Fool's Gold Folly: The Renegade Series by J. D. R. Hawkins is about Patrick Mulligan and his family. They were Irish immigrants and had moved from Pennsylvania to Denver City, Colorado, in search of a better life. Sadly, they were met with the hostility of...

In These Hands: A Love Story, Darcy Daniel introduces nuanced characters and a tale that grips readers from the first page. Meet Lucas, a young boy with a unique—and burdensome—ability to heal. Rather than being a blessing, this power is a life sentence of isolation,...

Donald Samson's Eleven embodies the captivating adventures of 16-year-old Benedictus Waisel, a teen residing in Solodurum, a Swiss town, during the late 14th century. Benedict forgoes his family's tradition of becoming a stone mason and decides to pursue a career as a scribe instead. However,...

Just like many other Ukrainians, Viktor didn’t think the Russians would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine until it was too late. Viktor is ready to report to the nearest military station to fight for his motherland, but Igor, who is his father-in-law, convinces him...

Edelweiss by Lloyd Hall is a young adult romance set in a post-apocalyptic world where the protagonist battles some internal struggles. The story opens centuries after a global flood reshaped Earth. Life in the snowy, isolated town of June seems idyllic, at least on the...

The High Priestess of Lumeria by Dominique Wright is a voyage into the sacred and mystical roots of ancient feminine power and collective remembrance. The story follows Solei, a divine-born priestess, who is called to awaken her land and people from darkness. As she reconnects...

Cry of the Kestrel: Book Two of The Bardic Isles Series by the talented Marla Himeda reunites us with Kaelin, a gifted Bardic apprentice. Now Kaelin is twelve years old, and four Masters of the Bardic Order have agreed to train him. So, Kaelin is...

Misfit's Magic: Twisting in Time by Fred Gracely is an adventurous fantasy that follows Goffren, a young Verlokken with a shadowy past. After losing the people he cares about, Goffren believes he is cursed to be forever alone. However, he soon discovers he needs friends...

Rattlesnake Island by Jennifer Vaughn follows Grady Whitmore, the sole survivor of a horrific event on Rattlesnake Island in 1987, where a group of juvenile delinquents and camp staff were brutally attacked. Now living in isolation, Grady is approached decades later by Marley Kassell, a...

The Wizard of Odd by Patti Sherry-Crews revolves around Miles, an emotionally unstable voice actor with pseudobulbar affect (PBA), who arrives on Todd Island to house-sit at the Todd estate. Miles is tasked with looking after a dog named Tyrone, but the dog's size and...

Hope Verdad Presents: The Bench by Francesca Flood is a captivating collection of stories that explore the mysteries of life and death. Seated on a park bench, Kip, a man who has lost his wife and everything he owns, receives a sense of divine peace...

Dare to C.A.R.E. by Dr. Carmen F. Vlasceanu teaches the critical role of customer experience (CX) in business, speaking on communication, personalization, and responsiveness to build loyalty. Dr. Vlasceanu leans into the need for empathy and service standards in multicultural environments, and introduces Business Transformation...

Out of Body: Straight to Hell by Christopher Chater is a work of supernatural fiction. Harley's life has been one long losing streak until he learns that the visions he had as a child weren’t delusions at all. Now twenty-two and wheelchair-bound, he discovers that...

In introducing Playing the Game While Black Womaning in Corporate America™, Nicole S. Palmer likens corporate America to a slow-burn chess game, requiring strategy, patience, and the ability to anticipate others’ moves. This book is an essential playbook and survival guide for Black women navigating...

The Pursuit by Jim Ruth is a detailed historical biography chronicling the author’s journey to trace his ancestral roots through centuries of American history. What begins as a casual curiosity sparked by a seaside walk becomes a fully-fledged exploration into the life of Johann Peter...

Mrs. Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger is a pleasantly surprising gem, like discovering your favorite grandma moonlights as a detective. While the cover hints at what is to come, I was delighted that I had underestimated Mrs. Kaplan’s sharp detective...

Half-Truths by Carol Baldwin introduces Katie, a fifteen-year-old girl in 1950s Tabor City, North Carolina, whose aspirations for college and a career in journalism clash with the ingrained racial prejudices of her community and family. Witnessing racial injustice at her father's store and the terrifying...

Dirt Town by Paula Baker and Aidan Davies delivers a steampunk fantasy that will appeal to fans of YA fantasy and adventure. Dr. Aldrich Durante lives a life of privilege in a city where magic dictates destiny and robots enforce a rigid hierarchy. But when...

Orphans of the Living by Kathy Watson centers on the Stovall family’s fractured struggle for survival and belonging across several decades and locations. Lula Stovall and her husband, Barney, move from Montana homesteading to Mississippi sharecropping, then to California farmland, battling poverty, racism, and family...

Wayne B. Olivieri shares his career in the entertainment industry spanned music, acting, and writing in his memoir, The Undiscovered Showman. He formed and reformed bands like The Rockids and Olivier’s Twist, performing at key venues and recording demos, but despite some recognition and opportunities,...