The last words twenty-four-year-old Delilah heard from her mother were, “Go to Hell.” Despite their strained relationship, Delilah never thought her mother meant it literally. After being trampled to death by a horse, Delilah wakes up to the sight of a building that could pass...

When Detective Ava Martinez and her partner, Dan Riley, arrive at a crime scene in the small coastal town of Crystal Cove, they find the lifeless body of April Seagram, a guide at Biosphere Marine Institute. From the body’s wounds and witness statements, it was...

Outcasts of Essex by Jane Hulse is a wonderful historical tale of war, romance, and patriotism, set in the eighteenth century during the Revolutionary War. Sarah Barrett is just fifteen and is often required by her midwife mother to assist in the births of local...

A House Full of Strangers by Diana Stevan is a collection of two novellas and eleven short stories set in Winnipeg, Manitoba, during the 1940s and 1950s. The book focuses on landladies, their families, and the tenants who pass through their homes, offering a view...

In Chicago, Warren Stevick, a prominent tax and corporate attorney, had been the go-to guy for every crook who had a problem with the law and their money, and was a favorite among the mob. Life and business had been good until he was forced...

Getting Ready for a Tornado by Fei Zheng-Ward is a children’s book that talks about tornadoes and how children can stay safe if one appears. It explains that tornadoes are spinning windstorms that look like funnels reaching down from the sky. Some tornadoes are thin...

In Damion Hamilton's quasi-autobiographical work of fiction, Weirdo, Damion spends his days inside a book warehouse where the production speed dictates his worth, then goes into the city each night carrying books and notebooks as he tries to pass within spaces that were never built...

Cristiano Ronaldo (Scouted!): A Sports Biography for Young Soccer Fans by Magnus Lundgren is a fast-paced biography of one of the greatest soccer players of all time. The book mainly uses narrative, with added stats and analysis that help explain football (soccer) terminology. It is...

The Power to Say Yes! by Christine Assouad aims to help career women find meaning and balance in life. Women in business have to deal with issues like motherhood, managing a home, and societal pressures that make them feel either not enough or guilty for...

Max and Charlie's Highland Adventure by Wendy Leighton-Porter is another gripping adventure in a middle-grade series that will appeal to readers of all ages. Max is being sent on another special mission by the Guardians of Time, but on this occasion, he is not alone....

Mastering the Game of Servant Companies is a business book that treats business as a “game” rather than a war, and asks you to choose and play that game in a very different way. Alaauldin AlFar walks you through three big stages: Prepare to Play,...

In Pafel Dubois’s Spark Chase, Jace Jinks Keller lives on Helix Seven, where he keeps a hidden fragment of a wormhole known as the Spark that maintains a telepathic link with him. When armed operatives breach his quarters and take the Spark, Jace sees the...

“What truly matters isn’t the outside, but what’s inside.” Sometimes life doesn’t make it easy to accept these simple words. In Kateryna Dronova’s The Ring of Beauty, both Tilda and her father, Tobin, have important lessons to learn. The two have been cursed, all because...

Nick Chambers is grieving the recent deaths of his older brother, Alex, and mother, when his estranged younger sister, Deidre, asks to meet with him. He shows up at the rendezvous, only to be attacked by a man, whom he later learns is a demon....

Fifteenth Summer by Laura Campbell follows her fifteen-year-old self, who is sent to the Norris Home after her mom finds out she is pregnant. It all happens really fast, and she’s nervous, embarrassed, and unsure of what's ahead. The Home is all about routines—chores, meals,...

Josephine Jordan brings us more spicy romantic suspense in the second book of the Storm Series, Riding the Storm. Ava Ellis is on location in the Canadian mountains, shooting a movie with her co-star. She is exhausted. It’s been film after film this year, and...

Katy Farber's What If It Wasn’t My Fault follows Indie Watson, a teenager trying to navigate life after being sexually assaulted at a party. She wrestles with memories and a relentless sense of guilt. On top of that, she is burdened by her family's problems,...

Salvaged From the Flood by Brian Paige is a collection of personal stories that journey through his childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, offering snapshots of a life shaped by memory, ambition, and unexpected twists. The book starts with his reflections on growing up in Louisville, where...

Through the Garden Gate by Sharon Rose follows Miles, a young boy who expects a slow, boring summer's day. But his mom talks him into going next door to help Miss Mary in her garden. He isn’t too excited at first, but the thought of...

Mysticism is a spiritual tradition that transcends conventional religious boundaries and allows the individual scope to seek heightened perception and access hidden truths through the teachings of the sages and by direct experience. It is against this background that M. A. Irfan enters the arena...