In Life is Beautiful: How a Lost Girl Became a True, Confident Child of God by Sarah M. Johnson, Sarah is looking forward to her family's trip to Guatemala to reconnect with her family and get away from the troubles in her life. She recently...

Welcome to the dark world of Raath in The Compendium of Raath - Book 1: The Chosen by Michael Mood. This is the story of five mages who are given powers by their Gods. The Gods have big plans for them, but these mages have...

O.K. Is Great is a preteen coming of age novel written and illustrated by David Tiefenthaler. Otis Kalshwonkee's been known by the nickname "OK" for as long as he can remember. He hates it because it seems to symbolize the fact that he's just average...

In The Outworlds: War Torrent by Daniel P. Douglas, Zy is looking forward to getting old enough to start service to the others of his bipedal, reptilian race called Angorals. That is until he stumbles on a spy from a rival moon. Sekkalan Angorals launch...

Becoming Moon by Craig A. Hart is a moving story about a young man who dreams of making a name for himself as a writer. Growing up in a conservative family, he rejects his parents’ way of life and tries to follow his dream. As...

Every year, more and more Americans reach retirement age. Ideally, this trend should be matched by proportionate growth in retirement fund provisions. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Many Americans dream of a safe and comfortable retirement, but the cruel reality is that this dream...

Tormented Soul, Storm Trilogy, Volume One is a young adult dark fantasy written by Dylann Rhea. Megan and Kaden have been best friends since they met in grammar school. Megan understands that Kaden’s mom has had problems, which means she’s either hospitalized or at home...

Welcome to the Commons or, as some might, call it, Purgatory. In The Journeyman by Michael Alan Peck, it’s a land where, in the Beatles’ words, “nothing is real,” and where a talking mummy, a man with a slot-machine handle for an arm and a...

The mail-order bride. Just the idea has intrigued me since I learned of the concept as a little girl. When I saw that this was the premise of Amazing Grace: Book Three of the Hymns of the West Series by author Faith Blum, I knew...

As a private investigator, Devon Sanders is good, not just good but extremely good; he seems to have a real touch for the job. Never mention it might be magic in his presence, though, because he has stayed as far away from magic as possible...

Twenty-one-year-old Bobbie Lamont has had enough. Tired of everything her life has to offer, she’s not sure where to go next. In author Zelmer Wilson’s fourth installment of the Bobbie Lamont series, The Distance Between, we find Bobbie at a real crossroads in her life....

L.E. Fraser's Skully, Perdition Games blends paranormal and psychological horrors to craft a chilling tale that grips from start to finish. Gabrielle LeBlanc is a strange housewife with a mysterious past. When she disappears and all evidence points to her murder, Samantha McNamara and Reece...

Breath of Dragons (A Pandoran Novel, #3) by Barbara Kloss is a high stakes young adult fantasy full of action and adventure. After the death of a prince, Alex and Daria go off in search of Pandora's legendary box. The box supposedly holds a power...

Heir of Pendel (A Pandoran Novel, #4) by Barbara Kloss is the final chapter of a young adult fantasy series that follows the escapades of Daria. By book four, Daria has left Alex to marry a man she doesn't love in order to save the...

All the Skies I Will Not See by Petra March is a delicious book. Delicious? An unusual way to describe a book for sure, but it's delicious in that, like a beautifully prepared meal, all the dishes served work perfectly together. While the possibly slightly...

Before, Afdre, and After: (My stroke...oh what fun) is a nonfiction memoir written by Maureen Twomey. The author was a professional copywriter who had given up freelancing for a permanent position with an advertising firm in San Francisco when she was in her early 30s....

Fated Volition: The Sapphire Star Saga has all the elements of a classic sword and sorcery novel. There is a prophecy meant to help save the kingdom from the darkest magic. There are wizards, witches, sorcerers, and magical creatures aplenty. All of the classics are...

When high school junior Drew finds himself in an unexpected conflict with his friends on the last day of school, he contemplates the existence of guardian angels, or higher powers that interfere with destiny. The Sink is a local hangout full of mystery, but never...

Flipping the Scales by Pete Tarsi is a young adult fantasy that challenges the perception of magic and reality. Meredith refuses to believe she's becoming a mermaid, even when her legs transform into a mermaid tail in front of her eyes. Scientifically, she knows it...

Claude: A Dog of the Sixties by Katherine L. Holmes is a delightful story for all dog lovers. Perry is a good student but his life changes when Claude, the poodle, comes to live with them. Claude is bow-legged and this prevents him from being...