Four Months in Brighton Park by Larry Ehrhorn is a memoir-styled novel about the growing-up years of a high school boy named Kelly Elliott. This enthralling tale takes place in 1960s Chicago. Kelly is a senior who attends Talbot High School. Readers get a captivating...

As an avid true crime reader, I was very pleased to get the opportunity to review Stranger in the Window by Cathy Coombs. This is the story of Leila A. Welsh, a young teacher from Kansas City, her murder, and the fight for justice. Leila’s...

Consumed in Capital City by N.G. Avant is a raw and resonant debut novel that blends political drama with a deeply personal story of growth, ambition, and emotional reckoning. Calista Caldwell lands her dream job in the heart of Capital City's political machine, but the...

In Colors in Christmas: Colors in Shapes by Lil Rustle, young readers are invited to celebrate the holiday season while learning about shapes and colors in a cheerfully educational way. The story follows Leila and Finn as they explore triangles, circles, and squares while building...

French Short Stories in Paris by Black Swan Languages is part of the Vocabulary Perfection series that promises you can master the language basics in just 21 days. Are you planning a trip to Paris and want to learn a little of the language before...

We live in an age governed by science. This makes us believe that we can understand everything or that we are close to doing so. However, we are surrounded by many things whose existence we can verify but which we cannot quantify, such as love....

The Rooster in the Drive Thru by Peggy Badgett is a warm and funny look at the author’s life as she moves from her small-town childhood to the busy world of motherhood in the suburbs. The book is a collection of true stories about growing...

Lessons in Hope by Juliet Cutler shows how education at the MaaSAE Girls Lutheran Secondary School (MGLSS) transforms Maasai women’s lives by breaking cultural barriers like early marriage and limited opportunities. Through detailed stories of graduates—like Josephine Sambeke Laizer, who became an education officer; Dr....

Just Play Like You Do in the Basement is Rick Porrello's memoir of his life as a drummer, starting with his first professional rehearsal under conductor George Rhodes. He details his family’s musical roots, his father’s union work, and mentorship from his brother Ray. Porrello...

Foul Play in Franklin by Pamela McCord begins with Erin Bailey inheriting Alice Chapman’s house, money, and cat in Franklin, Tennessee. Upon moving in, Erin suffers a near-fatal fall and discovers her new cat, Peekaboo, can speak. Peekaboo reveals that Alice was murdered, not the...

Jane Goodall once said, “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play.” That message is one of the main focuses of Fishers in the Forest: The Pacific Fishers in Sequoia and Kings Canyon by Adalgisa and David Nico. It begins with young readers...

Lost Heart in King Manor by Celeste Fenton is the first book in the Mysteries of a Heart Series. Gabby enjoyed the peace of her predictable life until the day she drove her daughter to graduate school. When she receives a phone call that her...

Ron Rubin’s Gold in Your Backyard presents fifty lessons that he says were formed through business experience shaped by long professional relationships. Rubin explains that his approach began with his father, whose Depression-era conduct led him to reject debt and to judge decisions by their...

We Live in a Fallen World by Lance Dickson is a helpful guide that aims to help believers find ways to remain faithful to God in this world that is full of sin and corruption. The author reminds readers about the origin of sin and...

Can You Pray a Million Prayers in One Day? is a children’s picture book written by Gail Ann Gross with illustrations by Joe Eckstein. It teaches children how they can pray a million prayers with small actions like breathing, blinking, and even smiling. With these...

Lost in The Ark by Val Agnew is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores family, faith, religion, and independence. Kate Bennett and her sisters learned three things from their mother: how to cook, how to clean a house, and most importantly, to leave her the...

I have read a lot of books about war, from ancient battles to the present. I like them maybe because I am a veteran myself. But none has moved me, none has taken me there and made me as proud to be an American fighting...

The second book in the Alladale Series by Linda Heavner Gerald, Castles in the Fog follows the story of Malcolm Dargie and his bride-to-be, Molly. After surviving the evil machinations of two men, Malcolm and Molly hope to finish what their late best friend, Thomas...

Daniel Oakman’s Fire in the Head is an immersive novel that explores memory, trauma, and the blurred boundaries between past and present. Narrated by James, a data analyst and amateur cyclist, the story begins with a seemingly unrelated act of arson and then winds back...

Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle shares the fascinating adventure of George Balarezo as he explores Ethiopia's mountainous terrain on his bicycle and learns about the continent's rich cultural legacy. Balarezo teaches English in South Korea and when...