When people are confronted with death and their own immortality, they tend to take inventory of their own life. Accomplishments, opportunities, goals, and ambitions are put under scrutiny, weighed, and measured. Up For Air by Christina Berry takes readers on the journey of Arianna Goody...

Whispers of a One-Eyed Raven is a collection of mythological poetry written by John W. Leys. Inspired by the Nordic and Celtic myths, legends, and popular fantasy literature, John W. Leys pens some beautifully written poems that touch your heart. "At the Beginning" is an...

Kassidy Simmons’ life, death, and after-life have had their toll. After she beat her boss in a fight, she gained her freedom. But living the last twenty years, drowning her sorrows in a bottle, she can no longer keep her head stuck in the sand....

T. J. Hope's Dangerously In Love is about Bianca Parker, a young woman who struggles with low self-image, distrust in relationships, and mental illness. Bianca's mental illness is inherited from her mother, who left her in a dumpster when she was a week old, murdered...

If you love spiders but especially if you do not love spiders, Lisa Gammon Olson’s book River of Light is for you. River of Light is a story about a spider that has spent all its life in a cold, damp cellar. One day some...

The Great Victor: Love Never Fails by Manuel Becker is a religious book for children. The story follows a young farm boy named Adam who begins to doubt his loving ruler, King Abba, after being fed lies by an evil man named Malus. Malus coaches...

Remembering Hope by Parastoo Rezai is the story of a woman trying to keep her family intact while facing overwhelming odds. Bahar is an Iranian woman brought up in a conservative culture. After her childhood friend Shirin introduces Bahar to her cousin, Omid, Bahar finds...

The Trickster (A Tale of Rinland) is a fantastic coming-of-age novel by Dorothy A. Winsor. After her mother passed away, Dilly was a pickpocket on the streets and later became an attendant to Lady Elenia. Dilly learned about a plot that smugglers were hatching, involving...

Headless is an enthralling tale of mystery and horror and is the first book of Tristram Lowe's The Ghost and the Mask series. Akio is a professional photographer working for the Tokyo-based newspaper Dainichi Daily. All he wants is to get into the good books...

The emperor and founder of the Ming Dynasty isn’t fond of the way his history is recalled on the Imperial Tomb Tablet, as The Lacquered Talisman by Laurie Dennis opens. It says nothing of the despair and misfortune that befell his family, nothing of how...

The Omicron Six by Endy Wright is a beautiful meld of science fiction and coming of age, and a story that has strong lessons on personal transformation through deep human connections. The story follows two compelling characters, Cooper Callister and Coupe Daschelete, both gifted yet...

Granny Can’t Remember Me: A Children’s Book about Alzheimer’s is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book about understanding Alzheimer’s and other dementias that children and parents need to read. The easy-to-read story stars Joey who shares the differences between his two grandmothers. This story doesn’t just...

The Fog Ladies (A San Francisco Cozy Murder Mystery) by Susan McCormick is a delightful story of residents living in a prime location apartment building in San Francisco. We are introduced to each tenant and learn of their quirky personality. Sarah is the exception to...

The Antidote by Susan McCormick blends elements of urban fantasy, YA science fiction, and the paranormal to create an engrossing tale filled with lessons for young readers. Alexander Asclepius Revelstoke is a twelve-year-old kid in Seattle with a unique gift: the uncanny ability to detect...

In The Man with the Dorian Complex, author Brian Christopher’s operative premise is that an aging man who realizes he hasn’t lived fully discovers that he has an undefined condition that periodically gives him the physical appearance of a much younger man. The condition first...

Kids love superheroes! Even better, kids love being superheroes. Donna Glass has written a cookbook with that in mind. Be a Superhero in the Kitchen enlists kids in helping to make the food that they eat. She starts her book with a list of superhero...

Devastating In A Kilt is a work of fiction in the steamy romance genre, and is the ninth book in the Hot Scots series. It is aimed at adults due to scenes of a (very) sexual nature and was penned by Anna Durand. The book...

First Course is a work of women's fiction written by Jenn Bouchard. Janie carried on a secret relationship with her boss, Cole, but when his business collapsed, Janie was left without a job or a relationship. Still reeling from both losses, a tragedy occurred that...

Clueless in Croatia by Joy Skye is a contemporary romance novel that is fun to read. After Leonard’s messy divorce from Rennie, nothing else interested the movie superstar. He just needed a break from filming to focus and write his music. His agent, Angelica, sent...

Crying, Learning, and Laughing: Why Students Visit the Teen Center by Tamika M. Murray is an award-winning parenting guide focusing on teens. The author is a social worker and writer, using both skills to understand and help teenagers and the professionals who work with them....