When world events, let alone personal tests and trials, prove stressful and depressing, many people turn to substances or lifestyle changes to cope, although these are usually unhealthy and sometimes self-destructive. People of faith have always been encouraged to turn instead to the inspirational words...

Boy to Successful Man: A Roadmap for Teens & Young Adults, by Rico Austin, Ph.D., and Dr. Suave Powers, is more than a book. This guide is a tool of wisdom and good choices that young boys and girls can carry with them and use...

In The Shadow Of The Kingmakers, written by Vahid Imani, is a historical fiction thriller audiobook that is best suited for a diverse audience of young adults and adults who enjoy historical fiction that takes place after World War 1. One conversation overheard by fourteen-year-old...

Brian, Jamal, Alex, Kev, and Cecilia are The Chosen Five in the titular series by Janet Kravetz. Book one, Sky Curse, introduces Cecilia Miller, the young female protagonist in a dystopian future where Earth's population has ballooned to an unsustainable level. Natural resources have been...

In FiNDing Hope: The Mind-Body Connection and the Importance of Being Seen and Heard, Jocelyn Bystrom offers readers a detailed account of her journey through traumatic events, the onset of health concerns and seizures, and the search for a proper diagnosis. Readers learn about Bystrom's...

In The Emperor’s Assassin by Autumn Bardot, Locusta of Gaul had greater plans for herself than those placed in the path by the Faiths. The daughter of a vintner, she will marry a man chosen by her father and aunt. However, after a brutal attack...

Aww… retirement. The event we all anticipate. The golden time of our lives when we can relish that quiet time that years of hard work give back. At least that is what Kate thought as she celebrated the end of her teaching career with dinner...

Magdalena Gottschalk: The Crooked Trail by M. Gail Grant follows Magdalena upon her thirteenth birthday when she discovers secrets in her quaint town of Lily Brooke. After an exploration through the woods with her friends, Gabriel and Hubert, leads them to a hidden cave, they...

The Gilded King by Josie Jaffrey is book one in the Sovereign series. Julia has never ventured outside the Blue and is warned of the Red's many dangers. Her role is to serve the Nobles and she refuses to become an Attendant, but then she...

The Silver Queen by Josie Jaffrey is the second book in the Sovereign series. The Blue has been contaminated, causing the Nobles to fight over the remaining humans and filling Julia's life with fear, which only grows when Rufus claims her as his Attendant following...

The Blood Prince by Josie Jaffrey is the exciting conclusion to the Sovereign series. After years of searching, Cam has finally found Emmy but she's not the same person anymore. He comes up with a risky plan to find the son she lost years ago...

Sandra J. Jackson’s Catching Butterflies is a dystopian story of siblings April and Beth on their quest to find their way home. After escaping their captor, they found themselves with very little memory of their past. The siblings were at the mercy of nature, surrounded...

P. J. Daniels’ Queen Of Black Sails is a short fantasy tale that tells an adventurous story. It is packed with magic, sudden twists of events, and suspense. Everything begins when the protagonist, the daring Captain Sarah Chartimands, rescues an old friend after attacking a...

When former soldier Michelle leaves her military career, she continues to work in another combat role, that of a bodyguard. Her first assignment is to travel with the rock band Storm. It’s not all fun and games, but she quickly begins to bond with the...

Cindy Burkart Maynard's historical fiction novel Finding The Way (Seeker's Series Book 1) begins in 1250 AD. Set in northern Spain, it is a coming-of-age story of Amika, a young Basque girl, and her quest to find her way in life. Amika's mother, Esmene, a...

Which natural food is better to eat? All of them have their advantages, either for their vitamins, minerals, or proteins. To help us choose we have The Superheroes on Your Plate, where we see an interesting contest between various foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and...

The Last Stop by Patricia Street is a memoir that would most appeal to a diverse audience of parents and professionals looking to assist others dealing with addictions and who do not mind some explicit language. Patricia lost her son David to addiction and then...

Modern Farms is a short educational picture book meant to teach children the importance of farming and how modern farms produce the food we need to sustain ourselves. Written by Jackie Nix and complemented with some delightful illustrations by Karen Light, Modern Farms is a...

Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee is an historical fiction novel written by Stacie Haas. The character of Thomas Beck, the young Chinese American who joins the Fourteenth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry with his brother, Robert, is based on the true-life story of Joseph Pierce....

The transition from high school to college or university student is not only about seeking higher education but also about taking the first steps into adulthood. Often, this transition can be overwhelming for young adults. From High School to Uni is an A-Z guide to...