A Reduction of Men by Jason C. Dykehouse is a speculative fantasy set in an alternate historical world and revolving around one Mister Oshka Hyggens, who unwittingly makes a name for himself at perhaps the most inopportune moment possible. The cartography provided appears pretty straightforward...

Wilbert the Wombat Social Distances: Teaching Children Kindness and Healthy Habits by Jamie Brooke is a story about a wombat and his friends who live in the outback. One day Doctor Kookaburra flies by and tells Wilbert about a new sickness that is spreading. The...

Compounded grief is grief multiplied. Pastor Stanley Moore endured and triumphed over compounded grief that occurred over almost a year. During that time, he lost his daughter to domestic violence, his younger sister to cancer, another sister to a sudden onset disease, and his mother...

The Great Green Tree and the Magical Ladders: Metropolis by Stephen Kozan is the second book in the series. Shea learned valuable lessons four years ago when she spent time in the Great Green Tree and now it's time for her to return to help...

People's diverse experiences in different situations make life such a beautiful journey. In Zennfinnity Was Here, Jeff Pearson narrates eleven stories that depict our diverse world and the varying struggles and emotions accompanying them, including loss, pain, frustration, joy, fondness, and more. The second story,...

Dan and Rivka Sherman own the Olde Victorian Bookstore. Ivy works in the bookstore, is about to be married, and has become like a daughter to the Shermans. Tom Dwyer is a retired truck driver with a long-held secret that eats away at him. The...

A Debt of War by Michael Ringering is a World War II novel quite unlike any war book I have ever read. When Paul Bacca and his siblings attend their mother’s funeral in 2009, Paul is shocked and surprised to be approached by an elderly...

We witness a return to Liberia in West Africa as Daniel V Meier’s hero Ken Verrier and his wife Sam take a month’s trip to buy diamonds to finance their future back in the United States. The country is run by the descendants of people...

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...