Reno Ursal has produced a rare type of tale with Enlightenment, one with a fictional story line told over historical details which teach the reader things they didn't previously know. The story is told mostly from the perspective of two people; Dorothy Dizon, a high...

A compelling historical novel with a setting in 1916, Beneath the Willow by Michael J Murphy plunges the reader into a world ravaged by war. It's against this backdrop that the author weaves a narrative that explores the horrors of war, with powerful hints of...

I suspect very few people are unaware of events in the recent past where immigrant children of families seeking asylum in the US were forcibly separated from their parents and subsequently housed, like animals, in cages while the government decided what to do with them....

In Realm by Alexandrea Weis, Roxana's world is turned upside-down overnight when the king chooses her to be his wife, plucking her from her father's doting arms into a world where she would never be fully accepted as fit to be the king's wife. Eventually,...

The Landfolk had been long oppressed by the Skyfolk after the Race War, and Prince Zand Feralitor can no longer bear to see his people suffer and be subservient to the grey skin tormentors. He vows to free his people and end the Skyfolk reign,...

Goodnight, My Love! by Shelley Admont is a lovely picture book that encourages children to go to sleep at night. In it a father helps his small son, Alex. After drinking water and sending his father to get a particular toy, Alex says he isn’t...

And The Trees Began to Move, written by Lisa Olson and illustrated by Lauren Rutledge, is a children’s picture book that focuses on nature. Lisa Olson is able to bring a set of human characteristics to subjects that may or may not be living beings...

The Cheese Song: All Aboard the Orphan Train, written by Lisa Olson and illustrated by Lauren Rutledge, is a children’s picture book about an orphan train set in a bygone age. The narrative is welcoming and warm, drawing the young reader right into its own...

Man Mission is a work of engaging personal fiction written by author Eytan Uliel, which encompasses “Four men, fifteen years, one epic journey”. The tale focuses on a group of young friends who promise themselves a yearly taste of adventure, no matter where life leads...

Fifteen-year-old Matt Mitchell lost his mother in an accident caused by a drunk driver. His devastated father moved him and his twin sister, Tina, from the Oregon coast to the small town of Hawthorne in rural Indiana. As he is the new kid in school,...

Charles M. Alexander’s Live in Entrepreneurial Freedom is not just a how-to book. Yes, he outlines the steps middle-aged would-be business owners should take to begin such an endeavor. But, he has also included many nuggets of wisdom based on his 40+ years of experience...

Evening in the Yellow Wood is a paranormal coming of age novel written by Laura Kemp. Justine’s childhood essentially ended one afternoon when her mother came and dragged her out of the community swimming pool where she was hanging out with her friend, Sherry. As...

Faith Alone, the second book in Ruth E. Meyer’s Sola Series, is the story of Grace Neunaber and her family. Grace and her new husband, David, struggle to adjust to their new life together. Managing money, grocery shopping and balancing home and work schedules are...

Gingerly by Rachel Hodges will have a very strong appeal to fans of chick lit and contemporary romance. Twenty-seven-year-old Caitlyn McIntyre has been divorced for a year now and it seems her life is far from getting any better. She is running late on the...

Saving Grace: A Taylor Sinclair Novel by Wendy Hewlett is an engrossing sleuth novel with a well-developed protagonist. When Taylor Sinclair learns that Ralph Morse has escaped from prison, she instantly knows where he will be heading. She knows the serial rapist and murderer will...

In the introduction to H.O.P.E. for the Alzheimer’s Journey: Help, Organization, Preparation, and Education for the Road Ahead, Carol B. Amos states: “My brothers and I were devastated when our mother began displaying signs of Alzheimer's disease, also referred to as Alzheimer's. We became part...

Unaltered: Cortii 4.5 by J C Steel is a short science fiction suspense novella about Irin and a group of bodyguards called the Cortii. Irin is summoned by his very important father, but Irin wisely hires the Cortii, and specifically Khyria, to protect him en...

The Advocate's Justice (The Advocate Series) by Teresa Burrell is a murder mystery. Sabre Brown is an attorney with a job on her hands – to save Conner from a life behind bars. Fifteen-year-old Conner is accused of murdering Bullet, his grandma’s abusive boyfriend. The...

The Advocate’s Illusion by Teresa Burrell is the ninth in a series featuring the feisty and loveable Sabre Brown together with her long-suffering boyfriend JP, who doubles up as her private investigator. Ron, her brother, is also a part time member of the team. An...

The Girl in the Mirror by Steven Ramirez is Book One in the Sarah Greene Mysteries Series. Sarah Greene started seeing ghosts when her best friend died. Now she sees her friend’s ghost as a warning that something is about to happen. When she starts...