Algarth Willowbrow has watched his Order crumble into nothingness. He has nothing left to lose, but everything to gain if his gamble pays off. He must find a way to harness the power needed to save himself and the world around him. But he alone...

Water Monsters South of the Border by Denver Michaels dives into the fascinating field of Cryptozoology by examining the folklore and myths surrounding lake monsters in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico. Various reported sightings, theories, and all the possibilities behind these supposed...

People Are Seeing Something: A Survey of Lake Monsters in the United States and Canada by Denver Michaels depicts reported sightings from the Oklahoma Octopus to the Ogopogo in Canada. Michaels details the history and mythology of the lake monsters that have haunted people for...

Ken Davenport has written a thought-provoking slant on real events in his political thriller The Two Gates. “What if Jacqueline Kennedy had taken the killing bullet for her husband, and President John F Kennedy had survived the attack on his life in Dallas in the...

Israel Dilean’s illustrations throughout Shanalee Sharboneau's picture book, My Mama Loves Me: I’m Her Little Girl, have a timeless look that complements the words incredibly well. And those words have a rhythm that makes rhyme superfluous, popular though it is with children who enjoy having...

Something isn't quite right in Arcadia Falls, and it's up to a group of teenagers to solve the mystery. Some nerds, later joined by some unlikely additions, find out that something is influencing people's memories: the whole town seems to have forgotten about people who...

Sam to the Ends of the Earth is the third book in The Sea Witch Series by Mike Ward, a wonderful meld of young adult fantasy and adventure. This is the story of a brave young girl, sixteen-year-old Jenny, who is upset by the sudden...

SAM and ME: The Week I Spent A Year With Sam Kinison is a nonfiction music/entertainment memoir written by Steve Lamar. As Lamar was growing up, he soon came to the realization that he wanted to be in show business. He was the youngest of...

The Amityville Nuisance by Mike MacDee is a zany, fun filled ride. Henry is a wizard who summons his cousin, Friday, from Hell and faces a dire punishment for his actions. I liked the idea that everyone goes to Hell, if only for a short...

There is no one to organize their day; no one to keep them in order after Alex loses his mum. His father wants to start afresh by making big changes in their lives in A Jar Full Of Angel Feathers by Susan Russell. Alex’s dad...

Loyalty, honor, and secrecy. These three pillars of the Code have kept Luna and her people safe and guarded the peace throughout generations of Knights and Masters. She and her fellow Knights are bounded by the Code. But times have changed and the Code is...

My Firefly by Maggie Kirton is a gritty narrative that explores one young woman’s journey through a series of abuse by her family, especially her father — physical, emotional, and sexual - told from the perspective of the house the protagonist lived in. The first...

The Responsive Leader: How to Be a Fantastic Leader in a Constantly Changing World by Erik Korsvik Østergaard is the kind of book that helps business leaders who are looking to adapt and thrive in the future of work environments. Breaking it down in a...

Tragedy, revenge, greed and a wealthy young woman struggling to find her place in society sets the stage for The Player: Rockliffe Book Three by Stella Riley. After the tragic death of his fiancée, and shunned by his family, Adrian Sinclair Devereux was forced to...

Making of an Empress by Frank David is a gorgeous story with a powerful conflict, a story that features strong themes, including personal development, family, leadership, and the power of change. As the only person — her grandfather — who could help her harness the...

Don’t let the title of this book fool you: Mormon Erotica is really about loss of freedom, a loss that forced a younger Sadie to become an ex-Mormon. So when Sadie and her college sweetheart, a long divorced but practising Mormon, 45-year-old Jim Maxwell, suddenly...

Zoe's own tactics had been used against her with precision execution. Captured, shamed, and manipulated into silence, it seems her only option is to accept death in order to protect those she loves. The people who thought that obviously didn't know her, or her allies,...

I like Waking Up in Vegas. I like the way it is told. I give a lot of credit to Gabrielle Dorian for the imaginative beginning. It is a text message from a drunk mother, on vacation in Las Vegas, to her son back in...

Survival Island by Matt Drabble is the kind of book that intoxicates the reader with thrills, where the setting takes on a character of its own. Clayton, a town with secrets and a beauty that is unique. There is a clear dichotomy, faintly visible, between...

Aristide Delacroix is a puzzle of a character. Owner of a respectable gaming club, he is also in love with Genevieve. But his past catches up with him when he is accused of cheating at cards years back in Paris. The aristocratic Duke of Rockliffe...