Someone is systematically killing off middle-aged FBI agents, and a psychic may be their only hope in discovering his identity, in the exciting suspense thriller, Unorthodox (A Kendra Sparks Novel Book 1) by S. Peters-Davis. Kendra inherited from her grandmother the unique ability to see...

When I received a request from Luke G. Dahl, author of Daddy’s Curse 2 to review his second book on child trafficking in Mongolia, China and Thailand, I didn’t hesitate to select it once it became available. I hadn’t forgotten how hard his first book,...

A motivational self-help workbook, 15 Minute Pause: A Radical Reboot for Busy People is written by Michelle Burke and Lilamani de Silva. Burke is an author, speaker and motivational coach, and is the founder and president of Energy Catalyst Group. De Silva is a work/life...

Counting Heartbeats by Janet Frnzyan is the story of a close-knit family that struggles through a beloved father’s ALS diagnosis and treatment. The story, told by his adult daughter Jessica, follows her as she tries to carve out some semblance of a normal love life...

Staying Sane: A Struggle of Survival is a nonfiction coming of age memoir written by Emma Volesky. Emma first experienced hallucinations when she was eight years old. She watched, horrified, as sticks danced around her bed at night, and formless white shapes crawled up the...

Meet Goti, the shiny red bus, and Vivek, the dusty coal train, in the storybook The Dusty Train’s Sweet Surprise: A Lesson in Kindness by Subhash Kommuru. They were both very hardworking but Goti always made fun of Vivek, saying he was faster than Vivek...

Mrs. Murray's Ghost: A Piccadilly Street Story, Book 1 is a children’s adventure fantasy novel written by Emily-Jane Hills Orford. Mary was quite impressed with the rather magnificent house that she and her family were moving into. There was a tower three stories high, and...

Famous Faces Decoded: A Guidebook for Reading Others by Dan Hill is an interesting book that unveils the secrets to building great relationships. In this book, the author discusses the art of reading others, an element that is essentially important in connecting with others deeply...

In Panhandlers by Nick Schuck, the world of poverty is laid bare in places where there seems to be little else to do but sell drugs, sex, and violence. The story begins with two young boys, Hank and Teddy, and works through aspects of their...

Operation Clusterpuck: A B.S., Incorporated Novel by Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss is a rollicking ride that melds corporate intrigue, romance, and humor to create a spellbinding narrative. The opening grabbed my attention, a sterling promise of the humor that awaits the reader: “The IT...

Gold in Havilah: A Novel of Cain's Wife by Jean Hoefling explores the extent of Akliah's desire to be with her brother, Cain. In addition to her infatuation, the book explores how far Cain wandered away from the righteous path of his parents due to...

Colonel Trent Winters was the wealthy owner of a twelve-hundred-acre sugar cane plantation on the banks of the Mississippi River in the 1850s. He and his wife Collette lived in a beautiful, large plantation home. This successful operation was fueled by dozens and dozens of...

If the incisiveness of short stories is as fascinating for you as it is for me, then you cannot resist Joseph Riden's The Marlin. This concise but very meaningful tale is not long, but it is remarkable both for its message and for the richness...

Knock ten years off Miss Marple, give her a gun and put her in America, and you've got 55-year-old ex-FBI agent Kate Wise in Blake Pierce's If She Knew, book one of the Kate Wise mystery series. Joking aside, If She Knew is far from...

Conquering your Stress & Fears: a treatment guide for anxiety and trauma-related disorders by Gustavo Kinrys is an informative guide that is extremely relevant in today's busy world. The book has a very easy to follow format that helps guide readers step-by-step through the healing...

The Trickster Dreamer by S.C. Tzavella is a short supernatural novella. Shallowland is a magical world where a spirit photographer lives. Known as the Man in the Stovepipe Hat, William Mumler, along with Magiana, his wife, is trying hard to prove that ghosts do exist....

The Verona Exchange is a work of intriguing mystery fiction penned by author duo Lauren B Grossman and Bernard Jaroslow. Part of the standalone novel series of Rainee Allen Mysteries, this novel is written for adults due to its explicit language, violence, and sexual content....

A young immigrant mother was murdered several decades ago, and her granddaughter wants to know the truth of her origins in the fascinating sleuth mystery novel, Past and Present (A Marketville Mystery Book 2) by Judy Penz Sheluk. After fulfilling the terms of her father's...

In Skeletons in the Attic: A Marketville Mystery, Volume 1 by Judy Penz Sheluk, when Calamity Barnstable’s father dies, she is surprised to learn that he still owns the family home in Marketville. He leaves her the house in his will with one disturbing codicil....

If you get a chuckle from irreverent humor occasionally spiked with some colorful language, The Past is Going to Suck! A Time Travelers Guide: The 20th Century by stand-up comedian and award-winning independent filmmaker Peter Wick is for you. If you’re a time traveler considering...