In Donegal, 1983, Una discovered she was pregnant. She confided in her Mam, but it went south when Una was told that she’d have to give up the baby. The family had such huge dreams, and her mother wouldn’t accept anyone shaming the Gallagher name...

Island of Dead Gods by Verena Mahlow will appeal to fans of suspense and mystery. The setting is, in and of itself, a character in the story. It is a dream destination for travelers but a place that haunts its inhabitants. Philine, or Phil, is...

After his wife steals from a powerful drug cartel, a man must run for his life in the sensational thriller, Swimming with the Angels by Colin Kersey. When Gray Reynolds and his wife, Heide, join her co-worker and family on a quiet cruise to Catalina...

Granddaughter of Dust by Laura Williams is a poetry book that combines a heartfelt portrayal of opinions on sociopolitical issues with the personal experiences of the author and delivers a new way of looking at several well-known stories and popular ideas. The themes explored in...

Twisted Silver Spoons by Karen M. Wicks is a mind-boggling psychological thriller about breaking free from toxic bonds. George Leibnitz was born with expectations, and those expectations only got higher as he grew older. He wanted to focus on what he wanted, but he was...

Queen of Crows by S.L. Wilton is a fantasy story with threads of magical realism and incredible characters that demand your attention. The story follows Sophia Pendergast’s journey to fulfilling her destiny. When her father was betrayed and killed by his brother, the future of...

The picture book and early reader My Protest, written by Linda Gaston-Bessellieu and co-authored by Tawana Bessellieu and Jaliyah Bessellieu-Webb, describes from a first-person perspective how a little girl, Jaliyah, together with her mother, aunt, and cousin Camille, attends a Black Lives Matter protest. She...

Losing a child is the greatest tragedy for a parent. While many cannot express their pain, others find solace in telling their experience. This is the case of author Lynn Jaffee, who in Love Pain: Stories of Loss and Survival narrates the sad story of...

Mia loves going shopping with her mommy on Saturdays. She likes to help add things to the cart and she takes care of the coupons which Mommy says save them lots of money. When she sees her ice cream treats, she wants to add them...

Emilie by Ingrid Ramsdale takes us back to sixteenth-century France and a time of great change in French society as the predominantly Roman Catholic religion is being challenged by the rise of a new way of worshipping; the teachings of John Calvin and his Protestant...

Someone murders the choir director, and the chief suspects are the choir members and the pastor in the fascinating murder mystery, In The Secret Heart by Kathy J. Jacobson. Early one morning, Sergeant Joe Zimmerman goes to the home of Charles Paulson, one of his...

The Three Tamaracks camp near the Orenda lake is an unusual place. The air is full of magic for those who can perceive it, and the area is teeming with talking wildlife if only you can hear them. When Martin spends the summers there with...

Pairs with Life by John A. Taylor is a story about a down-on-his-luck, middle-aged wine steward who has a chance to own his own Napa Valley vineyard and live happily ever after. His path to success requires that he pass the extremely difficult Master Sommelier...

The Munchkins is a children's book written by Candice Zee. How many times did your parents tell you never to talk to strangers? I know mine did a lot. Perhaps the adoptive father of thirteen extraordinary children should have told them as well. When a...

Dragon(e) Baby Gone is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy genre, and serves as the first installment of the Reports from the Department of Intangible Assets series. It is aimed at adult readers and was penned by author Robert Gainey. The book follows...

What do you think of when you hear the word “homeschool”? Prepare to change your thoughts. Marta Obiols Llistar is an unschooling mom and shares her experiences in the book 18: An Unschooling Experience. For anyone considering keeping their child(ren) at home for their education,...

Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover, written by David Horn and illustrated by Talitha Shipman, is a supersonically exciting sci-fi adventure for early readers, set in outer space on the AstroLiner Athena. Especially geared toward elementary school readers who are addicted to dreaming...

Robert Woodard pens an adventurous dystopian novel in Sleeping Through the Nightmare. Pete Gibbons wakes in pain and is extremely cold, with no idea where he is or what has happened. As his mind and body begin to thaw, Pete recalls working at a top-secret...

Do you have a pesky habit you want to stop? Do you have an addiction, and nothing seems to enable you to get rid of it? Self-Help Sucks! by Tony Blankenship explains Tony’s struggle with the self-help methods and how they have failed him. He...

Deceit of the Earth: Heavy Metal is a work of fiction in the thriller, suspense, and action subgenres, and was penned by author Henry Cox. Written for the mature adult reading audience, the work does contain some moderately sensitive content, including non-explicit sexual scenes, graphic...