Time's Orphan by Hayley Chow is a YA fantasy that tells the story of Emara, who lives in Okarria, a land destroyed by war and overrun by cannibals and the undead doing the bidding of the Dead King. A mage and a necromancer have resurrected...

Seventeen-year-old Ava Washington is one of the fortunate few who survived the Fall, a cataclysmic event that inexplicably changed humanity. She lost her entire family to its aftershock and now survives by scraping for essentials here and there and staying out of sight of the...

It has been said by many, and denied by MAGA, that January 6 was an insurrection. In Is MAGA a Terrorist Movement?, author Russell Jack asserts, to my mind rightfully so, that this was an act of domestic terrorism. Fellow Americans in the line of...

My ValHalla: Angels Are No Strangers to Chains by Celia LaVon Belt is a must-read memoir about a strong woman who is also a widow, a brain injury survivor, a burn survivor, and an abuse survivor. Celia Belt tells what she endured between 2022 and...

Watching Sarah Rise by Jennifer Celeste Briggs is a heartfelt and inspiring memoir that chronicles her journey as the mother of a daughter with autism, and the transformative power of love, patience, and the Son-Rise Program®. The book begins with Sarah's early struggles—delays in developmental...

Gwendolyn & Eddie by Michael O.L. Seabaugh is a witty and poignant exploration of mid-century America's societal upheavals. Set against the backdrop of 1950s Missouri, the novel follows Gwendolyn as she wrestles with a crumbling marriage, shifting cultural norms, and the peculiar presence of Eddie,...

Dragon: Book 1 by Mel Bridges is a historical adventure that takes readers back to the ancient Han Dynasty in China and their domination over the people of the northern provinces of Vietnam. Local Vietnamese villages were governed by their elders but always under the...

In Tangled Darkness by M.M. Desch, Dr. Leslie Schoen has just learned that her wife, Izzy, is pregnant. As Leslie was leaving her office, she opened a letter that informed her of an investigation initiated by the Oregon Medical Board regarding her possible misuse of...

Recalibrating Gravity by Mary Keating is written in verses that capture poignant stories of her life. The author survived a car accident at age fifteen, which left her paraplegic. She begins the story with memories of sitting in the church pew with her family. The...

In Correct But Wish To Explain by Grant Hall, Ethan’s father was an abusive man who beat not only his children but also his wife. This affects Ethan and his brother greatly, as they couldn’t protect their mother. Things become worse when their parents divorce,...

We Fought Back is the story of how one community took on city hall and won. Most have heard the old adage, you can't fight city hall. The residents of Cox's Landing and Lesage, West Virginia proved that with determination, you can fight...

The Sellites from the planet Valhai have arrived on the distant planet Coriolis to take their new batch of fourteen-year-old apprentices back to Valhai. Among these teenagers are Diva, a daughter of a ruling Coriolan elder, and Six, a nameless, homeless teen from nearby planet...

"Nightmare at Emerald High" by Joana James is a novel dealing with a theme that in all actuality could be happening to our teenagers today even though they do not realize it. Malcolm Drake is an excellent student in school, raised only by his father...

Jeff Horton’s "Cybersp@ce" is a fast-paced technological thriller that acutely captures events which may unfold in the very near future. The United States has just suffered a chilling attack which has led to the wasting death of a hundred thousand people. And that is just...

"Zippy's Big Difference," written by Candida Sullivan and illustrated by Jack Foster, is an excellent story that is geared for children, but will teach both children and adults valuable lessons. Zippy prays that the rain will stop and the clouds will go away. However, he...

"When Empires Fall" by Katie Jennings is the saga of the Vasser family. There is a little of everything: suspense, romance, revenge, strong characters and a good plot. Grant the workaholic older brother, Linc the hard working playboy, and Madison the tough as nails sister...

"Dead Medium" revolves around seventy-five year old May Elizabeth Trump’s life after death. A hermit who doesn't really want to do anything with everybody else during her lifetime, she reluctantly agrees to help Penny Saunders, a woman who dies a few days before her, to...

"Upside Down Mommy" is more than a book about a mom trying to raise her child. It is about a mother struggling with herself and her own doubts. After having a meltdown and fearing she has forever scarred her son, Amanda Johnson reevaluates her parenting...

"Puckweed Soup: A New Tale to Tell" is a story full of imagination, excitement, adventure and whims. The book opens with Noah being acknowledged on stage by his school principal as one of the inventive writers in the Wizard Willard's Writing Contest. Noah is nervous...

Year of Trial, Year of Grace: A Catholic’s Search for Faith, by Clayvon C. Harris, is a surprising and delightful book of devotions. It was written as a series of reflections for a weekly church bulletin, and evolved into an examination of Harris’ own faith....