Nerve Attack: A Kolya Petrov thriller by S. Lee Manning is a suspenseful thriller featuring Russian-Jewish immigrant and former American intelligence operative Kolya Petrov on a mission to stop a unique and dangerous terrorist attack. The only person who has the key to stopping the...

One day in the Gingerbread mansion, a young boy named Henry wakes up to find something horrible has happened; the chocolate clouds have vanished. This causes panic within his family's empire and sparks fear among the workers. Luckily, Henry notices something that his mother failed...

Double-Edged Sword: A Novel of Reconstruction by J.D.R. Hawkins is a mesmerizing historical novel set against the backdrop of the years following the Civil War in Alabama. The protagonist is a Confederate cavalryman, David Summers, who returned home to Alabama after the war as a...

Lost In Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss and War is a work of non-fiction in the memoir subgenre. It is aimed at mature readers and was penned by author team Ashe Stevens and Magdalena Stevens. The book follows Ashe Stevens, an actor on...

The Candy Butcher: A Biography of Frank Ray Perilli by William Karl Thomas is a personal account by a bonafide friend and fan of the man better known as Frankie Ray. Trying to write the biography of a relatively unknown showbiz celebrity is no easy...

The Genteel Poor: A Childhood Memoir by William Karl Thomas is told throughout several generations as the family goes from being wealthy to becoming poor. After the Civil War ended and later the Depression, there were a lot of “genteel poor.” These were folks who...

Chick Singer by Lorraine Devon Wilke is a heartfelt, emotionally nuanced novel about music, motherhood, and the complicated legacy of dreams deferred. Libby Conlin once chased rock-and-roll stardom in the 1980s but now lives a quieter life. That is until her recently divorced daughter, Bridget,...

Lessons Learned: A Teacher and Coach Reflects by Michael F. Burke, Sr. is a heartfelt collection of essays that takes readers through the author’s life as both an educator and a learner. The book opens with vivid stories from Burke’s childhood, like the unforgettable “moonshine...

Martha, A Novel by Diana Wallis Taylor is about the Biblical Martha. After the death of her mother, Martha took on the care of the household and her family: her brother Lazarus, her sister Mary, and her father. She was always the caretaker, leaving her to...

In 1975, Darwin McClain finds an old Civil War era breastplate buried in the ground while he is readying the fields of his home in eastern Tennessee for planting. His wife Marty cleans it off and puts the breastplate in a drawer in their home...

In Pamela Atherstone's novel ". . . Like Footprints in the Wind" the saga of a family torn apart takes us from unrest in a German-Russian village at the hands of Stalin to their separate destinies. Under Stalin's rule families are uprooted overnight and forced...

In The Camelot Shadow by Sean Gibson, you'll embark on an epic quest with Lord Alfred Fitzwilliam. Much of his time has been spent in reclusive activities such as caring for his bedridden wife and reading. His world is torn asunder with the mysterious visit...

Do You See What I See? by Delia Latham is the first book in the Smoky Mountain Christmas series. In a short contemporary read, Ms. Latham provides a story of hurt and misunderstanding and ultimately finding that the truth isn't always what we think it...

Oh my, oh my! I just finished reading Hysterical Love, the newest novel by Lorraine Devon Wilke, and I must say, I simply adored it! It follows the story of Dan McDowell, a 33-year-old photographer who is happily engaged to be married to his adored...

The Romanov Legacy (A Natalie Brandon Thriller) by Jenni Wiltz is a spellbinding thriller that follows an unusual treasure hunt; the action is exhilarating and the characters mesmerizing. Natalie Brandon has a powerful revelation, one that no one would believe because of her schizophrenia —...

“Time is an illusion until God’s appointed time.” This is oft repeated, stressed, in fact, in Lorilyn Roberts’ aspiring young adult novel, Seventh Dimension: The City. And what is the seventh dimension? Mathematically, it is quite beyond our simple expectations, but if we think in...

The Chronicles of Heloise and Grimple by Sean Gibson is a clever and quirky adventure. It centers on Heloise, a sarcastic, clever half-elf, who makes a living as a bard and adventurer. And her partner, Grimple, a hill giant under an inconvenient enchantment, which gets...

The Side Job by Don Lubov is a short, interesting and realistic story that follows a young mother on a daring journey to save her sickly daughter. Maggie Gomez gets pregnant at seventeen and, abandoned by her boyfriend, she is left alone with the child....

Angel Avenger: A Max Becker Thriller by Tim Wickenden has a strong appeal to fans of thrillers and sleuth novels. It is September in 1960 and a serial killer is doing a lot of ghastly killings in Germany. The first victim is discovered tied to...

What is literary fiction? And what makes it different from memoirs or genre fiction? Literary fiction is something that will stand the course of time; it will make a bold statement and allow the individual reader to grow in his or her experience merely by...