The Wonder Effect: An Adventurous Guide for Igniting Your Passions and Pursuing Your Calling by Adam Haston explores the importance of independent thinking, evidence-based decision-making, and critical self-reflection while growing personally. Haston discusses Michael Burry’s prediction of the 2008 housing crash, the value of rejecting...

In Judith Works' The Measure of Life, Nicole Carlisle, a young wife and mother, is married to Martin, a much older, career-driven man. She leaves her life in Seattle to live with him in Rome, where they both endure a loveless marriage. Desperately in need...

“Despite the difference in class, death is life’s great equalizer. Every man must face it.” However, as T.S. Maynard's novel The Legend of Titus illustrates, it is often easier to confront our own demise than to see the people we love cut down. The story...

Set between Cincinnati and the islands of the Bahamas, E. A. Coe has produced a feast of exotic scenery mixed with an intriguing murder and espionage mystery. Teddy Jay was once on the wrong side of wrong, crossing over in his distant past and settling...

The End of Meaning: Cultural Change in America since 1945 by William A. Sikes is a tour de force in the breadth of American culture covered in his commentary, from religion and philosophy to literature and poetry, music and movies, letters and the internet, romance...

Tamera Lawrence's The Slither Queen is a dark fantasy narrative that centers on Rachel Garth, an 18-year-old girl with the supernatural ability to transform into a serpent. Her life is anything but uneventful and predictable. Already, Rachel has discovered love, struggles to control her shapeshifting...

Do you feel you've not lived up to what you've got to offer to the world? Drawing from her over 25 years of experience as a drug counselor, psychotherapist, and Buddhist meditation teacher, Tara Springett introduces the nine stages of consciousness to help readers realize...

The Mood Swing is a heartwarming children's picture book written by B.R. Duray, with illustrations by Momes. It follows Peter, a young boy who once had a magical experience on a swing tied to a tree atop a hill. As the seasons change, Peter returns...

Hispanic culture, in general, has a firm, established view on the ideal male machismo and the female marianismo. In Machismo and Marianismo Tango, Dr. David Sequeira takes a deep dive into how these two ideals often clash and contrast, leading to violence and abuse of...

The Duchess Takes a Lover by Jillian Eaton commences with a delicious rumor that Mara Buxton, the Duchess of Southwick, plans to attend London for the season and find a paramour to amuse her. The rumor quickly spreads until it reaches the ears of her...

The Stoic Fable Book by Phil Van Treuren is a collection of inspiring tales that impart profound lessons about life. The stories revolve around Stoic principles, exploring themes such as resilience, contentment, gratitude, and the importance of perspective. One tale features a fox who believes...

The Stress Is Gone Method: Break Free from Trauma, Emotional Pain, and Anxiety to Reclaim Your Destiny by Brett Cotter is a workbook that provides techniques for managing stress, anxiety, and trauma. Through the author’s Stress Stopper Breathwork, as well as other effective methods like...

Depression is the leading cause of suicide in the world today. Many people secretly deal with it and find it difficult to open up due to fear of being judged or misunderstood. Brett Cotter uses his experience as a trauma recovery expert to help people who...

In Bob Seay's The Bookseller’s Son, set against the backdrop of the conservative South during the 1970s, Jeremiah Malone grapples with the complexities of identity, family legacy, and freedom of expression. As the son of bookstore owners George and Tammy Malone, who moved from California...

The J.O.A.T. Life Lessons From a Jill of All Trades by Kristin Massey is a self-help memoir that follows Massey's journey across multiple fields, leaning into the importance of adaptability and combining skillsets, referred to as “Skill-stitching.” She talks about her time in music, from...

The Very Last War, a political thriller bestseller by W.H. Hawthorne, is far from my usual reading genres. However, the superb narration by Nathan Moore drew me into the story with his first words about Jake O’Connor, a 13-year-old boy living in Alaska who would...

The Serial Killer’s Game by Jimmy Ray Conner is intense, chilling, and impossible to put down. Holly Webb, the first female detective in the San Francisco Police Department, is transferred to another department after a tragic loss. However, it’s not long before she returns to...

The Accidental Proposal by Y. M. Nelson is a heartfelt, slow-burn romance that explores what happens when love challenges long-standing friendships and unearths uncomfortable truths. Jason Reed is ready to build a future with Fortune Edwards, until her introduction to his tight-knit college crew ignites...

The Boxer by Ozzie Logozzo is a captivating story that follows Paul Carrington, a young man who loses everything after his town shuns him for a crime he was forced into. Although he is found innocent in court, Paul feels the weight of the community's...

The Dungeon of Peril Mystery is yet another enthralling installment in the Case Twins Adventures series by Dorian Rockwood. Impressed by his artistic talents, Mrs. Margaret Maitland commissions Dan Case to paint a portrait of her beloved pet dogs, Marcus and Brutus. Dan begins his...