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...

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...

Turn self-criticism into self-kindness using V.K. Munn’s Be Kind to You: The Quiet Practice of Self-Compassion. Munn emphasizes that mistakes, grief, and difficult days are part of life and deserve kindness. This guide covers how to forgive yourself, take time to rest, deal with guilt,...

What happens when someone is kind to adults but mean to kids? In Sticky Hands and the Wibbly Wobbly Whopper Cake by Gary Trew, the children of Hallyburton know exactly what kind of pastry chef Dominic Crumble really is. While the grown-ups admire his cake-making...

Ghosted Buried Gone by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson is a gripping murder mystery. The story unfolds in the Black Hills region. Laci O’Neil is worried about her sister Willow, who suddenly disappeared after promising to be back from a quick bite before midnight. She...

In Chris Stevens’s Untimely Deaths, history teacher Dan Parker unwittingly discovers a mysterious brass time-travel device beneath the Harrington House Museum in New Chapel, Ohio, and his life spirals into chaos. What starts as a curious exploration quickly turns into a time-altering catastrophe when he...

A Sense for Memory by R.H. Stevens is an imaginative and exciting science fiction novel combined with stunning illustrations of alien worlds and species. Stevens uses elements of mystery, psychological thriller, cosmic horror, and political intrigue to create a truly captivating story. From the very...

In Infanticide by Christopher Everidge, Jacob arrives at Rose and Miles’s wedding slightly confused and very distraught. His name isn’t on the guest list, and the only woman he has ever loved is getting married to someone else. But Jacob has not come unprepared; he...

In the book Lena…Galatea by AJ Kohler and Susan Lynn Solomon, Roger Packton has spent years building a house-sized computer system, expecting a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. The breakthrough comes as Lena, a self-aware mind inside the machine, has been watching him, learning from the...