The Take Back by Stella Wallace is a dystopian novel set in the future where everyone is for themselves. In the future, homeless people are everywhere. No jobs, fewer resources, and too many global epidemics have brought people to the streets. They have lost their...

The Mompowerment Guide to Work-Life Balance: Insights from Working Moms on Balancing Career and Family by Suzanne Brown is a book that every working mom has to read, one that offers expert advice on navigating motherhood and professional life in a way that is efficient...

The Bully Who Learned To Love by Claudia Villarreal is a good book for both adults and children to read as it tackles the relevant topic of bullying. The bully likes to be hurtful and make others cry. He likes to scoff when he sees...

Victoria has been living with her rich aunt and uncle and cousins since she was 12 years old and has enjoyed a life of prestige. She is now a young woman and she is beginning to look around her and realize just how privileged...

It was Casey's first day at school and she was scared. She was starting a new school in the middle of the year. Casey was afraid just thinking how the day would be and the more she thought about it, her fears became more intense....

The Scythian Trials by Elizabeth Isaacs is a fast-paced, action-packed fantasy sci-fi story with a romantic flair. The story begins with Anya (Nya) Thalestris tracking a wounded puma with her friend, doctor, and teacher Jax Nickius. Nya is the last descendant of the first Amazon...

The Vulkodlak Curse is a work of magical fantasy fiction penned by author James William Peercy and forms the fifth book in the epic Xun Ove fantasy series. Having read some of the series before, it was fascinating to return to Peercy’s lavish world of...

The Third Thaw by Karl J Hanson is a science fiction novel that revolves around a trio of young adults who are sent out to complete a task that might be too big for them. In a story set on a planet called New Eden,...

The small town of Bergama, Turkey, is about to be brought to its knees when terrorist and Muslim convert Osama Flynn's mission of martyrdom is 'successful'. Tugce Iskan is sent by the Ministry of Culture in Ankara to investigate the motives behind the attack. When...

The Ghost Years by Mutch Katsonga deals with the emotional and psychological downfall of a young man and his remarkable journey to a life of clarity and understanding. At the young age of 14, his idyllic childhood is shattered when he experiences something that changes...

The Darnley Jewel Murder by Rebecca Solomon begins with Ian MacDougall calling on his old nanny, Mrs. Wallace. She is concerned that her son-in-law committed one of the largest heists in Scotland when the Darnley Jewel comes into his possession. She hopes Ian’s previous job...

The Extended Hand by Marti Eicholz follows a woman’s quest for meaning and happiness. In this memoir, the daughter of a preacher — a man with a great sense of control over his family — tells her story and shows readers the constraints of love,...

Lydia Lukidis’ The Broken Bees’ Nest is a children’s educational picture book about a brother named Arun and his younger sister Keya who happen to stumble upon a broken bees’ nest in a tree while searching for the perfect spot for their treehouse. The two...

The Imperfect Offering by Gary McCarragher is a quick read, and that has nothing to do with its length. It’s a quick read because it’s utterly engaging from the word go. What makes this fiction drama engaging is not just its intriguing plotline, but the...

The Emily Dilemma is a work of humorous fiction penned by author Guy Sigley and is the second book in The Barney Conroy Trilogy. Continuing the theme of a man who is trying to get his life together, we find our hero in a fairly...

Meet Zee Zee and her brother Juice in The Miss Adventures of Zee Zee: Volume 1 - To Judge a Dragon by Chris Cadle. Zee Zee was a dreamer and when she dozed off she always went into a new world. Zee Zee dreamed she...

The cover of The Guardian Forest drew my attention before I read how enticing this magical fantasy would be. Sandra A. Hunter did not disappoint as the plot was just as charming and alluring as the characters. Lady Thera ArNarone sees the need to defend...

The Arc by Angelina Heart with Marisa Morin is a romance, suspense, and spiritual edutainment book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who wish to learn how to influence what happens to Earth without violence or domination through...

Oh, for those lazy, hazy days of summer. It’s a time to sit around and enjoy the warmth, or a time to play outside and enjoy all that the warm days can offer. Ernie knows about enjoying himself. He is a dog after all and...

The Monster’s Lover by Samantha MacLeod is a medieval paranormal romance set in the nine realms of Norse mythology. Sol Eriksen’s father passed away in a logging accident and so did their chance of bringing in enough purple oak to pay their yearly tax. As...