The Absurd Burden of Family: A Cautionary Tale by H&S Alvaurence is a fantasy that begins with Lady Eugenia Gastrell, a wealthy London noblewoman, who has two sons under very different circumstances. Simon, her first, is fathered by a faerie and inherits magical traits, while...

John Doe Does Not Suck by Kathryn Berla is about John, a 317-year-old vampire trying to live a regular life as a 17-year-old boy in the modern world. John hides his true identity while struggling with anxiety, OCD, and loneliness. He has a pretty unique...

Elliot & Bo in Icyland by Agatha Georges follows a ten-year-old boy named Elliot who lives in Oregon. He wants to be a marine biologist like his Uncle Jesse and decides to go to the beach to collect seashells. But he discovers what looks more...

Garbage Squirrel by Megan Deliberto tells the story of Gary, a lonely squirrel living in a zoo with no home and very little food. Gary sleeps in garbage cans, takes what he needs to survive, and scratches the other animals; he is seen as a...

It’s the summer of 1976, the bicentennial celebrations are nearing, and 15-year-old Daphne Ann Post is with her mother, Marianne, her brother Brandon, her aunt Beth, and her cousins Sammy and Margot. They’re staying in Daphne’s grandmother’s lake house in Carlson, Indiana, for the summer....

Floo Flocky Doo to the Rescue! by David L. Gillespie begins at breakfast, when a hummingbird named Peanut appears and leads a girl named Floo outside. Floo discovers a baby squirrel on the ground and sees that its nest is out of reach. She places...

Goldie Bird by Patty Ihm is a coming-of-age story that explores the complexities of family, friendship, and self-discovery. Set in the small town of Charlotte, Illinois, the narrative follows twelve-year-old Goldie Martell as she navigates a transformative year marked by loss, love, and unexpected connections....

Rosemary Chick: Pip, Zip, Hooray! by Dawn Feltrop is a children’s picture book that takes young readers on a journey with Rosemary. She’s inside her egg and is determined to hatch so she can see what’s outside. Everything that she tries, from kicking and punching...

Before the Lights Go Out by Jafe Danbury is a sweeping domestic thriller that weaves mystery and family drama together. Reagan Dunkel, a photographer living in Washington State, receives a devastating diagnosis: she has retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited genetic disorder that will render her completely...

Ballot by Dan Mulvagh is a powerful anti-war novel that follows the exploits of four Australian servicemen (Diggers) called up to serve in the Vietnam War. Mitch Masters' career in motorcycle speedway racing is derailed by a call-up in the 1969 Australian draft ballot. Three...

Leviatopia: Friend-Sheep Day by Ranco returns readers to the whimsical world of Levi the Whale, where Ella and her best friend Alex once discovered a city full of wonder. On a hot summer day, they feel the pull of that magical place again, especially when...

Terminus by Ian Lewis is set in 1963, when intelligence officer John Post is sent to West Berlin to assume the identity of Bill Baxter, an American operative whose unexplained behavior has triggered concerns inside the CIA. Baxter vanished after his return from captivity, leaving...

Carry the Cross with Padre Pio by Susan De Bartoli is a Catholic daily devotional meant for the Lenten season. The book is set up by weeks and days, slowly guiding the reader through Lent using reflections taken from the life of St. Padre Pio....

Monsters, sharks, and danger lurk in the charming children’s book, Molly’s New Treasure (Molly Greenwood Adventures) by Carmen Allen. A fire burns the homes and crops of the farmers who live around the village. While the King and the villagers find them temporary homes, Molly...

Return to Merth by Ruth C. Mitchell is a bold meld of science fiction and fantasy, and it is packed with action and delivers strong undertones of spiritual awakening. Warrior Princess Jaxyl and her divine daughter Yez return home to planet Merth, after being away...

Josephine Jordan brings us more spicy romantic suspense in the second book of the Storm Series, Riding the Storm. Ava Ellis is on location in the Canadian mountains, shooting a movie with her co-star. She is exhausted. It’s been film after film this year, and...

In A Madness Unmade by E. K. Larson-Burnett, ever since her father's untimely demise, Laurel Rumbroom has been the sole living resident of Underhallow Sanctum. And that's quite a tall order for any teenager. Her home is a dilapidated mansion that offers sanctuary to an...

Lorrie Parise's 25902: Homemade with Love is a long look back at a house that meant everything to a family. Lorrie starts at the point where she has to leave, and from there she rewinds into how her parents, Alice and Fidel, made it happen...

Destined Hearts, Dangerous Secrets: Hearts of Sparta Trilogy Book 2 by Anthea Laurelton is a love story for every historical romance lover. Xanthia was left to die as an infant. By the grace of the gods, she was rescued by two helots and raised in...

Entertaining and well-researched, A. Piper Burgi’s The Exploress and the Pillars of Eternity is a fine example of historical fiction. Set in the early nineteenth century, at a time when Egypt was just beginning to allow Europeans access to their country and its archaeological treasures,...