I admit, I read and review lots of books but it’s not long before I forget most of them. Such will never be the case with Speak No Evil by Liana Gardner. Aimed at young adults, it presents the story of Melody Fisher, a...

Insynnium is a complex and conceptual work of science fiction penned by author Tim Cole, focusing on the concepts of time and life. The sinister title takes its name from an exclusive sleeping pill, one which restores its sleepers emotionally through powerful, almost magical dreams....

I absolutely loved Ladies of Gothic Horror. Author Mitzi Szereto takes careful time to introduce and dive into the subjects with accessible detail and interesting information. If you are intrigued by the gothic genre and need any semblance of inspiration or motivation, then this is...

The Secret of El Salto is a compelling western novel penned by author Harvey Goodman and set in the middle of the nineteenth century. Filled with adventure, suspense, and intense thrills, the unique selling point of this western is its feisty female heroine, Estella. When...

Doggy Claus / Perro Noel: A Bilingual Holiday Tale is a warm Christmas story of a dog that wants to make other dogs happy by giving them Christmas presents. Jingle thinks they need Christmas gifts to be happy but soon learns what they really want....

Four sisters and their crazy lives, Toots by Linh Le James is the story of Jess, Louise, Carla, and Emily. Jess and Scott are married and have two adorable young daughters and Jess is your typical mom. Exhausted by caring for the kids and working...

Halloween comes alive with real monsters when an object falls from the sky and a sinister being rains disaster on a small Indiana town. With no adults to help them, a group of children has to save the world in the thrilling middle-grade adventure novel,...

Political intrigue, drama, crime, and mystery are elements that make the third book in The Gatekeepers of Democracy series a compelling read. In Primary Peril by Bill Lewers, readers encounter compelling characters in a run for a political position that quickly transforms into a vicious...

Alvin wants to sell the anthill where he and his wife have been staying. Their kids have grown and moved away and he feels the place is too big for them and it is old. He grabs a red pen and a piece of paper...

In Brandt Schubbe’s collection, The Auburn Book, the persona opens up in the narrative pieces giving us a glimpse of their difficult and sometimes chaotic life. These experiences are coupled with a revelation of their struggles and hopes. He narrates his struggles with bipolar disorder,...

All Things Dark & Magickal: The Glass Watch by SF Benson is a delightful Cinderella retelling with a time travel and gender bending twist. Trevor wishes to attend the Institute of Prodigious Arts and for his magick to awaken so he can finally become a...

Peter Green and the Unliving Academy: This Book is Full of Dead People by Angelina Allsop is the first book in The Unliving Chronicles. Peter knows only one thing: he's dead. Peter doesn't remember anything before he found himself in the AfterLife, not his family...

With Shadow of the Darkwood by Andrew Alexander Miller, the Trials of Arden begin. Arden, who had to choose his own name, is the heir to the throne. One day, he makes a new friend, Taril, who is the youngest of three brothers, and usually...

The Lonely Little Emoji by Harry Harmon is a children’s picture book about an emoji without any features. A story filled with rhyme brings us an issue that people deal with from day to day; that of bullying. The lonely little emoji eventually is able...

Bunu had moved to a new town with her mother and was ready to make new friends in the storybook What's Her Name? by Tomac Scott. She missed her old friends but she was so excited to make new friends that she packed her own...

Ashes in a Coconut by Bo Kearns is a dramatic tale of corruption and betrayal, set in the colorful locale of Indonesia. Laura Harrison is on a mission to save her marriage. Jack, her husband, is set to take over the presidency of an Indonesian...

Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic's Lost Without the River: A Memoir is about growing up on the family farmstead in South Dakota, and of the strong and continuing influence of those years and the farm itself long after she leaves home. In 1926 her parents, Roy and...

Poseidon's Storm Blaster (The Legend of Pineapple Cove #1) by Marina J. Bowman is a fantastical adventure story that will take young readers to Pineapple Cove, a town of secrets, monsters, and magic. It was on an island in the middle of the sea, a...

South of Little Rock by George Rollie Adams is a novel set in a small town called Unionville in Arkansas during the forced desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Changes are coming and not everyone is happy about them. Hatred is being...

Where the Campaign Ends tells the story of Ryan WiIliams, a veteran political consultant, who had to find a way to accept some unwanted and unpleasant changes to his health and their implications. Changes that demand he forego the high pressure, thrilling world of politics...