The Valet by Bonnie Traymore is about Johnny, a struggling valet driver who has dreams of moving out of Honolulu. Johnny has a shady side hustle with his girlfriend and uses his position at work to get information about potential victims. Johnny parked Derek Anderson's...

Holly M. Jenkins’ The Swan’s Arrow is a fairytale-themed story that enthralled me with its magic and thematic development. Princess Odette loses her mother to a terrifying curse. Now she is bound by duty to marry the one person she detests, Prince Derek, whose seemingly...

The death of a loved one is difficult to overcome. But the murder of a family member and being left with more questions than answers, even after the murderer has been found and sentenced, is impossible to express. For Stacey Andrade King and her family,...

On Wings of Stone and Light by Jill K. Sayre follows Ryon, a gargoyle from Gascony Theater who awakens in a hybrid body and discovers that Geidhuce, a former comrade, is building a violent Chimera army. While Geidhuce leads thefts, attacks, and a plan for...

Set in the near future, Betrayal is the first book in The Vulture Effect series by Simone Parker. An organization called the Coalition is planning on releasing a deadly virus in hopes of reshaping society. The story follows Sierra, a nineteen-year-old survivor who was betrayed...

Anne Has an Alligator 2: The Campaign for Student Council by Margaret Bain is a charming and inventive story that highlights childhood struggles and successes. The story centers on Anne, an energetic young girl with a special companion, her loyal alligator, as she deals with...

From Vision to Vitality: Building Transformative Healthcare Organizations by Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg aims to assist management in improving the healthcare system for patients and creating a supportive, growth-oriented environment for medical staff. After serving as chief of surgery, Rosenberg transitioned to become the hospital's CEO....

Where the Air Grows Thin by Nicole LoBiondo chronicles the author’s mountaineering experiences in which she endeavors to climb the seven summits, the highest mountain on every continent, including some of the most widely known, such as Aconcagua in Argentina, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Denali...

Root-to-Rise by Chandra Lynn discusses how her childhood shaped the life framework she later organized into the Root-to-Rise system. She then goes on to talk about her moves across states and work in multiple industries, followed by her observations about how her habits influenced decisions...

Your Business Growth Playbook by Jeremy B. Shapiro is a comprehensive guide that empowers entrepreneurs to scale their businesses effectively. The book is structured around three key levers for growth: increasing transaction frequency, increasing the size of each transaction, and increasing the number of customers....

“You sit up in bed. This is where you’ve landed—fallen off the map, and no one seems to care. But that’s not new. You’ve felt invisible before. Now it’s just official.” That’s life in Eddie The KIng (the title is not a typo), a collection...

A Fatal Club by Andre Charles meshes the lives of residents in the Sunrise Acres community. The story begins with the shocking discovery of a murder on the local golf course, setting the stage for an investigation led by Detective José Villegas and his team....

Jason is a magically gifted, category seven wizard investigator who has helped many people and solved a record number of cases for the police by reading psychic imprints at crime scenes. Unfortunately, his current case takes an unexpected and dangerous turn when he is pulled...

The Lie by Jude Berman is a gripping thriller with compelling characters in very tight and compromising situations. Jedd is a top cybersecurity expert who wakes up in an unknown underground place, kidnapped and left without food or water. He struggles to remember how it...

Sometimes a person from your past comes back at just the right time. In Where the Sidewalk Ends by Luis Ammerman, Ashley Harris is a third-grade teacher living in Deerfield Beach, Florida. She fills her days with students, lesson plans, and the routines she has...

The Akhasha Chronicles: Volume I: Awakening by EJ Castille is a praiseworthy technothriller. The story takes us first to a research laboratory in the depths of Mount Elbert, where a team of scientists led by Nikolai Stormgrave is developing a mysterious machine. Suddenly, armed intruders...

A haunted house threatens a family’s peace and lives in the supernatural novel, A Wicked Affair by EJ Castille. With the promise of a fresh start on life, Daena and her daughter, CC, leave their tiny apartment and move into their family home. The last...

It was late one night when two hedgehogs found a bowl filled with kibble, which Harry Hedgehog began to nibble on. However, Hazel Hedgehog is concerned about the coming winter and tells Harry that they should be foraging for proper food, such as bugs and...

Hedgehog's Halloween by Sara Louise Kelany is a lovely children's picture book about a grumpy hedgehog who is ready for his long winter retreat. It's late autumn, and Harry Hedgehog is about to hibernate. Yet what he doesn't know is that it's also time for Halloween. Thus,...

The Bible of Black Prosperity: Reclaiming Lost Black Wealth by Woody R. Clermont examines the historical and systemic reasons behind the racial wealth gap in America. The book provides a thorough analysis of the economic, social, and legal systems that have influenced Black prosperity and...