The Color of Acceptance by Carol Siyahi Hicks is the compelling narrative of a young woman’s journey toward self-knowledge. It is also a time trip through the sixties and early seventies, and I felt Gabrielle’s hopes, her dreams, her successes and failures, and her eventual...

When We Are Apart by Becca Johnsey is a children’s picture book about a young family and the feelings that can arise when one parent is away from the home for work. There is a sweet tenderness throughout the book that may result in a...

In The New Lizard Queen: A Dragonstone Story, Book III by Mark M. Even, Mandy and all her blood relatives have magical abilities inherited from a wizard ancestor. After Mandy's cousin, Joey, is injured in a car accident and none of his family members has...

A Song for Leonard is a work of fiction in the murder mystery subgenre. It is aimed at mature readers and was penned by author A. I. Fabler. The story revolves around the death of singer Suzanne Finch who was killed whilst attempting to mug...

One constant remains for all life's uncertainties: death is coming for us all. Although there are many types of grief, stemming from one's physical or mental deterioration, personal setbacks, social and emotional changes, or even loss of spiritual faith, death remains the primary instigator of...

Kai-Nneka, Soyini Townsend, and A. Xavier Johnson's Different and Amazing is the second children’s picture book in the A-Z of Good Character Series. It sees ZaZa following the sounds of steel drums beating across Sokahland during her walk. She meets some new and amazing friends:...

Sleeping With Lions: A Year in Tanzania is an inspirational memoir by Lee Anne McIlroy. Facing the anxiety of empty nest syndrome, Lee applies for a teaching fellowship in Tanzania. She chronicles her arrival, and all the extraordinary people she meets, lives, and works with,...

When the Heart Brings You Home: A Connor Falls Christmas Collection is a three-novella series by Robin Maderich. Infused with the spirit of Christmas and covering themes of family and love, these stories are set in the fictional town of Connor Falls in Pennsylvania. In...

Jane Biondi Munna recounts her father's life story in Let's Be Frank. Frank Biondi, a former CEO of HBO, Viacom, and Universal Studios who helped shape the modern entertainment industry, lost his life to cancer in 2019, leaving an unfinished memoir later completed by his...

Set during the American Revolutionary War, Desperate Hope is a historical fiction romance novel by Susan Leigh Furlong. After his close friend and fellow Continental soldier, Alden Carter, succumbs to his injuries, Galvin Cullane vows to fight for freedom at all costs. He seemingly maneuvers...

The loss of a loved one is always a painful episode for anyone but the death of a parent is a completely different kind of feeling. Words cannot fully define the cascade of emotions the individual passes through. This was the case for Malia Arries...

Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds sees Shira Barbanel run into old crush Tyler Nelson at the airport. They are forced to share a taxi and when Tyler finds the power is off at his house, Shira is forced to allow him to stay...

The Black Queen by Jumata Emil commences with a confrontation between Nova Albright and Tinsley McArthur over the homecoming queen campaign. Tinsley feels it is unfair because the school has introduced “quotas” and attempts to perpetuate white privilege by bribing Nova to withdraw. Ironically, it...

The Key House: The Noland Kids Adventure Series Book 1 by Mike Curtis introduces readers to brothers Caleb and David Noland. They are twelve and ten years old, respectively. The brothers move into an inherited home with their parents and younger sister, where they settle...

Remember to Water the Trees is a work of fiction in the nature and family life subgenres. It is written for children aged around three to nine years and contains text and illustrations by author-artist Chris Johnson. In this charming story filled with atmosphere, heart,...

Shelley F. Knight's Positive Changes is a compilation of thoughts and anecdotes designed to help readers see things more positively, despite the negative circumstances in their lives. The book contains exceptional real-life tales, thought-provoking quotations, insightful study findings, encouraging phrases, and direct counsel. Readers are...

The Lapone Sisters is a work of fiction in the impersonal drama and nostalgia subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by Barry Wilker. In this charming and highly enjoyable drama set largely in the summer of 1976, Wilker...

The moment I saw the author’s name I knew this was a book that I just had to download, read, and review. I admit to being a big fan, plus the description for Tainted Wine by Linda Watkins was irresistible. A Californian vineyard producing internationally...

Who doesn’t love Christmas? Everybody loves Christmas, but Holly Holiday has lifted this love for Christmas to a new height. Holly Holiday and the Christmas Forest by Katie Anderson explores the love and excitement of Christmas. Holly loves the Christmas tree most of all. Live...

Cut From Stone is the first book of the Crafting Humanity series by Brendan O'Meara. In the not-too-distant future, a cataclysmic event has divided the world into two parts -- the Federation consisting of North and South America, and the Eastern hemisphere aptly named the...