In The Antique by Peter Fang, in 220 CE near the border of Shu Han and Wei lived young witch Zi-Ling. On a pilgrimage to visit her ancestors' graves, she stumbles upon a warlord's young son who has been attacked by a tiger. Although she...

The Meaning of Life: A Guide to Finding Your Life's Purpose by Nathanael Garrett Novosel is a compelling work that provides tools for readers to find their purpose and to embrace it. While the title suggests a work that is motivational, the book is written...

Lose Weight? Exercise More? I Don’t Think So! by Kristen Carter could well be the refrain from all of us when faced with the doctor’s inevitable advice. The purpose of this book is to demystify that famous advice from doctors the world over – “you...

There is always something new to learn from others to improve your quality of life. To help you in living your best life it's important to either get a mentor or life coach but until you do, take Life Is A Beautiful Journey: 15 Ways...

The King and the Quirky: A Memoir of Love, Marriage, Domesticity, Feminism, and Self by Heather Siegel is one hell of a memoir, one of the best I have read about marriage and what it takes to make it work, and also about the journey...

A poetry collection filled with color and beauty, Calming the Wilderness by Annemarie Marek explores important themes while bringing out the magical moments in ordinary experiences spent in nature. The collection begins with “Lost Ship,” a poem that moves from themes of desperation and brokenness...

Enemy of the Gods: Sometimes, Dreams are Overrated is a work of science fiction and paranormal fiction penned by author C. Hofsetz. The premise of the novel works with the idea that the realm in which we go to dream is a different but parallel...

Maryvonne Fent’s The 35₵ Dowry highlights the difficult childhood of Minouche, a young French girl whose early life was shrouded in violence, abuse, poverty and undying love for her mother. Minouche dreams of travel, education, and love, which all seemed just slightly out of reach...

Drawing with Whitman by Kristin McGlothlin is a coming of age children's story, and book one in the Sourland Mountain Series. Catalynd “Cat” Jewett Hamilton has her world turned upside down when a car accident forces her (and two broken, casted legs) into a wheelchair,...

The Colonel and The Enchantress by Paullett Golden is the fourth in her An Enchantress Novels series. Lady Mary Mowbrah waits faithfully for years for her sweetheart to return from the war, rejecting every suitor her mother attempts to shove her way. Duncan Starrett returns...

The Tournament’s Price is a work of historical fiction focused around young adult protagonists and knightly adventures and was penned by author Given Hoffman. Written as the opening novel to the Marked series, this highly engaging and nuanced work takes us back to the age...

Bankruptcy Didn't Break Me by Kassondra R Lewis is a non-fiction self-help and motivational guide based on the experience and expertise of the author regarding bankruptcy. The book begins with an overview of Lewis's differing circumstances prior to making the last-resort decision of filing for...

Mojave Rift by J.W. Gilbert is the first book in the ArcPoint series, a tightly written novel that blends fantasy with science fiction to create an engrossing read. Arcon belongs to a forsaken tribe hidden deep in the Acacia forest. His tribe keeps to themselves...

Ella Says: I'm Going to be an Astronaut! by Anu Misa (the second installment in the Ella Says series) is a colorful book where science meets imagination all wrapped in one adventurous tale! After learning about space in school, it’s all Ella can seem to...

A Song of Love: How Jesus Breathes Life into Destiny by Jan Chapman is an insightful and profound book that chronicles the author's journey and reiterates the power and presence of God. These are stories of love and stories of God, of overcoming and being...

Lost in Mother Russia: A Memoir by Jill McDowell is an intimate look at Russia set in the middle 1990s. The author, an ESL teacher who teaches at Moscow State University and at the school in the Japanese Embassy, decides to search for her roots...

Shoulder Season by Kathy Fawcett is a sweet romantic story about a rustic lodge owner who admits that she and the lodge need a little direction. Kay Kerby has been running the lodge for the last twelve years, after the death of her parents. In...

A deadly viral mutation is threatening to bring an end to society in the thrilling science-fiction novel, A Step Ahead of the Fall (Part One: Sanctuary) by I. W. MacDonald. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7, Dr. Robert Wallace warned the American and...

A quirky young fairy named Pacita lived in a cute little shack and she collected pacifiers that were kept in her humble abode. She was full of magic and mischief and she left warm-hearted letters for children while they were sleeping. She picked up the...

Misdemeanor Trials by Milton Schacter is a terrorist thriller about an ex-Navy SEAL and a search for someone that takes him to the other side of the world. John Trader is a successful prosecutor and he is happy with the progress he has made. He...