Cathy Studer was six years old when her stepfather started abusing her by telling her she was bad and deserved punishment. The nightmare lasted until her adolescence when her mother discovered the letters in which he had Cathy describe what he was doing to her....

It was almost Easter and Bucklebee Bunny was excited. He loved painting Easter eggs for his small town of Cabbageville. Bucklebee hoped that one day he would be Easter Bunny’s #1 egg painter. Bucklebee had painted a lot of Easter eggs, and he also had...

New School for Mouse is another heartfelt picture book by Fynisa Engler and Ryan Law. Mouse is worried about being friendless on his first day of school. He recently moved to Mama Bunny’s foster home, and this new home means a new school, too. When...

The Good Time Girls is the first installment in the Wild-Willed Women of the West series by K T Blakemore. Set in 1905, the story follows the vivacious Ruby Calhoun, an ex-dancehall girl who has turned a page in her life. Happy with living a...

Rain Falling on Embers is filled with emotion, drama, suspense, and adventure. It is intended for middle-grade readers and contains some potentially distressing themes, such as death and abduction. Penned by Liana Gardner, this thrilling and highly intense work allows young readers to experience a...

My Goodbye Girl by Anna Gomez is a charming and enjoyable romantic drama that is best suited to the general adult reading audience. We find ourselves following the exploits of protagonist Tessa Talman, whose freewheeling life leads her all over the world as she enjoys...

The Salamander Stone is the first installment in The Beowulf Brigade series by Heidi Nickerson. The story follows 16-year-old Ellie Adair as her world turns upside down. For nearly a year, things have gone to hell worldwide. Monsters roam freely in the open, terrorizing people...

Melodies of the Mind is a book of poetry by Rabia Tanveer. In Tanveer’s dedication, she explains her purpose for publishing it, dedicating it to those of us who need inspiration and encouragement. Themes of love, loss, self-worth, happiness, and pain are described throughout its...

David Joseph's I Didn't Know What To Say, So I Just Said Thanks is a collection of enthralling slice-of-life stories following people from varied backgrounds and at different stages of their lives. With the shocking loss of his father, a teenager learns the significance of...

Mirror of Wolves by N.P. Thompson is the second book in the Arcanium series. Ty’s struggling to understand what his destiny as the Chosen One entails but he wonders if he’s truly capable of stopping the emperor’s deadly plans. He’s determined to excel at his...

Anxious(ed) by A.W. Karen is a collection of the author's original poetry over eleven years, beginning this published volume with work from the age of fourteen through to the age of twenty-five, although the poet has been composing from an earlier age, and for longer....

No Place for the Weak at Heart is an outstanding murder mystery written by P.J. Jones. Detective Mendocino Jones wants to get away from law enforcement, so he hands in his badge. Jones is on his way to Big Bend National Park. While canoeing the...

Retirement Wreckers by John J Sastry is a financial guide to having a stress-free retired life. Sastry discusses the crucial financial plans you must make before retiring. First, he explains how pension plans work, their risks, and why they are becoming less popular. He then...

A Love Story: How the Heartland Fell in Love With a 400-Year-Old French Comedic Playwright by Chantal M. Roberts is an inspiring story. It’s about the struggles and triumphs of the Kansas City artists, actors, and businesses who worked tirelessly to bring Molière's works to...

In the Heart of the Linden Wood by Ekta R. Garg follows King Christopher of Linden who, still mourning his deceased beloved wife, Queen Lily, and their newborn she was delivering, faces a new crisis: the once vibrant Linden Wood is wilting, turning wooden artifacts...

The Young Adult's Survival Guide to Living Independently: Life Skills for Getting a Job, Moving Out, Managing Money, Budget Building, Home Making by Eli Williams is a comprehensive guidebook written for young adults who are about to embark on the journey of independent living. The...

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...

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...

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...