What a Trip: A Novel by Susen Edwards is a well-crafted coming-of-age tale with solid characters and a gripping plot. Character-focused, the story follows Fiona who is going through a turbulent period in her life, still figuring out what is best for her. She is...

It is 12th-century England and the country is ruled by King Henry but always with the support of the barons and lords. Sometimes, though, these powerful men and the odd woman can seek too much power and challenge the Crown. In The Arrangement by Lu...

Two Hearts’ Alliance by Tamara Ferguson is a contemporary romance that follows two captains who form an instant alliance. Captain Christine McKay and Captain Jeremy Northrup meet for the first time in Arizona during training. While observing how Christine deals with the Iraqi soldiers and...

Two Hearts’ Christmas Rescue: Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Book 17 by Tamara Ferguson follows the story of Jake Ryder and Kinley Mathis from Quantico, Virginia, to Crystal Rock, Wisconsin. An erring former military official named Brian Darnell escaped from custody and Jake from the...

“We are in this world to climb life’s mountains...” states Tracy Stopler through her fictional self, Tali, in her unique, based-on-fact novel, The Ropes That Bind. Tali believes that we feel our best “when we overcome obstacles” because in the “middle of life’s difficulties lies...

#SingleSassySexAgenarian by Regina A. Byrom is a light-hearted and humorous depiction of the life of a sexagenarian, someone who is between the ages of 60 and 69. Here Byrom gives her take on everyday experiences, including social distancing and online gatherings amidst Covid-19, dating, her...

Written by Holly DiBella-McCarthy and illustrated by Pradyut Chatterjee, the children's counting book Dilly Duck Plays All Day takes readers on a day in the life of a pond duck named Dilly. Dilly finds herself on the edge of a lake alone and bored, and...

The 5-Time Rejected Gamma and the Lycan King by Stina's Pen is a lengthy paranormal romance that is well worth the read and features compelling characters and a well-articulated conflict. In this novel, the destiny of two phenomenal characters is set on a collision course...

Artist: Awakening the Spirit Within by Jocelyn Jones takes the reader through steps that are designed to reach the artist in each of us. Using stories from her own life and guiding the reader through meditations, Jones trains actors, and those wishing to be artists...

Two More Years is a memoir by EC Stilson that details her journey as she battles cancer and learns to live again. Elisa Stilson was married to Mike and had four kids already when she was diagnosed with stage four melanoma. After many bad diagnoses...

When Maria dies, her friend and protagonist of Gift for the Messenger: An Illuminating Journey by Fireflysue feels the desire to create a private ceremony to honor her. She also realizes that Maria wants her to know that she approves of her intention to go...

If you are a fan of Mario Puzo’s masterpiece The Godfather, you will definitely enjoy Russell Williams’s Under Fire. A great and compelling short story about the Mendez crime family and their drug and arms trafficking underground business and their law enforcement enemies, Special Agent...

Daniel G. Vintner’s book Some Mistakes of Darwin and a Programmer’s Theory of Life provides a much-needed review of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Whether one holds to creationism and a young earth only about six thousand years old, or sides with evolutionary theory and an...

In Obedience, when we meet Emma and the only parents she knows, she calls her father by the odd moniker of “Leader”. Our first question is why? The woman she knows as her mother is the icy Monique. Emma is on constant tenterhooks around...

Louie may have been many things but he certainly was not dumb. Louie was a highly intelligent young boy. However, there was a bully who constantly followed him at school, back home, and everywhere he went. Unlike most bullies, Louie’s bully could not be seen...

Kiboko Projects is an umbrella for several cultural exchange projects that spans the three continents of Africa, Russia, and North America. Since 1999, the organization has developed and expanded its program with Mark Scheflen as the Artistic Director and Jill Raufman as Executive Director....

Septan Phase II: Heaven's Truest Definition by Hisho Gaited is an engaging and thought-provoking sequel in the Septan Phase series. This book continues the journey of Lucas Dionigi, a character who navigates complex existential questions. The story begins with a compelling premise: What if you...

Misfit’s Magic: The Last Halloween is a work of fiction in the fantasy subgenre and serves as the opening installment of the Misfit’s Magic series. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author Fred Gracely. The book follows a young boy...

How to be Happy on Mondays by Bruce McCombs is an intriguingly curious mix of the ordinary and the extraordinary which is what makes it so enjoyable. Whilst on the one hand McCombs traces his life’s journey in an autobiographical style, on the other, he...

When Kate’s loving husband confesses to a sexual encounter he doesn’t even remember happening, Kate and the almost idyllic life she enjoys with her family fall apart. Negative memories of her unenviable childhood and sexual abuse by her brother’s friends keep surfacing in her mind...