In the hopeful historical romance novel, Loving Beth by Bonnie Rose Ward, tragedy precedes a joyous and beautiful ending. When she was just five months old, Beth McCullough’s father joins the Union war efforts. Beth’s mother manages to support herself and her daughter after his...

Have you ever thought of traveling to Japan? What about taking your family with you? Is it a family-friendly country? Are there places and foods that young people will enjoy? Suzanne Lowe’s Tokyo Travels: A Parent’s Guide for a Fun Family Holiday is a must-read...

Divided by Suzanne Lowe is the third book in the Seventeen series and concerns a town where the inhabitants are all children. The adults had all succumbed to a virus that only appeared to attack older people. As there were only children in town,...

Eva by Diane Solomon sets the stage for an intriguing journey of self-discovery and uncovering hidden family secrets. The narrative opens with Eva, a young woman who stumbles upon a long-lost letter from her late Aunt Sophie, revealing her father's existence, William Hastings III. This...

In Hawaii Red Road: Quantum Mechanics and Countenance, Carlos R Velasquez writes about the experiences of his protagonist, Carlos, as he traveled the Red Road on the “Big Island” of Hawaii. At the same time, Carlos enjoyed a book about quantum mechanics, reflecting on Stephen...

A Bird of Dereliction is a collection of 12 surreal tales. Written by Charlie Selkirk, these short stories push the boundaries of your imagination to provide some poignant insights into the human condition. A person suffering from severe societal alienation visits a physician for a...

Panda Never Cries by Abdulaziz M. explores the wisdom of pandas and how their way of life can offer valuable lessons for humans in various aspects of our own. The book emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment, finding contentment in simplicity, and...

In Bella and Chantey: Mama Wants a Blue Mushroom by Jane E. Ruth, Bella’s mama wants a blue mushroom for her birthday. However, to get one for her mama, Bella has to go into the woods. Her macaw friend Chantey goes with her. Join them...

In a World of Colour, Julie Hodgson combines the vibrant world of color with the rhythm of rhyming. Julie catches the imaginations of children using the various colors that brighten all creation. This book will delight children as they learn their colors. To illustrate the...

A New Beginning is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, interpersonal drama, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers and was penned by author Barry Cole. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story unfolds in war-torn northern...

Growing up, I was taught to never discuss politics or religion with those outside the family. I did not listen to this advice and am so glad that Katherine W. Schweit obviously didn’t either. More directly, the politics she discusses is gun ownership. In How...

Invisible Sun by Andrew H. Housley is a starkly dark look at suicide and its effects on those left behind. Brothers Ian and Chadwick are reunited after many years apart, in the city of New Orleans, for the awful task of tidying up the affairs...

Ben thought his luck was changing. He has his career, an iconic VW bus, a hot, wealthy girlfriend, and he'd bought an old fixer-upper in an upscale neighborhood. His new home has a secret that Michael Scott Clifton reveals in Pringle Prawn. His new...

Decrypting Money, by Marco Krohn, Anthony Jefferies, Marco Streng, and Zoran Balkic, is a guide to the world of cryptocurrency. The book begins with the history of money and then the origins of the first cryptocurrency, which was Bitcoin. The four authors then write about...

Walter Stern, a Holocaust survivor, made a testimony video about his road to freedom from Nazi Germany and through Holland one year before his death in 1993. His daughter, Irene, re-watched it after the elections in 2016. That year marked the starting point of the...

Prompt Excursion is a work of fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and intrigue subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult and older teen reading audiences. Penned by author Lewis S. Kingston, this highly engaging novel takes readers on a suspenseful journey aboard a...

All Daniel Robinson ever wanted was a normal loving family. To escape an abusive father and mentally ill mother, he leaves home at sixteen to seek refuge with a pastor. But a man he believed would protect him — a man he should have been...

Wages of Empire by Michael J. Cooper follows multiple storylines that bisect, through chance, fate, or politicking, against the backdrop of WWI. Evan Sinclair, a young man from Utah, seeks adventure and naïvely joins the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. His father, Clive...

Cruel Lessons is a thrilling murder mystery by Randy Overbeck. Everyone is shocked when a horrible accident during a school camping trip results in the deaths of four fifth graders. It turns out the boys were under the influence of a hallucinogen-inducing drug. The school...

Fracked is an outstanding novel by Morris Denton. Rand Holub was left at the front gate of The Ranch, a school for troubled boys. Rand was autistic, and his parents no longer wanted to look after him. Souter exposed Rand to as many different mechanical...