Women in eighteenth-century Paris were subjected to a level of discrimination we’d never accept in the twenty-first century. Adelaide Labille-Guiard was no exception. She married young, but her passion wasn’t her husband; it was rather her painting. This created a volatile relationship, one that she...

Magic is just something for which you have not found a rational explanation. At least that is the motto of Calec of the Woods, the main character in R.M. Schultz's Knights, Necromancers, and Murder. A shadow lurks in Red Pike’s Landing, a town where a...

Breaking Free from the Ego: A Course in Finding and Freeing Yourself by Trina Carroll-Houk should not be read as one would typically read a novel. Take your time and pace yourself, using the learning opportunities to practice and contemplate. It provides time to reflect...

Finley Greene had worked hard for this day. In Even Better Than the Real Thing: A Romantic Comedy by Melanie Summers, Finley has an interview with Dr. Daniella Beauchamp, who is the most sought-after advisor at England’s Carlyle Institute of Art. It’s a guarantee that...

To read a novel by Thomas Holland is to come away impressed by so many things that it's almost hard to know where to start. Was it the plot of Grind Slowly, Grind Small that kept me turning the pages long into the night? Was...

Grim, dark, and emotional, The Orientation of Dylan Woodger: A Central New York Crime Story by Chiuba Obele is an immersive mystery tale from start to finish. Told from the point of view of the protagonist, Dylan Woodger, he immediately reveals in the first chapter...

Writ Reveal: A Clayton Haley Novel by Ethan T. Burroughs is the second installment in a series. It is an action-packed historical work set in the Middle East. Clayton Haley is back as a United States foreign service officer assigned to the embassy in...

Liam is a hotshot wildfire fighter with an injury that has caused his career to end a little earlier than expected. Missing the camaraderie with his fellow firefighters, his thoughts turn to his brother who died when he was young. He receives a call informing...

In Drew Davis' Murder On The Bayou: A Tom Hill Novel, the central figure Tom Hill is a man with distinctly different sides. A prominent mob boss doing his best to keep his territory working smoothly under his benevolent control on one hand, and on...

Cats' Eye View of Being Green: A Rhyming Book about Sustainable Living is the story of a group of cats who come together to talk. They are concerned that people are now polluting the environment. The problem is that many people do not realize the...

The heart-warming and valuable children’s book GG Forgot My Name: A Family Adjusting to Alzheimer's by Cynthia Hughes teaches children how to care for family members living with Alzheimer’s disease. Everly’s great-grandma always made her and her family feel cared for and happy. They did...

Why do broken hearts make a promise to never go back to what caused the break, only to discover afterward that they still love the person much more? Is it their weakness, or does love possess a power that is insurmountable? The Memory of Us,...

Sky Foil by Gerry Burke is a story of terrorist attacks planned for America. The story starts with a body falling from the sky. When a plane wreck follows after this body into the Atlantic Ocean, the best agents are alerted to find the source...

Jake loves wandering through the woods. He growls at everything and everyone – in a friendly sort of way, of course. He enjoys meeting all of nature’s wonderful creatures and he’s made friends with many of them, especially Neet the squirrel. While Jake dashed through...

Potion, a contemporary retelling of a classic fairy tale, by Dorlana Vann tells the story of one teenager who is finally given the chance to fit in. Melrose has accepted that she is not pretty or popular, but three new girls at school seem interested...

Writer's Block: A Book of Shitty Poems by O. Persaud is indeed an anthology of shitty poems to the core—literally. In 74 pages, this little volume pays tribute to that human necessity that requires our tryst with the john. This anthology is the product of...

The Little Blue Rocket Ship: A Story About Postpartum Depression by Jessica Wendi Abel is a children's picture book. Having a new baby in your household can be an exciting time, but not every day is as perfect as the rest for some of the...

Seeing Glory: A Novel of Family Strife, Faith, and the American Civil War by Bruce Gardner is the towering story of a family caught up in the clash between two vastly different ideologies, concerning the role of slaves in American society before the American Civil...

Carmen Futuri: A Song of Future Love and Sorrow is a work of fiction in the science fiction and adventure subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Lev Shtyn. Set in the futuristic Star City – an advanced...

In every police officer's career, lines must sometimes be crossed; lines that blur the definitions of good or bad, legal or illegal. It's finding one's way back that's the hard part. Payden Beck and his partner Bryan Verrill's first big case ends badly in court,...