As the subtitle suggests, The Bone War of McCurtain County by Russell Ferrell is a true tale of two men’s quest for treasure, truth, and justice, a non-fiction narrative that is loaded with adventure. Two determined rookie naturalists on a historic hunt, a treasure of...

There is lot of literary beauty in book 1 of the Book of Theo series, Theo and the Forbidden Language by Melanie Ansley, from the excellent prose to world building, from character to plot and the awesome things in between. It is a fable with...

Payback by Ramon Del Villar is a spellbinding entry in the Roberto Duran Series, a thriller that will appeal hugely to fans of legal thrillers and crime novels. Meet the fearless Houston attorney Roberto Duran, hired by Don Jose, a banking magnate, to defend a...

Smiley Face Blatoon/El Globipelotón Risueño by Lady Nefari Ydarb is a bilingual (English/Spanish) picture book that follows a group of smiley face balloons as they travel the globe. They pass by the Statue of Liberty on their way to Canada, where they nearly get pecked...

Meg Hafdahl’s Her Dark Inheritance (The Willoughby Chronicles, Book 1) tells the story of Daphne Forrest. Before Jane－Daphne’s mother－succumbed to a brain tumor, she opened up to Daphne about her personal thoughts and past. Her mother's string of confessions surprised her, but Jane’s most shocking...

Accelerate Your Wealth is an appealing title for a book that genuinely delivers for those with a serious interest in learning how to invest responsibly in the stock market. Dale Gillham's approach isn't for the person who wants a magic bullet. It doesn't offer or...

If, like me, you’re of Polish descent, with parents or grandparents who immigrated to the US, Canada or Australia after World War 2, you will most likely relate to James Sniechowski’s family in Worship of Hollow Gods. The author’s family settled in Detroit and brought...

Wheels Up by Jeanine Kitchel promises to deliver an adventure about drugs, cartels and survival – and it does. It does not mention on the cover, and is left to the curious and immediately hooked reader to discover that it also comes embellished with compelling...

The wonderfully written historical autobiography, Cuba 18, U.S. 50 My Fifty Year Trip: A Tribute to Family and Country, by Dr. Rolando M. Ochoa, DBA, a Miami Dade College professor, recounts a very engaging and interesting lifetime of experiences. This inspiring memoir takes us through...

If you read, as I did, James Sniechowski’s book Worship of Hollow Gods and liked it, you will enjoy picking up An Ambition to Belong, where the author takes us inside the next key phase in his life: becoming a teen and moving on to...

I like memoirs that highlight the contributions of (so called) “ordinary Americans.” Patrolling the Heart of the West: True Tales of a Nevada State Trooper by Steve Raabe is one of those contributions. Told in an engaging style and often punctuated with humor, these vignettes...

Leeway by I.O. Jones is a novel that captures the tensions and the stress that accompany life in a high school in a city like New York, a book with a strong appeal for young adult readers, especially female adolescents. We encounter a young protagonist,...

Spiders In Heaven: A Small Kill Team Story is a military fiction thriller written by Jimmy Miller, who is a retired US Army Warrant Officer. The narrator hadn’t known the two young soldiers whose lives and sacrifice were being memorialized; they were from another Unit,...

Sour Lemon and Sweet Tea: The Sour Lemon Series, Book 1 by Julane Fisher is a beautiful story with some powerful messages for young readers. Eleven-year-old Lillie Mae and her twin, Ellie, live on a chicken farm in Triple Gap, a sleepy town forty miles...

Dancing for a Stranger is the second book by author Isabella Adams to feature physician Andromeda “Andie” Markos, Detective Sean Malone, and a cast of friends from the small town of Tarpon Springs, Florida. Some references are occasionally made regarding the first book in the...

Uncertain Love by Margaret Lynette Sharp is the story of a conflicted young woman as she faces the realities of love. Amanda enjoys her work as a secretary at a lawyer’s office but craves the weekend just like everyone else. She was looking forward to...

From the Shadows: A Journey of Self-Discovery and Renewal by Elizabeth Onyeabor is an uplifting and heartrending book of healing, transformation, renewal, and growth. The author’s feelings, thoughts, perspectives, childhood and adulthood sketches from memory and notes have been shared beautifully through vignettes and verse....

Panther Creek Mountain: The Big Adventure is an action and adventure book for preteens written and illustrated by Clyde McCulley. While Clay, Luke and Sally Jane are fictional characters, some of the stories included are biographical in nature, and were adapted from the author’s memoir...

The Stain of Past Connexions by Eluned McRae is a thriller set in the south part of England and in Scotland/ the Hebrides. Andrew is a barrister, running his estate with his friend, Brodee, a horse trainer and breeder. Nene comes to stay but nobody...

Oblivious by TC Fleshman is the first volume in the Havoc series, a book that looks at the mind of a woman bent on revenge. But how did Lilliana Benson come to this point where notoriety becomes very attractive to her? Lilly has been waiting...