Audrey is the sister who remains at home in Connecticut, struggling through the police academy as the only woman among many men who believe she should not be there. Hannah has moved to New York and works on the 84th floor of the South World...

An enterprising journalist stumbles onto a plot involving multiple countries that threaten to catapult South Africa into war in the stunning historical novel The Rand Conspiracy by Richard Westover. After a ten-year absence, journalist Peter Leroux returns to his childhood home of Johannesburg when his...

There’s nothing worse than being sick right before Christmas especially with something like chickenpox and especially for a child like Earnestine, who has all kinds of exciting plans, including being the best angel ever at the church pageant. Mom even fixed up her angel dress...

Babies On Board Part 2, written by Susan Marie Chapman, is a beautiful adventure book for children that follows on from part one. Grumpy the iguana, Little Mouse, Green Parrot, and Mr. Squirrel set out on a mission in the middle of the night to...

That’s Ridiculous, Said Nicholas by Cheryl Taragin follows the story of young Nicholas who wants nothing more than for people to stop saying such ridiculous things to him. He wants people to stop fussing over him and treat him like a sensible child. Instead, all...

William Auman’s If Trees Could Testify is inspired by the cold-case double homicide of the Gahagan siblings Grady (83) and Bonnie (79) in July 1983; a brother and sister whose family history had been intrinsically linked to the small mountain community in which they resided....

Shadow's Apprentice, Book 1 in The Namyria Chronicles by Marta Robyne, has a good premise at the center of its plot: A young village healer wanting a residency to become a master healer. This is the story of Macayla. Her residency hinges on convincing her...

Giving Back: Memories, Reflections, and Lessons Learned by Edward A. Joseph is a solid and well-written collection of unique, informative articles and essays that touch the heart, teach life lessons, and entertain. There are fifty articles in all and they have appeared in publications such...

The Supremacist Syndrome by Peter Marsh presents Heinrich Himmler as a poster example for the subtitle topic: How Domination Underpins Slavery, Genocide, the Exploitation of Women, and the Maltreatment of Animals. As the author notes, this book discusses three types of supremacism: white supremacism, male...

Grace loves playing outside, looking at all the flowers that grow around her home. One day, while picking some flowers, Grace wanders so far from home that she can no longer see her mom, even though she was told to stay in sight so as...

Young people love the adventure of Halloween: dressing up in costumes, trick or treating, and, of course, all that candy. Alicia loves Halloween. She and her friends are planning to throw a virtual Halloween party, this one taking place in the virtual world they all...

Button and Bean are best friends. It doesn’t matter that Button is a round shape and has two holes, while Bean is elongated and bouncy. They don’t care about their differing looks; they just enjoy each other’s company. They do everything together and, even though...

I Made a Promise for Gun Safety!, written by Jennifer Gazdick and illustrated by Randi Fultz, is a highly informative book that teaches children why and how to be safe around guns. Readers are catapulted into the life of our young female protagonist, who also...

Private Ivy is the second installment in Steven Cortinas's The Legacy Series. We follow the story of Ivy Virtue, a spunky, savvy, and spirited girl detective who tackles the underbelly of her city in 1939 head-on. Despite this, Ivy has few friends. Her father has...

A two-car crash next to your house at the end of a street which goes nowhere, and before the cops show up, you found and hid a charred suitcase and a heavy duffle bag among the dead bodies. After the cops left, a strange girl...

Logan would have loved it if Lilly could talk; however, being a doll, she obviously can’t. That is until the day he unearths a strange watch from the attic that makes his toys come to life. A toy pirate insists that Logan, the powerful wielder...

Monologues for Teens II is a collection of 60 monologues written by Mike Kimmel. The collection of monologues is curated for teenagers interested in the acting field. It is also suitable for film, television, and theater training for young and aspiring actors. It consists of...

Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman is an epic tale that we don’t expect but definitely need. This is the story of Ruth Miner, who lives during the high period of voyages and discovery. It is also a time when superstition and blind...

Treyah: An Origin Story (0-2-10 Origins Book 2), by award-winning author Jarrod L. Edge, is a compelling Christian fantasy/sci-fi origin story of the 0-2-10 characters. This backstory will prep you for his book, Zero. In Treyah, we have the intriguing tale of the title character,...

Mechcraft: Cataclysm is the final installment of Brian Fitzpatrick's young adult sci-fi trilogy. After barely beating the other-worldly entity, Jake London is kidnapped by his old nemesis, Sasha, who wants to rule the world by controlling Jake. Meanwhile, his friends and parents continue to search...