The Last POW by Howard Cohen follows Jax Wilder, a CIA operative tasked with extracting Vitaly Sonkin, a Russian scientist secretly living under the alias Robert Miller—a former American pilot who defected to the USSR decades earlier. After a covert meeting and preparations, Jax infiltrates...

North of Tomboy by Julie A. Swanson is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel set in 1973, following fourth-grader Jess Jezowski as she struggles to express the boyish part of her identity that others seem determined to ignore. When she receives yet another girly Christmas gift from...

Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to New England by Dawn M. Barclay is a travel resource focused on crime-related history across New England. It examines incidents and locations connected to criminal cases in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,...

Grace Yourself by Chris Janssen is a deeply personal yet universally resonant journey from addiction to freedom, offering readers a compassionate and empowering roadmap to sobriety. It’s told through raw storytelling and gentle coaching wisdom. Janssen chronicles her breakthrough into recovery, not by chasing perfection,...

“An artist lives in the moment,/ Looks at all the colors in the sky,/ The patterns within each leaf.” What is an artist? Someone who creates passionate images and structures for others to see and admire? An artist is definitely someone who creates, but it...

S. Mounu Riddell brings readers a heartwarming poetry collection inspired by her longtime muse, companion, and teacher, "The Pink Dog." Pink Poetry from Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge honors a loyal friend, who, according to the author, even after her passing, has continued to be...

The Sorry Seeds is a children’s picture book written by Tina Shepardson, featuring illustrations by Bong Hyun Shin. It follows Courtney, a young girl who steals apples from her neighbor, Ms. Smith. The delicious apples look tempting, and she takes some without permission. Unfortunately, Ms....

A Cesspool of Spies by Linda Watkins is a riveting espionage novel set against the volatile backdrop of 1950, when Cold War paranoia is rising. Simon Biggs, a coal miner’s son with ambitions beyond the mines, is recruited by Major Bradley Sullivan into the fledgling...

Orphans is the first book in The Saturni series by A.V. Parks, a dark fantasy set in a world where ancient spirits and supernatural beings influence human affairs in profound and often terrifying ways. The story follows Nina Lamb, a teenage girl with amnesia enrolled...

Although cousins, Richie and Ely Rinko passed for brothers to everyone else. Drafted to fight in Vietnam, the two, among many other soldiers on the battlefield, learn the hard truth about the raging war. They had better chances of going home in a body bag...

Sadie Hawkins, the owner of a struggling freight business, is the lead character in Idle (Sadie Hawkins Mysteries) by Patricia C. Lee. Sadie learns that her best friend, Tanya Woods, has been arrested for murdering her partner, Crystal. The proof presented against Tanya seems strong....

The prologue of Room 320 at the Wilson World Hotel by Scott Douglas Vaughan starts with discussing the nature of sin, which is a rebellion of acts or thoughts against God. Arrogance and pride, part of human nature, lead to things like alcoholism, gluttony, and...

Would it Be Weird? by Edgar Garcia is a bedtime story that celebrates a child’s vivid imagination and a parent’s loving (if slightly exhausted) patience. The story follows a curious child who, instead of finishing her dinner, bombards her mom with a series of hilariously...

Somewhere in the lush hills of Baja California lives a friendly jackrabbit known to all his friends as Big Ears Jack. Jack has taken it upon himself to look out for all his fellow furry two- and four-legged friends in that beautiful part of the...

Descent into Dementialand by Sherry Hobbs is a raw, heartfelt memoir chronicling the devastating journey of Sherry and her husband Mike as they navigate his diagnosis with logopenic progressive aphasia, a rare form of dementia. Sharing decades of love, adventure, and resilience, Sherry invites readers...

In Jagger the Pig Finds His Forever Home by Tracie Tachovsky, Jerett is a hard-working kid who dreams of owning a farm with various animals such as pigs, chickens, and goats. To achieve his dreams, Jerett works on a friend's farm, cleaning up and gathering...

In The Sound of Steelpan, Andrea Coke brings readers into Simon’s world. He’s a lively and curious boy who happens upon a musical journey right in the garage while trying to avoid doing his chores. Bored with tidying the garage, Simon turns an old bucket...

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...

The Wandering Adventures at Hobart Mill by Dustin C. Kinard is an enthralling adventure for children, following an eleven-year-old boy, Malachi Halladay, who wishes to be like his parents, brave world travelers. Malachi just lost his parents in a plane crash and must move from New York to...

Tony del Zompo's 5150: A Manic Depressive Adventure is a raw and compelling memoir that chronicles his journey through mental illness, addiction, and redemption. The narrative begins with Tony’s troubled childhood in a volatile household—a veteran father struggling with alcoholism and a controlling mother—setting the...