Joseph Woodward pens an action-packed young adult adventure in Back Running. How do you survive without any electrical power? No internet. No gasoline. No stocked supermarkets. The world is about to find out. In the aftermath of a world-wide power blackout, Coach Bob Byson and...

Under the Blue Comet by Tom Hoffman is the first book in The Comet Kid Chronicles, a well-crafted story for fourth to sixth graders. It is filled with adventure and magic. Eleven-year-old Max Underwood’s life changes on his birthday when he becomes conscious of his...

The Family Tree: Finding Beauty in the Mess is a collection of very short stories by author Susie Stephens, captured from reminiscences and observations in her life experiences. Each of these stories is unique, some are very funny while others will make you cry, and...

The Cortii Series by J. C. Steel is a collection of four books, with a supplemental addition that provides some linkage to the common threads of the main plot. The net result is a sweeping epic reminiscent in some aspects of the classic Dune series,...

Unshattered Hope: When It All Seemed to Crumble, Hope Remained by Valencia Lorissaint is a story of resilience and fighting. It is the story of the author as she got control of her life when everything seemed lost. Valencia is Haitian and lived in the...

I so admire authors who can take a piece of history and create a wonderful 'herstory' around it. That’s what Pat Benedict Jurgens has done with Falling Forward: A Woman's Journey West, her story of Louisa, a courageous and sometimes feisty member of a Mennonite...

The ABC's of HIV/AIDS by Wanda London is a handy manual that provides basic prevention information about the disease and how to avoid coming in contact with HIV. The book also helps recognize the possible risky behaviors readers should be aware of and answers all...

Audrey Webber knew her marriage had become increasingly stale, so she decided to surprise husband Alex with a tenth anniversary trip to France. After a seeming betrayal, she went on the trip by herself. On the overseas flight, a man seated near her on the...

Lizzy Baby by Sarah P Blanchard is a somber coming-of-age novella about Elizabeth Walters, an impressionable and quiet ten-year-old girl living with her churchgoing parents in a rural farm town. There really isn’t much to do in the town but Liz has fun hanging out...

Grandmothers are special. We love to do all kinds of things with Grandma: read together, cook together, go to the museum, play games and so much more. For any child with a special Grandma, there is a treasure chest of memories of all the wonderful...

The Six Horse is a children’s animal adventure story written by Shani T. Night with photography by Canva. Shani is a six-year-old who lives on a farm with her parents and brother. She has a favorite horse, the six horse, who she helps her dad...

I Can Sleep When The Wind Blows by Heather Davis is a fun story about Jim, a farmhand whose ways of communicating are unorthodox, to say the least. A farmer is looking for help on his land, but this 17-year-old is the only applicant. So...

It’s the simple things in life that are the most important. Through trials and tribulations, one can always resort to the sage words of wisdom from great minds like Mahatma Gandhi: “Where there is love there is life.” Growing up in South Africa in the...

Housewife Chronicles by Jennifer Snow is a contemporary women's fiction novel around a suburban housewife named Beth Cartwright, her dead husband Howard, and Howard's mistress—who is also Beth's next-door neighbor and former yoga instructor—Gina Thompson. Two weeks before Howard bites the dust, Beth learns...

Among Kings: The Amazing Adventures of the Congo's African American Livingstone and the Courageous People who Toppled King Leopold II by Joey O’Connor tells the story of one man’s courage as he becomes the voice of a voiceless and enslaved people, of the greed of...

A thrilling science fiction mystery, Houdini's Rendezvous by George Moore is about Sean St. Jean, the founder of Babbage Labs, Incorporated, who owns the lion’s share of the company profits. With the recent death of his first and only CFO, Max Bennet, Alison Kessler steps...

Something for Bebe by Neil A White is a well-written thriller, geared for young adults. Maddy Holt is barely out of high school when her beloved friend and mentor retires. She owed him for taking a chance with her and paving the way for her...

Between Tads and Toads is a work of poetic and lyrical storytelling in the animal and nature fiction sub-genre, and was penned by author Christine May. Packed with gorgeous illustrations in a hand-drawn classic style, the story is told entirely in verse but is intended...

The house is decorated and the tree is laden with ornaments and lights. It’s Christmas Eve and everyone is excited. Danny’s older brother tops the tree with the star and then is sent off to bed. Daddy thinks Danny should go to bed too, but...

It was autumn and the leaves had already started to fall. The maple tree in the front yard, which provided a lot of shade during summer, had become colorful during fall. The tree was also home to a lot of insects and animals all year...