Primeval Origins: Paths of Anguish by Brett Vonsik is, I fervently hope, volume 1 of at least a trilogy. Vonsik begins Primeval Origins on a Bolivian archaeological dig, where the fossilized skeleton of the largest known example of a prehistoric carnivore on Earth has been...

If you like science fiction novels that could someday be reality, you just might like The Genius Dilemma by Dustin Grinnell. Dr. Alan Pierce is a top neuroscientist who teaches at Stanford. His mother is dying from late stage Alzheimer's disease. He desperately wants to...

Watch out Duluth, here come the sisters in It's Not My Favorite by Rue. Gwenn Hutchinson has her own business. She organizes people and their stuff and rarely has time to organize herself and all her messes. Her sister, Rachel, is known as the best...

Twisted, by Lola Smirnova, is a nightmare journey into the life of Julia, a young woman from Ukraine who, struggling for a future, follows her sister's path into the sex trade. In the post-Soviet break-up world, there is little to offer in the way of...

High-powered action, mythical monsters and a strong paternal bond make up the central themes for Gideon’s Spear by Darby Karchut. Protagonist Finn MacCullen is the thirteen-year-old apprentice to Gideon Lir, an ancient knight. Finn is struggling to hide his monster-slaying training from the humans around...

Have you ever wished you could go back in time? Maybe see what life was like before you were born? Well, in J.H. Walker’s Rewrite Redemption, A.J. gets to do just that. However, this ability is not as glamorous as you might think. She has...

The Ox-Boy of Ur by Rose Shaw is a brilliantly researched and developed book for young adults. Set in the year of 2000 BCE, we find a thirteen-year-old boy who has just been sold to a slave trader to pay his father's debts. The young...

Rescue Me, Maybe by Jackie Bouchard addresses love and loss as well as how to move on. Cancer claims Jane’s husband Ryan and her dog Barnum within the first chapter. Jane is sorry her husband died, but she is devastated over the loss of her...

The war in Europe during WWII is well known for Nazi SS soldiers, Hitler, American soldiers, different battles, and of course the Holocaust. Most people don't think of individual lives, thoughts, or relationships during such a chaotic time. The tendency to hate one’s enemy or...

Agent Jamie Dallas is given a new assignment; investigating corporate espionage at TecLife. With a dead FBI agent and the possible sabotage of medical technology, Jamie is undercover at TecLife investigating her bosses and attempting to steal a sample of deadly bacteria. The Target, of...

Timber’s Gambit by Alisha Kent is an exciting book about the adventures of a wolf, from the animal’s perspective. The story upholds the value of family closeness, the importance of teamwork, and the significance of standing up for one's beliefs and defending one's friends. Timber,...

Evolution of Ferripyoverdine Receptors in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is a scientific work written by Julie Osaretin Osayande, a molecular biologist. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is a type of bacteria that occurs in nature as well as in hospitals, where it attacks patients who have compromised immune systems. This...

A Winding Road by Paulette R. Johnson is the exciting story of an immigrant family living in the United States. Twelve-year-old Brian Duncan comes to the United States with a lot of hopes and dreams in his eyes. But his hopes and dreams crash after...

The Alb by Luis Rousset is the story of a detective on a fascinating journey in which he has to find out the truth behind the disappearance of a very powerful man and an even more powerful ancient artifact. The story follows Alan Leary, a...

If you're looking for a good historical fiction read, pick up a copy of Moccasin Trace by Hawk MacKinney. In this novel set in Georgia in the 1860s, we get an in-depth look at two plantations. Wisteria Bend is a traditional slave plantation with proud...

Motherhood Made ME Get Over MYSELF: A Metamorphosis is truly that. It's the story of one woman and the changes that she makes in her own mind, perception, and body as she progresses through life. Made all the more meaningful for being a true and...

The Stag Lord (Bannerman Boru) by Darby Kaye follows Bannerman Boru and his young son, Cormac, as they travel across the country in a camper van, trying to escape the ancient Celtic god Cernunnos. A member of the Tuatha De Danann clan, he has been...

Tyler Moore is a handsome, middle-aged man, soon to be twice-divorced. He is facing the reality of aging and a struggling business, but none of that seems to matter when former flame and successful romance novelist Monique Delome reappears in his life. In Cover to...

In The Story of Sassy Sweetwater, Vera Jane Cook presents a powerful family saga that follows the passion, pain and quest for happiness of a brilliant young woman over a 50-year lifespan. The daughter of an unwed, teenage mother, Sassy’s life began in secrecy near...

Give Your Song a Voice is an outstanding book that teaches young children not only the importance of music, but also the importance of getting along with everyone, no matter how different they may be. A little girl wakes from a dream with a song...