Marie Jeanette Delaney leaves her life on a Derbyshire farm and follows François Deschamps to Paris, where he becomes her husband. But life in Paris is worse than anything she could have imagined, and when her controlling husband starts abusing her, she finds comfort in...

The Unhappy Quokka by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a fun kids’ story about an animal that lives in the land of kangaroos and koalas. The quokkas live on an island, and they are the happiest animals in the world. People come from all over to...

The Uninvited Guest by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a great learning tool for younger readers. Mrs. Bardot is having a party at her house in Barkanubia, and all her guests are dressed in their finery, enjoying the delicious food. Suddenly, an uninvited guest appears through...

There is absolutely no sugar-coating in The Book of Common Sense, and honestly, that is exactly why it works. It’s clear from the start that Daniel Hart’s intention isn't to give you a fluffy "pat on the back." Instead, this is a direct, unapologetic manual...

The Resistance Suite: Stories that Refuse to be Silenced by Gene Scott is a dark, highly-charged, and deeply spiritual collection of linked stories that examines how ordinary people can make a difference in a world designed to suppress and oppose them. These stories examine both...

Daniel MacLeod’s The Ultimate Preparedness Framework is a refreshing guide for families who want to be ready for the unexpected without blowing their budget on a mountain of survival gear. He walks you through a logical system: studying your local geography, identifying actual risks like...

In The Sound of Breaking Ice by Lee Richie, there was a siege at Lily Field Elementary. Special Agent Raymond Waring of the Federal Bureau of Investigation went back in alone in an attempt to save some of the hostages. The second time Ray came...

Paolo G. Grossi’s The Kaminsky Symphony is a riveting and compelling novel that begins in 1913, in Italy, and continues through the political upheavals in Russia in 1917, and briefly through WWI. The principal character is Maestro Carlo Alberto Mandelli, Count of Castagnino, Milan. In...

The Hidden Room: A Secret Seekers Mystery by Caren Cantrell is an engaging tale that captures the spirit of adventure and friendship. The story follows Riley and Ava, two curious, determined young girls living in the historic Veil Crest Manor Apartments. When a storm derails...

Limiting screen time for children has become a parenting nightmare for many. Arguments, frustration, and hopelessness are the norm in many parents’ daily lives. The Screen Switch by Anna Wells is designed with these parents' needs in mind. Finally, the antidote for the screen epidemic...

The Tin Merchant’s Riddle by Steve Reinhart combines historical intrigue, religious exploration, and mystery into a compelling narrative. Set against England’s rich historical backdrop, the story follows detectives, scholars, and religious figures as they pursue a potentially world-changing manuscript: the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea....

The Trafficker by Mirela Kanini follows Mia, a successful New York immigration attorney whose career depends on absolute disclosure. She agrees to represent Alen, a wealthy Albanian client with a guarded past. Their meetings begin as routine consultations focused on paperwork, fees, and disclosure, but...

In The Glass Marble, by Ozzie Logozzo, haunted by ghosts from her past, Police Detective Francesca Bruno must reconcile with tragedy and the knowledge that she is part of a system that failed. Life quickly spins out of control for Detective Bruno when New York...

Dr. Derrick Perdue doesn't pull any punches in The Instructional Coaching Effect: How Coaching Builds Confident and Committed Teachers. He looks straight at the "revolving door" of modern education and asks what it actually takes to keep teachers in their classrooms. Instead of relying solely...

The Willing by Marivan S narrates the story of Maryan, a woman who has faced a difficult life from the moment of her birth. Maryan grew up in a dysfunctional family where abuse was the order of the day. She was also born into a...

The Color of Our Names by Mahitab Mahmoud follows the lives of four characters trying to navigate identity, faith, and secrecy between Egypt and the United States. Fareed, a 34-year-old man still living with his conservative family in Alexandria, finds fragile moments of freedom at...

In The Lines Between, Danielle M. Wong tells a suspenseful Hollywood story through Stevie Young, a personal assistant scraping by, and Lana Lim, a movie star, revealing the tricky, sometimes dark world behind fame. Stevie, weighed down by debt and desperation, lands a job with...

The Battle for America’s Soul by Darren Grant Nauert is a sweeping, impassioned examination of American identity through the lenses of faith, politics, and culture. Framed as both a warning and a call to awareness, the book traces what the author describes as a long...

Three young rebellious artists established the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in London in 1848. Their names were Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt. They rejected the rigidity of the Royal Academy's standards, which were rooted in the Italian High Renaissance. Rossetti, Millais, and...

Have individuals been manipulated into accepting a subservient role in society? The Tightrope Walker by Sasan Habibvand describes this phenomenon as fundamental humiliation, in which we are dehumanized, stripped of our true worth, and then exploited. In this exploration of that theme, philosophy teacher Shabe...