Danika Smith aspired to gain admission to veterinary school. When she failed and worried about her future, she decided to travel for a year to reflect and clear her mind. Luckily, she found a website that allowed her to exchange work for room and board....

Fertile Ground for Murder by Stella Sinclaire is an exciting murder mystery featuring Samantha Brewer, a true crime podcaster who returns to her quiet hometown in Iowa to find out who killed her old mentor, Ethan Green. This quickly turns into a story of greed,...

Six friends are excited about the upcoming New Year’s Eve talent show. They all want to participate and share their talents. In Sharmilla Fassbender and Sharminey Selvanathan’s Fantastically Me!, the authors present a cast of animal characters who have amazing talents. Lexi Lemur has a...

The Dream House by Tuula Pere is part of her Stories of India series. Father, Mother, and Samira have gone on their yearly holiday to Father's old home village. When Samira plants an idea in Father's mind, he gets excited and decides to build his...

The Old Rose Villa by Tuula Pere is another book in the Stories of India series. Mihir had to walk a long way to school every day and he mostly walked it alone. His parents encouraged him to go in the hopes that he would...

Our Song, Our Voice by Tuula Pere is a heartwarming story that follows Sisu, a little golden crow who belongs to a special flock of birds facing extinction. Their valley is under threat as machines knock down trees, destroying the birds' homes and food sources....

Luke's Sailing Adventure (Active Kids) by Tuula Pere is a beautifully illustrated children's book. Luke receives a sailing boat for Christmas and cannot wait to sail it. At first, he is eager but becomes frustrated when there are too many small parts to build it....

Mr. Oddyman was the city's museum caretaker. The students at a nearby school were joyful when their principal announced his retirement. Mr. Oddyman was grumpy and made their trips to the museum miserable. In A Museum Robbery by Tuula Pere, students, including Emma and Oliver,...

The Ghost of the Deserted House is part of the Active Kids series by Tuula Pere. Oliver always enjoys his holidays at the family's summer cottage. He can go fishing, look for small wild animals, and read his comics in the abandoned house next door...

Stormy Sailing by Tuula Pere is a Lyrics of Life adventure story. Liban has been on the move since not long after he was born. His homeland is not safe and his family must find them a new home. But for all the years they...

Carried by Wings is a heartwarming picture book written by Tuula Pere with illustrations by Catty Flores. It tells the story of two condor chicks, Arthur and Walter, who have very different personalities. They live in a nest perched on the edge of a mountaintop,...

The Meeting Place by Ruth Rosenhek unfolds in 2028 in an Australian community being infiltrated by government officials and robot guards in response to a deadly viral outbreak affecting its residents. Shockingly, community members are being rounded up like cattle and herded into quarantine facilities....

Dottie Hogan hopes to start working at a gallery her Aunt Lois owns in Blue Holly, a small Appalachian town where she spent summers in her childhood. Dottie is almost broke after a painful divorce. She is not ready to take another blow: her aunt...

Long Since Buried by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson follows Laci O’Neil, who arrives in Watertown, South Dakota, searching for her birth mother, only to discover she had a twin sister, Sydney Bisak, who was murdered 30 years ago. Laci is determined to uncover the...

Lily Starling and the Voyage of the Salamander by Christian Hurst is an exciting YA science fiction novel. Waking up with no memory and only a name tag to guide her, Lily Starling is thrust into a galaxy-spanning conflict in this sweeping sci-fi adventure. Whisked...

Since You've Been Gone by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson is a suspenseful and emotionally charged mystery that continues the Dakota Killer Thriller series. The story follows Laci, who, after reconnecting with her long-lost triplet sister, Willow, plans to finally meet her in person. However,...

Some Species of Outsider-ness by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson is a poignant coming-of-age novel for young adult readers. Piper Quesenberry and Slater Hartmann are two teens who feel like outsiders for different reasons. Piper is battling bipolar disorder, and Slater is recovering from Guillain-Barré...

HeartConomics by Patricia Rimok is a visionary and transformative business book suggesting that the true edge in leadership lies in emotional intelligence, compassion, and empathy. Challenging traditional metrics like KPIs and corporate checklists, Rimok proposes a new framework, one that puts people over profit and...

Where the Heart Isn’t: Redefining Home by Ileana Stoica, PhD, is an intellectually rich memoir that interweaves the author’s physical migrations with her inner journey across decades, cultures, and identities. Stoica, a Romanian-born scientist turned writer, offers a thoughtful narrative that moves fluidly between autobiographical...

Half Agony, Half Hope by Joy Michelle Austin reimagines Austen’s enduring themes through a gripping, faith-rooted thriller set in modern times. Centered on the soul-deep bond between two men who become family in all but name, the novel explores the trauma of abuse, the agony...