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...

The Case of the Peanut Butter Bandit is volume 1 of The Ability Kids and K9's Agency, a children’s mystery series written and illustrated by L.D. Cullen. Taylor and Sam are the human members of the AKK9, the Ability Kids and K-9 Agency. Their dogs,...

St. Nic, Inc, is an action and adventure thriller written by SR Staley. Peter Peary is a washed-up explorer in his early twenties. He excelled in school, graduated on a fast track and was making waves as the consummate explorer until the fateful trip to...

Fingerless is a gripping story that follows Lita Hernandez, a transgender woman, as she makes her transition from Simon to Lita. But this is not a story about the transition; it is much more than that. It is about identity and family and relationships, and...

Death Takes a Lover by Olivier Bosman is a Victorian mystery set against the grim backdrop of the North Yorkshire moors. It follows the investigations of Scotland Yard’s Detective Sergeant Billings into the untimely and unexplained death of Roger Thornton. Mrs Thornton, the victim’s mother,...

The Red Ribbon by Rachel B. Ledge tells the story of a tragic turn of events in 1770s England. Julia Ridler finds herself tormented nightly by the murder of her best friend, Annie, by her almost betrothed, Roland de Claire. In her grief and madness,...

Petar: An Inspiring Story About an Unexpected Friendship by Maranda Russell is the story of Petar, a boy with a disability and his story of friendship with Skyler. Petar joined his new school in grade 4 after Labor Day. He was always accompanied by Mrs....

In Niko, by Kayti Nika Raet, 17-year-old Niko's life was shattered when she returned home one night after scavenge for some food to feed her two brothers, only to find their home on fire. The neighbour had set the place alight in defence against an...

Tilly and Nuella, A Lifetime Odyssey of Friendship by Michael James Stewart is about two friends who meet while working as domestics. Tilly grew up in England, and had endured nothing but violence in an abusive home. Nuella grew up in Ireland, but was reared...

Elixir by Ted Galdi introduces us to 14-year-old Sean Malone. Sean is special; he is incredibly smart with an IQ of over 200, and he has already earned a full ride to a top university. Not only that, but he has been on Jeopardy and...

Madness, Miracles, Millions is a memoir written by Joseph Semprevivo and his father, Larry Semprevivo. The story begins before Joseph was even born. Larry had been a pressman in a printing plant for over twenty years when the unthinkable occurred. Through another employee’s mistake, his...

The Mummy Nature Series of children’s books has been kicked off with a bang. Rebecca Bielawski begins the new and vibrant series with Meet Bacteria. Using rhyme and colorful illustrations, Rebecca introduces young children to bacteria, where they like to live, what they like to...

How to Read by Eckhard Gerdes is an interesting book that covers the topic of reading. This book works as a guide for young and old readers alike and speaks about reading habits and encourages fast linear reading. Reading only one way is like blocking...

Grak is a small-minded, self-centered nomad living in a tribe before pre-recorded history. And as the title of the book - Things Grak Hates - says, he hates things. Lots and lots of things. When things don't go his way, he blames everyone but himself....

Life of Irrational Choices is an inspirational memoir and self-help book written by Apoorv Vishnoi. The author shares his life chart with the reader, showing the high and low points of his life from the age of 5 through 30 years. Then he shares his...

John Raimey returns in epic fashion in “The Northern Star: Civil War” by Author Mike Gullicksonas. Ten years after Raimey gives up all that is dear to him for love of country, he finds himself leaping out of a plane into the heart of a...

Julia's father was killed in an accident at work. She and her mother still miss him very much and they struggle to continue their lives together without his loving presence. They never thought to question the events of the day, the plant explosion that killed...

Pat has always played it on the safe side until one night when a gorgeous man asks her to marry him. Little does she realize what she is saying ‘yes’ to! Graveyard Shifts: A Pat Wyatt Novel by Laura Del follows the adventure that Pat...

I read Gristle and Bone: A Short Story Collection written by Duncan Ralston shortly after Halloween, a fitting time for such a read. This anthology begins with Baby Teeth, the tale of a woman unable to have a child...or is she? Just how far would...

Phoebe and the Upside Down b by Cheryl Woodward is about a little girl named Phoebe who has trouble spelling her name. She doesn’t understand why her name starts with “ph” when it sounds like it should begin with an “f,” and she gets confused...