The Black Widow by Glenn Stevens is a short paranormal tale. It’s Halloween and the parties are in full swing in Rush Street in Chicago. Detective John Russell and his partner Amy have been sent to the Metromix nightclub to investigate the body of a...

The Grumpy Fairy: A Grumpy Fairy Tale Book 1 by Elizabeth Dunlap is a witty read for those who love fairy tales and sarcasm. There are funny magical bits, like frog princes begging to be unenchanted, and clever fairy world bits, like learning that fairies...

The Good Mood Book has a great message for young children. The idea of a child going to bed upset and dreaming of Good Mood Gorki has a lot of positives. The Gorki was cute, entertaining and delivered a good message. The illustrations were everything...

The Extraordinary Tales of Melody Magic: The Mystic Video Game is a work of children’s fiction written by author Alex Woburn. Intended for children of the middle grade, 9 to 12 age range, this the third instalment of central character Melody Magic’s adventures interacting with...

The Little Love That Could: Stories of Tenacious Love, Underdogs, and Ragamuffins by Pamela Capone is an amazing compilation of wonderful stories that inspire love for self and, more importantly, for others. Through her family experiences and wonderful friendships, Capone shows how love can change...

The Garland is a young adult coming of age novel written by Martha Keltz. Sondra Everett and Amanda Davison were embarking on a grand and somewhat terrifying adventure. They had taken the train from New York City, changed trains in Pittsburgh and were now in...

The Shadowverse: A YA Sci-Fi Superhero Adventure by John-Clement Gallo is an adventure that is as satisfying as any can be. Well-written and loaded with action, it features Johnny Sparks, a young protagonist who suddenly discovers that he has powers after an encounter with a...

Potato chips and lawnmowers, air conditioners and radiators, television remotes and tricycles and so much more. These are items in our daily twenty-first century life that we take for granted. But someone actually invented them. Has anyone heard of Frederick McKinley Jones? He invented air...

In Brandt Schubbe’s collection, The Auburn Book, the persona opens up in the narrative pieces giving us a glimpse of their difficult and sometimes chaotic life. These experiences are coupled with a revelation of their struggles and hopes. He narrates his struggles with bipolar disorder,...

An unnamed little boy has a funny idea of what it means to be strong. His pet parrot/imaginary friend, Bruce (who initially acts like the feathery green spirit of toxic masculinity) has the same view. Strength is nothing but brawn, stubbornness and pure machismo. When...

Can you imagine a life without fresh strawberries? Or even a life without honey? I can’t. The mere thought is very disturbing. But, then again, so is the thought of life without honeybees. If we lose our pollinators, and honeybees are very significant pollinators, then...

The Oranyn by Xavi Lang is the captivating adventure of Elia Egerton's journey as she fulfills her destiny. Elia was taken from her world and raised by a loving family to keep her safe. Now it's time for her to return and follow her calling....

The Greater Weight of Glory is a powerful memoir penned by author Robin Farnsworth. Depicting the heart-wrenching story of how the author herself came to God, and her relationship with her son Spencer before and after his untimely death, this harrowing yet inspiring tale takes...

The Silver Queen by Josie Jaffrey is the second book in the Sovereign series. The Blue has been contaminated, causing the Nobles to fight over the remaining humans and filling Julia's life with fear, which only grows when Rufus claims her as his Attendant following...

The Blood Prince by Josie Jaffrey is the exciting conclusion to the Sovereign series. After years of searching, Cam has finally found Emmy but she's not the same person anymore. He comes up with a risky plan to find the son she lost years ago...

The Kingdom of Dadria: A Lamb Amongst Wolves by N. J. Hanson is a fantasy novel. Prince Sedric has undertaken the journey to Dadria to offer for Princess Endelynn, King Cassius’ only daughter and sole heir. When her father is killed, Princess Endelynn must take...

The Best People: A Tale of Trials and Errors by Marc Grossberg is a spellbinding thriller with exceptional characters. The first thing that gripped me and kept me turning the pages is the way the author uses the subplot to create suspense. The narrative builds...

Inspired by Paul W. Rice’s personal experiences in Ethiopia, The Orphan: A Portrait of Courage is an inspiring historical novel about a strong woman named Yodit. Her story begins in 1983, during one of Ethiopia’s worst droughts. An orphan after her father murdered her mother,...

The Flavorist is a work of unique mystery and adventure fiction, written for adults by author Kevin Urban. Many disparate plot strands find their way together in this spiraling narrative of intrigue, which begins with a chocolate convention taking place in Belgium. When Adolf Van...

Immersed in the world of ancient Rome, Michael Kleinfall’s epic, The Peregrine’s Odyssey, tells the story of the deep fraternal bond that develops between Gaius Segusiavus, “the Peregrine,” and Ignatius the Younger, both from wealthy merchant families, which outlasts even death. This work of historical...