In The Career Killer by Ali Gunn, when a wealthy young girl is found on a churchyard bench in a wedding dress, there are similarities to an earlier murder. Could the serial killer, nicknamed The Lady Killer, have struck again? The case is given to...

The Holidays is the 10th book in the Boys of Brighton series by M. Tasia. Revisit the Boys of Brighton this holiday season and join them for the festivities. Fans of the series will love to revisit all the beloved characters as the author gives...

The Therapist is a suspenseful and dark work of fiction penned by author Kelly Holm. Centered around the idea of secrets locked away in a forgotten past, a trio of central characters takes us through the tangled web of buried psychological traumas, family ties, and...

The Strange Birth, Short Life, and Sudden Death of Justice Girl by Julian David Stone is the story of a writer of a struggling TV network who was going to lose his job, but he did something and the tables turned in his favor. Jonny...

The Silent T by Anitha Rathod is the story of a young girl named Julia and her journey through daily tasks that require her to be successful at new and sometimes challenging experiences. The reader follows Julia, a toddler-age girl, throughout learning how to walk,...

Disquieting. Suffocating. Distressing. In The State by Sean K. Vlk, the State controls everyone and everything. Citizens are only supposed to serve and obey. Agent 216 was raised by the State and owes everything he has to the State. But what is that if not...

The Stand-In: My Life as an Understudy is one of Elizabeth Stevens’ latest young adult novels. Chloe Cowan has always been in her sister Ella’s shadow. Chloe has always been her understudy, literally. And Chloe is completely fine with it. She just wants to...

Written by Vivian Head and illustrated by Biddy Lee, The Wanderings of William Whiptail follows the delightful and whimsical adventures of a mouse traveling to live with his cousin. William has lived in London for years now and longs for a break from the city’s...

The Sons of Starmount: Memoir of a Ten-Year-Old Boy by Mark Elliott is a tantalizing memoir that filled me with nostalgia for the child I once was and for the connection with a place in my own life that once was home and a wide...

The Light-packer Guide: Globetrotting on Bare Essentials is a nonfiction travel prep book written by Renata Lanzoni. Lanzoni has been fortunate in having had opportunities to travel both for her work and for pleasure. She’s visited more than 40 countries. One thing that has stood...

The Caves of Fire by K. Berklund-Pagé is a spell-binding adventure about courage and family. Fee has a very important mission. His master, Javerra, has sent him to deliver a message to a boy named Daniel, which takes him into a strange world. Daniel is...

The Key of Astrea by Nicholas Marson has a strong appeal for fans of science fiction and urban fantasy. Jenny Tripper is a sixteen-year-old girl with a mental disorder. A holographic woman, Lin, informs her that her "mental disorders are indicative of latent ability." So,...

The Spirit of Glassboro & Other Tales of Terror by Andrew Kraus is a collection of short horror stories. Short, to the point and spine-tingling. The Spirit of Glassboro will send shivers through your body; Serial Am I will have you cringing in terror, looking...

The Shop Before Life by Neil Hughes is an entertaining, original, and delightful story. The Prelife was relatively simple and for centuries Faythe has lived a comfortable life with her two closest friends. But now Faythe is considering moving on from the Prelife so she...

The Soul Monger is a work of engaging and intelligent science fiction penned by author Matilda Scotney. Across the universe, past a gateway that seems far beyond the understanding of the simple people of Earth, Soul Mongers practiced their vile deeds, stealing humans – or...

The Balance: An Old Guy Offers Some Random Thoughts On Money by David Penna is an insightful book on money management throughout one’s entire life. Some of the advice is specifically for Canadians, while many others are general in nature. So, The Balance is good...

Patsy is a very friendly little poodle. But there are some bigger dogs who like to bully her at the pet shop. So, when Rebecca comes in to adopt a pet, Patsy gives it her best shot to be as adorable as possible so that...

In this collection of thirteen short stories, even the un-spookable reader will experience goosebumps. The Pumpkin Pastry Princess is my favorite. A story of fitting revenge that refuses to leave the reader’s mind, well into the dark hours of the night. Mary loves Halloween and...

So many young people today are glued to their electronic devices and they are missing out on some of the real adventures life has to offer. No one recognizes this more than the family pet, the one that ends up forgotten while their young owners...

When Reverend Harper's son is seemingly about to inherit a large fortune from his Uncle Will, Mrs. Bennet is determined to force one of her daughters upon him through a marriage proposal. The daughters and Mr. Bennet are only half-heartedly involved in Mrs. Bennet's end...