It was spring and there were signs of new growth everywhere. Down the road, a small shoot of green stretched upward to feel the sunshine on its leaves. She wondered what type of flower she would be, and wished to be a rose. The little...

How appropriate that just the day after I finished reading Fatal Depth by Timothy S. Johnston, CNN reported that because of rapid glacial melt, “It’s becoming increasingly clear that sea-level rise is going to be a bigger and bigger problem as we move through the...

When local authorities are apathetic regarding a kidnapping and the recent discoveries of children's bodies, three retirees start an investigation of their own in the intriguing suspense novel, The Criminal Mind: A Psychological Thriller (The Good Lawyer Series: Book 3) by Thomas Benigno. When his...

Mr. Wizardo by Eva Pasco is a clever play on the famous Wizard of Oz and is set in Kansas. Ten years have passed since graduation and now four very different students are coming back. Oscar Wizardo, their favorite guidance counselor, is dead and they...

Of Ripeness & The River by Mary F. Burns tells the parallel stories of two women in alternating chapters with date headings. Mary Ferguson was the daughter of a wealthy banking family, happily married to a young carpenter. Her story is told from 1893, when...

The Leaning Tower of Pizza, written by award-winning children’s author Derek Taylor Kent and illustrated by the diversely sourced Bright Jungle Studios, tells of a group of four children who mishear their geography and culture lessons, mistaking the Tower of Pisa for the Tower of...

Teachers and parents will love What Should I Do When I Feel Worried? as an introduction to a discussion about feelings of worry and anxiety and how to handle them. Author Charlie Lumière wants children to recognize when they’re feeling worried and then how to...

Orlando in the Cities by Sebastian Michael is a literary novel inspired by Virginia Woolf's Orlando. The gods of the Greek pantheon fiercely debate as to who among them is the patron of the perfect city on Earth. To solve their dilemma, they chose Orlando,...

I Wrote A Book. Now What? by Beth Carter is a non-fiction self-help guide for those who are in the process of or have completed their manuscript and are ready to present it to the world. Carter provides an insider's mentorship and the tools necessary...

Past, Present, Future: Stories That Haunt by the award-winning and influential Ian Prattis is one of the best books on the environment and future survival that I've ever read. I think it's because this author seems to be writing from the heart and the head....

Poet Gone Wild: More Matters of Love and Death by Wren is a collection of over fifty poems and three “spirit messages” on Awareness, Oneness, and Healing. Exploring themes of daily life such as loving, loss, fear, and relationships, the rhythmical and rhyming compositions provide...

Dangerous Conjectures, by the award-winning Brian Finney, is a compelling psychological thriller and a conspiracy lover's dream. This powerful story unfolds in the Bay Area against the backdrop of the pandemic. Here you will be immersed in a family saga full of sin, backbiting, and...

Raether’s Enzyme by Sean Flynn is a brilliantly plotted novel that explores a conflict around the new eugenics in a compelling dystopian setting. Megan Bishop is a young woman who happens to carry inside her body the one thing that anyone will kill for —...

In Ghost by Michael Jack Webb, a serial killer targets children under the age of 10. This killer is elusive and cunning. Local police call in the help of FBI profiler Kate Justice. Kate has an uncanny ability to think outside the box when it...

My Crumby Guide to Failing by Shannon Addison is an informative activity book for children based on failing at things. Shannon Addison has created the characters Rachel Rye, Samantha Sourdough, and Whitney Wheat, The Breadcrumbz, as a way of teaching children that failure is not...

Giving is the title of this encouraging book by Muhammad Sadiq. This book features his two daughters—Rania and Halima—as they enjoy notes of appreciation about the things in this world. It teaches conservationism and human responsibility toward nature. Not only is taking care of nature...

Alyssa was an orphaned outcast from the remote village of Andretka who had nothing going for her. So she travels in a caravan to Al Khair, a famous prosperous city she’d heard about in stories. The place had a mix of humans, vampires, and other...

Black Irish Blues by Andrew Cotto tells the exciting story of Caesar Stiles – a young American with a kind heart and pleasant temperament - who returns to the town where he was raised to buy and renovate a run-down tavern. Having left home at...

Shadow Path: A High Plains Warrior Novel by Michael O. Gibbs is an absorbing historical novel about friendship and redemption. The plot centers on a slave on the run named Lince and the friendship that develops when he saves a native woman from captivity. A...

The Devil's Daughter by Tyeshia Sturgis is a paranormal horror story. Lilith has always lived with the belief that a demon stalks her, causing her to do bad things. When Lilith does something unspeakable, her claims see her sentenced to life in an asylum. While...