Jenifer Majerus brings us an absorbing fantasy in Blessed. At the age of ten Gwendolyn Wood was blessed by the forbidden goddess of Chaos, Variel. Abandoned by her family, she had no one to turn to. At fourteen she burned down the Temple of Solreth...

Dodging Cupcakes by Laura Pashley is the story of a seventh-grade girl, Mindy, who moves from Chicago to a small town, Oglesby, with her father. In Chicago, she was a student at a private school, but in Oglesby, she joined a school that was once...

Along Came Spider: The Making of a Superhero by Michele L. Sayre takes readers on the journey of an ordinary elementary school boy named Alexander (Spider Monroe) who turns into a superhero. The story starts to unfold with Spider facing many external and personal challenges...

Christine finds herself in the middle of the twin sisters' family drama, which takes a dangerous turn. Leta struggles to distinguish a dream from a horrifying reality after arriving in the uncharted town. Sara learns the hard way that we should not make a wish...

The Blue Prussian is a sleuth mystery thriller by Eve Penrose. Blake O'Brien is a highly successful executive working for a green energy company. Recently divorced from her toxic ex-husband, Milton Oxley, Blake's life turns upside down when she discovers that she has been slowly...

All Money Ain’t Good Money by Tracey Lampley is book one of the Jinx Curry Mystery series. An amateur private investigator, Jinx Curry spends her days spying on and photographing cheating partners. Capricorn Hayes, Jinx's boss and love interest, assigns her the case of Elena,...

Before You Met Me by Agatha Sicil is a deeply personal and poignant exploration of trauma, family dynamics, and the journey toward healing. Through confessional poetry and prose, Agatha shares her tumultuous experiences, including her search for her missing brother, strained relationships with her father,...

The Lost Portal, the second book in The Mirror Realm Series by Lenore Borja, is a young adult fantasy novel that follows Hadley Caldwell, a former demon hunter, as she embarks on a quest to find the legendary Portal of Osiris. Tasked by ancient gods...

The Timepiece Paradox by Kevin D Miller is book two in the Timepiece Series. In the first installment, Bodhi McMullin receives a timepiece from his dying grandmother, who reveals his true lineage and claims the watch allows time travel, claims Bodhi soon confirms as true....

Unfortunately, we live in a world of pain and suffering. Children should never be the victims of intentional and malicious attacks that can harm them for life. In Cam Creates a Hero by Dagmara Sitek, we meet Cam, who lives in a foster home with...

Crossing Borders is an exciting journey into the origins of a life that veers off the conventional path into a world of adventure, risk, and, quite literally, border-crossing. James M. Goodrich takes readers on a wild ride, recounting his early years in the 1960s smuggling...

“Poverty was one thing; a catastrophe was another,” and there is plenty of both in the novel Below by Alaric Cabiling. Young 12-year-old Luzvimindo Arnaiz (Min) scavenges through the polluted wastelands of Tondo, Manila, trying to earn some extra cash for his poverty-stricken family. He...

Poet and author Jo Taylor has a rare gift, brilliantly displayed in Postcards, her collection of poems and short stories. Equally adept at free verse, rhyming, and metered poetic forms, and the short story, Taylor moves seamlessly from one to the next in adroit and...

Lake of Clouds by A.B. Ruiz is a young adult fantasy novel centered on Galia, a determined orphan who dreams of reaching the fabled City above the Lake of Clouds. Despite being dismissed by adults and tormented by a local bully, Galia believes she has...

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong, you didn’t fit in because you were different than everyone else? Perhaps you wanted to be the same as everyone else, instead of the unique you that you are. In Kyle William Norton’s The Small, the Tall,...

Is it possible to be whole again after experiencing a traumatic event? Alexis Faere considers this question in her memoir documenting her journey to recovery after being kidnapped and sexually assaulted in Invisible Wounds: An Inside Story. Having faced this immense challenge, she wants to...

No Place for a Woman by Debra Maria Flint explores the misuse of power within the Catholic Church, addressing various forms of abuse including physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual. Flint examines the historical marginalization of women in Christianity, looking at Mary Magdalene's diminished role and...

Mei-Mei: Flying With Flair is a heartwarming children’s picture book written and illustrated by Jaybie D. and it follows Mei-Mei, a young fairy who comes from a long line of magnificent flying creatures. She loves to fly and wishes to continue her family's legacy. Unfortunately,...

The Hat Diaries: Discover the Portal by Nadine Haruni is the second book in the Hat Diaries series. Ryan Rigbee and Shadow are back with new adventures, with bullfighting in Spain, space in 1969, the Eiffel Tower, and much more. His mentor Merlo introduces Ryan...

How We Heal from Painful Childhoods by Ernest Ellender outlines a comprehensive method for healing from the trauma of youth by focusing on relationship skills, self-care, and community engagement. Ellender speaks about goal-setting to manage thoughts and emotions, highlights the role of the autonomic nervous...