A young girl's understanding of how normal families function is challenged in the moving memoir, Purple Sky Survivalist: Growing Up a Victim of Illusions, Survivalist to Thrivalist Volume 1 by Deborah Kinisky. As a small child, Deborah felt that she and her older brother, Ryan,...

As a black man, Paul Thornton had broken barriers and disproved some stereotypes of the time to attain a life many did not think possible for someone like him. In his book titled White Man's Disease, Paul narrates his amazing life journey, from his earliest...

Harmony to Heartburn by Shelly Hickman portrays family, friendships and life. Just when you think life is going well - then BAM – the unexpected occurs! Anna and Kiran have been together six years. They have gone through their share of ups and downs in...

Alex has dreamed of going to Yale, becoming a pediatrician, and spending his life with his best friend, Molly. Molly is just as hard working and dedicated to going to college with Alex and nothing is about to stop her. So when Alex comes back...

Goodbye, Rudy Kazoody by A.A. Freda is powerful, lyrical, and heartwarming — but the story will break the reader’s heart more than once. Set against the backdrop of a revolutionary New York Bronx neighborhood, this mystery narrates the life of Joey, an emigrant from an...

Cancer, Faith & Butterflies (How do you believe when your world falls apart) by Johnny M. Sanchez describes how when we are dealing with pain and loss, that is when we need God the most. Unfortunately, that is also the time when most of us...

Christmas Puzzles: Minkie Monster Saves Christmas is a puzzle and game book for pre-school children, written and illustrated by Ceri Clark. Minkie Monster has special plans for his holiday trip. He's going to meet Santa Claus, but when Minkie arrives at the North Pole, he's...

Progenitor by Sherri Moorer is the first book in the Earthside Trilogy and can most definitely be considered science fiction. Progenitor will appeal most to young adult females who enjoy science fiction; male readers may also enjoy the book, but with a female main character,...

Telonaut by Matt Tyson is a gripping introduction to the Teloverse sci-fi series, a novel that is highly entertaining and thought-provoking. Set against a post-apocalyptic age, when the world is just recovering from economic crisis, it narrates the mission of Sero Novak, an astute man...

The Chronicles of Heloise and Grimple by Sean Gibson is a clever and quirky adventure. It centers on Heloise, a sarcastic, clever half-elf, who makes a living as a bard and adventurer. And her partner, Grimple, a hill giant under an inconvenient enchantment, which gets...

Five Moons: Zep Tepi by Bill Parker is the sixth book in Bill Parker’s Five Moons series and takes place in a futuristic world where humans and androids work alongside one another and space travel has become the new norm. When a medical emergency arises...

Till Death and Beyond is the first book in the Witch World Series by Lyn C. Johanson, a fantasy with forces poised against each other to determine the destiny of the world. Now readers watch as the most powerful witch to ever walk the earth...

The Chupacabra & the Bat Rastard by Mark Trollinger is a beguiling story that is beautifully written with a unique culture, a short story about a drunk who meets an old pal and begins a new adventure. Carson Quinn used to be a science teacher,...

Hanu, the protagonist of Wake of Deception by Sasha DeVore, has been living in a clinic for people with mental conditions for a few years. There seems to be no improvement in his condition, and no wonder, too, because he's stopped taking his pills! One...

Agnes’ Gift: A Heartwarming Story About the Power of the Rosary, by Kristelle Angelli, centers upon Jenna, a teenage girl facing the loss of her elderly friend Agnes, and dealing with the loss of her brother Justin, who ran away after becoming a drug addict....

Ciaran is determined to simply survive his trials and tribulations in the Underworld, believing it a just trade for saving the lives of his new nephews. But he knows nothing of the horror that awaits him or just what he may be capable of as...

FearLess: How to Conquer Your Fear, Stop Playing Small, and Start Living an Extraordinary Life You Love by Nathalie Thompson is an excellent tool for all those who want to work through their fears - which are causing obstacles in their lives - conquer their...

Are you fed up with the same unfortunate things happening to you over and over again? Have you tried altering your life, but didn't achieve what you were working on changing, even after all the hard effort you put into it? Mind Shifting: Master Your...

It's a bold task to take on writing a 400-page plus book based on the life of an obscure English midwife who lived in the 1600s. But that is the challenge Annelisa Christensen gave herself with The Popish Midwife, after studying court transcripts about the...

Alec Kerley and the Roar of the Dinosaur by Douglas Tanner is a fast-paced, exciting read about a journey not quite to the center of the earth, but close enough. While working for S.T.O.K.E.R., a top secret organization that finds monsters, a group of kids,...