Have you ever had a green cake? No, not a mint cake, but a green cake, one made with pistachios. That’s right, pistachios, also “called the happy nut because they smile at you.” Well, at least that’s what Grandma says. She’s visiting Shani for the...

Flanagan’s Flight is a journey back in time through the late 1970s and many of the happenings of the 1980s. Jerry and Maria are the stars of the story: meeting, falling very much in love, and marrying in 1978. The reader becomes embedded in their...

The Order of the Key by Justine Manzano is a young adult urban fantasy novel. Jacklyn Madison's life turns upside down when inter-dimensional creatures known as Gorvhans attack her out of nowhere. She finds herself rescued by members of a group led by a young...

The Broken Violin is a new adult coming-of-age story written by Owen Kortz. Shel Henka is a cinema-loving teenager studying at the University of California, Berkeley, whose dream is to screen her own film at the San Francisco International Film Festival. In her freshman year...

The Palm-Sized Sky Written by Mr. Sun is a children’s book based on a Chinese fable. Jerry is introduced as a frog that lives alone in a well. He enjoys his life and his home until one day an unexpected visitor arrives. The visitor's name...

A beautifully written romance by Traci Hunter Abramson, An Unlikely Pair brings us the story of two very different people coming together and accomplishing great things in the world of ice skating. It begins with the frustration of Amaliya Marcell, approaching her eighteenth birthday, being...

The Other Hamlet Brother is a fantasy tragi-comedy written by Luke Swanson. Incorporating some of William Shakespeare's famous characters and storylines, Luke Swanson's novel feels like a fantastical satire on Hamlet. Newly crowned King of Denmark, Claudius feels worried about his nephew's mental health. On...

John Casey's Evolution is an espionage thriller that begins in Boston. Michael Dolan is an assistant professor at Boston University and a taekwondo instructor. He is rebuilding his life after very nearly losing it two years ago gathering intelligence for the CIA and successfully preventing...

Shlok's Dad: A Father's Perspective of Parenthood by Vivek Sharma is an engaging book that looks at parenthood from a father's point of view with a humorous and entertaining perspective that will bring a smile to the faces of readers. The author introduces parents to fatherhood based...

I picked Love: A Story by Bill Smoot because in the description it is likened to the works of Milan Kundera. If anyone has ever read The Unbearable Lightness of Being, then they will adore this story. Michael, a prep school teacher, met his wife,...

Evocatively reminiscent of Michael Chrichton’s best techno-thrillers, The Fossil by Joshua T. Calvert shares the old master’s skill at handling a complexity of multiple, intertwined plotlines told with crystal clarity, at a breathless pace of development that keeps the pages turning, and by way of...

Seeds for Sharing, written by Carissa Lovvorn and illustrated by Joshua Wichterich, is based on 1 Timothy 6:18-19: “Verse 18. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, (verse 19.) storing up for themselves a...

O.Z. Doesn't Diggs G.C.C. at Emerald City is a satirical novel inspired by the fantasy classic The Wizard of Oz. Written by Ron Baxley, Jr., the book follows the adventures of O.Z. Diggs VII, a descendant of the original Oz the Great and Terrible Wizard....

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners: The Complete Guide for Weight Loss with Tips for Success, Recipes, and Meal Plans for Everyday Cooking by Lisa Calimeris introduces readers to a heart-healthy eating diet based on the food found in the Mediterranean and many other countries. What...

We all feel a wide range of emotions from time to time: scared, sad, angry, and happy. Not all at once, of course. Ellie is off to her first day of school. While waiting for the school bus, she’s suddenly scared. She doesn’t know anyone...

Smarter Than You Think: Accessing Your Personal Powers to Triumph in College by Suzanne Liff is a self-empowerment book for young adults who are about to embark on the first stage of their higher educational life. Liff taps into the different aspects necessary for success,...

Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Talking 'bout Re-generation documents Richard Bonnett’s powerful journey of transformation through his faith in Jesus Christ. From age five to his early teenage years, Bonnett and his best friend Joe Peca were inseparable. As children, their exciting games...

To Every Page a Turning: One Life's Journey by Carl Buccellato is a memoir-like account of the life and spiritual journey of the author, from his childhood doo bop days in Brooklyn to his current retirement in Florida and all the dramatic hills and valleys...

King of Beasts: Beast Duet Book 1 by Diana A. Hicks is a wildly hot and intense mafia romance. Caterina is committed to keeping her family safe, no matter the cost. Although they are no longer supposed to be involved in the mafia, Caterina’s father...

A Cabin in the Woods by Marek Záhorec will amaze its readers as Damian Noble writes his next bestseller. He experiences writer’s block when his muse leaves him, his wife Dana. Taking a trip to the cabin his father owned when he was a kid,...