Hymie Anisman’s Before the Beginning and After the End: Holocaust Survivor True Stories is a unique addition to Holocaust literature, bridging personal trauma and collective memory through the stories of survivors. Anisman creates a narrative that is both intimate and illuminating, grounding his reflection in...

There is even more danger outside of the Elfin settlement of Westleton than Pil Persins and his friends ever imagined in After the Dark by Spencer Labbe. In this first volume of The Castaway King Chronicles, Pil and his friends, Felicity Falon and Dunken Dirk,...

Beyond the Hostile Sky: After the Breaking is a young adult sci-fi/fantasy novel by Karen J. Laakko. Three explorers arrive in the seemingly desolated lost realm of Aktinos, seeking to learn what happened and what led to its downfall. After finding an old book containing...

Paul Zecos is a man to be reckoned with. He is on a mission to impart his version of what Jesus’ messages were to humankind. The subtitle - "Theory of Everything" - explains what he is attempting to do. I believe he is an heir...

The Murder of Jeffrey Dryden: The Grim Truth Surrounding Male Domestic Abuse by Troy Veenstra is an account of the circumstances surrounding the death of Jeffrey Dryden. In the early hours of July 18th in 2010, Jeffrey Dryden returned home after spending some time with...

Once a spy always a spy; one does not just quit the spy business and even if you try to get out, trouble will always come looking for you. That is what Jacob Steiner was about to discover. After leaving the intelligence world, Jacob had...

The Enigma Broker by Breakfield and Burkey is a first-class conspiracy novel dealing with the digital manipulation of financial information. I like a good, well thought out, well written, and well researched conspiracy novel and The Enigma Broker satisfied on every level. It is complex...

The Dragon Lady by Angelique S. Anderson is book one of The Dracosinum Tales. In 19th century London, Wylie Petford loves her job working in Lord Adrian's stables and her downtrodden home of Lugwallow. After her father dies due to a long illness, she finds...

In The Rainbow Weaver's Apprentice by Elena Jagar, Verna, a magic worker, tries to teach Addie the art of rainbow magic, but Addie is too impetuous to follow her orders perfectly. One day, Verna leaves Addie with a specific set of instructions: water the urns...

In a futuristic timeline on a different planet, insect-like creatures have evolved to the point where they control activities, similar to what we have on Earth. This planet is called Poo-ponic where almost-human size ants, bees, roaches, and worms coexist in harmony. However, a friendship...

Arianna's admission to Heincraft, the Academy of Swordcraft, marks the beginning of The Crimson Maiden, Book One of The Swordmasters’ Legacy by M.V. Grimm. When Arianna was young, her father, who had once worked there as a teacher, inexplicably vanished. Now that she was sixteen,...

Everyone seems to have an opinion on what the term 'a good mother' means, but what is the true definition? For many working mothers, juggling motherhood with their chosen career can be a demanding balancing act filled with guilt as they try to live up...

David Litwack’s The Light of Reason is Book Three in The Seekers series, another brilliant and compelling entry to a series that is already growing long legs. In an alternate world, two seekers return from across the sea, having acquired exceptional knowledge and wisdom, with...

Is there really a monster lurking in the waters of Riverdale Lake? Sheriff Williker to the rescue. In The Adventures of Sheriff Williker: The Case of the Riverdale Lake Monster by Kim Hansen, the reason there may not be a Riverdale Fall Festival next year...

The Truth: The Greatest Cover Up in History by Robert Barry is a book that starts with an unusual premise. The author states that the Grail, this legendary religious relic that has been sought after for millennia does indeed exist. “Found in the capital city...

In Mace Berry's The Witch Hunter General, Victor Cain has lived for more than a millennium. He is half-human, half-witch, but he hasn't always been like that. In his time, 1198 AD, he was a hundred percent human who also worked as a witch hunter...

The Colours I See is a work of magical realism, LGBTQ+ and interpersonal drama fiction penned by author Ila Golden. Written as a volume to contribute to the Neva Aton Collection, this work features a standalone tale that connects to many others but can be...

After You're Dead: A Jake Roberts Novel, Book 5 is a serial killer thriller novel written by Cary Allen Stone. While this is the fifth book in the series, the author gives enough background information for this novel to be read on its own. Jake...

Her grandmother's death causes Jackie and her mother Faith to move back home after being away for six years. Having completed her degree, Faith decides to reacquaint herself with the place she once called home and see some old friends, while working at her aunt's...

"The Prince of Graves" by W. E. Linde is an exciting fantasy novella that plunges us into the long-raging conflict between the Necromancer Kings and the remaining humans in the Remnant Kingdoms. Ever since the demise of the realm of Maladine a millennium ago, nations...