Highly atmospheric and elegantly written, The Brute: A Novel by Mike Klaassen is a young adult novel that is as mesmerizing as it is deeply affecting, exploring a young man’s journey to what really defines him when a tempest hits a campsite. On a prairie...

Persimmon Takes on Humanity is the first book in The Enlightenment Adventures by Christopher Locke and it is both inspirational and thoughtful, a great story that will undoubtedly be hailed by animal lovers. It awakens a deep sense of compassion in readers for animals that...

I feel lucky that I missed going to Vietnam, but sometimes I wonder how I would have performed, what it would have been like, would I have even lived through it. I’ll never know, but reading Things I’ll Never Forget by James M. Dixon gave...

Fans of paranormal, adventure, and poetically entrenched stories, beware: even you may not escape the sting of the prose and the excitement of the adventure. Family Secrets by Augusta Wright is Book Two in a series and it follows what becomes of four siblings after...

His For The Claiming: A Medieval Time Travel Romance and the third book in the Campbell Brothers series by Ju Ephraime is a historical romance with powerful hints of the paranormal and time travel. Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, the story follows...

From New York to Miami to the US Virgin Islands, private investigator Joey Mancuso and his team work diligently to solve the case of a missing young woman in The Case of the Antiquities Collector: A Joey Mancuso, Father O’Brian Crime Mystery (Volume 4) by...

The Manhattan Red Ribbon Killer by Owen Parr is the third book in a crime mystery series featuring unlikely brothers, Italian-American Joey Mancuso and Irish-American Father Dominic O’Brian (don’t worry — the relationship is explained in the story). This time, New York City is being...

Covenant of the Sword by Carol Louise Wilde is the second entry in the Nagaro Chronicle, a tale featuring a world brimming with magic and sophisticated characters. Nagaro and his fellow slave friends are finally free and on the island of Pakoa. Although free, he...

Explosions of Joy: A Memoir of the Grief Counselor for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 by Paul Yin and Trina Kraus is the story of a grief counselor — gritty, atmospheric, and laced with humanity. In this narrative, Paul Yin and debut author Trina Kraus...

Shadow’s Unexpected Adventure by Mary Clark Dalton is an innovative and imaginative story about Shadow, a redwing blackbird, and Bright, a bluebird. The two birds, although from different species of birds, are good friends and enjoy each other’s company. Shadow and Bright pass the time...

At the beginning of The Decadence of Our Souls, a fantasy book written by Claudiu Murgan, Bart is under pressure to lead Rakash into the “state of bliss”. The City Council has other intentions for Rakash’s abilities. Bart knows that the state cannot be forced....

Earl T. Roske’s Last Wave imagines a world where humans are quickly becoming extinct due to a genetic accident that has left everyone sterile. Those born last live longer due to miraculous medical procedures carried out in automated medical centers capable of replicating even the...

The Regenerative Business: Redesign Work. Cultivate Human Potential. Achieve Extraordinary Outcome by Carol Sanford is a non-fiction book on business practices and how to innovate and reinvent a business onto a long-term, sustainable path that helps both people and society. The Regenerative Business is designed...

Charlize and Breen are made for each other – or are they? Moon-Riders by Tracy Tappan brings Dragon Charlize together with Varcolac Breen with explosive results. Charlize has a lot of baggage from an unhappy past and thinks moving to this unique colony will provide...

In Pretender by Steve Piacente, after ten years Dan Patragno’s journalist career seems to be over and his marriage is hanging on by a thread after his infidelities. He accepts the fact that his job at a launderette and a hostile marriage is his life...

Lady Changeling by Kenneth Altabef is a romantic science fiction tale set in the 1750s. Eric Grayson has been married for 10 years and has only just discovered that his wife is actually a faery spy. She belongs to a race that has long been...

Lost Boy by Chanda Hahn is the second book in the Neverwood Chronicles. Wendy has returned to her family, but she has no memory of anything before. She was found years prior by her adoptive parents who pulled her out of the water. She struggles...

Survival: Essential Spiritual Habits (Childlike Faith Series) by Pastor Philip Hahn is a very readable, logical, and scripture-based presentation on how Christians can strengthen their spiritual lives. The author, a second-generation children’s pastor, develops a “toolkit” using the analogy between what we need for our...

The Fearful Lion by Almas Akhtar is the compelling life story of a second generation immigrant to the United States. It begins in the present, as Dr. Osama Ali Khan (aka Oz) celebrates his publication of a medical research paper. He reflects on the journey...

Toodle-oo Ruby Blue! by Denny Taylor is an adorable story that begins with Lily Wu saying goodbye to Ruby Blue and she thanks Ruby Blue for giving her a wonderful time. Lily Wu likes her dog, cat, and her parents. Lily Wu is not sure...