I thoroughly enjoyed Courage by Lauren H Salisbury. It’s a science fiction re-imagining of the story of Moses from the Bible. Instead of Israelites suffering as slaves at the hands of the Egyptians, Courage gives us the human race enslaved by a more powerful alien...

Y’keta did not choose to leave his home village, that was a choice his father made for him. Cast out and stripped of his true form, Y’keta must come to terms with traveling the path of the Kit’na. Swallowing his bitterness will take time, learning...

Bump and the Family Tree by T.D. Ashcraft is intriguingly clever. It is a picture book likely to appeal to children who are invariably attracted by lots of colour. There is also a great deal going on in most of the illustrations, which would keep...

Humorous, poignant, and downright hilarious, this memoir begins with the most intriguing question: “When these people turn up at the police stations, hospitals or even at the local library complaining ‘I’ve lost my memory,’ why doesn’t someone ask, ‘How do you know?’” Former British police...

Faces of Betrayal: Symphonies of Sun & Moon Saga – Book 1, by Daniele Cella and Alessio Manneschi, highlights the royal wedding of Prince Isao to Ren, the second-born of Nari Clan. The intention of the royal wedding is to finally unite the clans and...

“Inside my head, I see his broken parts. Inside my head, I feel his pain.” Those words hooked me immediately. Healer by Susan Miura shares the story of a young girl named Shilo coming to terms with the gift of healing. She’s different. Why? Is...

The Clothes That Make You by L.S. Kilroy is the story of Sally, a young woman in the late 1960s navigating through high school in a rural Massachusetts suburb outside of Boston. This turbulent time in history is compounded by the unexpected loss of her...

Have you ever felt you were different from everyone else? That there was something very strange about you and you must keep it a secret? That’s how Ana feels in S.A. Larsen’s Marked Beauty. She senses other people’s emotions through their life energy auras. Imagine...

A village shop owner believes the police have arrested the wrong man for murder and resolves to find the killer in the captivating sleuth mystery Murder Most Fowl (A Swansneck Village Mystery) by VS Vale. To meet the requirements of her great-uncle's will, Jenny leaves...

The first tragedy in Morning Dove’s life was the death of her parents from smallpox, a devastating disease for Native Americans brought by the white man. Morning Dove, a twenty-year-old South Cheyenne maiden, and her eighteen-year-old brother, Black Beaver, were raised by the tribal chief...

Cimarron Jack's Real Wild West is an historical Western novel written by GP Hutchinson. Jack Wheatley had taken his chances and sold his father’s ranch upon inheriting it. He invested every bit of that inheritance in Cimarron Jack’s Real Wild West, a traveling show that...

Hypierion is a faith-based romance novella, written by Michaela Lowe. Prince Hondo and Princess Theoris were rivals from two different kingdoms. Their fathers had made a peace treaty when they were younger. Things that had been were about to be no more for the prince...

Being different is what life is all about. But when that difference is a noticeable deformity, it’s sad to watch how others react. Sally is a puppy waiting to be adopted. The problem is Sally was born with only three paws. Her left front leg...

The Mango Seed Doll by Karlene J. Froling is the story of Salon who was born in a tree covered by leaves, and hung there with her brothers and sisters. She was removed from the tree when she was big enough and placed on a...

Silent Hero: A Homeless Success Story is a work of fiction in an urban contemporary setting, penned by author Vernard Dorsey. In this fictionalized work based around real life events, we are returned to the fallout of the recent financial crisis and economic downturn of...

Our Super Solar System by Camden Short takes young readers on a magical trip to get acquainted with the wonders of space. The sun shines bright and the stars can be tracked. The moon orbits the earth, reflecting the sun through the night. Mercury is...

Death and Taxes: Fallout from the Baby Boom is a detailed and thoughtful work of non-fiction penned by author Bridges Washington. Focused on the repercussions of the social issues of the last seventy to eighty years of American history, this comprehensive look at the aging...

Angel Avenger: A Max Becker Thriller by Tim Wickenden has a strong appeal to fans of thrillers and sleuth novels. It is September in 1960 and a serial killer is doing a lot of ghastly killings in Germany. The first victim is discovered tied to...

Amityville Magic: Once Upon A Time there was Fairy Tale by Renay Jordan is a gripping tale of a city with powerful links to magic and mystery. The story begins at the funeral of Nana, who seems to have been loved by everyone in the...

Carolyn is about to be married but when plans do not work out, she packs up, leaves her parents' home and heads to St. Louis and a new job. Carolyn had no idea that her life would get so involved and exciting. She had planned...