A vacation seems just the ticket for Jill Conroy in A Summer of Surprises by Judith Keim, so when her sister offers her the chance to house-sit a cottage on a sun-drenched beach, she packs both her physical and emotional bags and travels to Florida....

Zoe is a cat. While scouring her territory, she smells blood. It unsettles her, but not as much as the mangy puppy that is tossed into the backyard, near where she smells the blood. When the puppy begs her for help, she’s unsure, but Rex,...

Written in three parts, Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power is the second book in the Talking About Adolescence Series by Dr. Eichin Chang-Lim. The author discusses a range of topics, including the biology behind and the emotions surrounding puberty, reproduction, a deep look into...

Silent Sounds by Anthony P. Mauro Sr. is a nostalgic, coming-of-age novel set in the summer of 1960 in the fictional coastal town of Manhassett Beach. Told primarily through the eyes of six-year-old Westin “Wes” Marino, the story captures the quiet magic of childhood curiosity,...

This book is about the infamous KKK, or Ku Klux Klan and it is very informative. I learned more about the organization than I ever knew. The "Curse" which the title of the book refers to is the curse of racism that is handed down...

Benjamin Breaking Barriers: Autism - A Journey of Hope was written by Malva Freymuth Tarasewicz, Benjamin’s mother. In 1997, Malva realized something was wrong with her 2-year-old son, Benjamin. He no longer focused on her; at times his eyes looked empty. He stopped talking and...

Swift, deft, and balanced can best describe Mirror, Mirror by Jessica Jesinghaus, a spellbinding mix of murder and suspense. It has been almost 20 years since a teenage girl was murdered. Emily was raped and murdered at their home. Samantha Williams, her cousin, was young...

If you’re in the mood for an utterly riveting read, look no further than the suspense-filled romantic novel Desolation Gulch by Jessica Jesinghaus. In fact, it won’t be long after the romance begins that you’ll sense the tension rising in yourself as the female protagonist,...

Wanting to remove any claims to his vast inheritance, a serial killer is on the hunt for his recently discovered sister in the exciting thriller Shattered Lives: A DCI Gerald Croft Thriller by Sarah Stuart. Ralph Thyme is impatiently waiting for his grandmother to die....

Token Tales and Fragments: Recalling a Time of Heroes and Sages is a work of fiction in the epic fantasy genre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by Billy Ironcrane. The book is a collection of stories based on the...

Seed of Dragons: Surviving an Empire Undone is a work of fiction in the action, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Billy Ironcrane. The book tells two stories: the first is about the...

David Giffen’s Redemptive Trauma: Confession of a Defrocked Priest is beyond words, beyond faith. It's human flesh put into pages. The number of passages in this book that spoke to me and resonated is many. Not because I’ve experienced them all, but because chaos is...