June Bug Gothic is a motley collection of eighteen Southern gothic tales from Robb Grindstaff, ranging from short stories to flash fiction. The first story narrates how the scent of the magnolia tree on summer nights can bring about sweet dreams. In another one, the...

Stealing Freedom by Sylvia Leontaritis is filled with history, romance, and adventure. The story takes place during the buildup to World War II on the Greek island of Kalymnos, which was under an Italian occupying force. Popi, a sixteen-year-old girl, loves her Greek island world...

Tired of trying to live up to his father's high standards unsuccessfully, Jim Lloyd packs up his worldly possessions and heads off to the Malayan island of Penang. He intends to serve under the island's administrator, Captain Francis Light, in a bid to jump-start his...

An Instrument for Florenda by Tomeko Brown and Christopher Smallwood is about a young girl who wants to learn to play the clarinet after the school announces that they are introducing their first band after the summer vacation. The school hired a teacher who had...

Jacquelina could never have imagined herself living anywhere else or far from her father, let alone outside Panamá. Living with her sister Nana and their grandmother in the village, Jacquelina hardly saw her father who worked in the city of Colon. Their mother had left...

The Emerald Princess is a work of fiction in the science fiction and thriller subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author J. D. Richards. The book follows out of work pilot Ann Raymond after she gets hired to...

The Magical Guide to Bliss: Daily Keys to Unlock Your Dreams, Spirit and Inner Bliss by Meg Nocero is a fabulous self-help book. The cover, title, and sub-title immediately caught my eye. It is as much fun and as useful as the title and sub-title...

Surrounded by God’s Blue Sky: Christian Affirmations for Chronic Pain by Susan Montgomery is a book of encouragement and healing. Having suffered from chronic pain since the early ‘70s, I found this book most delightful. The fact that it contains both affirmations and Scripture is...

The Grumpy Caterpillar: A Wise Baby Book by Mark Schustrin is an adorable picture book for young children. One day, a caterpillar is feeling sad about himself. He thinks he is ugly and feels as if people don't like him very much. But the caterpillar...

Project Obedience is the first novel in the Project Series by A. R. Stein. This young adult fantasy follows the life of young Christian Hoyt, who was a ward of the state and lived in foster care all his life. The moment he turned 18,...

Best Years of Your Life by Jen Craven is a women’s novel with realistic characters living relatable lives. Christine and Joss have everything they could wish for. They are in love, married to each other, have great jobs, and have a daughter whom they adore....

Visionaries: A Journey To Table Mountain is a work of fiction in the historical subgenre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by RR Rowley. The book follows a college dropout, Mac McKenna, who is on a spiritual journey through 60s...

Meth Murder & Amazon is a work of non-fiction in the satire and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience and was penned by author G.S. Gerry with narration provided for the audiobook format by Jacob Reece. In a tale...

Pressure To Mutilate by Matthew Uzukwu is the story of a young man from Africa, Osak, who came to study in America and fell in love with a white woman, Ingrid. They married, and after three miscarriages Ingrid finally gave birth to their first child,...

Bloodline Gypsy by Shirley A. Martin is the first volume in the Jook and Gypsies series, following Susannah after her mother and grandparents die, leaving her in the custody of a father she's never met. She thought this would be a fresh start for her,...

Flirting with Darkness: Rage and Bloodthirst Series by T.L. Sturgis follows Amara, a beautiful woman who for the life of her could not pick out a good man even if one was handed to her on a platter. Through a string of complicated relationships and...

Brown Bear and Oofie Present: The Loss of a Loved One by Masami S.C. is a children’s social issues book that would appeal mainly to an audience of parents, guardians, and child caregivers who want a way to help a child understand death and the...

This striking paranormal thriller, A Voice in the Silence by D.L. Finn, follows Drea Burr, a lonely, middle-aged woman who spends her days talking to her deceased husband. One night, she sees a dog watching her at the edge of the forest, and a...

The revolt is in full swing as Lucifer and his rebellious cohorts make one final strategic push for control of the heavenly hosts' defenses. With his intentions to seize it all for himself and with his growing legion of fallen angels, it seems like it...

Filled with conspiracy and espionage, The Locket by Michelle Konde is a spellbinding read for anyone looking for a twisty, suspenseful tale that is deftly plotted and cleverly executed. A locket, a source of tremendous power, has been jealously guarded in the vaults of a...