As a victim of childhood sexual abuse and someone who has mentored other abuse victims as they struggled to write their painful memoirs, I thought I'd heard it all. I believed that nothing else could shock me. Then I read Thirty-Seven-Year Abduction by Milan Sergent....

Bold and Brave is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by K.A. Cummins. The story follows Lily, a little girl who will be singing a solo in the school’s choir performance. Unfortunately, she feels overwhelmed and scared because everyone will be looking at her...

Grasslands by Shekhar Khatri exists exuberantly beyond the reach of literary classification. It’s a novel like no other: with roots in magical realism, absurdist fantasy, mythology, the epic, and fairy tales, Khatri’s story defies categorization in stunning and often mind-expanding ways. Grasslands’ protagonist, whose name...

In Death Takes a Fall by Sharon Lynn, Maddie McGuire, a 19-year-old hiker, was stuck on a ledge after she slipped off the Cotswold trail while grabbing a few alluring blackberries. Her current love interest, a handsome young Scotsman, Constable Edward Bailey, was standing on...

Alphakazoo by Edgar Garcia and Darya Shch is an amazing children’s picture book. The animals come to life wonderfully, teaching kids new words and introducing the very best forms of alliteration. From Ava the alligator trying to stay away from angry aliens and Freddy the...

Mushroom Blues is the first novel in The Hofmann Report series by Adrian M. Gibson. This science fiction murder mystery follows NKPD Detective Henrietta Hofmann and her mushroom-headed partner Koji Nameko. The island nation of Neo Kinoko, Hōppon, was struggling after a decade of Spore...

By the time Janice, the estranged wife of an FBI director, begins to realize that her new lover, James Goodwin, a member of the Nationalist Christian Republic of America (a new country now seceded from the USA), and its president, Lee, are dangerous men out...

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...

Catching Waves by Dawn Marie Hooks is an inspiring story about Raleigh Hager, a girl who became the youngest professional wakesurfing champion in the world. After a family trip to the beach, Raleigh was captivated by the waves and determined to ride them. However, living...

Kirk by Charlene Raddon is the third book in the Gun For Hire series. Set in the year 1874, the story follows Kirk Reddick, a former preacher turned hangman, who is plagued by guilt over his job. After his brother, Cage, was framed for a...

Is there any hope for a woman who thinks she is oatmeal in human form? Sam might not think so, but Em and Tali, the woman she was not-so-secretly crushing on, think so, and they are determined to help her see the best version of...

Queen Bea by Scott Evan Davis is a comical and educational picture book for children. One day, a bee called Bea wakes up to find herself surrounded by hundreds of other bees. She’s confused as they all shout, “It’s the new queen!” She couldn’t believe...

A Primer On Evil by T. is a discussion on the basic elements of evil. In the foreword, the author wonders why a person decides to become evil. An evil person refuses to accept responsibility for their actions and they lack or refuse to exercise...

The setting is Nashville, Tennessee, home to country music legends. Joe Rose dreams of being a guitar star. Until his dream comes true, he works as a private investigator. His ex-wife Patty begged him to help her friend Roxanne. She wanted to leave her husband,...

"What About Me? 12 Ways to Get Your Parents’ Attention (Without Hitting Your Sister)" by Eileen Kennedy-Moore recognizes the need of children to interact with their parents following the birth of a younger sibling. Written in easy-to-read-aloud verse, "What About Me?" offers concrete things kids...

Any author who wants to see his or her book up there in Amazon’s shop front needs to get this guide and implement the simple steps outlined to achieve marketing/sales success. Don’t think the length of the book means you won’t get the information you...

This is Bear. He is flying through the air. As he flies, he remembers something his mother told him. It starts out like this: “If you ever stumble, trip and fall . . .” But he just couldn’t remember the rest. So Bear begins a...

“Unleashing Colter’s Hell” by Sean Smith is a top notch, suspenseful thriller of the highest quality. The author’s authoritative life experience and thorough research have enabled him to fashion a story so realistic that you will be waiting for the sound of the explosion to...

Poet Angel Aranda is the author of Mono No Aware: A Poem For A Transient Being Called Love. This poem/book illustrates young love that survives both time and distance. "Mono no aware" is a Japanese term meaning sensitivity to things. The term expresses “nothing lasts...

Fretboard Positions Diagram: A Guitar Fretboard Unscrambler by Marc Scheffel is a book for guitarists who will find this useful in figuring out how to play the Major and Minor scales, to build chords, and to make and identify the Intervals using a single diagram....