What would happen if, instead of thinking “I can’t” all the time, children began to consistently think “I can”? This Could Be You by Cindy Williams Schrauben gives power to children through different scenarios in which they can do or be whoever they want. From...

Nola The Nurse® and her Super Friends Learn about Mardi Gras Safety tells the story of a trip to New Orleans by a group of children. All of the main characters want to work in health-related fields when they grow up. The trip is fun,...

At first, Babouc's Vision seems a bit Dickensian, a la A Christmas Carol, as our main character Harl Babouc gets a spectral visit from a phantasm/angel/spirit with a compelling mission. However, in this case, Babouc is more the reporter, tasked with weighing and measuring the good...

Westland is the second novel in the Essie's Roses series by Michelle Muriel. Set in the years after the Civil War, the novel continues the story of Evie and Essie Mae. The two girls, now women, come back to their plantation, to Miss Katie and...

Tickets, Please is a young adult urban fantasy novel written by Carla Trueheart. Seventeen-year-old Wyler Bells can't wait to leave Crystal Field. After losing his mother, his father retreated into his shell, making Wyler feel all alone in this world. However, the arrival of Anlizar's...

Nocola Williams dishes up a charming picture book in Freddie the Flounder Goes to School that is sure to bring a smile to every child and parent’s face! It’s Freddie the Flounder’s first day of school and after loving reassurances by both parents and tips...

Dragonsown: Surface by Erika Leigh Agnew is the first book in the Dragonsown series. The Kingdom of Ryk has recovered since The War of Black Ash which saw an end to dragons, but now the kingdom faces the threat of a possible invasion that could...

A passionate and intelligent memoir, The Long Tale of Tears and Smiles: An Oncologist's Journey by Rana Bitar, M.D. chronicles her life from her humble beginnings growing up in Damascus, Syria to becoming an oncologist. The author had her first taste of disappointment in pursuit...

San Francisco is a collection of 11 short stories by Terence Clarke. "Eugene Li and The Queen of England" follows a Chinese American police officer as he is searching for the kidnapped granddaughter of an Irishman in Chinatown. In "The Only Playboy," two lead actors...

The Happy Clam is a motivational self-help book/memoir written by Rosemary A. Schmidt. Schmidt draws from her own life and uses personal anecdotes to convey lessons on various aspects of the human condition to help people lead happy and fulfilling lives. The author also cites...

Imagine living in the Magic City. That’s what people call Miami Beach. It’s the land of the rich and famous, beaches and finely tuned bodies, spas, and great places to dine out and socialize. What more could a person want? Or, for that matter, twin...

Enough to Make the Angels Weep by Ernesto Patino tells the story of Joe Coopersmith, a private investigator. Joe is hired by Carolyn Delaney to investigate the murder of her eighty-four-year-old grandmother, widow Dorothy Delaney, four years previously. Joe follows a few leads with assistance...

Snatching St. Nick by Myla Taylor is a fast-paced redemption story about Cooper, who is always in trouble, and always thinking of more ways to get himself into trouble. This time he really does it: he makes a bet with his arch-enemy Dax, that he...

Deadly Thanksgiving: A Senior Sleuth Cozy Mystery - Book 2 by Maureen Fisher opens with a tense scene as sisters Clara and Abby await the arrival of the Lifestyle Manor bus and a group of visitors whose positive reviews might save Grizzly Gulch from foreclosure....

To read Ansgar by Aleksandra Layland is to be transported into a mystical, medieval, mythological world so removed from today yet, in so many ways, the same. Perhaps the best word to describe this world is ideal, and as such, this novella will be for...

The MoonStone Girls by Brooke Skipstone is a very moving story about the true struggles many gays and lesbians faced in the early 60s and 70s. You envy her bravery and tenacity, and you find that Tracy is a woman on a mission. We follow...

Sky Chase by Lauren Massuda is the first book in the Flight of Ships series. Cordelia has made a name for herself as the feisty captain of a famous ship called The Raging Storm, which is tasked with keeping the floating islands of Caelum safe....

The Knife Thrower's Wife is a murder mystery thriller written by Sheila McGraw. Julia Green is a hard-working freelance illustrator, dutiful wife, and mother of boomerang twins. Her suburban life is turned upside down when she discovers her husband, Austin, cheating on her with an...

Of Love and Pies by Sheila McGraw is a delightful and engaging children’s book that asks the question, Can you say “I love you” too much? What would happen if you said “I love you,” “every minute or two?” And what would happen if every...

In Tara Eldana’s novel, Reaching For Forever, Flora Hargrove has given life-altering news to Rex Reddington. She is pregnant with his child. When Flora helped her cousin by going undercover as a dancer at a strip club, she never dreamed that she would fall for...