The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez is the story of a young family living in Minnesota, including the eldest, Rico, eight years old; Diego, five; and the youngest, Araceli, two. They are traveling to Mexico to spend Christmas with their grandparents, Tito and Tita. Their...

The Princess Who Was Her Own Hero by Pedro T Flores is an empowering and inspirational picture book for young children. Are you tired of reading about princesses being rescued by dashing knights? Then this book is the one for you! A princess wakes from...

Imagine a world without numbers. Almost impossible, right? From license plates to time, numbers surround us twenty-four seven from the day we were born to the day we pass on. The Mysterious Language of Numerology and Angel Numbers, penned by Charlie Emerson, is an outstanding...

The Inked by Kristina Streva is set on the coast of Denmark. Yuri, Britt, and Tanis are “The Inked”, creatures born with tentacles because of an ancient curse. Kaleb, son of the king of Merfolk, impulsively trades healing balm for a tryst with Yuri. Unfortunately,...

The Best New True Crime Stories: Unsolved Crimes and Mysteries by Mitzi Szereto is a compendium of some of the many unsolved crimes and mysteries. We all expect crimes to be solved but many never do, going cold over time and raising plenty of questions....

No good deed goes unpunished is the perfect way to describe the theme of The Panacea Project by Catherine Devore Johnson. People had always targeted (or avoided) Calla Hammond due to their biases against her skin condition. Yet, things turned dramatically when the doctors discovered...

The China Paradox is a timely, relevant, and must-read thriller by Gerard Shirar. The story starts in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, with Walter J. Lummis, a freelance reporter covering Asian news for most of his life, witnessing the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of...

Impulsiveness is common in young children, so they need to learn the consequences of their behavior. A lack of self-control can make it harder for them to socialize or adapt to new situations. Guy Miron shares a clear example in The Angry Bear, where a...

The Daddy Chronicles: Memoir of a Fatherless Daughter by Jayne Martin is the true story of a young girl yearning for the love and attention of her father, but she never received it while he lived at home with his family. Her heart breaks when...

The Bedtime Bunnies by Dr. Kerrie Cairns is a light-hearted and wholesome picture book for young children. Bonnie's birthday has finally arrived and everyone is getting ready for the party. Bunny is struggling to think of what gift to give to Bonnie and decides to...

The Alpha Female Files by Jessica Burner Lee is a non-fictional memoir that feels like it should be a headline in a newspaper. It’s a sidewinding, blindsiding journey of a young woman who finds out that her husband and the father of her children, a...

What is a gig mindset? How can you ensure that your leadership brings positive change in the functioning of your organization? Find the answers to these questions and more with The Gig Mindset Advantage: Why a Bold New Breed of Employee is Your Organization’s Secret...

The End by John Bray, illustrated by Josh Cleland, is a concept book with attitude. John Bray sees life as a series of beginnings, middles, and endings. When something ends, something else begins, and after the beginning, but before the end, there’s the middle. Sometimes...

The Bogota Promise is a work of fiction in the thriller subgenre and is the first installment of the Tom Finnegan series. It is aimed at mature readers and was penned by Mike Klapheke. The book sees Finnegan come out of hiding to face a...

The Kindness Snowflake by Jen Brewer with illustrations by Diana Del Grande is a heartwarming children’s book. The story begins with the wonder of waking up to see a snow-covered earth. Lovely illustrations capture the warmth and coziness that may be experienced on a snowy...

The Corey Effect by Casey Dembowski is a second-chance love story that centers around forgiveness. Andrea Scott is conflicted when she receives the news about her father’s death. She dutifully flies one hundred miles from her home to Fairford to attend his funeral, even though...

The Marriage Bargain: Bound to an Overlord Book 1 by Moriah Blackwood is set on a depleted Earth, sometime after global warming had done its damage, and an ice age had returned. When Zyn generously invites his supervisor home after work, his sister-in-law Delle experiences...

The friends he had lost on the battlefield. The lives he had taken. The stinking government secrets he harbored. All for what? The medals he had earned that gave him the title “The most decorated soldier alive in India”? All of these ate into Major...

The Not-So-Spooky Black Cat by Oliver Rogue is a bright and beautiful story about a little black cat, Booga, who faces some unfairness because of the superstitions of black cats being bad luck. Booga was obsessed with boxes big and small and loved playing, kneading,...

The Dogs of Lenin by Linda Freeny is a wonderful meld of historical romance and mystery, following two compelling characters with a strong attraction for each other but with diametrically opposed philosophies. Lisa Danton and Grant Chandler are instantly drawn to each other from the...