The Boy Who Ate Dirt by Michael Ringering is a short story about reflection and forgiveness. Jack Rose was known for his baseball skills from a young age, but that was not always a fulfilling experience for him. Some people were jealous, others slandered him,...

I Used to be Fun by Melanie Summers is a stunning novel about building the courage to live life on your terms. Forty-six-year-old Jessica Halloway has a healthy family, a lovely home, a part-time job, financial security, and good friends. Yet she feels miserable and...

A Christmas Charm by Gretchen E. Rose opens with a vivid scene as Olivia Barone narrowly avoids a near-fatal car collision and ends up in a hay field. The attractive Lance Crawford helps her get the vehicle back onto the road and recommends Mrs. Bow’s...

Have you ever heard of light pollution? I’m sure you’ve heard of other forms of pollution, but light pollution is just as dire. There is too much light in our world; unnatural light is used to make the night brighter. Unfortunately, this unnatural light in...

In the novel Look Unto the Land by George Rollie Adams, the aftermath of World War I sends protagonist Henry Grant on a mission of vengeance from Indiana to the bustling oil town of Berrytown, Arkansas. Amid the boomtown's chaotic mix of oil field workers,...

Sylvie Stewart's romance novel Ale's Fair in Love and War features two small business owners who have been pulling pranks on each other. Cash Brooks owns Blue Bigfoot Beer Brewery, and Hollis owns the neighboring Happy Tails Salon. Hollis came storming into the brewery, demanding...

Creager: The War Paint Killer Saga by Larry Hanson is an action-packed, humor-filled crime novel that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. Detective Creager of the Bedford P. D. had his work cut out for him. The crime level in the...

Heartwarming tales of friendship, love, and environmental harmony highlight the interconnectedness between all beings, reminding us of the importance of preserving and cherishing the natural world. Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush by Joni Franks starts with Never Summer Mountains, a remote...

Kat Kirsten's dystopian novel And So It Begins presents alternating views from Amity and Luke. Accompanied by Amity's German Shepherd, Sarge, Amity and Luke have been hiding from The Guardianship and The Force. The Reaver, Ren Keres, has caused death and destruction, hunting anyone related...

Hidden Love by Eskay Kabba is a breathtaking, whirlwind M/M romance that is not afraid to show the darker side of real life or to portray authentic issues with complete candor. Connor McIntyre and Jamel Jones, the book’s central characters, are both veterans of different...

Flowers for Sara by Davina Kotulski is a touching story of a woman finding her way in life. Dani is a twenty-five-year-old lesbian who is working on her first book. Dani struggles with writing and is well known for being sidetracked by her sexual exploits....

Sheriff of Starr County, the fifth in the Westward Sagas series by David A. Bowles and the second to feature protagonist Will Smith, tells the story of a Texas Ranger who arrives in the Nueces Strip just after it was annexed into Texas after the...

A Little Vice in Paradise: Very Vero Book Two by Gretchen Rose is an intriguing drama. The main storyline features Andrea, a down-on-her-luck realtor, desperate to secure Daniel’s purchase of a home for his mystery client. Unfortunately, the only property he seems interested in is...

Afterlife: Cool Assassins 3 by J.O. Quantaman is a science fiction thriller set in 2076, where people live in orbital biospheres called soupcans. The covert organization Dog Breakfast, with members like Marija, Nyssa, and Shepp, unveils a sinister sex trafficking operation in Los Angeles. This...

The Rio Grande Sniper Killings by John Primomo is a true crime book that chronicles the events surrounding the summer of 1980 in South Texas. The book focuses on an amateur assassin's failed attempt to kill a federal witness, resulting in the accidental deaths of...

Season of Deception by Sara Jane Jacobs is a sweet Christian romance that I really enjoyed. Amanda Jarvis has the most cunning, conniving aunt in the world! Intent on exerting her will over her niece, Phoebe Garrison sets out on a plan to control Amanda’s...

Plumb Out of Time by ML Biddison is an epic time travel story involving a man thrust into life along the Colorado River in the 1800s. The story starts with Nat Williams bumping off a road along the Colorado River at night at 70 miles...

Realms of My Soul II by Lali. A. Love is an enthralling collection of intimate poems. These poems explore the various facets of the human condition, searching for ways we can better ourselves. "Warriors of Light" tells the story of a person who was lost...

Into the Spotlight, by award-winning Leslea Wahl, is an intense and energetic YA faith-based novel about how a bad summer for teen Josie turns into possibility and hope for the future. She thinks she knows who she is, but situations present themselves that enable her...

On to Plan C: A Return to Travel by Jeremiah A. Gilbert tells the story of traveling again after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted. Two years of planned trips had been canceled, but now the world was opening up again. It’s 2022, and Jeremiah...