Nightflower of Comanche Mound by Katlyn Bates is a coming-of-age story with a distinctly different flavor. Charley Kensey is sixteen and, with her father no longer part of the family, is vainly searching for familial connection and her place in the world. She invites herself...

Pip and the Beasts Mend the Sky by Rupi Gill is a lovely story that draws inspiration from the symbiotic relationship observed between the buffalo and the White-Headed Buffalo Weavers. The birds are good at worrying. They worry that if they fly, they’ll melt. They...

What I Hope You Remember by Keith Thorn is an introspective memoir that blends heartfelt storytelling with life-earned wisdom. The book is a collection of letters and reflections addressing healing, forgiveness, and the transformative power of presence. Thorn writes with unflinching honesty about the struggles...

Keith Thorn’s No Mud: No Lotus uses the metaphor of mud to describe difficult life experiences such as grief, loss, burnout, and depression, which often precede healing or renewal. He argues that cultural habits encourage avoiding pain, but meaningful change requires fully experiencing discomfort rather...

Hiro, Lani, and Wazi’s Gentle Goodbye by Sheila Hara is a tender and uplifting story that explores the journey of grief through the eyes of three siblings. The book begins with the loss of their beloved grandma and follows their heartfelt efforts to honor her...

Jenny L Cote is an extremely talented author. The Ark, the Reed & the Fire Cloud is sure to be a favorite of your child. The plot follows Max, a Scottish terrier, and Liz, a feline, as they lead other various animals to Noah’s Ark....

Emily uses her talents and resources to find child predators. She is usually a step or two ahead of the police. She anonymously submits the information to the police leading them to the victim and the perpetrator. Rick Lopez is her law-enforcement mentor. Emily’s friend Milt...

I am no stranger to Jenny Cote's books. I have been on adventures with Max and Liz before, and I knew Jenny's new book, The Prophet, the Shepherd and the Star, was going to be another fantastic adventure. Jenny's books feature Max and Liz, a...

Orlando Ferrand's collection "Citywalker" is full of poems about his Cuban heritage, religion, the search for identity and the loneliness he encounters in New York City. The city is almost a character in this book, a backdrop for all the important encounters that stir up...

"Apologia" is the author's memoir about his life in Cuba as a child and on through his years as a teenager. He speaks of his family, the difficulties and trials he went through as a child and as a boy growing up in the Cuban...

Tara Gibbons lives with her father and was between jobs until she was hired by Cole Wilson at the garage he had opened a year earlier in Limerick, Pennsylvania. Now, she was picking up wrecked cars like the red Corvette being driven by Wendy Carl....

Nascent Wings: A Poetic Endeavor by Surabhi is a collection of poems where the poet takes you on a journey of different aspects of life that challenge and change your perspective. The verses are motivational and simple in language. Well worded, the poems speak about...

Rodeo Queen by author T.J. Kline is a deliciously romantic tale that is sure to make readers' heart beat a little faster as they watch Sydney and Scott's love blossom. The couple literally ran into each other at the rodeo where Sydney had just been...

Revenge is Sweet (A Samantha Church Mystery) by Betta Ferrendelli is, as the title suggests, a gripping mystery. Samantha Church and her publisher Wilson Cole Jr. are kidnapped by drug dealers seeking revenge because Samantha had ruined their smuggling operations. They are taken to an...

A group of truth seekers makes a perilous journey to the Deserts to seek the ancient tablets, which would help them prevent the self-destruction of their planet, Xannia. They oppose and accuse the Kronik, governing body of Xannia, of lies and trying to bury the...

Blood of Toma by Lauren Lee Merewether is a historical event/era fiction book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy stories about ancient Mexico during the time of the Aztecs and who do not mind violence. High...

Love and grief, good and bad, wealth and poverty. The true yin and yang of life is at the heart of Fated and Fateless, the newest novel by Alice Poon. Spanning four decades in colonial Hong Kong, Fated and Fateless follows characters Wendy Kwan and...

Facing Up is a young adult coming of age story written by Carolyn Gilpin. Carly is one of thousands of young adults attending university, but she feels isolated and oh, so different from everyone else. One side of her face is scarred from a disastrous...

A Walk Back Home by Gilbert Garcia is a memoir relating the details of his boyhood, growing up in a Mexican family in the south side of Los Angeles. His story is composed of short vignettes, told from the young boy’s perspective, in the '40s...

Turnstiles by Andrea McKenzie Raine is a story of three perfect strangers who are trying to find an idyllic world where things are as they should be. The novel revolves around three main characters: Martin Sourdough, Willis Hancocks Jr, and Evelyn. Evelyn is a prostitute,...