Raymond Hackney’s A Plea for Freedom follows Daniel Asbury, a fifteen-year-old farm boy in Bedford County, Virginia, as the Revolution reaches his family in 1777. After Judge Charles Lynch punishes two captured Tories beneath the walnut tree in New London, Daniel’s desire for liberty becomes...

Reap the Whirlwind by Robert L. Sells is a techno-thriller that starts with one man’s bad day and then keeps widening the circle until the whole world feels shaky. Whit Emerson has a comfortable life, but that stability disappears fast. Through a rapid succession of...

What happens when the very foundational institutions that govern us no longer rely on human decision-making but on autonomous systems instead? What about our agency? Amos Behana covers this topic in the second installment of The Continuity Sequence trilogy, Machinehood. The author insists that autonomy...

A.M. Britwell’s book, Sitting by the Windowsill of Life with a Spiritual Friend, is a collection of poetry. Inspired by the soulful George Harrison, the poems include subjects from the Lord and peace in life and the afterlife. The poet’s voice is gentle, encouraging, and...

The Art of Being Let Go by Amulya Veldanda Vadali aims to comfort anyone who has ever lost their job. After an hour's drive to the office, a tired, hardworking woman is told she is being let go. She is given a generic layoff speech...

In Capitol Sins by Bill Halamandaris, evil people have gone after Theo Alexander. His life has been in danger, and they even abducted the girl he loves, Taylor. Theo was the director of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, but the committee was disbanded after the...

The Quest for Calinore by Theresa Leyes is the first book in The Calinore Chronicles. It follows thirteen-year-old Dylan Edwards, whose ordinary birthday takes an extraordinary turn when his father brings home an antique box containing a seemingly blank journal and a glowing amulet. Dylan...

Theresa Leyes’ The Return of the White Witch follows thirteen-year-old Dylan Edwards as he remains in Calinore, the magical realm where King Mordrid has stolen the throne, and Drucilla of Bloodrot plans to seize even more power. Dylan is aboard the pirate ship Crusty Kracken...

James Sleuthberry and the Great Bugatti Heist by Troy and James Wilson will hold the attention of any child. Detective James Sleuthberry is 11 years old. He has two sidekicks, Penelope Jane Thorne and Cluey Sleuthberry, his faithful K9-trained dog. They help his father, Sir...

The Crazy Mother’s Guide to Raising Exceptional Children by Sonia D. Hebdon is a deeply personal blueprint from an Australian mom who is right in the thick of it, helping her son and daughter manage severe behavioral, physical, and mental health challenges. Sonia shares her...

In Crown of Thorns, Mimi Deipz took me on a journey through the Moonshroud and Ember Courts, both of which are in a heap of magical trouble because of the weakening of their only source of power, the Wellspring. The story follows Princess Elara and...

Haris Marath offers a rigorous exploration of humanity's biological, social, cultural, and civilizational history and potential future in The Theory of Us. According to Marath, humanity can be viewed through three diagnostic premises, including the selfish gene, the illusion of free will, and the apparent...

In Solace Enough by Brian A. Brooks, Austin and Helen move from Texas to New York and open a photographic studio. They begin a new life after years apart and tragic losses: his mother’s death due to ovarian cancer and her family’s deaths in a...

We always hear that men don't like to talk about their feelings. According to veteran therapist Barry Johnson, men are emotionally under-practiced because they have been taught not to "open up" and thus end up keeping their feelings bottled up. In Just Standing Here, Johnson...

Dreamifesting by Kelly Sullivan Walden offers a twelve-week program for anyone who wants to use their dreams as a manifestation tool. Walden, who has spent over twenty-five years studying dreams professionally, introduces Dreamifesting as a distinct third path between what she calls "manifesting" (pushing hard...

In Richard Siciliano’s The Man Who Obviated Christmas, Edward Brash, a middle-aged manager who has spent years limiting his life to work and routine, walks out of his office on Christmas Eve and is pulled into a street crisis when children tell him their kitten...

On Blaine Broussard’s fourteenth birthday, while riding in a car with his father to pick up his best friend, Blaine’s father is shot dead at a Quick Stop. The incident leaves Blaine with severe PTSD, anxiety-induced amnesia, and guilt. Despite moving with his mother from...

John B. Peoples by Michael Cowan follows John, a salesman living out of a small converted garage and struggling under the weight of alimony payments. Everything changes in an instant when a ticket he chipped in to buy with his boss, Ed, hits a multi-million...

Have you ever had to stop for a moment because things felt different, and you couldn’t explain why? In Anomaly by Jennifer Milne, Mirielle “Elle” Coleman is a young woman whose life always feels like it is changing in ways she can’t control. From childhood,...

The Amazing Critter Rescue Crew by Brandon Detwiler is a children’s comic book that introduces readers to Clyde and his crew. Clyde calls for a meeting of the Amazing Critter Rescue Crew (ACRC) and does a roll call. The group is made up of superhero...