The Maranzanos, Espositos, Toscanis, Civellas, and Carusos are five powerful families that rule Chicago. Each family has a signature ducerat, ranging from shock to ice, shadow, fire, and havoc. Then there is the void ducerat, more dangerous than anything, and the genesis of an unimaginable...

To Venus and Back – One Man’s Quest to Rediscover Love is a work of non-fiction in the memoir subgenre. It is aimed at mature readers and was penned by author Turner Grant. The book follows the experiences of the author two years after losing...

Side Hustle & Flow: 10 Principles to Live and Lead a More Productive Life in Less Time by Cliff Beach is an effective, valuable guide to starting and growing your side project. An award-winning international musician, entrepreneur, toastmaster, songwriter, and TEDx speaker, Beach shares his...

Black Artists Rock! The Cool Kids’ Guide A-Z by Cara Reese is a children’s picture book about famous household names in the world that encompass different artistic paths from musicians, photographers, singers, and all other professional landscapes that lie in between. Also represented are lesser-known...

The New Art of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential by Robin Landa is an easy-to-follow guide for developing beneficial ideas in business, science, and the arts. It consists of an introduction on how to unlock your creative potential, seven enlightening chapters, and a conclusion that...

It is the year 1728, and piracy has been outlawed by the government of the day. The members of that storied profession are either dead, in jail, or on the run. Casper, a former pirate, finds himself on an abandoned island, one of only two...

What's Your Story? Personal Deep Dive, Coaching Yourself to Success by Esther Sophia is an interactive and thought-provoking book. It will appeal to people who want to discover how to achieve a lifestyle and career that aligns with who they truly are. It is like...

I Do Not Like the Rotten Egg Scent in Yellowstone National Park by Penelope Kaye is a children’s picture book. Fiona is a little red-headed girl with lots of freckles on her face. If there’s one thing she really doesn’t like, it’s the stinky scent...

The Adventures of Soul Sistas: Or How The Sisters Changed the World by Newton Vanriel is a coming-of-age picture book for children. After falling madly in love, getting married, and moving from their hometown of Toronto to become country folk in Espanola, Alexandra and Nathan...

Homesteading for Beginners: How to Start Homesteading From Scratch by Jennifer Tyler is a useful guide that explains everything you need to know about starting a homestead. She discusses how to get electricity, raise animals, and start a garden, to name just a few. She...

Sam Seitz was born to a family of prominent evangelicals. He was obliged to live his life in the shadow of his older brother, Ben, who had died as a martyr. Now, Sam is a comedian living in Los Angeles. He tries to leave his...

Devil's Chew Toy: A Novel by Rob Osler is a charming mystery with endearing characters, animals, humor, and plenty of heart. Hayden wasn't exactly a thrill seeker with the most exciting thing in his life being his blog posts. Then he meets Camilo – a...

Although our world has recently been thrown from crisis to crisis, we have been able to survive disasters and even defeat a pandemic. But how would we fare if a new, more dangerous pandemic struck a large population and caused memory loss in its victims?...

Treating Food Allergies with Modern Medicine by Sanjeev Jain, MD, Ph.D., as the name suggests, explores food allergies, which is a growing concern, becoming an increasingly fatal epidemic. I remember years ago being surprised by a friend’s revelation concerning her peanut allergy. She didn’t show...

Who doesn't like fan fiction about one of the most popular characters of all time? 007: Origins by Erez Bailen pays homage to arguably the greatest crime-fighting British export after Sherlock Holmes, James Bond. Based on the legendary MI6 agent created by Ian Fleming, this...

The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven by Jennifer Ivy Walker is the first installment of a planned paranormal romance trilogy set in the times of King Arthur, the fabled High King of England. Issylte is the only heir to the throne of Ireland and...

April In Chicago is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, suspense, and romance subgenres. It is best suited to the mature reading audience owing to sexually violent content and some other violent scenes and was penned by author Marcia A Oster. In this...

Where the Magic Lies: Perils of Portia Saga #1 by Hermione Lee commences as Amethyst and her mother bring home a log. They are shocked to be confronted by fairies who accuse them of stealing treasure. The penalty is death, but Amethyst bravely offers herself...

Everyone knows that cats are finicky. They like things their way. Another thing cats don’t like is change. Andy Wortlock understands the way of cats and shares how they feel about Christmas in Cats Don’t Like Christmas! Christmas is a time of change. Often, the...

Building High-Trust CommUNITY argues that America's conflicts result from a distrust in society and politics. It begins by examining people and trust in a historical context covering the period from Abraham Lincoln to the COVID pandemic. The book reviews trust at an individual level and...