Awaken, Shadows of a Forgotten Past by Marcia Maidana is a beautiful blend of mystery and romance, with enticing elements of the supernatural, a book that will appeal to fans of time travel and romance. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the reader...

Although many people are probably unaware of this fact, by 1991 and for several reasons the Soviet Union had run out of grain. Faced with the threat of a starving population and mayhem, Gorbachev signed a deal with the USA, committing the Soviets to purchasing...

Mother Nature's Kiss is a picture book for preschool children written and illustrated by Lisa G. Shore. What was that bright light shining far off in the distance? It was something that the author had seen many years ago and wondered about, and then a...

What courage do we require to look at our broken pieces of life and want to put them together? In Frantic Unleashed: Navigating Life After Suicide — A Survivor's Journal, Missy Palrang shares her story of grief and healing; a poignant narrative that is as...

Wonder Woman in Disguise by Melanie Lambert is a collection of deep, drawn from within poetry that served in the healing and resurrection of the poet herself after the passing of her mother, who was a poet as well. The book is separated into five...

Secret Southern California: A Guide to Unique Places is a nonfiction travel guide written by Kathy Strong. Strong has authored or contributed to over 20 travel guide books during her over-30 years as a travel writer. While she’s traveled all over the globe, her favorite...

Seventeen (Seventeen Series Book 1) is a work of post-apocalyptic and science fiction drama written for young adults by author Suzanne Lowe. As the opening novel to the series of the same name, Seventeen takes us to Australia and the famous outback in a world...

“You just continue to break the rules and make a mess of things.” Such are the memorable admonitions we receive in childhood. Young Frank Nappi heard this prophetic utterance from one teacher when, according to older Frank Nappi, I Became An Elementary School Outlaw. Possessing...

Rage is a work of post-apocalyptic fiction aimed at young adults and was penned by author Suzanne Lowe. Forming the second novel in the science fiction series Seventeen, we return to the Australian outback where safe haven Jasper’s Bay is now very far from safe...

Timothy's Lessons In Good Values - Volume 2 by Christopher Gordon is a children’s book on the importance and instillation of good values in children. In this book, Timothy, a young boy, is the protagonist and he tells his story and experiences in his own...

The Jolly Jangles are magical creatures that look like stuffed toys. But toys they are not! It’s winter and the Jolly Jangles enjoy playing in the snow. When their friend Rudolph (Rudy) the reindeer appears, they invite him to join in the fun. But he’s...

Native Companions is the first book in the Dreamtime Mysteries by Jenni Barnett. This extraordinary historical tale is set in Australia and follows two timelines: modern-day Rex Graham, a mixed-race Indigenous anthropology student, and the stories about his Aboriginal grandmother’s people. Rex, who suffered in...

There is a lot to unpack in Return to Eternity, Jenni Barnett's colorful and character-driven drama. I appreciated the preface certainly, as it grounded me in the factual history of colonial Australia that the novel expands upon. This is more than historical fiction; it's a...

Told from the perspective of Chris Brennan, a modern-day equivalent to Adam, he meets Camilla, his Eve. As they fall in love and begin their life journey together, events take a drastic turn when they enter a futuristic world filled with war and destruction. Checkpoint...

Leaf and Flame is a work of fiction in the fantasy, romance, and adventure subgenres, penned by author Veronica Dale. This fourth and concluding novel in the Coin of Rulve series is suitable for teen readers and adults alike due to its non-graphic action scenes...

An Elephant Ate My Arm: More True Stories from a Curious Traveler by Laurie McAndish King is a compilation of 21 stories from all over the globe, divided into sections titled The Flavors of Love; Eyes, Wings and Tongues; Body Works; Into the Kaleidoscope; and...

We All Wore Blue by Emerson Robbins is an impactful story about a team of players brought together by their love of football that sticks together and achieves great things because of their sense of brotherhood. It is also an inspiring example of what can...

Sent To Watch by David J. Lebenstein is a science fiction novel set just after the historic battle of Waterloo. Our Earth, called Earth 48, is just one of the many planets with life. Aliens do exist and they are all humans. These ‘humans’ have...

Before by J. Kilburn is a coming-of-age satire that pieces together the lives of a tribe of kids, and is part of the author's Heaven's Door series. There are many moving pieces in this novel and various point of view characters. The narrative weaves between...

The richness of any language can be found in its words and in our sense of their meaning. In some cases, the messages are either encoded or simply too nuanced to be easily discerned if read casually. On occasion, meaning has been lost in the...