Harold and the Angel of Death by Gary McPherson begins with Harold Brown having nightmares of the past that give clues to his future. The man responsible for driving his father to suicide, John, is now dead, but he is haunting Harold at night. He...

Bouncy is a basketball. The only problem was, Bouncy couldn’t bounce. When he was presented to a little boy as a birthday present, Bouncy was so excited. So was the boy. Only, when they went to the park, Bouncy couldn’t bounce. The boy was disgusted...

Core Drift by FX Holden is a science fiction crime thriller. The setting is a future where humans coexist with cybers, beings that are half-human and half-robot. The main protagonist, named Fan Zhaofeng, is a cyber who appears to be responsible for a string of...

As far as alien invasion themes are concerned, The Barkuu: Dawn of a Species by Lauren Wright has a nightmarish premise. This is a story that plays with your paranoid fantasies about ranking low in the order of species. Maybe we should give aliens a...

Lee Allen’s The Little White Wolf is a story about a white wolf Leesu, the runt of the litter of gray wolves. The other wolves tease Leesu because of his color and smaller size, so much so that Leesu decides to leave the pack and...

R. Lawson Gamble's novel Lost Oasis (Zack Tolliver, FBI Book 8) is a murder mystery. The principal character is FBI Agent Zack Tolliver, Special Cases Branch. Zack has an impressive record of solving challenging crimes that seem impossible and irrational. Eagle Feather, a Navajo and...

Anarchy in High Heels: A Memoir by Denise Larson is an intriguing, humorous, poignant dive into the origins of modern female comedy and friendship, beginning in the early 1970s with bra-burning and the demand for equal rights and footing. This memoir begins with a dip...

Whereabouts is a coming-of-age story set in the rural south during the 70s. Seventeen-year-old Missy Belue's life turns upside down when her father dies of a massive heart attack, leading to her mother marrying the town mortician. Feeling emancipated in her humdrum life, Missy sees...

Honor Bound Book 2 by Athena Ryals is the second book in a series and a wonderful read with strong LGBTQ themes and fascinating characters. The story follows Isaac, a character whose family has endured a lot of pain from the brutal Stormbeck syndicate. With...

Notorious by Sudha Kuruganti is the first book in the Legend Valley Academy series. Mal Jones works a side hustle making fake IDs but she still hasn't earned the money for a car and has plans to go bigger with her business. Mal's faced with...

When the sexual orientation of an eminent poet becomes the subject in fiction, you can expect it to spark a discussion. In The Wasteland, authors Harper H. Jameson and W.A.W. Parker give you T.S. Eliot up close, and bring out a fresh side of his...

Code Word Access by Alex Schuler and Rolf Yngve has that eerie what-if scenario about coding and artificial intelligence. The year is 2051. As a first-generation CRISPR child, Dr. Shawn Muller is a gifted computer scientist who is known in military circles as B17. He...

Kids love superheroes! Even better, kids love being superheroes. Donna Glass has written a cookbook with that in mind. Be a Superhero in the Kitchen enlists kids in helping to make the food that they eat. She starts her book with a list of superhero...

Shelly is a leatherback sea turtle. She was born on the beach of Matura Bay in Trinidad, the twelfth hatchling of ninety-five. Imagine having over ninety siblings! As a young turtle, she was rescued by a mysterious stranger from certain death. Saved, she lived a...

Forgotten In The Ashes is the second installment in Michael Patrick’s epic fantasy series titled Realm of Erdaris. When news of an attack on a Knights' patrol in Arulwyn Outpost reaches the ears of Realm Ambassador Amalyn, the Starbornes suspect foul play. Amalyn swiftly gathers...

Trumpets of Jericho by Logan Christie is a mesmerizing tale of growth, seeking one’s purpose, and finding a foothold in a world with many possibilities and challenges. It follows Simon, a college dropout and retail clerk as he tries to make sense of his life,...

Lost Souls is a fictionalized take on the history of progressive/psychedelic rock behemoth Pink Floyd. Written by rock journalist Edwin Ammerlaan, the book follows a fictional character named Matt Hallander, a journalist for Rock Parade magazine, as he traces the journey of Pink Floyd from...

The Legend of Hobart by Heather Mullaly is an exciting children's adventure with heart. This one is truly a story that will hold up for many years to come and has the potential to become a modern children's classic. It's fun all the way. Meet...

The Enchanted: A Novel by JC Brennan is a beautifully written story with a strong appeal to fans of young adult novels and stories with coming-of-age themes. Rebecca had grown up with a grandmother who had an uncanny gift for storytelling, and some of her...

In Drifting by Noe Segal, Dr. Nadia Markoff is a leading researcher in a breakthrough scientific phenomenon known as Drifting, where a chosen few are able to project their self-consciousness onto others while they sleep. Drifters have also been known to predict the future as...