Keela was excited and eager to start her career as a young archivist in the frozen city of Lumik. She had no idea just how much trouble and danger she was about to face. It all begins with her first task, when, while analyzing a...

Some of the Fishes in the Sea by Christopher Walker follows Emma, a young girl with a growing interest in photography, as both her tenth birthday and a family holiday in Sicily fast approach. Emma receives gifts, including a waterproof camera, which she practices with...

Filaments by KZK tells the story of Thea, a young professor who returns to her quiet Minnesota hometown after her mother’s strange behavior sets off alarms. What begins as a short visit quickly twists into something darker when two local men vanish near the bog....

The Moaning Lisa by Rosemary and Larry M. Mild begins when a retired detective, Paco LeSoto, suffers a sudden heart attack. This event sets the wheels in motion for him and Molly (his wife) as they transition into an assisted living community filled with intriguing...

Lunch Tales: Teagan by Lucille Guarino is the second in a projected four-book series on sisters in a small-town suburb of New York City. The setting is contemporary, and the story covers a dramatic one-year-or-so period in Teagan’s life. She is an educated woman in...

Higher education has faced many complex challenges over the years. Michael Horowitz, a seasoned chancellor of six different institutions of higher education, presents readers with a revolutionary framework called "radical cooperation," which seeks to serve students overlooked by traditional mainstream colleges. According to Horowitz, there's...

In the vastness of space is an artificial intelligence called The Gardener. Operating on the Prime Axiom, “The universe must tend towards a state of minimal informational entropy and maximal logical consistency,” its sole purpose is to maintain order in the universe. While analyzing celestial...

The Boy by Reno Bachman is the story of a young boy who carries the heavy burdens of fear, anger, and grief after losing everything he holds dear. On a fateful night, he witnesses his father's murder and the destruction of his home. However, the...

What kid doesn’t want to be internet famous these days? That’s also true for Logan Blake, an average twelve-year-old boy with not-so-slightly below average coordination. His YouTube gaming channel, Not Logan, has a grand total of three subscribers. His hopes of stardom are as much...

In Monks, Monkeys, and Misty Rice Fields: Journeys and Discoveries in Thailand and Southeast Asia, Robert Wilson takes readers on an intimate, insightful journey through Thailand and its neighboring countries. What begins as a teacher’s relocation from San Diego to the northern Thai town of...

In Echoes of Maya by Kelly Vincent, eight-year-old Maya is Lauren’s stepsister, and together with their neighbor Gabriel, the three are close friends. On Halloween night, Lauren takes Maya trick-or-treating while their parents are at work. With missing children in the news, Lauren tries to...

Holly and the Magic Bunny by Kateryna Dronova is a well-written book that enlightens young readers on the importance of being helpful and kind to others. Holly refuses to help her grandma during the winter. While trying to sleep, Holly encounters Toby, a talking bunny,...

Eafin Lokdore and the Altar of the Sun, the second installment of The Lokdore Trilogy by R.G. Edwards, plunges listeners into a world of magic, secrets, and coming-of-age trials. On the cusp of turning sixteen, orphaned peasant Eafin Lokdore’s life takes a unique turn when...

Saving Cottonwood by Lisa Page follows a recently divorced middle school librarian named Iris, who was seeking a fresh start in an old adobe house near the bosque. This landscape of cottonwood trees and winding riverbanks seems to hum with its own quiet spirit. In...

The Compete-Learn-Honor Playbook: Simple Steps to Take Your Mental and Emotional Tennis and Pickleball Skills to a New Level by Peter C. Scales is a guide that combines sports psychology and practical application. Known to many as Coach Pete, the author draws on decades of...

K.M. Huber's Call of the Owl Woman carries readers into ancient Peru among the Nasca people. Patya, the protagonist, is a 15-year-old girl caught between her personal desires and her duty to her people. As drought engulfs her homeland, Patya's people begin to turn on...

The General's Gift is the second book in The Swans of Paris series by Giovanna Siniscalchi. The story follows Celeste Dubois, a dreamy and idealistic young heiress who believes in poetry and fairy-tale love. On the other hand, we have Alexander de Warenne, the stoic...

Love Wars: Clash of the Parents, A True Divorce Story – Memoir by Matthew A. Tower is a humorous yet heartbreaking look at the effect of divorce on children. Matthew loved both his parents, but the constant wars between them were dragging him down. In...

Waking Maya by Warren Goldie is a brilliant metaphysical visionary mystery. Maya Burke, a history graduate from Towson University, discovers a journal that her father, Ben Ambrose, wrote for her before he left for good. Maya is elated and surprised by this discovery. She remembers...

Liam (Foxy), a once celebrated resistance soldier, is now a remorseful man living in a world marred by alien devastation. Liam is no stranger to pain. Estranged from his sons and father-in-law, and having lost his beloved wife in an alien attack, he is a...