Forbidden love features prominently in Paolo G. Grossi's The Tiergarten Tales. Take a journey along the streets of Berlin when it was the heart of the great Prussian empire and feel the pulse of the men who longed for companionship of a similar kind but...

Linda Gallagher is the founder and spiritual director of A Center of Freedom, an American non-profit organization that promotes the appreciation of the ideals of freedom. Through her book The Distant Lighthouse, the author seeks to help readers discern what they may have lost in...

The Fiction Kitchen Trio Cookbook: Novel Recipes from Your Favorite Novels by Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, and Sian Ann Bessey treats you to a fanciful kitchen adventure as they invite you to create popular recipes from works of fiction. As they welcome you...

In Melanie Forde's latest work, The Quarryman's Girl, readers are transported into a world of heartrending family dynamics, the power of forgiveness, and the struggles of aging. The protagonist, Rose Dowd, must navigate her twilight years with the aid of her youngest son Vince after...

The Sparkzgott Anthology by T.D. Holt is an amazing collection of vignettes, a series of short stories that will take you on a journey around the world, a journey of life, death, and humanity. An unborn child joins us on our journey as we visit...

The Deadlands: There Are Monsters Everywhere is a work of fiction in the science fiction, action, suspense, and adventure subgenres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to some scenes of graphic violence, some sex, and explicit language usage. In this...

Fox, the baker, enjoyed eating the gingerbread cookies baked by the little old man and the little old woman. But as time passed, the taste of these sweet cookies faded from his memory. Fox knew it was time to bake the best gingerbread cookies, but...

The Girl Who Counted Numbers: A Novel by Roslyn Bernstein is a well-written and well-researched historical work that chronicles a young woman’s quest to solve a family mystery. Seventeen-year-old Susan Reich graduated from high school early and wants to take a break by going out...

The Captivating Public Speaker: Engage, Impact, and Influence Your Audience Every Time by Peter George is a comprehensive guide. It appealed to me straight away as I always want to dig deeper into topics and improve what I do. As a speaker and also as...

The Evil Inside: A Horror Novel by Marc Layton is a riveting read that will transport you to a world of suspense and chilling horror. Following an ugly divorce, Denise moves from Portland, Oregon, with her two teenage children, Lucas and Amanda, to an ancestral...

The Keeper: Part 1: An Invitation by Craig Speakes is an action-packed adventure about twelve-year-old Arthur who discovers a little black box in the lake near his house one ordinary summer day. He doesn’t realize this seemingly innocuous event will change his life forever. After...

Novels and films about girl friendships that end up in backstabbing are a dime a dozen, and most of them are dumb and forgettable. Zachary Ryan changes that with his intriguing and smart novel, The Perfect Sister. Tinsley is the main protagonist, a girl who...

The Quiet Triumph of Rachel Farrowsworth by Alison Sweeney is a wonderfully-written, moving story about an older woman’s grueling struggle to find a job and stability in her life. For three years, Rachel has filled out hundreds of applications but her job search has been...

Everyone knows a group of cattle is referred to as a herd. However, do you know what the collective nouns referring to African animals are? Unfortunately, most do not, and Miriam Monette provided a children’s book to solve that issue. The Crazy Collective Nouns Book:...

Tragedy ensues in The Necromancer's Daughter by D. Wallace Peach when the Queen of Verdane dies while giving birth to a stillborn baby. Although never having seen the light of day, the beautiful baby girl captures the heart of the necromancer present. Barus cannot bring...

In The Toothbrush Circus, written and illustrated by Alina Loux, young readers learn that everyone needs to have clean, healthy teeth. The Toothbrush Circus is the perfect place to practice good hygiene with others who are ready to brush their teeth, too. The sound of...

The Haunting of Crimshaw Manor by Mark E. Drotos follows Stephen Davenport, the newly appointed Professor of Paranormal Studies at Strathmore University, as he and his students investigate the infamous Crimshaw Manor. The manor was constructed in the 1800s by the founder, Lord Edmund Strathmore....

Oscar T. Davidson is an ADHD smart-mouth who thinks he runs Blanton Elementary School. His hare-brained ideas are insane. He’s always getting into trouble and is likely to get suspended. Timothy Small is a new student with the surprising ability to control the minds of...

The Ghosts of Lewis Manor by Marcia Maidana tells the story of Seraphina Addington. In a time of war, Seraphina tries to speak to a little boy who turns out to be a ghost, and her parents witness the situation. Concerned for their daughter, they...

The Art of Capturing Phantoms: Definitive Edition is a short story collection by Karen A. Parker. A gifted young girl's world threatens to shatter as doubt creeps into it, leading her to seek help from her five loyal knights. A professor of magic contemplates the...