Imagine a chessboard that can control a person’s life, even cause death. Lucy has friends over, but when they tire of their games, she pulls out the mysterious chessboard. The rules are laid out clearly and the game must proceed from beginning to end. In...

Pick any day of the year you want. Unfortunately, over 400,000 children are in foster care every day across the United States. This figure is appalling! Liane Joly in The Yellow Shirt shares some of the fears and frustrations felt by these precious children. If...

A. R. Meyering’s The Resurrectionist is a Gothic fantasy inspired by the true story of the Burke and Hare murders during the early 19th century. In this tale, a surgeon named Edgar Price is beginning to doubt his skill with the scalpel and cannot articulate...

The Underground by Sara Francis, book three of the Terra Testimonies, concludes the years of war between the RRPR (Resist, Rescue, Protect, Retake) and OX, Order of Xenophon. Joshua Wolfrum, a.k.a. Wolf, is an undercover agent within the Order of Xenophon relaying information to RRPR...

What is the difference between punishment and discipline? H. S. Daniels explains the difference in his book The Punisher Cycle. This book is for every parent, teacher, leader, politician, judge, and anyone who deals with people. For too long, society has used the barbaric method...

The lives of three intergenerational women entwine in the seaside village of Cape May in The Sound of Wings by Suzanne Simonetti. Superficially, these three seem to lack any association, but as the story unfolds, we uncover their relationships. Quirky Goldie has spent her seven...

The Vanishing Girls by Callie Browning is a gripping romantic suspense novel set in 1980s Barbados. It follows Holden Davis, a thirty-year-old righteous guy who shares the inherited family business (a funeral parlor) with his annoying brother. Holden's in search of an assistant, and when...

The Day That You Choose, written and illustrated by Miss Bosco, is an educational book for young children. The story is told by a cute giraffe who explains how to deal with the many emotions a child can experience. This book teaches different techniques your...

The Secret Eye is military history made into historical fiction by Brad Hanson’s introduction of running dialog. The book follows four main tracks, from the pre-war development of radar to World War II in the Pacific, the American life of Charlie Brand, and the Japanese...

The New Normal with Dr. Newton Nocovid is a picture storybook written by Dr. Shelley Bentley and illustrated by Rebecca Bilski. The story teaches children how to take care of themselves in times of a pandemic. Join an adventure with Dr. Newton Nocovid as he...

The Smell of Lilacs by Katie Marshall features protagonist Mackenzie ‘Kenzie’ Carter, who has the same worries and problems as any other teenager. She wonders how her younger sister, Rachael, can have the perfect hourglass figure while she believes her body resembles a butternut squash....

The Winter Purge is a dystopian sci-fi thriller by M.L. Lloyd. It's the 28th century, and humanity has achieved immortality by transcending their biological forms and gaining the ability to transfer their souls through multiple lives. However, a devastating accident fifty-six years ago caused the...

The Greatest Game by Greg Rajaram is a light read that I would consider as one of the most philosophical works of fiction I have ever read. While Sophie’s World is too didactic for my taste, The Greatest Game is simply impressive in its uniqueness....

The Bunny Who Lost A Tooth is a children's book written and illustrated by Evelya Vela. A young bunny named Isabella loves being a princess and wearing her shiny crown. One day while playing in her vegetable garden, Isabella realizes she has lost her very...

The Upside Down of Nora Gaines by Cathrina Constantine is perfect for teen readers who enjoy both spooky ghost stories and romance. Following her parents’ divorce, Nora Gaines and her mother move away from the city into an old farmhouse in a small town. They...

The Substitute is Lacy’s story. The year is 1965, the day would have been her 70th wedding anniversary to Benjamin, but he died five years ago and she is missing him and remembering the life they shared. Lacy spends most of the story sitting in...

In The Witching Vault (Accessory to Magic, Book 1) by Kathrin Hutson, witch Jessica Northwood just got out of the magical prison and is determined to turn her life around. She applies for a job as an apprentice at Winthrop & Dirledge Security Banking, owned...

The Devil Inside is a supernatural fantasy novel written by Susan K. Hamilton. Mara Dullahan is a devil who binds corrupt souls to Hell by persuading them to sign contracts. In exchange, she gets to draw a percentage of power from her acquired souls. Determined...

The Labyrinth: A Joey Mancuso, Father O'Brian Crime Mystery Book 8 by Owen Parr is a twisty tale of murder and mystery. When New York politician Marcus Stevens hires Joey Mancuso and his private investigation team to solve the murder of his wife, it appears...

“Work like a captain, play like a pirate.” The Rowdy Rascal: Our Cranky Crew is a children’s picture book by Natasha Oliver. Captain Fitz and his crew on the ship called Rowdy Rascal have become extremely miserable, shabby, and untidy in their appearances. Jasper’s mother...