Golly-Oodle-Lolly! One Fine Day with a Rascally Pup by Tammy H Kersey shows that “Words can be fun./ You can make them up too!/ Start with just one./ See what you can do.” Have you ever made up words? I know I have. Nothing quite...

Children are full of adventure and Addison Anderson is no different. Go on a wild, wacky, and fun-filled adventure with Addison, her brother Albert, and the rest of her family by reading Addison's Abrupt Adventures by Laura James, now in its second edition, with illustrations...

The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock is a beautiful and captivating novel. The mystery of Roanoke ties into the familial history of Alice, who is a descendant of Eleanor Dare. Eleanor's legacy is handed down through a book that contains her story,...

Undeterred: The Pendulum Swings On by Kalejaiye Adeboye Paul gives the reader insight into the challenges of embarking on a political career in Nigeria. It is clear that from his early days as a student he wanted to make a difference in the various communities...

The Businesswoman is a romantic drama by Aqualite Muraglia. Annette Arashi is a highly successful American businesswoman with Oriental roots living in Washington. After inheriting a sizeable fortune from her family, Annette went on to become the richest woman in America at the age of...

A chilling tale of corporate greed and disregard, These Barren Hills is a must-read. Good jobs, a resurrected contemporary town, and quick money from the sale of their land all tempt people to move in. The majority are unknowingly heading toward calamity. As pertinent as...

In How to Spot a Psychopath by M.Q. Webb, reporter Jessica Green is being held on suspicion of possibly having murdered a missing 4-year-old. When psychiatrist Dr. Oscar de la Nuit asks her why she has been researching psychopaths, she replies, “People are interested in...

A stranger in an even stranger body. We follow the story of peacekeeper An Ning, an adolescent-figured God born of the ashes. Trials of Fire and Rebirth: Tale 3 of the Immortal Beings by Edith Pawlicki permits us to enter another world that seems lifetimes...

As it was for other American citizens during the previous few days, everything was happening so fast for Congresswoman Madison Gladstone. First, it was the suicide of her mentor and close friend Senator Boyd Radford. Then followed the bombing of a mall in Saudi Arabia,...

In Out of Reach by Patricia Lewin, Erin Baker is an excellent CIA agent with a troubled past that haunts her so that she is in CIA limbo, not actively spying overseas as she was trained for. Instead, Erin tries to balance her role as...

Ghosts in Sunlight by Gretta Curran Browne is an intense love story. It follows the lives of Marian and Marc, two young souls who meet each other unexpectedly. Marian is working in a restaurant when Marc arrives as a customer with his friend Jimmy. Marian...

I Want to Buy a Miracle by Donna Kutzner is pure encouragement. I did not even realize that I needed it, but as I read this delightful little book, I felt my spirit being lifted. The artwork by Terrilee Shannon fits perfectly with the verse....

Pontius Pilate: An Unexpected Memoir by Pablo Zaragoza is an evocative story about Pilate and his life. In this intense, often graphic, yet gripping account, the author tells the story of a young Pontius Pilate and his family. A raw new retelling of a true...

What would make anyone kill a helpless woman? This was one of the many questions that raced through the minds of retired Las Vegas Metropolitan PD detective Taryn Winter and her former partner detective Daniel Brady, as they stared at a pile of dead bodies...

Work, Why? Diary of a Dreamer: The Anatomy of Greatness by Joel Bryant is a stark documentary of one man’s working life and how it reflects on corporate America. This is a deeply personal diary filled with profound insights. From the humorous to the dramatic,...

Your Suicide Didn't Kill Me: Choosing to Live and Love Again After Loss by Cathie Godfrie is the true story of a wife and mother who loses her husband to suicide. It describes the hardships they go through and how ill-health plus mounting financial pressure...

Lost Souls of Leningrad by Suzanne Parry is a World War II novel about Sofya and her granddaughter Yelena. It is both a love story and a war saga about how the grandmother and granddaughter duo fight to survive during wartime and come together, harboring...

Creative Leadership: Born from Design (Designing Now), Rama Gheerawo’s nonfiction work explores the contemporary conflict between leadership and more dated methods. The author examines the tools of design and asks whether designers can be leaders or not. With a new outlook in the 2020s, looking...

The Carcass Undressed is the debut poetry collection of Linda Eguiluz. Divided into three parts, the book contains some mesmerizing free verse poems inspired by Eguiluz's own life. "Black Spring" is a poem about despair -- how it affects a person and permeates through their...

Charting a Marriage is a must-read for couples and any other reader with the urge for something refreshing. The central figures of Joanna Kadish’s book, Shelli and Stefan Matson, are a smart, attractive, and educated Jewish couple who reside in suburban New Jersey. After starting...