In the exciting murder mystery novel, Bitter Truth (Bitter Root Mysteries) by CJ Carmichael, vandalism, a death, a disappearance, and a valuable missing piece of art indicate that things may not be as they appear in a small Montana community. The residents of Trail Creek...

The Treehouse by Randi Triant is a gripping novel that explores the themes of love lost, and one woman’s journey to reconquer the very essence of her motherhood — or womanhood. Camilla Thompson has been apart from Nico, her son, for two years now. Now...

Jesnia is a sci-fi romance by Marie Godley. Cassandra, known as Cassie, is an introvert who is painfully shy. When her English class welcomes new student Sheridan, Cassie is horrified to find that he is seated in the chair closest to her. After befriending Sheridan,...

Chinawoman's Chance: Portia of the Pacific Historical Mysteries, Volume 1 is an historical sleuth mystery written by Jim Musgrave. It was 1884, and San Francisco, even more than the rest of the country, was embroiled in a harsh and racist reaction to the recent flow...

It has been said that technology makes life better for all of us. But does it really? The irony is that people feel lost, especially children, if they are not hardwired and attached to their technological devices from dinnertime to walking across the street. But...

Hear Me: Breaking the Rules Series, Book 2 is a coming of age novel for preteens and young adults written by Heather Hobbs. Hannah was not looking forward to her last year at Acadia Elementary. She knew that the judge’s sentencing decision on Brady’s trial...

Legend of Sumeria: Life · Blood · DNA is a high-tech, hard science fiction graphic novel written by Jay Webb and Dr. Biju Parekkadan. Webb launched an independent film production company in 2004. Dr. Parekkadan is an award-winning Professor of Biomedical Engineering focusing on cell...

Ben Harris is a local handyman based in Southern California. He leads a quiet life tackling general repairs and maintenance, accompanied by his dog, Tilley. He is slowly coming to terms with his sister’s death and the subsequent disappearance of her husband, Ben’s close personal...

In The Gunman And The Angel by George Snyder, the action begins from the first chapter of this book, a cleverly constructed tale of unrequited love, revenge, and action set against the backdrop of North Carolina. Dan is a gunfighter and takes a young girl...

Sometimes a book comes along like A Bloody Wonderful War by Herb Hughes that grabs the reader from the first page. The world as we know it has changed; war, the killing and destruction are obsolete. Casualties are replaced by points, and target dummies are...

The Visconti Devils is a paranormal romance novel written by Ria Dimitra. Maggie Pacelli was quite contented with her lot in life. A talented artist and author, she had set up a thriving creative business which she was able to conduct from the comfort of...

Mermaids on a Mission to Save the Oceans is an environmental story book for children, grades K-3, written by Janet Balletta and illustrated by Alyssa Figueroa and Alexander C. Appello. Balletta is a second-grade teacher and the author of books about the environment for children....

The year is 2029 and although it is still illegal to clone humans, this didn’t stop a dedicated band of scientists from doing so some years ago and continuing to create and protect several growing communities of clones. Scientists at Wyndall Life Sciences Centre are...

Microblading is experiencing a huge boom in popularity; however, there’s a dearth of professional reference materials available for those who’ve taken the necessary microblading courses. Author Corinne Asch wrote The Microblading Bible with the intention that it be a reference manual for those new microblade...

Permeable Divide by Ellen Rachlin is a truly captivating collection of poems that examines the world from a philosophical perspective. As the title suggests, we explore the permeable divide between the living and the passing of a loved one, confidence to succeed and the hesitation...

The Forest Beyond the Earth by Matthew S. Cox is a fascinating tale of one girl’s incredible journey when her whole world is suddenly taken from her. The story is set in the future, a hundred years or so after the inhabitants of earth have...

Sara doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in a morgue after a night spent with her friends, but she’s definitely not expecting to meet Dalton and find out about an entire world she never even dreamed existed. Of course, no one told...

Riley McCullough's summer in The Summer the World Ended by Matthew S. Cox does not start out very promisingly. She and her best friend had planned to spend the summer together, but then her friend's parents take her on a two-week holiday in Puerto Vallarta....

A few teenagers get more than they bargained for in Nine Candles of Deepest Black by Matthew S. Cox. It all starts with the appearance of Paige, who recently lost her bigger sister and moved to a small, peaceful town with her parents and her...

Princess Oona Talomir is quite strange. Her somewhat testy manner and appreciation for the finer things in life mark her as a pampered girl, even as her pure heart and dedication to her gods hint at the strong woman she will become, provided the assassins...