I loved A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi. The story follows Sloane Harper who is recently divorced but still madly in love with her scumbag ex-husband. Sloane is approached by an IRS agent named Ethan Cunning, who convinces her to help spy on her ex-husband’s...

Do you want to learn a secret? Are you nodding your head? I’ll tell you only if you promise not to tell anyone, pinkie swear? Author Marko Kitti of the Jesper Jinx Series and Delbert The Reluctant Spy is back with Jesper Jinx's Best Friend...

Cryptic is book two in a compelling series by Erik Dean: Garbageman. It is a gripping story that features humans, supernatural heroes, demons, werewolves, and vampires. Well, when some readers hear about werewolves and vampires, they immediately think about the clichés associated with this genre,...

White Lake is a contemporary women's fiction novel written by Susan Amond Todd. Cynthia Lewis's life had been poised on the brink of new and exciting changes. Some were undoubtedly bittersweet, such as driving her son, Christopher, to his new dorm and knowing he was...

Seeking Incandescence by Kristen Flood presents a dystopian world controlled by the Seer, where children are programmed and trained to become tools used by the government. Pepper's words at the beginning communicate a tragic sentiment that animates the conflict in the story: “Because we are...

Severe Silence: A Narrative in Poetry and Collage by Ava Carmel is a powerful book that chronicles the transformation of a woman from that of a silent wife to that of an outspoken and independent woman, and how she found her voice. The author aesthetically...

Science Stumpers: Brain-Busting Scenarios…Solved with Science! by Keegan Burmark and Kevin J. Brougher is a brilliant concept for making science interesting. The target age is probably teens, but this book would be appreciated by younger readers who prefer non-fiction. With simple text and drawings on...

Have you ever felt like you're awake but you're still in the dream realm? Because that's how it feels when reading Ophelia, Alive by Luke T. Harrington. This excellent piece of writing transfers the reader from the conscious to the unconscious and back throughout the...

When an author's first novel is as well-written as Kayla Marie's Mended, you can be sure she's going to develop a legion of fans just waiting for her next book. What a wonderful, engaging and touching story this is...and that coming from a reviewer who...

Best Laid Plans & Other Disasters: Cambria Trilogy, Volume 2 is a women’s fiction novel written by Amy Rivers. Gwen Marsh was a natural at politics. She thrived on the interaction between her constituents and other politicians, and she knew she could make a difference....

Three boys, three countries, three eras in history, three tragedies. Each boy is marked by his past, but how the past marks his future depends on how he deals with his tragedies and the horrors that inflict these tragedies. As men, they all sought to...

A Legacy of One is a political fiction novel written by Kevin G. Chapman. The twentieth anniversary of Columbia’s class of ‘93 was attended by a number of illustrious alumnae, but none, Jonathan Prescott III figured, had reached quite the prominence he had. It was...

"If I had learned anything about life after Dad’s death, it was to expect the unexpected,” says Americka - aka Meri - in Bombs Bursting In Air by Lisa A. McCombs. When Meri went with her dad, a retired veteran, to see a war movie,...

Can a Princess Be a Firefighter? is a children’s book written by Carole P. Roman and illustrated by Mateya Arkova. When a child asks her parent if a princess can be a firefighter, she is offered many occupational suggestions, some of which are roles usually...

Rocket-bye by Carole P. Roman is an enjoyable picture book that takes young readers on an exciting journey. It is about two people in outer space. They soar above trees and see cities look small. They see stars make up constellations, and soar past each...

One to Ten: Squirrel’s Bad Day is a fun storybook for children, as well as providing a coping mechanism for learning to deal with problems. Ranking a problem on a scale of one to 10 will help them to understand that bad things happen and,...

Fate's Roar by Jalpa Williby is the next novel in the Fate Series and I am irrevocably in love with Williby and her writing style. If you had told me that I would be this immersed in the story of gargoyles, I would have never...

With so much to do to get the soon-to-open Bed and Breakfast ready, Jess Connors tries to do too much too fast. In One Wrong Turn by Deanna Lynn Sletten, Jess swerves on the wet highway to avoid a dog and the SUV skids and...

Martin Hospitality is book one in the Martin Generations series by Abigayle Claire, and is a great and inspiring read indeed. Meet eighteen-year-old Gemma Ebworthy, a lonely pregnant woman. She now sleeps in a barn, after being rendered homeless because of her condition, and she...

Lakeside by Leo Ladia is the story of two teenagers from opposite sides of the high school hierarchy, but there is something about them that draws them to each other. The story is set in Australia where Rylie Hillcrest and Matthew Banks are both at...