Melissa Hudson’s Desiree’s Prize paints a deeply emotional story of resilience and redemption. At its heart is Anna "Desiree" Kane, a mother whose life spirals downward after losing her children and facing the challenges of homelessness and illness. The introduction of Jacob Day, a compassionate...

Considering the lattice that connects in-between spaces, reconnecting shards of distant memory, or staring at a sidewalk sketch after a downpour are among ways of approaching The Sandpiper’s Spell, the stunning poetry compilation by Tom Pearson. Whether interpreting a languid moment or creating a narrative...

Rescuing Whiskey’s Salvation by Chrissy Hartmann is a heartfelt romance set around a Salvation Shelter in a small town in Texas called Whiskey. The main characters are Evie Mae Stockton, Felix Montgomery, Griff Bryant, and Jack Barleyshot. The author allows the characters to dictate the...

The Deceiver’s Casket: Eyes of Deception by Dita Dow is a captivating adventure that explores themes of truth and self-discovery. The story starts in the Smithsonian Museum. It follows Ava, a curious visitor intrigued by an ancient artifact called "The Deceiver's Casket." The casket, made...

The Serpent's Spell is a work of fiction in the fantasy, adventure, and action subgenres, and is the opening novel in the MiddleGate series. It is intended for middle-grade and young adult readers to enjoy, penned by author Rae St. Clair Bridgman and narrated in...

Chef Dulcia Alexander introduces readers to Jazz Jazz's Venture Into the Vegan World with Jamaican-inspired vegan meals and drinks, and vegetarian sauces and condiments. Backed by a Food and Beverage Management degree and twenty years of experience, Chef Alexander offers recipes with full-color photos and...

Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip by Gail Ward Olmsted is indeed a remarkable look at the life of a woman ahead of her time. Born in 1830, Katharine Prescott Wormeley possessed an independent spirit rarely seen in women of the 19th century. Her intelligence, education, and...

The Sharecropper's Son by Bobby Dan Cobbs follows the life of Dusty, a young man trapped in the cycle of poverty and oppression in rural Alabama. In the cotton fields, Dusty is consumed by a family's history of exploitation stemming from slavery's aftermath, dreaming of...

The Lost Heir's Promise is a work of fiction in the fantasy, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. This is the third novel of The Inheritance Ring Series penned by author Chris Gourley for young adult readers. Hidden away until her fifteenth year, a young girl...

Valentine's Day: Love is in the Air! by Valerie Allen is a heartwarming and funny tale about three friends navigating the holiday in their own clumsy ways. Bradley, Jimmy, and Hank meet at a bar to unwind, but things take a turn when Celina, the...

The Farmer's Crop by Andrew Abel is a retelling of the Parable of the Sower set to rhyme and paired with mentally stimulating black-and-white images by talented illustrator Carolyn Chaffee Li. Her block print style, alongside the rhymes, makes the story exciting for both parents...

In Dealer's Choice by Mayo Lucas, Caroline Cooper seeks escape from her mundane life in her antebellum home, even years after the war has ended. When her brother's gambling debt leads him to commit suicide, she impulsively joins professional gambler Jack Transomb on his journey...

When Sammy, along with several other animals, is caged and loaded onto a truck for a long journey from his birth home, a reservation, to his new home on a farm, he is both sad and frightened. But, once he is settled in and realizes...

Zoya's Gift: Building a Bridge to a Global Family is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, sociocultural issues, and slice-of-life genres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and contains some non-graphic discussions of violence and war crimes. Penned by author...

Mom's Many Hats is a children’s picture book written by Karlie Burnham, with illustrations by Andrea Stevenson. It highlights and celebrates the various roles that mothers play in their children’s lives. The story is narrated by a child who observes their mother tirelessly working for...

Mikhail Kelnikov's book Rational Theism, Part Two: The Problem of Evil, and God's Omnibenevolence is a critique of atheistic perspectives on the existence of God and the nature of evil. He argues that atheists, who often reject scriptural truths in favor of scientific nihilism, fail...

Gemma's Fate: Immortal Breeders Book 1 by A.R. Vagnetti follows the tale of Gemma Christiana, a young and ambitious journalist looking for her next big story. As it happens, one almost falls into her lap although it comes with a whole lot more than what...

Splinter's Edge by Boydell Bown depicts the zany adventures of Lahn, a software engineer suffering from a mental health condition known as depersonalization. Unexpectedly, Lahn becomes plunged into a precarious and bizarre situation. Without explanation, he begins to experience realistic visions that foretell a future...

In his memoir Hoodlum's Miracle, Bille Pearl discusses a traumatic past, marked by sexual abuse and his father's murder, and finds coping mechanisms in deviant pleasures, leading to chaos when his ex-wife is brutally killed, making him a prime suspect. Amidst investigations and suspicions, he...

In Old Mrs. Kimble’s Mansion by George T. Arnold, Forrest Alderson is a successful middle-aged man who has never been the same since having his heart broken by the ever-manipulating Maggie with her unending scheming and plotting. Despite working on himself and becoming very successful,...