After a hard time processing loss and change, Chance Cormac, an attorney and author, was now volunteering with the Immigrant Defense Project, filing habeas petitions for immigrants detained by ICE. His latest client is Lyla Abda, a Lebanese doctor on a visa, arrested and detained...

In Whispers of the Pale Witch by S.A. Sizemore, following the death of her great-aunt, Kylie Beckett returns to her birthplace in Salem, Massachusetts, hundreds of years after the infamous witch trials and horrific executions of 1692. She discovers that the hatred, the urge for...

In Kristen A. Peters' Me In Every Other, a fictionalized Kristen Peters has become the person her university relies on whenever something must be fixed. When a last-minute accreditation file is placed on her desk late on a Friday, she expects a difficult weekend. Instead,...

Finding My Way: One Man’s Spiritual Quest for the Divine Presence by Marc A. Crowley is a reflective collection of poetic essays that traces a personal journey through faith, uncertainty, memory, and the natural world. Organized into four parts, the book moves through moments of...

Recently divorced, jobless, and living in his sister’s house in Hollywood, California, thirty-year-old Robert Donegan was looking for any job to keep him afloat. When a friend refers him to a contact named Antonio, who is willing to pay him $3,000 to drive a removal...

While good poetry can mirror your emotions, wonderful poetry can give you insight, direction, and guidance. Journey in His Shadow: A Poetic Journey of Faith by Ellen Rile Colagiacomo provides just that. The book features a collection of over eighty poems, all crafted with talent...

"Casual Lies: A Triple Crown Adventure" is a memoir about one woman’s journey to realize her ultimate dream of racing a horse in the Kentucky Derby, one of the most famous horse races in the world. Shelley and her husband Jim are racehorse trainers that...

Divorce: a Survival Guide for Men is a masterpiece by Gary Huerta. This is a guide geared toward divorced men. Mr. Huerta uses his personal experiences to counsel his peers on what to do and not to do during one's divorce process. As a matter...

Zach's Quest: A Tale for Christmas is a holiday-themed children’s picture book written by Matt and Melanie Dragovits and illustrated by J.J. Varabkanich and Irma Torre. Santa and his elves were hard at work making toys and other gifts as Christmas Eve drew closer. Zach,...

Cinderella: A Love Story by Gina LoBiondo is the retelling of the classic fairy tale with beautiful illustrations. Ella’s father Charles and her mother Marie loved her dearly, but that changed when Marie died suddenly. Ella was very young so Charles thought it was best...

Poet Angel Aranda is the author of Mono No Aware: A Poem For A Transient Being Called Love. This poem/book illustrates young love that survives both time and distance. "Mono no aware" is a Japanese term meaning sensitivity to things. The term expresses “nothing lasts...

Sins of the Parents: A Shady Corners Tale by K.C. Sprayberry is an absolutely delightful coming-of-age novel set in the small Georgian town of Shady Corners. Luci and Skye are cousins, who remarkably look like twins and were born on the same day. They have...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerEvery time I pick up my grandchildren they ask for a Buddy story. Buddy is our German shepherd. It is a long drive home. When they were toddlers, they would get bored so I began telling them stories about Buddy....

Khaya Dawn Klanot clearly expresses the definition of a real friend in her poem "A True Friend". In "A Rainbow of Moods", the author expresses the emotions and moods that she associates with colors. Parents will appreciate the words in "A Very Busy Family". "My...

I have an eight year old who absolutely, positively LOVES to read, and he loves adventure, so picking this book to review was a double bonus for me-and for him! It's the perfect chapter book. It's easy to read, and it's definitely full of adventure...

This is the story of two brothers born in Liverpool, England, in the early 1800s. Lem was a kind boy and had no desire to hurt a creature. Abel was cruel and took delight in hurting any living thing. Their childhood was harsh. Their mother...

Lisa Minassian, daughter of an Armenian immigrant father whose family survived genocide and an English mother whose family withstood the bombing of London in World War II, deliberates and then decides to join the Marines at age nineteen. She has partied until she dropped with...

"What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers" is a specially written book by Melissa Harker Ridenour. This book is written specifically for parents to share with their children. It explains the delicate topics of what a stranger...

In "A Developmental, Behavioral, Biological Approach to Codependency Treatment" Mary Crocker Cook defines co-dependence: “At its heart, codependency is a set of behaviors developed to manage the anxiety that comes when our primary attachments are formed with people who are inconsistent or unavailable in their...

It is the Civil War year of 1863 and the main character Isaac is sixteen and a slave on the Tiffany plantation in South Carolina. He works for the plantation blacksmith but dreams of escaping from Tiffany and eventually becoming a soldier when he turns...