Mentors and Tormentors: On the Journey to Self-Respect by Tim Jones, MD, is a must-read. The year is 1974; Wendall Nichols and his little brother, Damon, live in Benson, Kansas. Wendall thinks he's oppressed and is unhappy. But he isn't aware of how privileged he...

The Dreamer is a children’s book by Tzuri King, Julie G Fox, Leonora Bulbeck, René Nel, and Natali Barbalat. Torria lives in a bomb shelter with her brothers, mother, and grandmother as the effects of war rage around them. The attacks are so frequent that...

How Do I Get To Be Me? is the second book of the Choosing New Ways Forward Series by Elizabeth Jo. Building on the ideas discussed in the first installment, Shifting Our Relationship With Trauma, this book offers a conversation on moving beyond trauma. As...

Shifting Our Relationship with Trauma is about cutting ties with trauma. As the first installment in the Choosing New Ways Forward series, Elizabeth Jo refers to trauma as a relationship we have built on fear as a means of survival. These relationships fill us with...

King's Anarchy is the first book in the Million Dollar Scholarship series by Eric Lynch. Julie, Shawn, Amanda, Mark, and Dean moonlight as thieves committing grand theft auto, among other crimes, while Professor Morgan Abbott acts as their leader. He is the king, and they...

As a woman who spent most of her childhood eating breakfast while being stared at by a black and white autographed and framed photo of J. Edgar Hoover, compliments of my late grandfather who worked under him, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Painting...

Each of us has our dreams and aspirations, but sometimes fate has something better and more meaningful in store for us. Bethlehem's First Christmas by AJ Willemse is one such story. Esther wanted nothing more than to travel the world and get away from the...

Horse on the Loose: A Horse's Journey to Find True Love is a children's story by Leslie McDonald, with illustrations by Tanya Glebova. It follows the adventure of Quinn, a retired jumping horse who feels unappreciated because he does not get the same attention he...

Green Fire In The Night Sky by Lathish Shankar is a mystery novel about a woman who wakes up in the middle of the forest with injuries all over her body and does not know who she is. No matter how much she tries to...

Mom, Can We Get a Dog? by Anastasia Goldak informs readers that David wants a pet. First, he wants a puppy, then a cat, then a wide range of other animals that spark his interest. The hamster quickly lost its appeal when it bit him....

There is a wide variety of creatures living in Mrs. Spring's garden. One day, while Earthworm was on his way to do his daily chores, he stumbled upon the lazy Snail blocking his path. Soon, Earthworm and Snail begin an argument with seemingly no positive...

Vera Warden and the Two-Faced Demon by J. Rose is a fantasy novel for middle-grade kids. The book follows sixth-grader Virginia Warden (Vera), a child coding prodigy who has just received a scholarship to enroll at the elite Morton Academy of Technology. Suffering from...

We all have a story to tell that for some changes their lives for the better and for others, destroys their dreams and makes them the worst version of themselves. What is your story? Happiness Comes In Threes: Guided Journaling to a Life of Health,...

E.E. Hornburg’s The Forest’s Keeper features Rose’s journey of self-discovery. Rose was born with a disfigured leg but had grown up to be a formidable fighter. Her sister, Eira, frustrates Rose because she has to deal with her sister’s actions while searching for the sorceress,...

Emerson always believed that the women in her family were different, based on the eccentricities of Amelia, her grandmother. Yet, she could not forget the fateful evening when Amelia predicted her daughter’s imminent death. Five years have passed since her mother’s suicide, but Emerson hasn’t...

Buzz Bombs by James Huber is a historical drama that sheds light on the origins of UFO conspiracies and the craze following real-life events post World War II. The war is ending, and German forces are retreating. Ordered to defend Berlin, the German army left...

Headstrong is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, romance, and coming-of-age subgenres. It is intended for young adult readers but can easily be enjoyed by adult readers too, and contains some mild sexual references and the occasional use of explicit language. Penned by...

Wyatt Dardin spends time teaching art to young boys and girls. During his classes, he notices a young boy with a broken arm who displays the silently suffering presence that Wyatt recognizes all too well. Memories of his abuse play around the edges of his...

A Patchwork of Heart is an emotional children's picture book written by Dr. Ellen Paton with illustrations by Shayna Renee Olivier. In a land filled with adorable animals, each creature is given a heart, a patchwork of colorful art threaded onto their chests. One day,...

Secrets of the Gold by Baer Charlton is a suspense-filled young adult story about an extraordinary friendship between people with different pasts. Seventeen-year-old Bean is running away from an abusive home when she encounters Duff, a biker running from vicious assassins and a history he...