Two Between Worlds is an enticing romance and paranormal tale by Nissa Harlow. Arianna Warne and Ephraim Diaz-Pierce have known each other since childhood. Crippled by her anxiety disorder, Ari takes comfort in Eph's soothing aura. His lack of arms is no obstacle to their...

There are so many beautiful and wonderful things to explore in Australia, from the Tasmanian Devil, the Pellucid Hawk Moth, and the Southern Cassowary to learning about the Thylacine Tiger that once roamed the land. In the thought-provoking children's book, My Hollow Home by Leanne...

Chris Lengle introduces The Male Nurse Survival Guide as “a real, no-b[…]-s[…] survival guide” (elisions my own) to the world of nursing. As he notes, “[t]his is the raw, real, and uncensored guide to surviving as a male nurse” in the United States. As such,...

How far is too far? How many casualties are the extreme in justifying discovering the truth? Avinash Naduvath challenges the reader with this question in his book Mindbender. Pogo, Joshua, and Sarah are thrown into a lucid dream called Project Mindbender. These three individuals are...

I Am A Girl is a picture book by Yvonne Harris depicting the life of a young human trafficking victim. Born in a country where girls are seen as just another mouth to feed, Jorani wonders if she would've been better off had she been...

“So…why build a lighthouse where nobody lived?” That was the general assumption in the mid-1800s about the geographic location of Jupiter Inlet in southeast Florida. Once a major trading hub for Native Americans and now home to over 8 million people, Jupiter Inlet seemed an...

Tired of trying to live up to his father's high standards unsuccessfully, Jim Lloyd packs up his worldly possessions and heads off to the Malayan island of Penang. He intends to serve under the island's administrator, Captain Francis Light, in a bid to jump-start his...

Where Waters Run North: A Kent Stephenson Thriller by Frank Martorana is a page-turner of a book from the first chapter to the last with some wonderful surprises along the way. The main characters are very much ordinary people, very down-to-earth, and relatable. They are...

After his father’s demise when he was only eight years old, King Coborn of Mosuvia ascended to the throne at an early age. When it was time for him to marry, King Coborn married the love of his life, Lorella - the daughter of a...

An Instrument for Florenda by Tomeko Brown and Christopher Smallwood is about a young girl who wants to learn to play the clarinet after the school announces that they are introducing their first band after the summer vacation. The school hired a teacher who had...

Hogan is a young Dalmatian that is adopted into a forever family, which consists of a mom and dad (both human) and a sister (another dog). Then the family adopts another dog, and the family is complete. Hogan has what many would think of as...

Saltwater and Driftwood by Anna J. Walner is a historical fiction drama that follows a young girl and her family's ordeal during one of the worst natural disasters on US soil, The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. While rummaging through her grandmother Clara's stuff after...

Born in India, Kevy Argy, in The Changing Face Of America, details the changes he has observed since arriving in the USA in 1986. He shares in a frank manner what he sees as the cause of the changes and if they have been good...

Same People, Different Vision by Cathy Dimarchos is about creating a harmonious and synchronized working environment. This book has topics on teamwork and good communication. The author explains that for good communication to be achieved, the leaders should be able to listen, not to respond,...

Cathy Dimarchos collects eight successful women's journeys to being true to their actual selves and defying gender stereotypes and expectations. These ladies have distinguished themselves as being exceptional in their quest to forge their own path and establish a reputation. Every one of them shares...

The Animal Squad and the Mystical Topax Amulet by Jan Sier involves an elite team of agents who resemble half-man and half-animal. They are undercover to capture criminals and keep our world safe. They are the AIT (Animalis International Team). However, one member, Croc, has...

Jayson Adams' novel Infernum is a gripping science fiction story of humans and AIs, black holes, and a race to stop a catastrophic end to Earth's existence. The story is set in 2330. Captain Thomas Holbrook receives cryptic mission orders diverting his CentCom warship, the...

Jacquelina could never have imagined herself living anywhere else or far from her father, let alone outside Panamá. Living with her sister Nana and their grandmother in the village, Jacquelina hardly saw her father who worked in the city of Colon. Their mother had left...

The Emerald Princess is a work of fiction in the science fiction and thriller subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author J. D. Richards. The book follows out of work pilot Ann Raymond after she gets hired to...

Across The Brazos: An Ellie Dupree Novel by James Barnett is a story of strength through a torturous journey to find a better life. The tale opens with seventeen-year-old Ellie Dupree recalling an ardent desire to grow up to be like her father, the one...