader’s interpretation. There...

John Raimey returns in epic fashion in “The Northern Star: Civil War” by Author Mike Gullicksonas. Ten years after Raimey gives up all that is dear to him for love of country, he finds himself leaping out of a plane into the heart of a...

In The Camelot Shadow by Sean Gibson, you'll embark on an epic quest with Lord Alfred Fitzwilliam. Much of his time has been spent in reclusive activities such as caring for his bedridden wife and reading. His world is torn asunder with the mysterious visit...

The Plan that Launched a Thousand Books: A DIY Guide to Creating Your Book Marketing Plan by Tara R. Alemany should be one of the books on your list if you are a writer and plan to publish your book on your own (or if...

The Secret of Mago Castle is a metaphysical novel written by Rebecca Tinkle. Noah, Toby, Leuters and Angeline are looking for something, even if they don't know it. Noah is a doctor who's been diagnosed with a serious heart condition. Toby is in the stock...

The Children of Time by Chaiene Santos is a futuristic, science fiction novel with plenty of thrills, mystery, and romance. Nicolas is a young college-going student studying physics, who is very interested in astronomy and the cosmos. He has never been in love until he...

I must confess that ever since I first read Anna Elizabeth Bennett's Little Witch, I have been drawn to children's stories about witches. As soon as I saw the title of Patrice Lyle's book, I had to grab it and start reading right away. I...

The Calum by Xio Axelrod is a unique addition to the realm we call "New Adult" fiction. Lovie is looking for love in all the wrong places. She also knows it's crazy to think that her Prince Charming could come in the form of a...

The Gobblings by Matthue Roth is a fascinating book for young children. I was immediately drawn by the beautiful pictures in vibrant shades of blue and green. The story line is imaginative as well. Herbie is a space traveler with his parents. Since he is...

Following the story of a nineteen-year-old boy and his journey in search of the two brothers who abused and killed his cousin, The Demon Who Peddled Longing, set in post-war Vietnam, is a remarkable novel that offers readers a unique literary experience. Nam’s individuality is...

Robin McGee’s The Cancer Olympics is a memoir of her battle against not only cancer but inadequate healthcare that she unfortunately received. The negligence of her delayed diagnosis – no thanks to Doctors One, Two, Three and Four – cause a late stage tumor that...

In The Governing Class by Eric Jon Kiser, Bill Sanders is our first “good-guy.” A young idealistic American who has risen to head the world’s largest non-profit environmental advocacy group, GreenPlanet International. Bill is smart, likable and working hard to make Earth a better place...

Howard Danishefsky is a smart-mouthed chemist working for his ex-lover turned tight-skirted, ball-busting boss, Melinda Carpenter, in the shiny downtown office of an international coffee conglomerate known as the Robusta Corporation. His evil genius complex is about to go through the roof when he is...

The Salt Covenants by Sylvia Bambola is a historical fiction that takes place in Spain, starting in the year 1493. We meet Isabel who has broken her mother's heart by converting from Judaism to Christianity. Despite this, however, when she is noticed by Friar Alonso...

The titular book of the Kingdom Within series by Samantha Gillespie is a fun adventure from start to finish. Turning eighteen has never been harder. Princess Meredith is being pressured to marry Prince Ethan, a powerful but completely foreign man, upon her 18th birthday. Danger...