Giving up pacifiers can be a difficult obstacle for many toddlers to overcome. Fortunately, Lindsey Coker Harris introduces us to a superhero that can help with this transition in her illustrated children’s book, Milo the Pacifier Hero. Complete with a cape and mask, Milo travels...

Teenagers Zach, Wilkie, and Jeff indulge in a late-night fishing excursion in the Utah desert. The boys meet a girl named Liza and spot UFO activity in the distance. The scene cuts to them waking up in a cave hundreds of miles away from civilization,...

“The pain is just the start of the healing process.” Immune Heroes is a children’s story by Namita Gandhi. While biking with his sister, Nimi, Mayu fell off his bicycle and scraped his knee. Nimi comforts him. The Army of Protectors led by Captain T,...

I Was a Hero Once by Peter P. Mahoney is a moving memoir that chronicles the extraordinary life of an ordinary man thrust into tumultuous and transformative circumstances. Mahoney's journey begins in 1968 when he leaves behind his suburban life to enlist in the army,...

The Night I Became a Hero is the first children’s book in the Story Keeping series, written and illustrated by A.R. Marshall. Whilst visiting with his grandfather one summer, Riles and his siblings, Sissie and Finn, are tucked into bed before being read a bedtime...

Sammy, born the day before Easter in 1985, lived with his mother and brother Gene in a small town in Kansas. He lived the normal life of a little boy – riding his big wheels, playing with trucks, and running in the backyard. He loved...

The Unborn Hero of Dragon Village by Ronesa Aveela is a fantasy adventure for middle-grade readers that involves dragons and many other types of magical creatures. The story centers around a twelve-year-old boy named Theo who stumbles into a world where an evil dragon named...

Dargo, Eco Hero! by Karina McRoberts tells the fascinating story of Dargo, who works at Fischer and Co. Express Marketing Solutions and Event Management. Dargo is a delightful young man who some may consider a bit of a weird, geeky type of guy. Jake is...

Sunshine Over Hero by J. Steven Lamperti, the fifth installment in the Tales of Liamec, is for young adult fans of fantasy, adventure, and romance. Strange things happen in the town of Hero. Young girls go missing and return after some time with suspicious marks...

God Knows No Heroes by Norman Shabel is a gripping, murder mystery/courtroom drama that will appeal to all aficionados of crime or true crime stories. Set in tiny Summit County, disgraced former prosecutor Joshua Ryan is hired to defend a well-respected and loved local rabbi,...

Set in New Orleans, Vanessa MacLellan's Reluctant Hero tells the story of a unique group of people called 'the Seeded.' They are people gifted with extraordinary supernatural abilities. Among them is Nekoka, a highly intelligent, multi-talented, and carefree cat girl. When her friends decide to...

Russell J Fellows' Children of the Ancient Heroes brings readers into a world full of mystery, magic, and family bonds. The main characters are siblings Tirza and Eli Nesbit who both love adventure. This leads them to an abandoned and mysterious Victorian house in their...

Max is a very clever mockingbird. Like all mockingbirds, Max mimics sounds. He loves being in the city with many sounds to mimic. In Brandee Huddleston’s Holiday Hero: Max the Mockingbird, Max is saturated with city noise, from hockey pucks skittering across the ice to...

World War II was a pivotal event in the previous century's history. It was a war contested on a broad front between multiple adversaries. For the Allies, it was fought by soldiers from diverse backgrounds in the cause of freedom from tyranny. It is fitting...

In Imaginary Heroes by Michael Seidelman, twelve-year-old Matthew’s world is shaped by the challenges of Tourette Syndrome, leaving him isolated and targeted by relentless bullies. He is different and often struggles with loneliness. To escape the painful experience of being alone and bullied, he takes...

In Her First Hero by Leon Harris, the author meets Aisha, who works in a restaurant. Their connection is instant, and as time passes, they grow very close despite their age difference. Aisha gets pregnant, but the happiness doesn’t last long. Leon discovers Aisha has...

In Holly’s Hero: Cascade Springs, TX Book 1, Dania Voss introduces readers to Holly Caldwell, a beautiful blonde who is generous and giving; unfortunately, she’s built a wall around her heart. After watching the disaster of her parents' marriage, she’s convinced that love is a...

Unconventional Heroes: Stories of Inspiration, Humor and Misadventure is a collection of fourteen short stories by Don Lehmkuhl. Most of them are set in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio, and they comically and tragically portray what the author refers to as “redneck America,” mostly in...

Rhonda Hero has written a poignant collection of poems in which she bares her soul and grows to a personal awakening. In "She Has Awaken" the reader will be taken from severe instances of childhood abuse to a gradual understanding that life can still be...

Firing of the Crucible by Michael Eves Shaffer is a science fiction story that certainly entertains. The starship Vangart is laboriously traversing the universe to a planet where an experiment was conducted more than two thousand years ago, but eventually terminated and sealed away. The...