In Smoky Blue Sunrise by Lucille Guarino, Jolie-Mae Buckley leaves her South Carolina hometown in the aftermath of her sister Katy-June's death in a car accident. Jolie takes a live-in nanny position with Amanda and Jesse, a physician and an attorney with two young children...

What Really Happened to Marion and Candace by Cynthia Cook is the true story of the collapse of a sister bond after dementia enters a family. Marion Horsell, an aging artist living in Park City, depends on her adult son, Shane, and his partner, Sunshine,...

The Incredible Adventures of Casper the Cat Who Got Lost in Africa is the fifth book in the series by Jennifer Ussi. Each book features a different African animal in addition to the star, Casper, the house cat. This humorous children’s story has a large...

Runika “Run” Long, a young woman born and raised in the Lower East Side of New York, knew what it felt like to exist and not be seen and heard. It was the reason she had chosen life in foster care over one with her...

Birds Gone Wild by Janelle Molony is a comprehensive look at ostrich farming, originating from the 19th-century South African feather boom, and the creation of captive breeding systems that expanded rapidly under colonial administration. Molony follows the transfer of this model to the United States...

Jennifer Gauthier’s memoir, Through Her Eyes, introduces a woman raised in the north-eastern United States by parents whose marriage was shaped by alcohol and conflict; she learns self-reliance long before she understands its cost. As a teenager, she becomes a mother to her son Amir...

Sambisa Sunrise (Olive and Arrow) by Scott R Hofmann is a spine-chillingly realistic terrorist thriller, directly based on the infamous schoolgirl kidnappings in Nigeria by Boko Haram in 2014. When the world was horrified by the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians in Syria by the ISIS...

After the Quiet: Stories to the Edge and Back by Carl Lakeland is a tightly constructed collection that examines moments when ordinary lives brush up against violence, moral fracture, and irrevocable choice. Across its interconnected stories, the book moves through intelligence work, personal loss, and...

And So It Goes by Gary E Smith is a mystery/thriller novel that takes readers to Italy as our protagonist tries to survive. Jenny Stone is a prosecuting attorney who has just concluded a money laundering case when she becomes a target herself. A thumb...

Little Deaths All in a Row by Elizabeth Earley surprised me in ways I never expected with its depth and the author’s ability to communicate complex thoughts so that readers not only understand but also enjoy it. The author examines the paradoxical relationship between sex...

Railroad Man, Legacies Son by Dan E. Hendrickson begins in 1883, when railroad official Arthur Edwards arrives in Wyoming to oversee northern expansion for the Union Pacific. Edwards is drawn into a widening federal investigation tied to missing government cattle, contested rail routes, and powerful...

Rosemary Chick: Pip, Zip, Hooray! by Dawn Feltrop is a children’s picture book that takes young readers on a journey with Rosemary. She’s inside her egg and is determined to hatch so she can see what’s outside. Everything that she tries, from kicking and punching...

Your Pace or Mine by Kim Stephenson is a romance centered around running and, in particular, marathon running and the LGBTQ community, which is often marginalized or left out of sports altogether. The characters take the reader on a journey of training for the London...

Bridge Between Two Worlds: From Sarajevo to London by Dr. Serge Mac, or Srđan Macanović, is the memoir of his childhood in Sarajevo into adulthood, shaped by war and displacement. He grew up in Grbavica in a family anchored by routine and familiarity. Later, as...

Zen and the Art of Dog Training by Adam Halleck is a unique exploration of the bond between humans and their canine companions. Blending practical dog-training techniques with the principles of Zen philosophy, Halleck offers a holistic approach to understanding the relationship between dogs and...

The Relationship Contract, book 2 in Marcella Steele’s To Barcelona with Love trilogy, picks up the story from where the emotional gamble in The Vacation Bubble leaves off. Sofia Drake and Ryan Hunter decide on a sixty-day trial of shared life and expectations. Primarily set...

Ruthless Kingdom by Cathrina Constantine grabs you right from the start. We follow Avianna Carrington, a girl just about to turn eighteen who’s spent her life hiding in the human world. Her "normal" life is ripped apart when she witnesses the brutal murder of her...

Math is the engine of every scientific and technological marvel. It’s also behind many decisions that affect us all the time through algorithms, metrics, statistics, and the like. We understand this rationally, but it still feels disconnected from our lives, especially because of how we...

The Tribulation Survival Guide by Stuart Delony is a delightful read for fans of humorous fiction. As Christians, we believe that the Apocalypse is inevitable. The challenge ahead is enormous, and we should face it fully prepared. Ten visions will guide us along the way....

A mother and daughter wake up to a beautiful morning and stand side by side in front of a mirror. And this is where the magic begins! In Taryn Little’s A Little Magic with Mommy and Me, the duo speaks their affirmations of what they...