When reading an author’s recollection of the sudden, awful realization she is having a stroke, and of the ensuing fear and uncertainty associated with how one’s life may forever change, roll-on-the-floor hilarity isn’t the first reaction that comes to mind. However, Kimberly Davis Basso manages...

William Mears is working towards his doctorate at the University of Southern California. But he doesn't want to take the easy road; he wants his thesis to matter, to impact the world, and be complete on presentation. He wants to take it beyond the lab...

Life in the Hollywood Lane is a contemporary fiction novel written by Ann Crawford. Trish had grown up seeing herself as an ugly duckling, something she referred to as “fugly”. First, there was her crazy red hair that redefined the term “naturally curly”, and not,...

Justina has moved into her new dorm room and she’s settled into her classes. With all the course work, she hardly pays attention to the mysterious antique mirror left behind in her room. That is until the elaborate jewel embedded in the frame starts glowing...

Rachel was once an ordinary girl who got selected to be a hostess for OSM Aviation. But a chance meeting with Maggie, a high-class escort in London, changed the course of her life. She saw in Maggie what she wanted to be — a sexy,...

Cicada Summer by Jeff A Dosser is a paranormal crime tale. Matt Holmes loves his new job as a park ranger at Thunderbird Falls National Park. He has a great life, and a girlfriend he adores but things are about to turn strange for Matt....

A village shop owner believes the police have arrested the wrong man for murder and resolves to find the killer in the captivating sleuth mystery Murder Most Fowl (A Swansneck Village Mystery) by VS Vale. To meet the requirements of her great-uncle's will, Jenny leaves...

Beyond: A Short Story Collection by Alanah Andrews consists of 29 stories that validate the title of the collection through different themes, including the first chapter of Andrews’ novel, Eve of Eridu. The collection starts with John Doe, where a jailed drunkard named Toby tries...

In His Service, Love Always, Ms. Jackson is an inspirational and insightful book on purpose and love, a book for those who want to make a difference. From the opening pages, author Okisha Jackson states: “I wrote this letter because this world is a cold...

Heartstrings in B-flat Minor by Scott Johnson follows the distressing story of Sheryl when she first arrives home from Cairo. Waiting for her is Sterling, a skillful conman who learned his cunning ways from his uncle. Sterling is a master manipulator, having perfected his ability...

Nakiata was a shadow of thought, or SOT, master. Her birthmark linking her to an ancient prophecy had seen she became the only female trained in this art, and she was skilled indeed. Having located and inserted a key for the Black Door, she and...

Marnia Gonzalez is the daughter of the ex-President of Mexico. After she is kidnapped and brutally assaulted by cartel criminals and rescued by the legendary Hero of Cozumel, Commander Jacob Edwards of the U.S. Coast Guard, Marnia makes a decision that will change her life...

Beneath the Lighthouse by Julieanne Lynch is a horror tale featuring death, ghosts, and coming of age. After the death of Emer, there has been an unsettling emptiness in the house and no matter how hard Jamie and his siblings pretended or prayed, that reality...

Declan Quinn is the main character in The Consigliere, a mafia lawyer trying to escape his life of crime. The story goes back and forth between the past and the present and his hopes for the future. Declan had a hard and troubled childhood,...

Triumph Over Tears by Nava Chernoff is a moving autobiography that takes the reader through the many emotional twists and turns of her life. Some ups and downs will keep the reader turning the pages to find out how that particular situation will turn out....

They Must Be Monsters: A Modern-Day Witch Hunt by Matthew LeRoy and Deric Haddad is the true story of the McMartin preschool trial and the phenomena that surrounded the longest and most expensive criminal case in U.S. history during the 1980s. A sinister and frightening...

The Wrong Side of the Room: A Life in Music Theater by Norman Mathews is an autobiography chronicling the author's life as he transitions from a confusing and often abusive childhood, born in a sleet of uncertainty (literally, as it turns out). Masked by imagination...

The events of Individutopia by Jocelyn Nicholas Sheldon take place in the year 2084. The world has turned into a paradise for individualism. There is no more society. Everyone is his or her own best friend – literally - because you can buy holographic versions...

Toenail Soup is a humorous story for children, grades K-3, written by C.M. Walsh. Joey was a pretty typical seven-year-old, who loved going out and playing with his dog and watching bugs and other creepy crawly critters, but he certainly did like strange food. Joey’s...

Ashes Like Bread: A Biblical Novel of Lamech and His Two Wives by Jean Hoefling is an incredibly imagined Christian fiction tale with a strong anchor in ancient biblical times. A highly recommended rendering of the gift of prophecy and its perils. Set against the...