E.C. Roderick's Taken is the first book in the Taken series. Sylvina was a pediatrician in Santa Monica who flew to New York to celebrate Christmas with her best friend’s family. Sylvina continued to mourn the loss of her husband three and a half years...

Sins of the Lines is a work in the murder mystery, crime, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and is penned by Sharhonda Exantus. In this intense crime thriller with plenty of twists, we follow the chilling storyline...

In Adam’s Big Horses: Pull a Sleigh by Carolyn Wild, readers will enjoy the holiday-themed pictures of huge Clydesdale horses while appreciating the easy-to-follow text. Adam helps the big horses stay warm in their big red barn, eat yellow hay, get their new horseshoes put...

Master of Music by Marla Himeda unfolds the tale of Kaelin, an orphan possessing a remarkable yet dangerous musical talent. He hides this talent, playing only when alone due to fear that his music can harm others. The plot takes a turn when a Master...

Our world entwines with other dimensions, seen by only a few. These few individuals, known as Conduits, are the strong ones who shut the barrier between these two worlds. Ellie is one of them. One day, walking to her inconspicuous job as a night...

It doesn’t take much time to have Frizzle win your heart as a sweet blue frizzle from Happy Town, USA. Frizzle Meets Frazzle in France by Rhonda Goodall is cute, entertaining, and educational. I loved this heartwarming book for its charming appeal for early readers,...

The Heart of War by Lisa Beth Darling is the first book in the mythological dark erotica Of War series. Accused of a dreadful crime, Ares, the formidable War God of Greek lore, lives in solitary confinement on an isolated island, guarded by humans and...

Habits4Miracles by Rahul Karan Sharma is a motivational quick read that will help us develop and maintain habits useful for our inner growth, career progression, and well-being. The author offers us eight tools he calls “M.I.R.A.C.L.E.S.” They include the importance of mind talk, working on...

Walking While Black is a heart-wrenching first-hand account by Polly J. Runyon-Sanders and Anthonii Sanders of a horrible night in 2009 in which Anthonii, aka Nii, was violently and viciously attacked by the Downers Grove Police in the suburbs of Chicago. Without warning, police used...

Braver Than I May Know, by Grace Holloman, is about children living with various medical conditions, from Sickle Cell Disease to Spina Bifida and many other medical conditions. These children will not let their illness drag them down without a fight despite their challenges. With...

Laura Wiltse Prior’s early chapter book, Emma Just Medium: The Beach Dilemma, is about family dynamics and finding your place. Emma was the middle child, stuck between her older brother, Big, and her younger brother, nicknamed Little. That made Emma’s nickname, Medium, though few people...

The Mysterious Pool by Charlene McIver is a delightful story about a group of kids and their scary and fantastic adventures at a creepy mansion. Cosmo, Leigh, and Tara are visiting Cosmo's grandmother's house during a strange night with wind and fog. On their way, they...

Eleanor believed that her unusual childhood memories were nothing more than the work of an overactive imagination that she set aside as she grew older. But when her grandmother passes on and bequeaths some of her most prized possessions to Eleanor, she understands that she...

The Magic of Misty Nook: A Magical Misty Nook Festival by Christine Skippins, the fourth book in the series, is a funny and engaging read for children and adult animal lovers alike. The elves that live in magical Misty Nook love to arrange a festival...

In Mudman and Meatball (A Sky View Farm Adventure) by Angelina Natale, superheroes use their skills to do something good and kind but do so incognito. This inspired Maggie to revive an abandoned field on their farm and use her horses to help plant flower...

Manners in the Great Kingdom by Sezgin Ismailov is the story of Max's journey across several kingdoms to gain various teachings that will help him. During his excursions, Max learned about different people's tales and experiences, such as their feelings, relationships, life problems, the future...

The Wonderful Once: A Christmas Story by JR Buchta is a wonderful children’s story. A special home for children without parents is in a lovely, friendly village. Well looked after, the children are happily waiting for their forever homes. At the annual Christmas Festival, all...

Robert W Watson's The Epic of Gilgamesh is about an unlikely friendship forged between a king (Gilgamesh) and a man-beast, who is allowed to live among the human race. Unfortunately, the friendship does not last long because of some dangerous interactions the king and his...

My Neglected Gods is a collection of narrative poems and thoughts by Joanne Nelson. They give details about old memories and daily activities. She talks about her earliest memory of going to the park in a yellow stroller with her brother Dale, learning to swim...

The Befallen by Cambria Williams features the journey of Tolvar and Sloane as they face the Befallen, a force that appears at night and destroys every living thing. Sloane planned to walk from Mohn to Asana to sell her father’s leatherwork. Her parents worried about...