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,...

Olga is a children’s and preteen adventure fantasy novel written by Ted Kelsey and illustrated by Dillon Samuelson. Nothing ever happened in Chilton. It was a pretty boring place for a kid to grow up in, so much so, as Sally liked to tell her...

Willis Hancocks is not the type of person who can serenely embrace a mediocre lifestyle and his town seems too small for him. With big dreams and strung up with a firm determination to succeed, he joins the army at the outset of WWII, but...

Hannah's Rainbow: Every Color Beautiful by Cynthia Hilston is a moving book about the Rechthart family in the nineteen hundreds and the years after, focusing on the point of view of their second youngest child, Hannah Rechthart, as she grows up and goes through many...

Classics (Why and How We Can Encourage Children to Read Them) by Fiza Pathan is a non-fiction educational book. Classics would appeal most to an audience of adults employed in educationally based or teaching positions, parents, aunts/uncles, grandparents, as well as anyone else who...

Lorna versus Laura by Cynthia Hilston takes place during World War II. Lorna is a young teacher raising her younger brother after their parents died in a horrific car accident. Lorna goes onto autopilot and focuses on taking care of the only family she has...

Michelle DePalma meant for her trip to Two Wells, Texas, to be a quick check-in on her mother. That changed when she walked in on the dead body of a caregiver, and her mother standing in a puddle of blood, completely unaware that something bad...

Mourning Dove by Claire Fullerton is historical fiction at its best. The novel begins in America during the 1960s and charts the lives of Posey and her two offspring, Millie and Finley. Originally from Minnesota, the two youngsters are shunted to their mother's childhood home...

Alexandria: World Class Life Story by BDL is a narrative with powerful religious and political themes and a conflict that is phenomenal. It is a story of an iconic celebrity pioneering a strong resistance against a Judeo-Christian culture. With a dystopian setting in the...

Author Terreece M. Clarke introduces us to Olivia in her children's picture book titled Olivia's Potty Adventures! Olivia is somewhere between the ages of 2 and 3 and is trying to learn how to use the bathroom and when is the right time to do...

A Last Survivor of the Orphan Trains is a work of memoir non-fiction penned by co-authors William Walters and Victoria Golden. This inspiring tale takes a deep and personal look into the life of William Walters, who was one of the thousands of orphans loaded...

Twelve-year-old Lizzie wasn’t too happy about having to move. She had the best life and best friends. But when her parents pulled up in front of the new house, far from her old home, Lizzie was enchanted. Not to mention that there was a mysterious,...

Friendship comes in all kinds of packages. Even pets have friends. While it’s not usual, it does happen that a cat befriends a dog. Luckily for Calypso, an alley cat did take an interest in the Welsh terrier. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived the night...

An ancient book, a mystical and fantastical treehouse, and a slide that leads to a candy shop which masquerades as the entrance to a mysterious and dangerous underground world. Timmy is only eight and he’s endured the pranks of bullies, but he’s not about to...

Coach Yourself: The Secrets Used by Master Coaches That Get Results is a nonfiction self-help book written by Kaden James. James is a Certified Life Coach with Expert Rating. While most of us have heard about life coaching, the idea of hiring a life coach...