In The Spectacular Life of Benito Martin del Canto by David Towner, it is clear the author has studied the work of the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. He then wrote a story about a boy who becomes a man and has the most...

The Keeper of Dragonflies: And Other Twisted Tales of Japan is a work of fiction penned by author Thomas Noah Wood in the short story collection, cross-cultural writing, and romance subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to some sexual...

The Adventures of Space Duck is a light-hearted comedy crime caper collection, woven together expertly by Dan Goodsell. Follow your favorite new friends, the interplanetary criminal duo, comprising an inept Space Duck and his faithful but beleaguered best friend turned partner in the form of...

The Cost of Living by Daisy DeMay is an extraordinary thriller. Sara and Kyle met at school and were married. Over time Kyle became highly abusive and manipulated Sara. She did everything in her power to keep Kyle happy and lost her identity in the...

What is love? Is it the real-life version of the clichéd movie scenes that depict a passionate race to stop a lover from leaving the airport? What happens when the magical feeling begins to fade and living happily ever after turns sour? In The Unshakeable...

In The Stray Cat Who Hides a Secret by Stanis Marusak Beck, we are introduced to a grandma and grandson who came across a stray gray cat that looks exactly like the one they had lost the previous year. Michael the grandson was so happy...

The Menagerie by Chris Kelly is a gripping science fiction novel that delves into the birth of the world's first sentient AI and the chaos that unfolds. Miles Ward, a computer programmer, brings Gustav, an Artificial General Intelligence, to life, setting off a race among...

The Bridegroom by Joseph Michael Shucraft is an exquisite collection of poems dedicated to the purposeful presence of Jesus at the heart of Christian marriage. Although Shucraft describes his work alternately as verses and poems, to me, they are really more like psalms—beautiful sacred songs...

The Killer Enigma is a sleuth mystery drama by Breakfield and Burkey. After helping stop a human trafficking ring and putting its leader behind bars, JJ and his supermodel wife, Jo, are desperate for a break from the limelight they receive at their home in...

The Devil's Murder Game by Charles Horn is an action-packed, fast-paced crime narrative involving a clash between cult members and the Mafia. Hank Tower, a skilled private investigator with a baby on the way, is consulted by the NYPD to look into a murder and...

The Foster Wife by Cindy Dorminy is the story of Amelia Day, who has moved on after a broken heart and opened a dog-themed business to ensure it never happens again. Using techniques she applies to foster animals, she reforms bachelors, preparing them for lasting,...

The Gang of Three: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle by Neel Burton should be required reading for any college class in philosophy. This is the best book on philosophy I have ever read, and I have four master’s degrees. Neel gives a fantastic overview of the pre-Socratic...

Some people are born evil, and others are made to believe they are and become just that. In Kathlyn C. White’s The Therapist, she helps to identify good and bad parenting, abuse victims, and victimizers. She shares her patients’ experiences and helps identify narcissists and...

The Deadly Pieces: An Adam Frankenstein U.S. Marshal Novel by Sheila English is a horror story with plenty of action to keep you hooked until the end. Adam Frankenstein left the League of Supernatural Hunters after Mary Shelley died, and he had no intention of...

The Light Within Darkness is the third book of the Space Unbound series by David Jeffrey. Commander Aiden Macallan and his elite crew of the advanced spaceship Sun Wolf, equipped with the revolutionary zero-point drive, are tasked to search and locate the dangerous Cardew Amon,...

The Guardians by S. Lee Holland delves into the themes of faith, self-discovery, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness. In this young adult novel, Holland introduces us to the narrator and protagonist Cassie, who must confront her inner demons while embarking on an...

I initially chose to read The Unsuper Adventures of Norma by Mark Svartz because of the colorful, fun-looking, and ethnically mixed children on the cover art. The illustration looks professionally done and has quite an overall appeal. However, as I began to read, I was...

A victim of bullying, a silent outcast, the school hero, and an outgoing girl are thrust into a virtual reality game to represent their school internationally. The world watches as they play the unbeatable and unpredictable game, OverPower. The unlikely team is formed after a...

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...

From childhood, we are shaped by our surrounding environments and cultures into becoming functional members of society. Society tells us exactly who we are supposed to be, what our wants and needs should be, and how to find happiness and fulfillment. But according to author...