Human beings tend to overindulge in their shortcomings, which leads to a lack of self-awareness and self-belief. Add to that low self-esteem, and it's a recipe for disaster. Growing up in a not-so-ideal home and suffering from Lyme disease, Dr. Adriana Popescu turned to holistic...

Walls For The Wind by Alethea Williams is a look at life in the Old West from a different perspective — the perspective of children and teenagers who were brought there in the famous “orphan trains.” As the book begins, Kit Calhoun, herself an orphan...

Alliance.125: Hirunda by Raita Jauhiainen is a unique and well crafted dystopian novel. Jani is a young man who lives in one of the biggest cities in the world. It's a city of progress that managed to survive the Great War, and bring about an...

Jeep Tour by Gail Ward Olmsted is aptly named. A jeep tour turns Jackie Sullivan's dreams to moving far from home and starting over in Sedona, Arizona, after an enjoyable trip and a chemistry filled encounter with a handsome tour guide. When she is denied...

Plan Bea is the story of a mother and daughter and the many downs and very few ups of their lives. Beatrice (Bea) is the mother, a very cold and angry woman. Annabel (Anna) is her daughter who has a loving marriage to Cole and...

In the 21st century there has been a rise in illnesses and diseases from Alzheimer’s and diabetes to autism. Have you ever wondered why this is so? Galit Goldfarb gives us a clue in The Guerrilla Diet & Lifestyle Program: Wage War on Weight and...

Road-Tripped, the first book in the Ad Agency Series by Nicole Archer, is a contemporary romance surrounding the 'crash and burn' life of Callie Murphy. Having just gotten out of a terrible relationship, Callie finds herself working for her friend, Skip, at his ad agency...

Bella Toscana by Nanette Littlestone is a compelling novel, a tale of romance and difficult choices. Toscana is in a very difficult situation, torn between the love of her life that has defined her sense of stability and security, and a romantic adventure that has...

Chevalier: War Horses Book 1 by Scott Warren is the beginning of a new military science fiction series. The weapons of choice in this futuristic world are Upright Battle Tanks, giant fighting machines that walk on mechanical legs and shoot missiles with lethal arms. The...

Nice guys may finish last but it's hard to keep a good kid down. Kris Yankee in Cracking the Code: Spreading Rumors tells a delightful story of 11-year-old Toby Karlson who suffers from a bad reputation. Toby or TK lives with his Uncle Jack since...

The Case of Dr Dude: A Michaela McPherson Mystery is a private sleuth mystery written by Judith Lucci. Michaela was enjoying her retirement from the police force and had finally opened up Biddy’s Irish Pub in honor of her parents. She still remembered sitting in...

When global warming gives reality to the currently existing concerns about rising sea levels, humankind begins adapting by building cities beneath the sea. Vastly superior submarines of various sizes and capabilities are the common mode of transport. But if there’s one thing that never changes,...

Babies At Coconuts (Coconuts Series Book 3) by Beth Carter is a heartwarming story about a lively bunch of women dealing with the ups and downs of life's little surprises. Suzy loves planning weddings but this particular wedding has her sweating bullets. It has to...

When Sophie received a letter addressed to her late mother, it changed her life. But she had no idea of the extent of this change. She had often thought of owning her own business, although a house of voodoo hadn't exactly been what she had...

Turning the final page and closing the back cover of The Savage Deeps by Timothy S. Johnston is like walking out of a dark movie theater. Your mind is still reeling so hard from the other world of the movie, you’ve forgotten it’s just another...

How appropriate that just the day after I finished reading Fatal Depth by Timothy S. Johnston, CNN reported that because of rapid glacial melt, “It’s becoming increasingly clear that sea-level rise is going to be a bigger and bigger problem as we move through the...

Family Tree: The Novel by Andrea N. Carr is a deep and meaningful story about family, getting second chances, and finding your way out of tragedy. Angel makes one mistake that lands her in jail. From behind bars, she is forced to watch and listen...

Neil and Candy are happily married and desperately in love. They fought hard for the relationship and it is perfect now, except Neil really wants a baby and Candy can’t give him one. Neil steamrolls over Candy and hires a surrogate as Candy begins to...

Next Stop: Nina is a contemporary fiction novel written by Robin Raven. Nina's childhood was a sad and frightening mix of love, warmth, and cruelty. Her father seemed to get a vicarious thrill out of inflicting pain on his little daughter and then boasting about...

Kendra has no idea what to expect when she finds herself thrust into a dangerous situation with a GV who already seems to hate her guts for no reason. But their short experience together in the jungle is only the beginning of something far more...