Benny the Brave: A Story of Love, Loss, and Learning is written by Wanda Arleen Barajas and beautifully illustrated by Amelia Mangham. This true tale is about a cute little puppy who had to overcome two challenges in his young life. Benny, a rescue pup,...

In Mountain Home by Grace Zacaroli, Danat belongs to a quiet faith community that shelters Solomon after war kills the boy’s parents. Solomon is twelve years old with a living father, whom he has never met, in the northern mountains. Danat accepts the duty of...

Therein Lies the Pearl by Catherine Hughes is one of those historical novels that I devour with great pleasure. Set in Normandy and England in the eleventh century, in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest in 1066, it focuses not so much on...

Filip Cvetkovic’s Mars And Venus: Veni, Vidi, Vici is a riveting historical and character-driven story set in the ancient Roman Empire. The story begins with the early months of the Roman conquest of Britannia. Marcus Gaius Severus Treius leads ten thousand Roman soldiers deep into...

The Secret Child by David Thomas Kay is a historical paranormal novel and the third book in the Circles of Time series, preceded by book one, The Sword of Saint Isidores, and book two, The Ring of Mann. Kay's saga is centered around the legacy...

David Thomas Kay’s Christian historical novel, The Sword of Saint Isidores, is a detailed and compelling epic saga set in 10th-century Norway. The story is book 1 in The Circles of Time series. The story was inspired by a beautiful ceremonial sword, studded with precious...

The Reset Self is an atypical self-help book by Seravyna Böhm. I use the word "atypical" because, unlike most self-help books, The Reset Self does not want you to learn more, improve more, or be more; instead, it wants you to see beyond what you...

In Yahweh, That’s Who! by Yahnisa Leah Baht Israel, the wonders of the world are explored. This children’s picture book invites young readers to pause and question who made the various items we find in nature, including the sun, moon, flowers, and all the little...

Merry-Go-Round Broke Down by David Woo and Margalit Shinar is a fascinating collection of nine short stories that share a tenuous yet recognizable link in the exploration of greed and links brought about by globalization and the freeing up of the world economy that allows...

Some of us find it very difficult to stand up in front of others and speak. Livy Lou has that problem; she’s very quiet and shy. In Sally Lou Loveman’s Livy Lou Lovely Loves to Speak, Livy Lou finds her voice and her courage, and...

Perched on Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, is a clandestine military base and a school where the National Security Agency keeps its unmatched Artificial Intelligence and Sophitria, a mysterious alien girl captured after seizing InfinET, Sophitria’s alien mother. Soren, frustrated with his progress in sourcing information...

Queen Bea by Scott Evan Davis is a comical and educational picture book for children. One day, a bee called Bea wakes up to find herself surrounded by hundreds of other bees. She’s confused as they all shout, “It’s the new queen!” She couldn’t believe...

Dragons of Janaidar and Elijah is book one in author Robert Dean Holland’s science fiction fantasy Stolen Man series. Set on planet Janaidar, Adept Alahna breaks sacred law after confirming a coastal, intergalactic slaving operation that the Huan Long Shui Sisteren governing council refuses to...

In his self-help book Deleting Anxiety: Why Your Anxiety Is Lying to You and How to Push Back by Brian J. Fernandez, LMFT, anxiety is described as a survival alarm, misapplied in settings where it is wholly unnecessary. Fernandez explains how the brain converts the...

Riddles, Rogues & Murder by Christa Nardi continues the Stacie Maroni Mystery series with a case that begins unexpectedly on a routine outing and quickly pulls the protagonist into another complex investigation. When Stacie and her friends discover a woman’s body in a strip mall...

Glassborn by KN Tristan takes place on Mars inside a sealed human colony where an automated system called Valence manages life-critical decisions by statistical optimization. In 2179, medical apprentice Quinta Voss continues clinical work after her father, Hadrian Voss, dies during a containment event officially...

When Consul Barsal Casolaba is found impaled on the Red House spire in Kota Gelangi, Archangel Gavriel Morningstar is sent to investigate a killing that threatens the balance between witches and angels. His inquiry intersects with Cathrynne Rowan, drawn into the hunt after a miner...

Our lives tend to reflect the result of the challenges we've faced and the choices we make. In this thought-provoking read, author Matthew West-James recalls lessons he learned over the years and shares some of the wisdom and insight he gained from these moments. A...

In the book In Jake's Shoes by Andrew C. Phillips, when Jake Gatlin is killed while serving overseas, his family gathers at their home in Oakton, North Carolina, as winter rain falls and Christmas approaches. During the hours following the funeral, his father, Marshall, slips...

Splendor: An Anthology of Love in All Its Forms by the Writing Heights Writers Association is a collection—72 pieces in total—that really pushes back against the clichéd "happily ever after" trope. It is a collection of short stories, essays, and poetry that shows love in...