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...

Enough: A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood by Amelia Zachary is a deeply personal, profoundly moving, and ultimately joyful journey through one woman’s battle with mental illness and life in general. Amelia was an overachieving, young Muslim girl, growing up in Kuala Lumpur and...

A Broken Clock Never Boils by C.J. Weiss is a psychological thriller that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. Claire Rossi became obsessed with curing schizophrenic patients after her mother was misdiagnosed and later died because of that. Becoming a psychiatrist...

“You can’t bury your pain successfully although you might convince yourself that you have. There will always be a reckoning.” That bit of wisdom was shared with Asha, the young adult protagonist of I Touched the Moon: A Tale of Abduction and Redemption by Sila...

Always Noel by Kathleen Shoop is the fourth book in her 'Tis the Season series. The author takes you back to when our country struggled to get back on its feet after the Great Depression. Jane Scott dreamed of getting her bachelor's degree to become...

The Gambia: The Smiling Coast by Terry Lister introduces the reader to the West African nation. Terry retired as an MP in Bermuda but continued his international travel. As he journeys, he writes about the various countries he visits. The writing and descriptions are superb....

My Summer Skin is Radiant is a children’s picture book written by Tiffany Obeng with illustrations by Katarina Stevanović. The story follows a small boy and girl as they enjoy their summer vacation, capturing the beauty of summer by highlighting playful activities like drawing, swimming,...

The tables have turned. Primordial grounds have shifted. And one guy is threatening to throw the world off balance. His name is Lucifer. Tired of being the bad guy, he seeks re-entry into Heaven’s good books, but can evil ever cease to exist? In The...

The Health Hazard: Take Control, Restore Wellbeing and Optimise Impact by Alison Coughlan is a timely, essential guide for overcoming and recovering from stress and burnout. In today’s hectic work environment, the clear boundaries that existed between work and personal life do not exist anymore....

Steven T. Collis pens an engaging story of war, devotion, and survival in his novel, Praying with the Enemy. On June 11, 1951, Captain Ward Miller flies over Korea in his aircraft. On a bomb mission, napalm is his payload. Being a veteran of...

A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Kelly Sullivan Walden starts with a humorous modern adaptation of the myth of Persephone, the goddess of the underworld. Despite the contemporary twist, the meaning of the myth is still the same: we are not insured...

Gravity of Deceit: An Elemental Magic Rivalry by L. Scott Clark is the third book in the Sorcerer's Guide series. Jet's sophomore year began with him having little knowledge of magic and now that his journey continues, he returns to his beloved school where he...

The T-Rex That Didn't Belong is the first book in Tammy Lempert's new children's series, Tales From Grandpa Joe. Grandpa Joe knocks on his grandson Eddie's door, as he usually does on Sunday mornings, to tell him a story. Eddie, on the other hand, is...

The Kingdom of Dadria: The Blood of Wolves and War by N. J. Hanson is an epic, action-packed tale of betrayal, war, and love in which trust is replaced by uncertainty. It follows two tribes, the Hawks and Wolves, as their alliance is put to...

Introducing Sai the Peacock: The Unique Beak by Estani Frizzell is a heartwarming children's picture book about a beautiful peacock who loves to sing. Unfortunately for Sai Peacock, no one likes his voice, not even his own mother. His family thinks his beak is too...

Lance Lee has penned a biography, Family Matters, that allows readers into the imperfect and often heartbreaking behind-closed-doors story of his youth. Lee's father is the television creator of The Addams Family, a famous show of the 1960s that retains a cult following today. Lee's...

In The Perils of Autumn by Rusty Blackwood, we meet Autumn and her mother, Abigail, learn of their early struggles through flashbacks, and then join them in their 1970 present life. Abigail owns a dress shop and Autumn has graduated and earned her nursing cap....