Somewhere In This Picture by P. S. Reyes is a young adult fantasy novel to capture the imagination. It is a blend of a fairytale with a bit of psychology, whimsy, and humor but is also about characters experiencing quirky things like gorgeous witches "sweeping...

Blogging the Plague: Camus, Covid-19, and the Current Chaos by Peter Vernezze examines current-day COVID-19 dynamics through the lens of Albert Camus' 1947 classic novel, The Plague, about a small town in Algeria that is devastated by a plague transmitted from animals to humans. During...

Sound of Fear: A Suspense Mystery Novel: Alma, Book 1 is a police procedural thriller novel written by Levi Fuller. Instead of finding his caseload and the intensity of his work lessened by his move from Nashville, Tennessee to the small town of Marmet in...

In these days of rampant turmoil and uncertainty, Yvonne M. Morgan’s Rest in God: A Prayer Journal with 100 Prayers and Scriptures for Daily Needs comes like a healing balm to the soul and like a soporific to the anxious heart. Morgan’s personal experience, both...

Mixed Relations 2: Navigating the Stormy Waters of Married Life by Gertrude Mueller von Deham is a moving work of historical non-fiction. It centers on how the author, named Evelyn in the book, grapples with a challenging marriage to a spoiled husband named Eric. The...

Mixed Relations 3: An Unexpected Ending by Gertrude Mueller von Deham is the conclusion to a fascinating memoir about the life of the author, named Evelyn in the book. In book one, we learn about her childhood, and that she was born to royalty in...

Polish Dragon P.I. (The Ark of Healers) by Steve Zimcosky is the perfect crime thriller for fans. This novella enlightens us with another mystery that Private Investigator Tom Sipowicz investigates. When the Assistant County Prosecutor, Adriana Charveaux, commissions the Polish Dragon P.I. to solve the...

The year is 1660 and Lady Elizabeth is once again bound to resurrect some secret treasures of her late grandfather’s writing, most particularly a memoir that could rock the security of Lady Elizabeth’s world and that of her family. You see, her grandfather was none...

Final Chance by E.B. Roshan is one of those stories readers will ponder about long after finishing. It is set in what sounds like a Middle Eastern region, with civil war raging between two territories. When Preen’s boyfriend Rama, the father of her two-year-old daughter,...

Watching a loved one struggle with memory issues is difficult. It takes a kind, patient person like Silvie to help. But, as the anger surfaces along with the confusion from lost memories, it makes the caring task more than just difficult. Silvie is very patient...

Lander's Choice (Stone Sovereigns Book 2) by Chris Wachter is a riveting young adult fantasy novel. If you like stories about people journeying into the center of the Earth but with a twist, this may be the book for you. You are about to enter...

Washington DC is the site of the most serious terrorist attack since 9/11. Only this is a nuclear blast that does so much more damage. This devastating event throws the entire country into instant chaos. One thing remains mysterious – the president and his family...

Weeds Beneath the Open Meadows, a memoir by Anna Casamento Arrigo, features memories and ruminations of her father who died when she was only twelve. But her recollections run deep and reveal not only her dad’s rugged Italian persona but those of close family members...

Thinking Guide for Busy People is a short but powerful book on how to avoid making decisions that will harm your life, whether that is emotionally, economically, or even morally. This book offers ten different cognitive biases that you will most definitely recognize within yourself....

American Dreamer: How I Escaped Communist Vietnam and Built a Successful Life in America by Tim Tran with Tom Fields-Meyer is the fascinating story of the author who was once a penniless refugee and a man without a country. It is also the story of...

Damned is the third book in The Castle Chronicles by Michael S. Vassel. Mark Castle’s life had reached a standstill. He had no idea what he wanted to do, so he left Cleveland in the hopes of finding a direction that made sense to him....

True to its authors’ claims, this book’s title is easy to digest, yet the subtitle requires careful examination, as the resurgence of Putin’s Russia poses new challenges to the European Union’s (EU) defense policy. This is the principal idea in The Return of Direct Defense...

A wealthy heiress is pushed from the uppermost level of a floating casino and drowns, and her ex-boyfriend is set up to be the fall guy for her murder in the engaging sleuth mystery novel The Big Fall (Nick Seven Book 7) by Tim Smith....

In Cami and Wyatt Share the Christmas Spirit by Stacy Bauer, we are introduced to two kangaroo siblings named Cami and Wyatt. They love Christmas and with the holiday only being seventeen days away, their house was busy. While their mom and dad put up...

Dancers Amongst The Stars by Janny Juddly is a thought-provoking and magical book that speaks about the author's insights as a psychotherapist, her wisdom, inner knowing, and life experiences. The book is a powerful self-help tool with its empowering messages to readers and will give...