Set during the British handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, Nina Purtee’s fascinating romance novel, Crossing Paths: The Road to Destiny, chronicles a couple’s beautiful union amid friendships and family sagas. One day, after getting engaged to Ramone, a legendary Spanish...

Grasslands by Shekhar Khatri exists exuberantly beyond the reach of literary classification. It’s a novel like no other: with roots in magical realism, absurdist fantasy, mythology, the epic, and fairy tales, Khatri’s story defies categorization in stunning and often mind-expanding ways. Grasslands’ protagonist, whose name...

Set apart from a host of contemporary political critiques, Psychosocial Political Dysfunction Disorder of the Republican Party employs a mode of analysis through the lens of widespread neuropathology. Daniel Brubaker’s approach is more persuasive than many texts grounded in political history, which detail institutionalized corruption...

Alle Venega is focused on training to improve her fighting skills and aiding her young daughter Lani in learning how to control her growing powers. After watching her daughter's abilities tear a hole in the fabric of the veil, she is uneasy because she knows...

Madison’s Peculiar Adventure by S.K. Bilguun is set against a magical backdrop and follows a group of orphans searching for a missing friend. Madam Eve runs the orphanage Madison calls home where she lives with her friends Wendy, Lena, and Amanda. When Wendy disappears, Madison...

Smile, Baby, Smile! is a children's book written by TL Brown with art by JB Brown. The story is about a happy nine-month-old baby named August. He had the brightest smile and the sparkliest eyes that charmed everyone in his small, cozy town, and even...

Mrs. Claus Is An Allergy Friendly Baking Boss! is a delightful children’s picture book written and illustrated by Monique Faella. This sweet story is filled with engaging rhymes, whimsical illustrations, and a special recipe for a festive treat. Through the magic of Santa’s elves, Mrs....

Engage yourselves in a tale of adventure and patriotism with Maggie the Military Rat by Monica Voicu Denniston. Illustrated by Elia Velasquez Murray, this delightful children's picture book follows the story of Maggie P. Worthington, a little rat living on a military base. Maggie always...

Bruisers G’day Camping is a wonderful and entertaining book that introduces children to the varied and interesting animals of Australia’s Outback. Bruiser and Dash are two Australian dogs that go into the Outback and discover the wonders of nature. Along the way, they meet animals...

Make Love Not War by Lizzy Stevens and Steve Miller is a story about love, loss, and the process of rebuilding, all set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. The narrative follows Christopher Douglas, a young man who is abruptly yanked from his carefree...

In Painting Her Thoughts by Natasha Blazic, Unna Turner is working as a physics assistant and nothing is exciting about her work and life. All of that is about to change when Rom Cabrey, her ex-flame and a famous artist, returns to the city. Over...

Times of Turmoil is the second installment in Anna Belfrage's The Time Locket series, following The Whirlpools of Time. The series begins with Duncan Melville in 1715, searching for companionship after his father's death. However, he unexpectedly time-travels to 2016, where he meets Erin Barnes,...

To the Manor Born by Matthew Speiser is a contemporary speculative fiction novel beginning in Virginia at Rosewood Manor, where Atticus Brooke, an indentured slave in the Confederate States of America, toils alongside other “indents” under their owner, Confederate General Franklin Brooke. Facing the imminent...

Every day we interact with each other to create, sustain, and build relationships. Regardless of the type of relationship that you are trying to develop, various difficulties surface, especially with those closest to you. In 5 Keys to Building Lifelong Healthy Relationships by Ariane Turpin,...

It’s on-the-job training. At least that’s what I was told, in spite of all the useful (and useless) books I was bequeathed on motherhood. There isn’t a case study to lead you through every possible scenario that children present. They’re all unique, creatively so, and...

Dominion by Judy T. Bishop is a murder mystery suspense thriller in the Detective Daniels and Remalla series. Homicide detectives Gordon Daniels and Aaron Remalla are sent to Los Angeles to escort a nervous key witness in an upcoming high-profile murder trial. What seemed to...

Flotsam by Patricia Boomsma is a murder/mystery, crime story that takes place in the Pacific Northwest and sheds a spotlight on the mysterious yet regular disappearances of women on both sides of the Canadian/American border, especially indigenous women. Kelly Flynn is a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney...

The first book of the Lilly-Puss and Pharaoh series, Where is Home by Natasha Blazic, begins when poor little Pharaoh is separated from his mother and sister, Velvet, due to a fire that broke out in their home. Pharaoh was lost, afraid, and starving and...

Abigail Mandlin's Muses follows the story of a young writer on a journey of self-discovery. The book opens with an unnamed protagonist -- an author -- suffering from writer's block and unable to meet the demands of their agent. Seeking inspiration, the narrator sets off...

Kyra: Through the Veil is a work of fiction in the fantasy, action, and coming-of-age subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience and was penned by author Nicklous P. Adams II. Readers are treated to a captivating fantasy novel that will take...