Small Talk with Myself by L.B. Lewis is a short non-fiction memoir that brings us into the world of one woman living on her own in isolation during the pandemic. Lewis transports the reader into the San Francisco Bay area, showing us the corner of...

Those Darn Stripes is a work of non-fiction in the memoir genre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by Tyrel Nelson. The book is a reflection on the author’s life during a period of intense turbulence and change, in which...

Confessions of a Janissary by Nicholas Downing is an absorbing, compelling work of Christian historical fiction. This engrossing story is set in the early Ottoman Empire, in the latter part of the 14th century. Christian boys are taken from their families by the Sultan and...

An enterprising journalist stumbles onto a plot involving multiple countries that threaten to catapult South Africa into war in the stunning historical novel The Rand Conspiracy by Richard Westover. After a ten-year absence, journalist Peter Leroux returns to his childhood home of Johannesburg when his...

Logan would have loved it if Lilly could talk; however, being a doll, she obviously can’t. That is until the day he unearths a strange watch from the attic that makes his toys come to life. A toy pirate insists that Logan, the powerful wielder...

Light Chaser by Zahra Omar Shansab is the story of Pari, a vibrant thirteen-year-old in Afghanistan who loved education. Pari loved to read and lived in her fantasy world most of the time. She lost her father to landmines during the war, and her school...

To the Grave is the first book in a new young adult fantasy by G.S. Hollaway. Lady Evangeline understands her role as heir to her father’s position, but something just feels suspicious about her mother’s death and her father’s new marriage. Upon discovering a hidden...

L.O.V.E.: Lessons On Virtually Everything by Amber Whitted is the fourth volume of the poet's A Collection of Words and Thoughts series. The titular acronym is the perfect descriptor of both the size, strength, and theme of the work itself. Whitted has organized her original...

When an attorney's aunt unexpectedly dies, she discovers her aunt's life was more complex than she realized in the legal mystery, The Advocate's Labyrinth: The Advocate Series Book 12 by Teresa Burrell. When attorney Sabre Brown's Aunt Goldie dies from a heart attack, she becomes...

Kraken Crew by Dan Malster is a children's fantasy picture book for young readers who are up for a tale far different than the standard bedtime story. The book begins with an introduction to a ship full of marauding anti-heroes who, by appearance, are all...

Flashing Dark is a work of fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It was intended for the general reading audience and was penned by author Bobbie Falin. In this emotionally charged and character-led drama, we meet Vivi Zant, who experienced unimaginable...

To say that The Truth Effect (Rising World) by Anne Mortensen deserves to be the dystopian novel of the year would not be an overstatement - the premise of this near-future science fiction thriller is as close to happening in the same way the Doomsday...

Wickergate by David M Cameron is set in 1994 and tells the story of brave ten-year-old Ashley Goodchild, a mischievous boy who attends Wickergate Primary in Covenfield. Ashley is constantly in trouble for pulling pranks on the teachers – Mr. Foggett (Foggy), Miss Kim Fielding...

The Moonchild by David Cameron is an adventure story that takes the reader to faraway lands and ignites their imagination on every page. Peter Calender is born into a special family and tasked with putting to rights that which was marred long before he was...

Growing up in the country pre-World War II was difficult for Helen. With few of the amenities the young people in town enjoyed – like running water – Helen was constantly self-conscious and a target for teasing because she wasn’t as clean as the others...

The Way of the River: Kellandale Wood (Book One) by Shan L. Spyker is surefooted in its message with a plot that will endear itself not only to young readers but to adults as well. Siblings Elinora Wolton, 15, and her younger sister, Tillie, 14,...

The Labyrinth of My Life by Kay Alahakoon is a slice-of-life romance novel set in Sri Lanka that follows the story of Sakunthala (Saku), a young university lecturer trapped between modern ideologies and her traditionally conservative family. Saku's humdrum life takes an unexpected turn with...

Captured by the Woods: Book Three of the Mallox Series, by Lisa Burkett, is a gripping story of facing your fears and being brave enough to live the life you deserve. A drug dealer wants the main character Scarlett Baker dead, so she seeks refuge...

Unveiling the Scars: Book Four of the Mallox Series by Lisa Burkett is a compelling, character-driven novel about conquering trauma and finding personal freedom. Rowan McCallister runs from an abusive boyfriend and seeks safety in her hometown of Parkfield, Maine. She had to abandon good...

The Knowledge Seeker: A YA Dystopian Novel by Rae Knightly is an epic adventure tale in a dystopian setting, 600 years in the future. Past civilizations of the ‘Enlightened People’ have disappeared in a total collapse caused by climate change and all-out wars. What remains...