The Standoff by Grant Cole is a fast-paced action thriller that answers the question: what can the average American do when the government goes too far in trying to control its citizenry? Alex is living the quiet life in Dalton County, Texas, after years of...

How to Show Up for the Dying and Their Loved Ones by Moriah Melín W. is one of the most genuinely useful and compassionate guides to a subject most of us avoid until we have no choice. The author is a midwife who has spent...

Banks do not offer credit out of kindness. Paul Allsbrook examines this thorny question in How Banks Get Richer by the Poor. It is in the consumer’s interest to understand the system. The author explains how credit works, along with the advantages and pitfalls. While...

What does a community’s struggle for justice reveal about the courage in each of us? In David R. Yale’s Getting Back Our Stolen Bootstraps, the citizens of Shingle Creek, known as the Creekers, are organizing to reclaim their rights. Paul Makinen, their leader and community...

Beyond the Veil by Rami Al Tobgy is a memoir that shows the full gamut of life’s experiences, including pain, suffering, reflection, healing, and an understanding of purpose and direction. The author is Egyptian by birth but was raised in Kuwait and later Dubai, in...

What Time Has Kept by Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard is a remarkable novel that weaves historical fiction with mystery. The story unfolds in Scotland, in the Victorian era. Sixty-year-old archaeology enthusiast Christian Maclagan indulges her fascination with prehistoric stones, paving her way to recognition by the...

The story of Noah and the flood continues to fascinate, but many details are lacking. Opinions are divided, with some even regarding the story of Noah as some kind of children’s tale. In the process, they risk missing the deeper implications of divine planning and...

In William Amos’s The Seed of Joy, American Peace Corps volunteer Paul Harkin arrives in South Korea in 1979, where he falls in love with Han Mi Jin, an English teacher involved in the democracy movement. Their relationship comes under pressure when Mi Jin’s parents...

Nataliya Falevich’s Velvet Blade follows Azarêa, a merchant’s daughter raised beside an ancient fig tree as heat begins connecting the girl to women who came before her. Her mother secretly teaches Azarêa to read memory in oil, while elderly Teta Shira offers understanding of the...

What can a regular day become? One small child discovers that everyday moments can lead to unforgettable adventures in Sarah Henderson’s Ordinary Days: The Seasonal Collection. Told with rhythmic text, this collection is about how a young boy spends his days across all four seasons....

Amanda LaPera’s Allow in Light follows Nicole Wheeler, a girl who is forced out of her West Los Angeles childhood after her father’s business collapse sends the family to Lake Los Angeles, a desert town with no lake and no easy place for Nicole to...

In Retro (The Beast Within) by Mashrur Alam, after his father loses the family’s money, young Montgomery Alum is sent to live with Richard Conwell, a wealthy family friend whose estate conceals ties to terrorist leader Laham Drakuvi. A violent attack destroys Montgomery’s former life,...

One unexpected moment can change everything. In All That I'm Asking by Ellen Halter, those hits just keep coming for one young woman. The novel takes place in New York City during the late 1960s and opens as Alice Kaplan escapes an attempted sexual assault...

Let Me Lead by Seger S. Morris blends a memoir with a leadership guide. It is based on the author's own path from a difficult adolescence in Central Texas to a career in medicine and as a healthcare leader. He uses his journey as the...

The Communal Heart: A Return to Belonging in a World Pulling Us Apart by Claudia Dommaschk offers hope for our fragmented world. Using her knowledge and experience as a marriage and family therapist, Dommaschk presents a multi-faceted look at what prevents us from creating community...

Some people hit rock bottom. In Alaskan Humble Pie by Natasha Von Imhof, rock star Ryder Hartley hits it on stage, in front of a crowd, blanking out on the words of his own lyrics. He flees the stage only to run straight into a...

The Retire Sooner Method: The 5 Secrets Behind America’s Happiest (and Unhappiest) Retirees by Wes Moss is a must-read for everyone seeking financial freedom. First on the list of secrets is the need to reach a realistic financial level that allows you to live free...

Luv Tulsidas reminds readers that AI is no longer some futuristic concept; it is here right now and changing life as we know it. He shares his views in Up, Up, and AI: Strategies to Lead, Adapt, and Thrive in Changing Times. The book sets...

A Yankee Airman and his Southern Belle by Rita Morrin opens at 3 A.M. on December 8, 1973, with a phone call in a cold Anchorage apartment that no military wife ever wants to receive. Rita's husband Ken, an Air Force man from upstate New...

Every Shade of Human by Serenite Hope is a collection of deeply moving poems and personal thoughts. The book opens with a short story about how the soul provides peace and unity to the body. From there, the book covers casual hookups, messy family issues,...