She Inspired: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from Around the World by Darlene Batrowny begins with an account of a mother tasked with raising children as a newly-divorced single parent. She teaches her children how important it is to maintain family relationships with loved ones,...

Katie L. Mary’s dystopian novel The Golden Cage features Sansera’s system of grading women according to their beauty. The book is divided into three parts with alternating viewpoints from several major characters. In the first section, the six-year-old girls are brought to the institute, which...

In Katie Frey’s Montana Legacy, Nick Hartmann is fighting to keep the family ranch although his sisters would prefer to sell, and his younger brother is indifferent. To add to his problems, Nick discovers that, after the accidental death of his brother and sister-in-law, he...

A visit to the neurologist reveals that Suzanne Marriott's husband, Michael, is suffering from MS. From that moment, Suzanne must come to terms with the reality of being a caregiver and foregoing her plans and expectations about her marriage. By learning psychological and spiritual information...

All those who love short stories about crimes, investigations, and policing will appreciate Martelli, NYPD: A Collection of Excerpts from the Detective Louis Lou Martelli, NYPD, Mystery/Thriller Series by Theodore Jerome Cohen. This is the sixth volume of the series that collects stories dedicated to...

The Still Small Voice, what we could also refer to as a conscience, is such an apt title for a story that revolves around a dying man’s fears for his future after death. Brenda Stanley opens with a scene by a high cliff at a...

The Accidental Mayor by Ed Eng is a collection of bitter-sweet memories about a Chinese immigrant and his family. It starts in Hong Kong, where he lives with his grandma, parents, and siblings, and ends in America. His journey is tough and filled with tribulations....

The Yellow Rose: A Novel of the Texas Revolution, co-authored by Carl R. Brush and Bob Stewart, is an engrossing historical work that captures the spirit and essence of one of the most significant events in the history of Texas. This well-researched and vividly detailed...

A whimsical and delightful story with practical lessons for all readers, Rowan and the Road to Yet! A Growth Mindset Fairy Tale by Courtney Gonzales follows the story of a girl who learns how to overcome doubt and celebrate the steps she experiences before achieving...

Grumpy Lost and Found in Naples is an educational children's book by Susan Marie Chapman, with illustrations by Natalia Loseva, and is the second installment in the Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure series. The story follows the adventures of Grumpy the iguana and...

Several children are waiting to be adopted and are currently in the foster care system or living with families where a parent is unable to fully care for them. The beautiful picture book, Cousins by Adoption, written by Holly Marlow with colorful illustrations by Zoe...

How to Make Your Sock Talk by Jimmy Vee is a humorous, step-by-step guide to the exciting art of ventriloquism. This non-fiction book is for children from four years of age and up. It shows young readers how to create a funny puppet character with...

For as long as Bonita could remember, life on Captain William Richardson’s hacienda Sausalito, Yerba Buena, had been good. However, it suddenly became rocky after Captain Richardson’s sister Hannah committed suicide. First Bonita realized that she was not the captain’s niece as she had been...

The revised and updated edition of Electra: A Gender Sensitive Study of Plays Based on the Myth: Final Edition plays into an integral part of Western civilization; Electra'sinfluence on popular culture is highly regarded. Electra is one of the recurring myths in Western society in...

Christine Rose's One Reason to Live: A Memoir About Surviving Trauma is a powerful and inspiring story of resilience and healing. Rose's life is shattered by a traumatic brain injury that changes her husband's personality, leaving her alone to pick up the pieces. Already dealing...

First Contact Last Resort by Singularitive Ranch is set in 2033 and tells the story of a Computational Astrophysics Professor, Amelita Bloom, aka Lita, and the consequences an accidental discovery has had on her and her colleagues. The discovery could have a profound impact on...

This week I’ve been diving into Dr. Tim Riordan’s devotional journal New Every Morning, which takes us on a 31-day plan to explore the meaning of God’s love and the places in our lives where we can see it daily. Grounding the teachings of the...

Unexpected Love by David Allen Edmonds is a Benton Center Romance story. Benton Center is a small town where everybody loves knowing everyone else’s business. Maggie and Brent are in love, and the townspeople enjoy nothing more than gossiping about them. But they are fed...

Named after the wind because of her unusual frame and the butt of cruel jokes from the other fairies in her Fae community, Aella cannot fathom why she has no sparkle even when others have theirs. As she grows bigger the taunts become worse until...

Angel Baby is the second book in the Raegan O'Rourke Mysteries by Brenda Lyne. Raegan rushes to Ainsley Manor, hoping to save her father Liam O'Rourke from dying at the hands of the Faust family. Edison and Morgan Faust were desperate to get their hands...