The saga of Empress Heir-Apparent of Alaria, Jenanine Blackwater, and the imperial orb continues in PM Black’s The Solar Realm: Ascending Heir. Kora the Silver Slayer (the universe’s most deadly assassin) was been poisoned by demons and turned into a bloodthirsty, unpredictable, and animal-like being....

Christina Curtis wrote Choosing Greatness for those wanting to accomplish more in their lives and careers. Curtis says everyone wants their life to become successful and happy, although those goals are difficult for many to reach. Also, many people repeatedly make the same mistakes, continue...

The Elephant in the Room: Band Rehearsal by Rubén Rodríguez-Ferreira reminds readers that music can do wonders to bolster a person’s sense of belonging and strengthen their self-esteem. Rogelio the elephant was a good student, but he was also shy. When he’s introduced to music...

Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect is a work of fiction in the horror, supernatural thriller, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to mature reading audiences owing to lots of graphic horror content, including gore, violence, abuse, drug use, and explicit sex and language. Penned...

Visiting Grandma’s house for a sleepover is always a delight until it is time to go to bed. In Grandma’s House is Haunted by Stephen G. Bowling, Grandma spends the afternoon letting her grandchildren know how special they are by baking, playing games, and having...

Jake Doyle, a once-famous columnist syndicated in 200 newspapers, was busted for an illicit affair that produced a biracial son. Jake’s life is further complicated as his son, training for a Golden Gloves boxing tournament, falls foul of a notorious and deadly dangerous gang member....

Render Me Bountiful is a collection of inspiring poetry by Pamela K. Yarborough. It is divided into Rhapsody, Stars and Dust, and Labyrinth. I find the poem Butterfly particularly uplifting, celebrating one of the wonders of nature as follows, "Tall Ivory towers, meteorite showers/ Amazed...

Is love the solution to our problems? Can good intentions build a solid moral compass? A Compromising Position by Diane Merrill Wigginton is a romantic suspense story reflecting the change that love can bring into someone's life. We learn about Catherine Lawrence, a newly appointed...

The Hours In Between by Olivia Barry is a contemporary women's novel that follows a woman named Liz Taite who embarks on a transformational journey in response to a life-altering diagnosis. Liz receives the news that she has leukemia; it is aggressive and terminal. Instead...

In Search of Rohan Chang is a work of fiction in the Christian sci-fi and fantasy, adventure, and cross-cultural writing subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but can be enjoyed by adult readers and mature middle-grade readers too. Penned by author...

Andromeda is a gripping sci-fi novel by James Wells. When the vice-president of the United States of America is assassinated, a nuclear fallout leaves the planet unfit for life. The destruction kills everything, and humans have no choice but to leave and look for a...

How Russia Became a Zombie State by Alexey Molchanov revolves around the history of Russia through to its contemporary political climate today, and how the author believes the culmination has resulted in the deterioration of a once great empire. Molchanov shares his expertise as a...

Our Mothers, Our Daughters by Candace Gish reminds us that the relationship shared between mother and daughter is deep. It’s not always positive, but it defines the identity of both mother and daughter and the way that the world sees them. We grow together and...

Despite his best efforts at keeping a low profile, Malfus manages to get himself captured by an agent of the Vesenian Inquisition and is now on a one-way trip back to certain torture and death. The inquisitor’s journey takes him through a region that is...

A mysteriously open-ended prophecy from the Òrasanue provokes Emneti Mentan Gasadon to the point where he openly challenges the gods of the land in a moment of pure frustration at the turn of events in his life. However, he chooses to ignore the warning signs....

The Witch Whisperer is a portal fantasy romance novel by Barb DeLong. Born in an overachieving Elite witch family, Willow Gladstone's powers, for reasons unknown, have yet to manifest fully, leaving her magic broken. Rather than risking staying and seeing incarceration at Haven, Willow agrees...

Pistachio the Owl by Kristi Shimada is a sweet story about an owl family. Pistachio is the oldest of the siblings, his sister is Macadamia, and the youngest is Cashew. They are burrowing owls, so instead of living in trees, their homes are in the...

The Cavalier by Israh Azizi is a war fantasy epic and the first book in the new Heroes of the Empire series. The novel is narrated from multiple point of view characters with the main characters being an orphan turned warrior named Velemir and a...

Sometimes it’s hard making friends, especially if you’re shy and you like to do things that others don’t like. For example, Jasper likes looking for and studying bugs. He spends recess in the dirt looking for bugs. The other children make fun of him, but...

The Preventorium is a memoir by Susan Annah Currie of being separated from her family after being deemed at high risk of contracting tuberculosis and being moved to the Magee Preventorium in Mississippi. Currie's story begins at the end of the 1950s when she...