Gears of Brass is a Steampunk Anthology by various authors, including Jordan Elizabeth and Eliza Tilton. In a world powered by steam and filled with clockwork devices, these fairy tale retellings feature a steampunk twist. A Clockwork Dollhouse finds a power hungry Robert haunted by...

Spying in the Regency period was all-important to the British Crown. It was often the aristocracy who became involved in spying - especially the second son of a lord or duke, who by British law would inherit nothing from his father and must therefore find...

In Love, Savory and Sweet, Ronnda Eileen Henry beautifully demonstrates her avowed love for the writings of Jane Austen. Her crisp, breezy novella brilliantly follows all of Austen’s formulae for a literary romance: the heroine’s acceptance of and struggle against her society’s social standards and...

A fun frolic down Fantasy Lane is the best way I think I could possibly describe The Royal Treatment by Melanie Summers. This is an out and out funny, chick-lit read with no pretensions of being anything else. Tessa Sharpe, a twenty-eight-year-old former journalist, has...

I loved Butterfly Wish: A Doomed Interracial Love Affair Set in Post War South Korea by D. Davidson and R. Marcano. I loved it because I have been an American soldier stationed in Korea. I have had military buddies and been in love with...

From Renting to Buying: A Basic Guide to First Time Buying and Ownership by Ben Stefan describes every aspect of buying your first property. Location is covered in detail, from state and municipal taxes to transport and town facilities. Hiring a realtor; deciding on the...

Acanemia: A Memoir of Life in the Halls of the Higher Learning by Lawrence E. Hussman is an interesting memoir that gives insight into the author’s formative intellectual experiences and moves toward his role as a professor and literary critic, English department leader, Fulbright scholar,...

Hudson in Provence is a Paris–Chien adventure by author and illustrator Jackie Clark Mancuso. Travel with a dog named Hudson as he vacations in Provence, an area in the south of France. While on vacation, Hudson reads a book about working dogs so he can...

Stella Do It: A Young Adult Story About Independence is a graphic novel about coming of age written by Gregory Alan Rutchik. Stella loves her mom, and she enjoys having a cellphone, but she just doesn’t want to answer the texts her mom keeps...

In The One Apart: A Novel, Justine Avery introduces readers to Tres, an ageless adult who is reborn as a baby to a teenage mother. Here begins the mystery because, young as he is, he has the intelligence and wisdom of an old man. Yet,...

Heart Note by Cassandra O’Leary is a Christmas romcom novella set in Australia. Lily Lucas is the manager at the perfume store counter in a large department store. With Christmas just around the corner, the store is full of Christmas cheer and decorations and Lily...

Get ready for a hilarious ride in Potlatch: A Comedy by Bruce Hartman. With her father serving a life sentence of house arrest, her mother immersed in the responsibilities of a no-show job, and sister Tiffany in search of a future husband, Alice Coggins does...

In Hatteras Wind: A Ned Doyle Mystery authored by Ed Burrows, it all starts at night near the coast when an American merchant ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Ship's doctor Henry Ballard and his friend, Jim Fielding, decide to gather as much medical...

Moving to Oregon: A Bipolar Journey by James Townsend is an inspiring story about a young graduate whose life turns upside down as he starts his bipolar journey. As a high achiever, he initially has great dreams which he hopes to achieve through his education....

The Teacher and the Salesman: A Communication Reference Guide for Delivering Engaging and Informative Discussions Using the POETIC Framework by Mohibul Nahar is an engaging book that speaks about making communication effective and delivering an interesting discussion. We need to improve our communication methods so...

Nahar Relationship Explorer: A Guide, Planner, and Communication Helper by Mohibul Nahar is an insightful and uplifting book that tackles the topics of love, relationships, and communication, and how they are meaningful when it comes to happiness in everybody’s lives. The book is an excellent...

Woof is a mutt. He doesn’t think he’s very attractive, but he does believe he has a loving family. After all, they do call him all kinds of names, like Shut Up and Stupid Dog. It makes him feel special. What he doesn’t understand is...

Angie must come to terms with the death of her best friend in Feast: A Gitksan Story by Roy W. Russell. Walt has died while in college in Toronto, halfway across the country from the reserve on which the Gitksan people live in the Pacific...

Introducing Mindful Meditation for Teens: A Step-by-step Guide to a Meaningful Existence by Charlotte Pennyfeather is an inaugural book written specifically for teenagers on the concept, benefits, and exercise of meditating. Through mindful meditation - that is, the acceptance of one's self without judgement -...

Father Winter: A Yule Story by Eric Tanafon introduces the reader to siblings Connor and Holly during one of the best times of year; Yule. Connor has managed to get himself into some trouble and since Yule is coming fast, both siblings know he could...