Ruby’s Realm by Debbie Zain is one of those reads that warrants at least two passes before the story’s deep and introspective messages can be unwound and fully understood. This is a fantasy wrapped in a psychological thriller. The author’s character, Ruby Ray, takes us...

"M" and his six year old sister Jessie are taken in by their aunt Janey after their father beats their mother to death and "M" then kills their father. Aunt Janey lives in a traiter park in a rundown area near Sacramento, California, called Olive...

The Seventh Reel by C.J. Booth takes on a subject that most mystery fiction writers shy away from. When President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in the streets of Dallas in 1963, despite the official findings of the Warren Commission, the incident remains an...

Wow! This book is full of suspense which will keep the reader turning pages until the end. And, to make things even better, the author does not give away the end even by the middle of the book! "Before She Dies" is the latest Mary...

California TV Reporter Robin Anderson thinks she’s meeting a source that will take her career to the next level but he is there for far more nefarious reasons. When Peter Brandt, Robin’s ex-husband returns to California to bury her, he learns from his buddy Matt,...

Once Our Lives: Life, Death, and Love in the Middle Kingdom by Qin Sun Stubis is a non-fiction memoir that traces the author's family legacy back generations and forms a full picture from the evolution of the Chinese Communist Revolution to the Cultural Revolution. Stubis...

There are books that will linger in the reader's mind forever and "Portrait of a Spy" is one of them! Gabriel Allon is both a master spy for Israeli intelligence and a restorer of art masterpieces, but now he is retired from his work at...

Today is Nora’s Birthday and her dad wants to buy her new boots to replace her old ones. The only problem is that Nora doesn’t want new boots, and no matter how hard her dad tries to change her mind by showing her pretty new...

A Primer On Evil by T. is a discussion on the basic elements of evil. In the foreword, the author wonders why a person decides to become evil. An evil person refuses to accept responsibility for their actions and they lack or refuse to exercise...

"Death Goes Postal" by Rosemary and Larry Mild is a really enjoyable and erudite mystery with some wonderful characters. Gentle, learned Professor Abner Fraume is brutally murdered in Bath, England, for the sake of some of Herr Koenig’s printing artifacts and rare manuscripts, but not...

The Man in the Leather Jacket: Predator Games, Volume 1 is a hard-boiled private investigator novel written by Peter E. Boroch. There’s a serial killer on the loose in Cheyenne, Colorado, and Gary Suthers was on his way home from work, listening to the...

Dead Weight by Rosemary Reeve is the fourth Jack Hart Mystery. An apparently happy woman is dead and her life insurance company won't pay out. They say it was suicide and Jack Hart is defending them. His investigation takes him far and wide across Seattle...

Flight of Sparrows by R.A. Lingenfelter is a young adult science fiction story and is the second installment in the End of Crows series. After the attack by the Dominion, Willow feels betrayed by Bradlee, whom she thought was a friend, and angry about the...

Dervla returns from her New Orleans vacation to learn that her long-time boyfriend and business partner, Emil, is leaving her for another woman. Heartbroken and outraged, she finds solace in the unconditional support of Emil's grandmother, Lula, and his great-aunt, Mari, also known as the...

Despite the sad state of affairs in America and the world at large, laughter and happiness are possible, as shown in Laugh Out Loud by Jack Daly. There are numerous benefits to laughter, which cleanses the mind and invigorates the body. Laughter acts as a...

When five tons of gold bullion are hijacked and stolen on the streets of London, DCI Shepherd and DS Mendoza go in pursuit of answers and suspects. Their hunt leads them to Rafe Miller, one of the two drivers of the armored vehicle transporting the...

"Cabo & Coral Dog Days of Summer" is an uplifting and inspirational story written by Dr. Udo Wahn and illustrated by Jennifer Belote. Cabo and Coral are two friends who share a loved passion for surfing and dogs. During their summer vacation, the two decide...

Aurora is a vampire who meets a boy Trey, whilst she is out searching for her next meal and for some reason she can’t bring herself to drink from him. After meeting Aurora, superstar lead singer Trey can’t get her out of his mind. He...

Being in love with a vampire is never easy. Having fought for their relationship, famous rock star Trey has only a few weeks to wait until he can be made immortal by his girlfriend Aurora. But the course of true love never runs smooth, and...

"The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap" by Paulette Mahurin is an emotional story that shows just what effect hatred can have on not just one or two people but on an entire community. Paulette Mahurin writes a novel that will leave you emotionally involved with each...