The Big Weird: Haikus in Times of Pandemic and Chaos by Z.J. Czupor is a collection of haiku poems based on how current times have affected people, and how it has made social, cultural, and economic changes. The haiku in the collection will have a...

The Cost of Peace is book one of the Tomb of Ortheus series by Frankie Waters. Master Elias is of the Blood Diamond Sept, dedicated to his role as one of Princess Caela’s Honor Guard. He is faced with a difficult decision, allowing a treacherous,...

Adjustment Year by Melina Druga is the conclusion to the author's World War 1 trilogy, which covers the period of history during the First World War and just after. The focus is on Henrietta, "Hettie", now pregnant, and her struggle to return to normal civilian...

Who doesn’t love a good, wholesome fairy tale, complete with a Fairy Queen, who also happens to be the tooth fairy and protector of Bluebell Forest! I know I do. Following the Fairy Queen’s adventure between the magical, mystical world and the real world, we...

Molto Grande by Dick Franklin, as the name suggests, is a very big adventure into a life far removed from our perception by the passage of time; twin journeys of two young Italian brothers, originating from a small village called Little Ariccia in the year...

The "Master of all Evil", who is also the "Queen of Nations", never imagined ruling the world would be so boring. Conquering it was definitely fun with all the killing, torture, and imprisonment she inflicted on many innocent souls, but all she is left with...

Crusader’s Path by Mary Ann Bernal takes us back to the days of Christendom’s First Crusade against the Muslim invaders of Constantinople, Jerusalem, and lands in between. Avielle, a minstrel’s daughter, is doing God’s work, healing and caring for the most rejected of society’s cast-offs,...

Robert Cole's The Last Portal is a young adult fantasy epic of three high school students and friends, Chris, Susie, and Joe, each with unique abilities. In school, they are regarded as weird. Chris can read minds; Susie is smart, a top science student with...

Initiate: Final Hours by Carlos Velasquez is a courageous and finely detailed autobiography of his three-year voluntary service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. It includes his basic training, his one-year tour in the fighting, and the aftermath back Stateside. We first...

The Dancing Murders is the compelling sixth entry in A Literary Historical Mystery series by James Musgrave, a novel that reads well as a standalone story. Set in San Diego in 1888, the story follows a murder mystery that is as suspenseful as it is...

Management Practices of Successful CEOs: Memoir of a Psychological Consultant to Management by James P Armatas, Ph.D. is a study of the performance of more than 25 CEOs of major companies. Armatas divided his book into chapters about entrepreneurs, conglomerates, multi-divisional companies, service companies, restaurants,...

Bugs That Love! The Amazing Western Conifer Seed Bug & Shield Bugs Too! is a book about little creatures written by Lori-Michele. This book contains an array of fun facts and step-by-step guidance on how to take care of Western Conifer Seed Bugs and Shield...

If you think poetry collections are all the same and that it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to find an innovative one, you will have to reconsider your opinion. I had one of the most pleasant surprises myself when I found Vashti Stopher Klein's The Soprano,...

Adapted from the screenplay The Third Man in the Ring, which in turn was inspired by the award-winning memoir My Life with the Third Man in the Ring by Barbara Stolfi, Requiem for a Referee relates the story of Teddy Martin, a famous boxing referee...

“This framework of bone protruded against his olive complexion like a demon attempting to escape its elastic cage.” This impeccably written simile demonstrates the incredible level of creative intelligence and literary skill one finds in the superb collection of short stories authored by James Musgrave...

There Was a Crooked Man by Katrina Morgan is the story of how a bad relationship can not only destroy you but make your life a living hell. Jack and Katie started their love affair like any other couple; they met, they enjoyed each other’s...

Sometimes families can be quite complicated. Add into the mix three adopted children, one Chinese and two Japanese, shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and family life becomes increasingly more complicated. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest in the 1940s, Professor Daniel Jonson inherits...

Milk and Honey Land: A Story of Grief, Grace, and Goats by J. M. Huxley is a story of faith, loss, hardships, and finding hope once again. Divided into four parts, the story follows the journey of Janet Huxley, the author, as she retells her...

You Will Never Be Normal is a work of nonfiction in the memoir, autobiographical writing, and mental and physical health subgenres, and was penned by author Catherine Klatzker. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains references to trauma, abuse, self-harm,...

Villainous Minds is an anthology of five extremely harrowing tales penned by Joan Wiley. If you believe that nothing horrific can faze you, spend a day with the characters in this book. How does a peaceful camping trip turn into a bloodbath? How will you...