Plagued by Garrison Scott is a fresh take on post-apocalyptic stories featuring a fresh new heroine. The end of the world as we know it comes by way of a giant asteroid and a little bit of alien influence. The aftermath leaves our main characters...

The Rocking Crate: The Darius Morefield Mysteries, Volume 1 is a paranormal detective/coming of age novel written by C. Craig Coleman. The move to the small mill town in North Carolina was supposed to be the cure for the Morefield family’s economic woes. And it...

The Stone Doorway by Cassandra Scherer is an enjoyable, fast-paced YA fantasy. As we learn about the life of Tori McKenna, we are transported from a typical suburban life of a troubled teenager into a fantastical world filled with both wonderment and anguish. For Tori...

Save Me Twice: Based on a True Story by E.A. Dustin is an interesting novel set against the backdrop of Hitler’s Germany towards the end of WWII. Hitler is on the brink of losing the war and is doing everything to rally any remaining strength...

Running Cold is a classic style horror novel by author Steve Zell. In a story set in a fictitious beachside community in 1960s Southern California, we meet our main characters, Michael and Brit Helm. Brit is Michael’s mother, a struggling woman who is trying to...

A Good Game by D.D. Shaw is the first book in The Vision series and is a gorgeous read. Charlotte and Trent are two awesome characters for the sheer reason that nothing seems normal in their lives and each of them seems to carry something...

The Super Sustainables: Facing the Drought by Albin Gielicz and Gonen Yacov is a beautiful book written for children, but one that every grownup needs to read, because to save the earth, every man and woman needs to learn from the kids. With the earth...

A young woman somehow goes back in time and changes the course of a songwriter's life, and that puts him on the path to fame in the short story Somewhere In A Song by Kavya Janani. Emma Justin battles depression because of her unrequited dream....

A supernatural presence disturbs the peace of a small Irish village, bringing terror to Kevin O’Brien and his in-laws in Folklore by Chris Rush. Not long after his wife’s sudden death, the same terror that engulfed her begins to torment Kevin. While it had been...

Charles W. Jones's Darkness is Coming is a suspense mystery that captures the reader’s attention immediately. Jess has just purchased a house on Scarlet Lane. But the excitement of having a new residence quickly melts into fear. She and her family are disturbed by strange...

The Heart Asks No Questions by Rose D. Franklyn is really four stories within the book about four women and their respective love and life journeys. The Heart Asks No Questions is divided into four parts which are listed simply as Sylvia’s Story, Mila’s Story,...

Unconditional: Just Me and My Scattered Thoughts, a book of poetry by T. Renee, delves into controversial issues in a frank and unflinching manner, turning pain into beauty, all the while hoping to engage the reader with an open mind and willing heart. Renee invites the...

As the title suggests, On The Sauce: A Cautionary Tale of Being Burned by the Pizza Industry by Liz Van Pay is a tale of how you can become entangled in workplace bullying. When Liz walked into the office for the first time, she thought...

Casanova Cowboy by Jo Ann Bender is a terrific read with a mix of different genres — romance, adventure, and drama — but what stands out is its appeal to fans of Westerns. The reader is plunged into a rural setting where inhabitants are always...

Hoagie and Katie by Rio Koviak is a charming storybook for children, and introduces young readers to two interesting characters, Hoagie and Katie. The story opens with Hoagie’s purple hamster ball rolling on the forest floor. When the door rattles open, Hoagie revels in the...

I don’t usually read stories in the crime genre. Not because I don’t like them, but because there are so many on television. And to be honest, a lot of them are really good. But I was attracted to Father Divine’s Bikes for one simple...

Fairday Morrow and the Talking Library by Jessica Haight and Stephanie Robinson is a wonderful adventure and magical mystery story, the second in the series, where readers are taken to Begonia House in the opening scene. Thurston Begonia is no more and the local librarians...

The Fed-Up Cow is a children’s picture book, written in rhyme by Peta Lemon and illustrated by Maria Dasic Todoric. Unhappy with being a boring brown cow which does nothing all day except moo, Hilda the cow decides to take affirmative action. Initially trying to...

The Power of Belief by T.K. Ware is an uplifting and thought-provoking book that will help readers understand more about God and His power in their lives. The book speaks about the importance of discovering, seeking, and fulfilling divine purpose. The endowment starts once the...

Christening Leena Too by K.E. Kennell is a story about life-long friendship, a friendship that defies boundaries, distance and adversities. At Woodhull Naval Academy, an enduring friendship is forged between the shy Maximillion Daugherty or better still, Captain Mac, and his outgoing friend, Cadet Roberto...