In The Boy on the Train by Donald Steven Collins, Captain Broderick handed Detectives Steve Danski and Gregory Litchfield a cold case that was re-opened after five years. A seven-year-old boy, Oliver DeLeon, was kidnapped five years ago on his way to school on the...

Abby and Amina is a children’s picture book written by Anne Lavallee with illustrations by Sastra Noor. This uplifting story highlights the joy of friendship and celebrates the uniqueness of each individual. Abby and Amina are good friends who admire what makes each of them...

Bubble Head, Boo! Happy Clean Halloween! is an excellent addition to any bookshelf and will be a go-to read for families for generations to come. The short story and easy-to-read text are perfect for bedtime or a quick read. Misty Black’s writing is engaging and...

Do you suffer from anxiety or depression? Maybe you feel like you need to let go, but you don't know how? Learn how to stress less and live a life of fulfillment and joy in the spiritual book, The Valley Spirit: Living a Tao-inspired Life...

Fallen Revenge: A Paranormal Urban Fantasy by Justin Brimhall tells the story of Randy Newborn, a cop with a lot of anger issues. He has always favored his job over his family and paid the price. What he doesn't know is that while he thinks...

The Christmas Coat by Kathleen Shoop delivers on so many levels, from the narrative to the pitch-perfect realistic dialogue throughout and the message of being generous in the end. In my mind, The Christmas Coat comes across as a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol,...

Salt and Stone: A Mermaid Fantasy by A.L. Knorr is the first book in the Siren's Curse series. The story opens with one of the best lines of the book; Targa thinks about how being on a plane was torture for a mermaid. The story...

Killing Dreams by Donnette Smith is a tense crime novel. A killer everyone thought long dead. A police detective paying the price for the legacy of his father. Jenna left Farmersville, Texas, ten years ago with her parents after the truth about Cole's father came...

Jojo is a very happy, healthy, and intelligent little boy. He loves to play with his toys; he loves his trucks, and he's very friendly with others on the playground or at school. But Jojo is a little different from other children (but we're all...

The Interlopers by Paula Welch is an intriguing, absorbing sci-fi drama for preteens. This book is a standout for young readers who like science fiction and the thought of communicating with aliens and life in outer space. This drama begins with seven-year-old Charlie witnessing a...

A Home for Amare by Rupamanjari Majumder is a children's picture book that follows a young black rhinoceros named Amare who is searching for a safe and loving habitat. The book begins in Northern Tanzania's Serengeti National Park, where Amare and critically endangered black rhinos...

Full Circle is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, coming-of-age, and historical drama subgenres. It is suitable for both the adult and young adult reading audiences. Penned by author Daisy Wood, this enchanting novel is set in 1786 in the peaceful countryside of...

No matter what you used to believe, Santa’s elves are not magical beings in pointy hats. They are ordinary humans like you and me, except they have some traumatic experiences in their past. Santa, or Mr. C as his beloved elves call him, has a...

Salt and the Sovereign: A Mermaid Fantasy by A.L. Knorr is the second book in The Siren's Curse series. Step into Targa's past through her mother's story as she shares the moments that led up to Salt and Stone. When Bel returns with her mother...

When a woman suddenly dies, she finds the afterlife to be unlike anything she imagined in the outstanding fantasy novel How To Be Dead: A Love Story by Laurel Schmidt. Frances Beacon is a former social worker, best-selling author, and noted longevity guru. After living...

In Sandie Will’s The Replacings, Wyatt Corringer didn’t want any part of Adrian Webster’s plan, but there’s only so much you can do to thwart the plans of your kidnapper. He had tried to kill him, tried to stop him from completing the family he...

All Walks of Life (and Death): A Behind-the-Scenes Look at 42 Years as a Firefighter/Paramedic, by John Spicuzza, is a riveting and educational memoir about the life of a firefighter and paramedic. This inside view offers slice-of-life stories that may help you decide if this...

Fifteen-year-old Kalamiti Sol lives a hard life with the members of The Crew, a group of young teenagers who commit petty crimes to survive on the streets of Chicago. However, her life turns upside down when she's sent to juvenile prison for stealing a car....

Dr. O and the Eco-X is a sci-fi novella written by Aaron T. Knight. To rid the world of plastic waste, Dr. O Soozana comes up with the revolutionary idea of creating little creatures called Eco-X who feed on a steady diet of petro carbons....

Jazmine is very sad. She misses her Daddy. She misses all the things they used to do together: the books they read, the fun things they did at the park. It's not easy losing a loved one, and Jazmine is having difficulty understanding why her...