Seattle is known for its persistent rainfall and its outstanding coffee. By the late 1980s to early 1990s, Seattle emerged as ground zero for a new music genre: grunge. Yet, despite the explosion of the alternative rock scene and its artists, Seattle had been home...

Brown Mule 7 by Mike Toyne is based on the letters home that were written by Mike’s brother, Leon Toyne, while he served in Vietnam during the war. Most of the letters are written to his grandparents, and some to his parents, and describe day-to-day...

Keeper of the Gremkat Key: Legend of Galivett Book One by Brad Lyon and John Lyon is an adventurous children’s novel that follows eleven-year-old Harper Graybridge. Harper's life changes dramatically when he discovers a mysterious metal cylinder in a junkyard, leading him to meet Lyt,...

Masque of Deceptions (Shadows Book 2) is a historical romance by Stella Riley. Set in Georgian England, it features an unconventional young woman named Anna who is the wealthy owner of a manufacturing business, and a handsome viscount named Daniel who recently inherited not only...

In The Man Who Died, Guy Arthur Simpson presents a gripping tale set in a futuristic colony where death is illegal and eternal existence takes precedence over personal autonomy. The story follows Professor Mo Gudmundson, a disgruntled medical consultant who, tired of monotony, stops paying...

Alliance by Tyler Svec begins when Roy Van Doren discovers a hidden door that leads to another world. There, he meets the Reno family—Alexander, Abby, and Cyrus—who explain the power issues between the authoritarian Alliance and the resistance, the Chrystarians. Roy is sent to the...

The urge to move west for a fresh start is woven deeply into American history, and in The Road West by Larry K. Collins, we follow one such journey that brings out our innate pioneering spirit. While this is a work of fiction, it’s based...

In Ava and Maya the Fairy Dragon by Medha Bhaskar, Ava loves to be outdoors and let her imagination run away with her. The forests are full of secrets and wonderful creatures in Ava’s mind. But one day, her exploration into the forest leads to...

Downriver: Memoir of a Warrior Poet by Ryan McDermott is a raw and deeply personal memoir that follows the author's life as it is shaped by trauma, yet he somehow manages to find different triumphant moments along the way. From a childhood marked by financial...

Wolf of the Nordic Seas by Jennifer Ivy Walker is the second book of the Valiant Vikings series, preceded by book one, Dragon of Denmark. In the first installment, Skårde, the illegitimate son of King Harald Bluetooth, is a Viking warlord known as the Dragon...

The Eagle Scout Picture by Gary Kidney is a razor-sharp espionage thriller that plunges readers into the perilous heart of Nazi Germany through the eyes of Frederich ‘Zelly’ Zellner. A young American forced to adopt the identity of a Hitler Youth, Zelly becomes a lone...

The Painted Sand by Joe Esposito is a supernatural thriller set in a hospice, where a woman named Ruth forms an unlikely connection with a mysterious figure known as Mortimer, who is actually Death in disguise. He brings a special painting into her room, reflecting...

Young readers embark on a whimsical journey with a curious little fox who dreams of the impossible in The Little Fox Who Reached the Stars: Sammy and Comet by Peaches Murphy. This enchanting picture book introduces a world where desires can take flight with simple...

Joel R. Dennstedt’s I, Robot Alien is a bold, immersive work of science fiction that echoes the spirit of the genre’s golden age while carving a path distinctly its own. The novel follows a robot designed by alien beings incapable of surviving Earth’s environment, whose...

Immortalis: The Hunter is the second book of Leah P. Lozano's epic fantasy Immortalis saga. The story picks up from the ending of Immortalis: The Guardian, where twenty-one-year-old Lina Cielo and her Guardian, Archos Lucian, speed down the road and collide with the mysterious onyx-eyed...

Chronicles of the Family Tree is a collection of short stories. Each one begins with a poem dedicated to trees, symbolizing various aspects of family. They talk about topics such as growth, life, and destiny. Then, each story presents a different family dynamic and conveys...

The Mori family’s book, Tiny Backyard Discoveries: Explore Nature, is part of a series of encyclopedias. It’s a lovely read for the curious-minded nature lover, and is packed with stunning pictures personally captured by the family. Each page is full of information about the smallest...

Gregory M. Carroll's 11 Minutes is based on the infamous Great Bookie Robbery in 1976 and the men behind it. The robbery at the Victoria Club is still the largest armed robbery in Australian history. In a coordinated strike, six masked men in overalls burst...

In I Will Walk With You, Julie Thomas Tullos shares a deeply personal story that feels like sitting down for a long talk with a close friend. The book follows the life of Susan and David Lee, starting all the way back with their blind...

Adopted in 1955, T. Alex Blum’s memoir An Accident of Birth: A Story of Adoption and Identity describes a Manhattan upbringing by his adoptive parents, Nancy and John, who treat his adoption as a fact while keeping questions about his origins at a distance. At...