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....

The Journey to Max: An Adoption Story by Christopher and Alejandro Garcia-Halenar is the story of a couple who have one child and want another. They try for years without success before another child comes their way. The book is written from the standpoint of...

One Hot Rumor by Anna Durand is one hot romance novel. Nick is a forty-year-old Brit who’s found some trouble with his massage salon in Cockshire, England. Rumor is he’s a gigolo who gives “special” treatments. To flee the local media scuttlebutt, he decides to...

Angelic Wars: First Rebellion by Rick E. Norris is a promising new series that mixes fantasy, theology, music, and technology. This innovative work of fiction allows readers to similarly experience the aesthetics of the music track that goes with it by activating a QR code...

God's Greatest Miracle: A Tale of Two Little Angels (A Teaching Tale for Everyone, Young or Old) by Jean-Michel Polyakov, Baron du Mont Saint Germain is the first codex in the Nouseum Sagas. This children’s tale is a story within a story. A traveler is...

The Darkness That Slept by Tristen and Keegan Kozinski is an epic fantasy that brilliantly explores a complex conflict, featuring compelling characters and rollicking, nonstop action. Cardolyn Tyier is the insatiable God-Emperor who has plans of conquering more kingdoms. In the Southern regions, the rich...

When I come across poetry I'm excited because I experience and embrace the thoughts, emotions, and transparency of the author. With over thirty poems in Among the Dying Violets by Barb Shadow, the author did not disappoint. Poems like Grandpa, My Father, Unspoken, and Moms...

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 —...

There are lots of shapes that appear in nature and in everyday objects all around us. The most interesting shape, however, is the shape of a heart. We’re all familiar with that shape, but have you given thought to where you might see this shape?...

Love by Design by Effie Kammenou is Book Two in The Meraki Series. It takes place in 2019 in New York, Long Island, and the Hamptons but there are flashbacks to 1961 in Greece when the junta ruled after banishing the King and Queen of...