The Non-Obvious Guide to Marketing & Branding Without a Big Budget is a must-read book for any entrepreneur wanting to educate themselves on the critical role of marketing for business success. I loved how Rohit Bhargava uses real stories and plain language to cover the...

The Ice Cream Truck at Midnight, written and illustrated by Ken Priebe, is a collection of drawings, short stories, and a poem about a Disk Jockey called DJ. The poem is the most striking completed work in this collection. In exacting rhyming meter, the poem...

Peg Conway, the author of The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief, lost her mother at a very young age, and the impact of this loss continued to shape her life for many years. It meant shouldering adult responsibilities while...

The Lone Missionary by Eddie Rainbolt is a heartfelt, honest account of the life of a lone missionary. The Mission Committee decided to downsize the organization by one missionary, Carol, much to the disappointment of her colleagues. It had been Carol’s responsibility to oversee and...

Promises are meant to be kept, it doesn’t pay to lie, and don’t be greedy. Sage words of wisdom that only a good fairy tale can illustrate. Three retellings of popular classic fairy tales, The Frog Prince, The Woodcutter and the Mermaid, and Three Billy...

In her book The Heart of Dignity, author Cristina shares the sentiments of her heart after seeking God through prayer and consecration. Coming from a large family and having a traumatic childhood, Cristina strived for a successful life after her step-brother passed away. A very...

The Crystalline Planet by S. B. Andresen is a highly symbolic tale on the old topic of good against evil. It is played out on an uncharted planet that emits strong and strange energy lines which catch the attention of Earth dwellers who can see...

What happens when two people from two different timelines meet and fall in love? The Whirlpools of Time by Anna Belfrage offers a surprising answer to this question and transports readers on a romantic ride to strong moments in history. Duncan Melville’s life in 1715...

The Caregiver's Journey: A Roadmap for Navigating Your Path, by Pamela S. Showalter and Raylene Bell, is a powerful and poignant guide to managing your caregiving role in the best way possible. The authors put forth their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and advice in a way...

The Essence of Nathan Biddle: A Novel by J. William Lewis is an engrossing coming-of-age story with an interesting protagonist. It has been a year since Nathan Biddle died, and life hasn’t been easy for young Kit Biddle, his cousin, who thinks the death was...

The Forget-Me Knot by Denise Liebig follows the story of Natalie Lane, a woman who turned to psychology to help those around her the way she wished someone had helped her through the loss of her father when she was just a teenager. So when...

Katina Rankin is an Emmy-nominated journalist. Her story about how she came to write The Peace Drum: A Kofi Tale is an important part of the tale itself. Katina is used to listening to the voice of God. She called off her wedding and quit...

The Claviger by Rayo Scala is not just an action novel for action’s sake. It is a fantastic blend of history and military imagery that you can almost feel because the characters are well-explored mentally and emotionally. Deep introspection is a by-product when your characters...

The Sound of Violet is an emotional rollercoaster that made a wonderful heart-rending story. Shawn is autistic and wants nothing more in life than to find the perfect girl who will marry him and love him forever. His grandma Ruth and brother Colin have watched...

The Wages of Sin: A Swift River Inspirational Story, by Jim Overturf, is a compelling Christian romance with suspense and heart. This satisfying story opens with the main character Angie Prescotte's stolen Porsche but develops into an intriguing plot with depth and character. It explores...

The Origin of F.O.R.C.E. is the first book in a series by Sam B Miller II. When a small group of humans shoots down an alien spaceship, they realize two things: this is not the last time they will see the aliens, and the aliens...

“Two salt tablets, a canteen of water and push on grunt.” This is the mantra that drives John Walker to maintain his purpose. Walker is a larger than life character whose objective is to right the wrongs created by the heroin lords of Laos, those...

The DeathReaper is the first installment in Freya Daree's young adult fantasy series. Raised by an emotionally distant father and a hateful mother, teenager Amelie Weathers always found herself feeling isolated and alone. Her isolation from normal society stems from her dangerous and powerful indivium,...

The Calling Buds Remix, by B. Coyne Davies, is a character-driven novel set against the backdrop of a medical marijuana startup, or rather, sanctioned marijuana. The main character is Ray, a wounded Iraq war veteran who's lost two fingers and perhaps part of himself. Trying...

The Angle of Flickering Light by Gina Troisi is a powerfully moving memoir of a woman losing herself, finding herself, and having the insight to put it into perspective. The author recounts what it was like to live with verbal abuse from her father, psychological...