Emily is a high school hockey star in Minneapolis, with an extremely dysfunctional family life. For the most part, she is a typical teenager, except for her strange ability to know when and where another player on the ice is going to move. One day...

The Obsidian Pebble is Volume One of the Artefact Quintet, a Young Adult Contemporary Fantasy and Science Fiction series written by Rhys A. Jones. Oz Chambers lives with his mom at Number 2 Magnus Street, otherwise known as Penwurt, a huge ancient edifice that had...

The Carnelian is the first book in The Gemstone Chronicles by William L. Stuart. Maggie and Aiden come to stay with Nana and Beebop, their grandparents, for spring break. Their time is usually spent jet skiing, rock hounding, and four-wheeling. On one of the rock...

In Thane (Everknot Duet, Book 1) by Travis Daniel Bow, a young man named Timothy and his half-brother Robert are captured and forcefully conscripted by the Huctans into a secret army. An introvert and somewhat meek by nature, Timothy finds the courage to revolt when...

New Tracks: Demystifying the Art of Writing Good Lyrics is a non-fiction instructional book for songwriters. Author Shel Craig explains how she creates her songs and breaks down the process into easy, understandable sections. She begins with timed free-writing, a process where one writes for...

Anna is the world's only known superhero and greatly loved by the people. However, she finds herself losing interest in her day job, so she plans a trip to Mars. Along the way, she meets several other women, all who have their own stories to...

The Dry is a fantasy written for young adults and preteens by Rebecca Nolen. It's set in Jeffersonville, Virginia in 1895, and there's been an extended drought that's badly affected harvests. Elliot Sweeney is 12 years old, and he's been living with his uncle since...

I thought Walking Over Eggshells by Lucinda E. Clarke was an interesting book. In her memoir, Clarke shares a huge part of her life. She has written about her adventures living in different places, her relationship with her verbally abusive mother, and her family life....

The Red Sun: Legends of Orkney by Alane Adams is a book that will take children on a roller coaster ride of adventure and fantasy where whimsical and menacing creatures and witches will enthrall readers. Twelve-year-old Sam Baron meets a dwarf in the garage and...

Just when you think that Kathleen Shoop has delivered her most heart-breaking and sensitive romance, along comes Return To Love, book two in the Endless Love series. The novella returns us to the relationship of newlyweds Hale and April, where a whole new level of...

Turmoil turns to comfort as April Harrington escapes what many believe is an idyllic life and returns to the summer home of her childhood in Home Again. Kathleen Shoop brings to life a swirl of emotions after April leaves her would-be husband at the altar...

If you like political satire and attention to current political issues, you just may like Candidate for President by Robert Ely. Erik Bernhard is the central character. He is a Congressman who is running for President as a third-party candidate. Bernhard is anything but wishy-washy...

Truth is often much more intriguing than fiction, which Ann Marie Thomas so clearly portrays in Broken Reed: The Lords of Gower and King John. As one author referred to William III de Breos as “a broken Reed,” Ann tells the historical tale of this...

Harper Leigh is an editor for the online magazine, Chatter, and she is swimming in tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. Tasked with following rock band Always Rayne on tour, Harper is close to quitting - thanks to the antics of delicious bad...

With “Do the right thing” as his barometer and motto in life, David Richman found himself trapped by self-developed handicaps and prescriptions written by others for his life. With his life spiraling downward, he does something completely drastic and life altering. David Richman plunges into...

Even though I can read my way through many obscure and complex subjects such as mathematics and philosophy written by philosophers, I seem incapable of reading more than the first few pages of an insurance policy. The writing seems designed to so dull the mind...

In Fresh Sobbing Winds by Pierre Bunikiewicz, immortality is a disease like the common cold, but with worse side-effects. In the city of Norangeles, no one can die but everyone ages and more and more people are succumbing to the disease of Nasclerosits, an advanced...

The Legend of the ICant's by Rhonda D. Ross M.Ed. is a very witty and unique story of the ICan't family that struggles every day to get things right. Ino and Maybea meet and fall in love and they have two children, Ussed and Eissed....

Sam and Bonnie Ward set out to do something right out of many peoples’ dreams. They leave behind friends, family, and their suburban life and embark on a journey into the Alaskan wilderness. A journey that will change them forever. This is the story of...

Unexpected Storm by Elodie Parkes is a fast paced story based on the summer romance between Holly and Will. Holly is vacationing with her beau, Rob, along with her friends Jill and Marcus. While sheltering in a beach hut during the pouring rain, Holly felt...