Reading a little like a biography of many but a memoir of one, Blindsided is a powerful collection of essays reflecting on past events and their emotional, psychological, and intellectual impact on author Dawn Downey. But, after the striking opening chapter, readers will quickly see...

Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief: A Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming and Cultivating Joy and Carrying on in the Face of Loss (A Grief Recovery Handbook) by Emily Thiroux Threatt is a handy manual for readers who are grieving and have experienced loss and...

In Beginner’s Luck: A Debut Fast-Paced Thriller Set in Iceland (Hildur Series: Book 1), author M. J. Furtek tells the story about Hildur, an assassin for a secret organization called The Elite Scandinavian Syndicate with the acronym TESS. This organization is so secretive that it...

The Princess and the Valley Man: Luna and Solis's Adventures in Death Valley is one of the books in a series that Dorota Kluza and Evan Williams dedicate to the discovery of National Parks. This time, as the title implies, our heroes will set out...

Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps by Gail Skroback Hennessey is set in 18th-century London. Mrs. Paddington is a wealthy woman and has been invited to the Moonlight Ball. All the fashionable ladies will be there and each of them will have a very elaborate...

A young infantry rifle platoon leader must choose between career or integrity, allegiance or defiance, and ultimately between life and death. Lieutenant Brandt struggles with his duty to accomplish his mission and his loyalty to the soldiers under his command. He is forced to make...

Dare to be a Centenarian: Science-Based Guide to Healthy Longevity and Spiritual Quest in Senior Years by Nihar Pal is an insightful guide that focuses on the two key areas of healthy vibrant living; how to attain youthful longevity in a healthy way and support...

Project Kratos: A Novel — Guarding the Homeland in the Service of our Nation by Vincent Saladin is a great read for fans of military and twistedly plotted action thrillers. Brian Hartley is an ex-Army Ranger and Private Investigator with enhanced abilities, a man with...

The iPINIONS Journal: 2020 in Real Time by Anthony Livingston Hall takes readers through the tumultuous events of one of the most painful years in modern history. This book offers incisive and compelling, often thought-provoking, commentaries on issues and events that occurred throughout the year,...

Psalms Warfare of Prayers: The Lord is Mighty in Battle by Mina Petersen is a collection of spiritually empowering readings filled with the comfort of some of the Psalms. This book contains thirty chapters. In addition, there are two beautiful illustrations. The first drawing invites...

Clinging to Jesus: Praying and Meditating on God’s Word When You’re in Pain, written by Heather Hart, is a book whose title speaks for itself. Having suffered chronic back, neck, and shoulder pain for 18 years, I related well to Heather’s own story about her...

The 3-0 by Liborio Lungaro is a story that is based, as the subtitle aptly puts it, on a True Story of the Largest Police Corruption Scandal in New York City's History: The Dirty Thirty. Set in the 1990s, the book follows this historic event...

Judith Jones Togher shares her deep love for her daughter in I Am Here: Postcards from My Daughter in Spirit. It is a highly emotional story. It made me cry. I Am Here starts with Judith Togher’s daughter, Suzanne, living in her physical body. Due...

Stevenson Jones penned Sink or Walk on Water with the intention of encouraging others to live a life dedicated to God. In this book, Stevenson shares stories from his life as an African American trying to make his way in this world. He humorously shares...

While scrolling through Pinterest, you can find quite a few posts about narcissists, how to spot them, and how to handle them. Not once did I find an explanation for why they do what they do. This book sheds some light on that. In Rebecca...

I was having a conversation with another author on social media when InstaGrateful by Sheri Fink showed up on the RF review list. The conversation went along these lines. My friend said, “I’ve spent the past three hours responding to messages and posting on forums,...

“How can you have a gold rush without a Mark Twain or Bret Harte or Jack London?” What Became of the Crow? is Robert Moriarty’s engaging inside story of a modern-day gold rush. This saga is worth telling and reading and could well become the...

Einstein is quoted as saying that “time is relative.” What he meant is that time is dependent on a person’s frame of reference. Thus, if the frame of reference alters, so does one’s perspective on time. That’s what happened to Fran. In Jane O’Brien’s first...

Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America by Howard Harrison is as eye-opening as it is entertaining. In a tone that is humorous and conversational, the author explores corporate practices that lead to a lack of engagement in employees, making employees look...

The development of a positive identity is fundamental to the growth of children. We live in a society that continues to learn to live together, while diversity among individuals is increasingly apparent. Happy Within/Feliz Por Dentro: A Diverse Bilingual Children's Book in English and Portuguese...