The Right to Happiness by Helen Schary Motro is a collection of short stories, all revolving around survivors of the Holocaust, with each story ranging in length, tone, and tenor. In Three Hundred Zlotys, Ola returns to the ruins of Warsaw after the war, seeking...

A.K. Finch brings us magical fantasy fiction in The Last Ember: A Year of the Dragon Tale. Lian lives in the valley of Ember Cove and works as a blacksmith. Lian also feels in his being a pull toward a destiny yet unknown. When the...

The Wolven Mark is the first book in the 6-part University of Sorcery Series by Megan Linski. Emma is thrust into the magical world of Malovia after having lived her whole life with no knowledge of her magical abilities as a sorceress. Ethan is the...

In The Happy Human Playbook, Antonia Hall explores various aspects of health, pleasure, and well-being. She introduces the concept of referring to individuals as humans and shows how childhood activities, supported by scientific research, can reduce stress and improve health. Hall discusses the natural stress...

In her memoir The Girl with Three Birthdays, Patti Eddington shares her adoption story, revealing that she accepted her older half-sister's account that a social worker facilitated her adoption from her biological mother, Lois. However, an aunt later contradicted this, stating Lois had handed Patti...

The Magic: Empowered by JA Gandulla introduces the reader to Paul, who has found a ‘worry rock.' Not thinking much about it at first, he soon realizes it is a conduit to powerful magic, facilitating his transformations into an owl, a bear, and an octopus,...

Jaime Reyes shares his stories and others about auto resuscitation in his book, The Lazarus Syndrome. From infancy to older age, Reyes experienced the phenomenon many times during his life. He details the incidents and discusses other, similar situations where those thought to have died...

The Glesga Skanks by Caroline Donnelly is a gritty, urban fantasy set in the tough streets of Glasgow, where the city’s underworld is ruled by fear and violence. The story centers around Pa Docherty, a notorious Glasgow kingpin, and the explosive conflict that arises when...

In The Worth of a Ruby by Lya Badgley, chef Mallory Jones lands in Rangoon with hopes of opening a restaurant, hiring a local named Cho Cho as her assistant. Geoffrey, an expatriate with ulterior motives, offers assistance with Mallory’s project. In Paris, Thierry Aubert...

The Rubber Room: Volume 2 by Ivan Bosanko continues the emotional journey of KateLynn "Katey" McCray and Jerry Landis against the backdrop of the 1950s. The narrative is rich in detail, effectively capturing the complex intertwining of personal and social issues during a tumultuous era...

The Solomon Scandals by David H. Rothman is a suspense novel that dives deep into the murky waters of Washington’s political and real estate scenes. This edition breathes new life into a story inspired by a now-forgotten historical event: a deadly high-rise collapse in Northern...

Being self-taught allows us to learn at our own pace and have control over the information we get. However, it is necessary to have a strategy and the right tools. Gary Dean Petersen helps us find our learning style in The Self-Education Manual. He begins...

Barbara A. Luker's The Right One is a spellbinding romantic tale with a tasteful mix of dramatic and suspenseful twists. Though leaving Minnesota and starting in a new place feels challenging for Andrea Taylor, she is lucky to have friends around, including her former roommate...

The Door to Trilesk is a work of fiction penned by author Shannon Holly in the fantasy, adventure, and action genres. Readers are invited to enjoy a thrilling fantasy novel that follows protagonist Kate on a journey of self-discovery and adventure. Kate finds herself drawn...

Alan Edward Birch's The Harrison Frigate is a historical fiction novel set in 1800, when piracy was prevalent in the Mediterranean, and the government struggled to protect its ships and trade routes. The story follows the Harrison family, particularly Henry and his son Tim, as...

The Invisible Red String by Peter Berlin and Ann Zachariah invites readers into a world where the ancient concept of an invisible red string intricately weaves love, fate, and healing together. This metaphorical bond connects people across time and space. The novel is uplifting and...

In The Forgotten Man: A Q.C. Davis Mystery, a crime thriller by Lisa M. Lilly, lawyer Quille C. Davis's sister vanished forty years ago, and her body was discovered in a grave with that of Vanessa Kev. Vanessa's kidnapping and murder occurred when she was...

Ryan and Alexa, two high school juniors from a small town called Lendinbrisk, Maine, had perfectly normal lives until the town’s Snowflake ball was fast approaching. It all starts with Ryan having lucid dreams in which he sees a strange girl. It gets even stranger...

The Chambered Nautilus by Laura Segal Stegman is a fun middle-school adventure that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. For the past three years, best friends Darby, Justin, and Naz have reconnected each summer at Camp Inch where they discovered some amazing...

Few success stories read like this one. From a shaky start in life as a member of a biker gang that was rough company and had brushes with the law, Dale Arenson turned his life around to follow his passion for aviation. The Lucky One:...