“Food is more than sustenance, it’s a shared language of love, history, and community.” I love these opening lines in the Introduction to Lana Taylor Stuart’s My Southern Table. Food is much more than what we eat to survive: it defines who we are and...

Tim Tim and The Birthday Party Animals is a children's picture book written by Taylor Robert Wyatt and Angelo Misseri, with illustrations by Steff Egan. The story is about a young boy named Billy, who is turning six years old soon. Billy is struggling with...

Teddy's Bear Takes a Tumble is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Jane Smith. The story follows Teddy, a young bear cub who treats his stuffed bear like his own child. He learns from his father how to be a good parent, taking...

In A Trace of Romance by Ann Swann, Laynie Connor goes through her routine pre-Valentine Day business at her flower shop with a lot on her mind. Her shop in Beach Way, Oregon, makes a profit - thanks to word-of-mouth - but she feels like...

In Raymond Paul Johnson's legal thriller Conspiracy Ignited, Eric Ridge was beaten up on his boat and told to give up on the new case since he was being watched. Though he was working on two new cases, Eric was unable to determine which of...

Next Time is a work of fiction in the time travel, romantic drama, and action genres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and contains mild sexual references and some strong language. Penned by author Randy Brown, our plot follows William, who...

The Veil by Wanda Luthman is an imagining of what could have happened during the tearing of the veil inside the Tabernacle. According to Jewish tradition, the thirteenth birthday is very special for boys. It's when they get to read from the Torah for their...

Belle Ami’s Mona Lisa's Daughter is a well-researched and well-crafted story of art, romance, suspense, and the stark reality of war. The story is set in Italy, in two timelines; the 16th-century Renaissance and the 20th century, including World War II. In 1925 after a terrifying...

Keeping Janie by S.R. Fabrico is the second book in the Southport Series. Lizzie Levine waits for the looming court date that will decide if she can keep her daughter, Janie. Gray, Janie's father, seems to have changed, going to great lengths to restore Lizzie's...

Honeysuckle Playground is a young adult drama by Adrian Heflin. Set in the 1980s, the book follows the story of Geraldine, a teenager growing up in the small town of Talmadge in Georgia. Raised by a single mother, Geraldine has a lot of anger in...

If you think philosophy is boring, you have not read Phil Van Treuren’s The Little Book of Stoic Quotes. It is one of the best books I have ever read on Stoicism. Each short chapter contains a quotation by a famous Stoic followed by Phil’s...

The Rise of Rynn by Bianca Rowena is a young adult coming-of-age novel that serves as a prequel to her current series. At fifteen, Bryn (Takano Rynn) is in his final year at the Academy, entrenched in the Leadership Program of the ambitious Ruling Order,...

Ozzy Ox Stands Against Socks is a children’s picture book written by Callen Kropp with illustrations by Emily Erickson Hagen. During the winter, the oxen in the land of Ox dress in warm clothes to protect themselves from the cold weather. Unfortunately, little Ozzy does...

The Tan Yards by Robert E. Kearns is a captivating story set in 1980s Dublin, focusing on a group of teenagers, a part of the community who meet up for their annual Halloween bonfire at a spot called the Tan Yards. They usually gather at...

The Girl Who Found Her Smile by Adekemi Adeniyan is an educational book for young readers. A young girl named Anita loves candy and all things sweet. Her mom tells her to brush her teeth once in the morning, and once at night. But Anita...

Suzanne Simpson, the CEO of Multima Corporation, a chain of supermarkets all over the Americas and Europe, thought she had it all wrapped with her most recent deals, but she was just about to find out how far from the truth this was. After a...

In The Walker by Robert E. Kearns, Mr. McCabe has retired at the age of 61. He had given his life to one company where he had worked all his life. He is a shy person who has never married, so he is all alone....

Flight of a Lifetime by Philip Watling describes his early childhood and development. Philip was 23 when his accident happened. He was thrown headfirst into the side of a bus, a fraction of an inch away from death on arrival at the hospital in London....

My Journey as an Author by M.C. Ryder is a must-read for everyone. Ryder is bursting with passion for writing. At one point, she states, "When writing becomes a job and not an enjoyment, I told myself I would stop." She concludes this memoir by...

When Darksome Falls by M.C. Ryder is a touching tale about identity, love, and elements that come to life as dusk approaches. The narrative follows a former vampire, the protagonist, who, after taking a cure to regain humanity, grapples with renewed vulnerability and longing. The...