Abbey’s Hope Family is written by Lisette Varela and illustrated by Blueberry Illustrations. This is an excellent book for children facing obstacles in life. The book conveys a very optimistic message to parents, teachers, and children that if you need help you will always find...

Operation: Running Brook by Alex A. Jameson is the first in a series of military-type stories titled The Sam Barrett Ops. Sam is short for Samantha, and in Running Brook, the tale opens as Sam has lost much of her memory. She wakes up in...

Leader, Not a Boss: Start Leading Today by Benjamin Babic is a guide for new managers. As the title implies, the author writes that managers should not be the traditional “I’ll tell you what to do and you do it” type but should be leaders...

The Story of Briar: Coming of Age in Rural East Texas by Ian Griffin is a heart-warming look at a struggling family in the first half of the twentieth century. When Russell and his fiancee, Cheyenne return to East Texas to attend his grandfather Roy’s...

Jud (Ever the Night Road Book 2) by Michael Breen opens where Book 1 ends, with the main protagonist Dagny spending her time in the Under Road as she waits for the gateway to Jud to open. Her main task was to find and save...

Eclipse of the Eternal: The Odyssey of Valerian Kross is a work of fiction in the dark fantasy, paranormal romance, and historical drama subgenres. It is best suited to mature adult readers owing to explicit scenes of sex and violence, as well as the use...

Trigger the Wonder Horse: Memoir of A Spiritual Warrior is a work of non-fiction in the spiritual memoir, animals, and inspirational writing subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult and young adult reading audiences. Penned by author Angela Lenhardt, this remarkable memoir chronicles the...

As Sabine texts Sandy on the plane on her way back to Florida, she can only hope that he has survived the events of World Day that have left so much death and destruction. Both Sandy and Sabine were top athletes in baseball and tennis,...

Emigrant Tales of the Platte River Raids: An 1864 Trail Diary Companion is a work of non-fiction in the historical writing, military, and sociocultural subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Janelle Molony, this atmospheric and creative non-fiction...

Beneath Autumn Leaves, by Lizbeth J, opens with Autumn Evans returning to the town she grew up in after a seven-year absence. But she is keeping dark secrets from her family and friends. The author has created a character who is struggling with her self-image,...

In Blood Influence by I.C. Lawrance, people in the Bowl lived in fear and were aware of the rumors that the Tower took away those with Influence and that they were never seen again. The Influence was inherited by blood, and the Tower needed girls...

Nature's Creatures - Wellness Teachers by Annie Yu, with illustrations by Maggie Chen, is a children's storybook that teaches valuable lessons from nature. The story follows Riley, a young boy who is having a bad day at school. Despite trying everything, he cannot seem to...

It is 2195 and the world now consists of large tracts of bare land sparsely riddled with small towns, where only the fittest survive. GreenCorps, a farm products company owned by the McCoy family, has unscrupulously monopolized the food market, making food a rare luxury...

Awoke: The Unseen War by K.T. Conte revolves around the story of Katya Stevens, who discovers a supernatural world that she once thought was only a childhood nightmare. At the age of eighteen, she undergoes a profound transformation, gaining the ability to see the departed....

In the second book in I.C. Lawrance's Blood Influence series, Apostasy, Mortella has been summoned to the Tower, and her fate is to bear a child to provide for the Code. The Bowl, which is under the protection of the Code, was a prison for...

What Gifts Do Mori and Tibo Bring for Us? by Esmeralda Pérez Cortés is a lovely children's picture book about Mori and Tibo. Mori is a young girl living with her father in Cultivàn. Tibo is her pet elephant who has a peculiar walk...

In Owl B. Blue on Valentine’s Day by Rob Sudano, a lonely owl named Owl B. Blue sits in a snowy tree, wishing for a friend. On Valentine's Day, he discovers a pink feather on his head, prompting him to bravely climb the tree against...

Backstage Pass by Harvey Lee is a captivating memoir about the author's remarkable experiences in the worlds of business and music. From a school leaver to a music manager, Harvey's story is an intriguing mix of challenges, wins, losses, and humor. He was the type...

Time's Orphan by Hayley Chow is a YA fantasy that tells the story of Emara, who lives in Okarria, a land destroyed by war and overrun by cannibals and the undead doing the bidding of the Dead King. A mage and a necromancer have resurrected...

Beautiful, magical mermaids live in the sea with many other creatures. Suzanna Lynn's book, Mermaid Tails, finds a unique and creative way to meld the two. Mermaid Tails can be read on two levels. There is a simple story filled with questions in bold print...