Dissociation typically refers to a psychological defense that protects the psyche from emotionally overwhelming events. Childhood abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and substance abuse plague American society to the extent that they are the cause of some of the most adverse effects on the health of...

My Fashionable Journey: A Memoir of Determination and Perseverance by Cheryl C.C. McKenzie chronicles the path taken by the author in the pursuit of a career in the fashion industry. McKenzie begins in the latter half of the 20th century with her having been stranded...

The Great Palace: A Byzantine Novel is the second book in the Imperial Passions series by Eileen Stephenson. The imperial court has become a hotbed for conspiracies, betrayal, weak loyalties, and changing times. Isaac I Comnenus took over the throne of the Byzantine Empire and...

Are you tired of living in a bustling city and wish to move to the countryside? Then read Getting Away by Arthur Kundell. This book provides a step-to-step guide for moving to the countryside and integrating into a new community. The author has given solutions...

What is the right way to grieve? What if you are grieving over your twenty-two-year-old niece who died unexpectedly? Are there rules that you have to follow and if you don’t grieve in the proper order, will you ever complete the grieving process? The easy...

Christina Lehmann is at the height of her career; she’s Austria’s leading couturier and her creations are much sought after, even by the invasive Nazi force. It’s Vienna, 1938, and the world she once knew and loved is crumbling all around her. Close friends and...

What a treat to discover a writer who both delights and enlightens you. For me, Jamie Deacon is that writer with this realistic and beautiful story about Ben and Taylor, Forbidden Steps. My delight rests in watching how tastefully Deacon unfolds a story about gay...

Lies, Spies, and the Baker’s Surprise (A Seaside Cove Bed and Breakfast Mystery Book 6) is a delightful and engaging mystery novel by Terry Ambrose which forms a part of a series. In this installment, we see the guest house and its regulars abuzz with...

Moral Fibre is Helena P. Schrader's sequel to Lack of Moral Fibre about Flight Engineer Kit Moran, already a survivor of thirty-six missions, the last being a raid on Berlin that killed his best friend and skipper. He then refuses to fly on his thirty-seventh,...

Shrimply Dead by Maggie Toussaint is the third book in the Seafood Caper Mystery series. River Holloway Merrick is no stranger to homicide so when one of her customers – Jasmine Garr - is murdered, she sets out to investigate Jasmine's death. She steps into...

Lemons in the Garden of Love is a historical drama novel by Ames Sheldon. It's the year 1977. Cassie Lyman -- a Smith College student pursuing a doctorate in women's history -- stumbles upon a painting of a naked woman on a cross, leading her...

When Lionel was born, he discovered he wasn't like the other butterflies. What does this mean? Why did this happen? In a beautifully illustrated children's picture book, Where Are My COLORS? A Colorful Story About Shining Bright in Your Own Skin by Rebecca Porter, you're...

Core Melt is a work of fiction in the science fiction and adventure subgenres and serves as the third installment in the Coruscant series. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author FX Holden. The book follows a machine...

Pignoli the Pig is a children's adventure story by Inga Eissmann Buccella. High above a remote hilltop in Italy resided a happy family of pigs. But without a farm to provide for them, the family had to hunt and forage for themselves. To Mama and...

Has the urge ever struck you to Google yourself because your family hasn’t reached out to you over the last 35 years? Has that result shown your death 35 years ago at your older brother’s hand? After leaving town with her aunt and uncle at...

The Adventures of Big Head Bob and Long Neck Lisa: A Deep Dive into Friendship by David Bradley is an amusing and educational picture book for young children. One day, Long Neck Lisa and Big Head Bob each decide to spend their time scuba diving....

In the small town of Orney, the famous Ramesh Bhatt is directing a movie based on a novel by Charles Harrington. They were close friends when they worked together in Europe and Charles gave Ramesh his first job in movies. A cast member is found...

Paranormal Bonds: A Young Adult Fantasy is the first book in the High Council Witch Chronicles by Julie Catherine. Mae has grown up moving from city to city with her aunt, who finally decides to make the family vacation home their permanent residence. It's not...

The Only Way Out is a dramatic young adult novel by Katie Kuperman that tackles the social issues of high school bullying. Kaitlyn and Rebecca have been best friends and neighbors since they were very young, but they've always gone to different schools. Everything changes...

Lorraine Haas writes about the struggles Margaret “Maggie” Rose Locke faces during World War II in her novel The Scent Of Gardenias: A Strong Woman Overcoming Circumstances Novel. Maggie wants to leave behind her childhood home and oppressive father. One afternoon, Maggie’s younger brother James...