Al Clark: Thera by author Jonathan G. Meyer is the third of the Al Clark series. The remaining Earth colonists and recent inhabitants of Avalon are in deep trouble. The highly intelligent predators have banded together and have successfully attacked and destroyed the village, causing...

Always Here is a young adult/new adult coming of age novel written by S.L. Mauldin. They were best friends, and always had been, ever since Miranda and Christian first met in grade school. The two had always sworn that they’d eternally be together and that...

The Broken Branches is a coming of age novella for young adults written by Becky Lee Villareal. Sarafina had big dreams. She loved to write, and Ms. Olivares seemed to think she could be a great writer with the proper education and training. Sarafina wanted...

Tinsel in a Tangle by Laurie Germaine is a story that looks closely into the concept of "fitting in." Tinsel is a human-sized elf who stands out among other elves who are of an acceptable size. Her size is not the only thing that stands...

The Shnoos and Panoos Are Lost and Confused by Catherine Copplestone introduces young readers to the Shnoos and the Panoos, adorable and whimsical little creatures that have a wonderful life, doing exactly what they know they want to do in a garden where marshmallows grow....

Puppy: 12 Months of Rhymes and Smiles is a dog lover’s delight. Written by Patricia Furstenberg, Puppy deals with the many reasons people bring a puppy into their lives. Not only does it deal with a puppy’s initial reaction to its new home, but this...

Pearls on a Broken String by Valerie Cox is a heartwarming novel that revolves around a high school senior named Ava Zinfield. She is a good student with a big heart, but she feels that something is missing from her life. Her best friend, Miranda,...

Gamma by M Susanne Wiggins is the first and compelling entry in the League of Worlds series, a mix of fantasy and sci-fi with characters and themes that will entice both young and adult readers. Meet Alec Ellison, a man who’s grown up learning to...

Ghost of the Forbidden City - China by Sumita Mukherjee takes readers to China with Keiko, Kenzo, and Eji. They are on a school trip with their friends, and Tyra, their history teacher who was also known as Miss Tyrant. Eji has been given special...

Moonlight Magic by Ilana Schoenfeld is a delightful and magical story in rhyming verse that introduces young readers to Willy Waters and his friend, Stella. Willy Waters likes watching the night sky and thinks the stars are smiling at him and asking him to come...

The Punished by Cy Forrest is a novel that features intrigue, romance, and the unusual transformation of the lives of characters involved in a delicate and deadly plot. The story is multi generational, with strong and interesting characters and a political setting that is constructed...

November Third is the second volume in the Gatekeepers of Democracy series by Bill Lewers, a story revolving around election drama and featuring a strong conflict. The story follows Carl Marsden, who joins the team of county “rovers,” the group responsible for testing voting machines...

Finding Home is Duaah Hammad's first poetry collection, published when she was 18. The collection focuses on Hammad's experience of growing up in America and visiting her homeland of Pakistan, never feeling truly accepted in both countries. She is seen as an outsider, too liberal...

The Dragon Lady by Angelique S. Anderson is book one of The Dracosinum Tales. In 19th century London, Wylie Petford loves her job working in Lord Adrian's stables and her downtrodden home of Lugwallow. After her father dies due to a long illness, she finds...

Solitude’s End: Book 1 of Echo's Way by Mike Waller starts in Corros, a small human colony world loaded with a rich mineral needed by the humans in their war against the Tolleani, an alien species and the only other known advanced beings in the...

Faces Behind the Masks by Thomas J. Brodeur is a comedic tale full of action and adventure. Travis Warnofski is 12 years old and, as far as he is concerned, his uncle is nothing short of a superhero. That doesn’t mean that Trav likes him...

Wildlife Corridor by J.R. Poulter/Tomomi Sarafov is an entertaining story that brings awareness to children about the environment and Australian wildlife. The animals are feeling bad when the trees are chopped down because these trees form a sheltered freeway. These trees are also homes for...

Wicked in a Kilt: Hot Scots, Book 2 is a sizzling romance novel written by Anna Durand. Calli Douglas wasn’t interested in romance. She had three rules that she lived by: no sex, no love, no marriage, and she wasn’t ashamed of the fact that...

Girlfriending by Christopher T. Werkman is a lovely collection of intriguing short stories. I have never read a collection with so many diverse settings, characters and situations. Each story, whether one page long or several, transports you into its universe effortlessly. I was hooked from...

When you read a review that describes a book as “riveting” and/or “one that you can't put it down”, you think of books like thrillers or mystery fiction. You don't think of books like A Second Less Capable Head and Other Rogue Stories by James...