Dan Flanigan’s An American Tragedy plunges readers into the intense and controversial era of the Satanic Panic of the late 1980s. In the scorching summer of 1988, private detective O’Keefe is unexpectedly drawn into a harrowing legal battle when Virginia Montrose, known affectionately as “Miss...

Into Dark Corridors by Constance Hood is a memoir beginning in 1986, when Hood embarked on a project to restore a historic house from around 1910. Facing serious financial constraints and logistical hurdles, she and her husband, Don, negotiated to relocate the house against threats...

Summer of 93 is a work of fiction penned by author Archana Somvanshi in the coming-of-age, interpersonal drama, and cultural genres for young adult and adult readers. In this compelling and emotive tale, three siblings venture into their ancestral village where they uncover secrets about...

Rosemary, Now and Then by Christina Larson is a moving and honest memoir about caring for a mother with dementia. The narrative follows Rosemary, a lively and creative woman, as she faces the challenges of multiple strokes and memory loss. Her daughter, Chris, a retired...

Dare to Dream by Amanda LaPera is the first book in the Desert of Dreams series. In it, Kiara ends up in the ironically named desert environment of Lake Los Angeles after her parents’ divorce. Her mother calls it affordable housing, but to Kiara, it’s...

When Tethers Fray by Rajiv Mittal is a deeply moving novel that follows Uma, a hospice nurse who cares for people in their final days. Through her eyes, we see the quiet struggles of patients and their families as they face the reality of death....

Twice Over a Man: A Fierce Memoir of an Orphan Boy Who Doggedly Determined a Finer Life by Orvin T. Kimbrough is an inspiring memoir that follows Orvin's life from trial to triumph. Orvin starts by sharing 23 personal growth principles that guided him throughout...

Voices Within: Family Chronicles by Lana Stasek tells the author’s life story, reconstructing her memories and ancestral tree from the 1960s. The book starts with her family history before her birth and spans all five decades of her life. The book describes the milestones that...

In A Wave of Breath by Tess Collins, Brooklyn's and Martin's lives are abruptly disrupted when the water turns red while they shower together. This marks the beginning of the catastrophic Water Event, a disaster that affects only the United States. Before disappearing, Martin promises...

In M.N. Wiggins’s El Dorado, Harry’s siblings wanted nothing to do with him when he went to prison. While serving time, Harry takes his cellmate Clyde under his wing. Clyde becomes the brother to Harry he always wanted. Together, Harry and Clyde learn how little...

Aleksander Szeser’s Dissonance follows Kira Hunt, a thirty-six-year-old Los Angeles physical therapist whose home life with philosophy-professor husband Max revolves around their three-year-old daughter, Rebecca. At a child’s birthday party, Rebecca hands Kira a message from a stranger who somehow knows where to find her....

Karen Henrich’s book, Brave Like Me, brings young readers into the lives of four tight-knit woodland pals named Benny Bear, Remy Raccoon, Ruby Rabbit, and Mabel Mouse on a frosty winter morning. Suddenly, their quiet morning gets disrupted when a strange, dark figure pops up...

I was hooked from the moment I read the Prologue of Just a Common Lady. Karen Pirnot knows who she is and she is proud of it. She does not have to put on airs and pretend to be one of the elite. Pirnot cares...

Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Award Winner"A Colorful Day" by Karen Hutchins Pirnot is a delightful book for young children. Each page rhymes and has a corresponding picture. Purple cows, turquoise horses and a bright red dolphin are among the animals that adorn this book. Taryn...

Khaya Dawn Klanot clearly expresses the definition of a real friend in her poem "A True Friend". In "A Rainbow of Moods", the author expresses the emotions and moods that she associates with colors. Parents will appreciate the words in "A Very Busy Family". "My...

If I Should Die is the story of war torn Africa when nations were determined to throw off the last vestiges of colonial rule for self-determination. It is a story of violence set against the breathtaking beauty of the fictitious nation of Nyanga. Students of...

Dead Man Falls by Paula Boyd is book two in her Jolene Jackson Mystery series and I have to say it’s as hilarious as the first book. Once again Jolene is back in Kickapoo, Texas this time for her mother’s big birthday bash. This is...

Orion by A.S. Johnson is truly a lovely story of two friends who find out that they are really meant for each other in the most adorable and beautiful way. Commander Susan Davis is the pilot of the space shuttle Orion. Chance Walker is an...

No Greater Freedom is a page turning thriller set in Africa. From South Africa to Kenya, unscrupulous characters involved in gun running and animal poaching are intertwined and cross paths with the good guys who are investigating their goings on via land and water. Add...

"Maria's Duck Tales" is a wonderful glimpse into the lives of the wildlife that ventured into the author's life. Each chapter is a different story about an animal that was fortunate enough to encounter Maria. Each chapter is a quick easy read that is...