A fine balance between light-hearted romance and deep loss, Catalina Romance by Anastasia Alexander explores the challenges of the 21st century’s dating world. When Charissa is selected to star in the reality TV show Millionaire Engagement, she is hesitant. Her experience in the previous season...

Warrior Patient Heartbeats by Temple Emmet Williams is a book that I can’t find enough words to praise. It is so timely and pertinent, packed with wisdom and knowledge while offering entertainment to readers. In this book, the author shares his journey to healing from...

Authentic Food Quest Peru: A Guide to Eat Your Way Authentically Through Lima & Cusco by Rosemary Kimani and Claire Rouger explores the variety of cuisines of Peru, giving readers details about the authentic dishes so that they will have a deeper appreciation of the...

Jack, The Weightless Boy by Adam Brown introduces readers to Jack who was a happy-go-lucky youngster. He looked like any other kid on the outside - normal haircut and average grades - but there was one thing that made him exceptional. He was weightless and...

Abigail was the very beautiful Queen of Natronia. But she hadn’t always been beautiful. Like the story of the ugly duckling, Abigail was hideous at birth and throughout her childhood she was teased, tormented and bullied by her peers. She was so ashamed of her...

Twelve-year-old Malik had to flee when his village in Afghanistan was bombed. Now he lives in a corner of a bombed-out school with other refugees in Kabul. The Shoeshine of Kabul by Zahra Omar Shansab paints a portrait of Malik and his 16-year-old friend Nahim’s...

The Deception by Lauren Hudson is the second book in the Ascension trilogy. Now with their arch enemy Jane defeated and the Asterian race saved, triplets Felix, Jink, and Desdemona try to return to normality. Now, back in The House, they must enter a competition...

Audrey Muller was a mentor at Ironwood, a residential treatment center for troubled teens. One of her mentees, Lindsay, had gone missing and Audrey knew her family well. She did not want to put the blame for Lindsay’s disappearance on her parents. Her mother told...

Two Days at the Asylum: Inspired by True Events is a powerful narrative by clinical psychologist Frederick S. Walborn that explores the perils of asylum politics, a narrative that reflects the author’s wide experience in dealing with severely and chronically mentally ill patients. The story...

You might get your undead fix with Zombie Flight by J.P. Westfind, but calling it just another zombie story does it a disservice. As readers are taken thousands of feet up in the air with no escape, the walls of the Dreamliner begin to close...

A Riddle is an imagination-building children’s book, written in rhyme and illustrated by Helmut Degen. With the most basic of language and colors, children are encouraged to seek deep within their imaginations to find a world filled with patterns and colors. In doing so, they...

Tiki the Turtle is confused one evening as he watches the sun disappear. His curiosity takes him on an exciting journey over mountains, sea, and land. Tiki meets some interesting animals on his travels, including monkeys, pelicans, and dolphins, but none of them can answer...

In Smoke on the Mountains by Sam Knupp, the year is 2018 and a Coalition, including Antifa and Black Lives Matter, has arrived in Timberville, Virginia from Charlottesville. Tensions are high as people have had enough of the uncertainty and feeling that they are not...

Lucy's Story is a gritty tale of domestic and psychological abuse and survival by Lucy Spurlock. It is engaging, an emotionally rich narrative that explores themes of family, abuse, and a woman’s journey to inner freedom. The narrative begins with the words: “This story is...

An Itty Bitty Christmas by Karen Nowicki is a wonderful little story about a young, happy, brown-and-white Jack Russell Terrier, who lives on a small farm in Maine with a loving family. This young dog’s name is Itty Bitty and the book is about Itty...

I Have Always Wanted To... by Lisa V. Proulx is a heartrending memoir where the author speaks about her life and her journey after being diagnosed with uterine cancer at the age of 51. Her realization that the time to start living is NOW because...

His History, Her Story: A Survival Guide for Spouses of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Trauma by Debra Warner tackles the difficult subject of sexual abuse undergone by men when they were boys and their stories of survival. The book explores the topic in...

Once a Civil War soldier and plantation owner, Rhys had his whole life ahead of him, until an accident on the way home took his life and left him a ghost, only visible to the talented in his own home. Centuries later, Fiona is in...

After the Fall by Brad Graber is a well-written story that explores the themes of family, identity, and the importance of being connected, with a strong appeal to readers who enjoy sleuth, adventure, and stories with emotional and psychological depth. Rikki aches to know who...

Nila's Babies by Jac Simensen is the story of Nila Rawlings, a young woman who is hired by widower Gordon Hale to take care of his twin daughters. Nila falls in love with the precious infants and wants only the best for them. Soon Nila...