That Church Life by Teresa B. Howell follows Missy Jones as she seeks comfort from her calling as a pastor to guide her through the obstacles in her life. When her boyfriend is shot in her church, she struggles to understand her confusion and feelings...

Jenna's Truth by Nadia L King is a well-crafted story centered on a girl’s struggle to reach out, the hurt that results from it, and her journey towards self-awareness, self-acceptance, and redemption. All Jenna ever wanted was to “be noticed at school” and “to be...

Cliff Walking is a contemporary literary fiction novel written by Stephen Russell Payne. Prominent Maine artist, Francis Monroe, had been keeping a daily vigil ever since his wife, Rachael, had disappeared a year earlier while windsurfing in Penobscot Bay. He would blow out the whaler's...

Marriage God's Way: A Biblical Recipe for Healthy, Joyful, Christ-Centered Relationships by Scott LaPierre is a book that encourages developing a marriage according to the Word of God. The book tackles and reveals questions and answers about marriage. The author has skillfully added the proper...

How to Seduce a Queen by Stella Marie Alden is the story of Lady Fay and Nicholas Bruce. Lady Fay is a queen without her true crown, surrounded by rumors and people that just want to control her even though she wants something different out...

Riley is Book Two in The Fox and the Girl series by Frankie Yandow, a moving and entertaining adventure novel for young readers. The three friends - Luza, the Arctic fox, Keira, the fourteen-year-old princess, and their new friend, Riley - must escape from the...

I loved A Cunning Plan by Astrid Arditi. The story follows Sloane Harper who is recently divorced but still madly in love with her scumbag ex-husband. Sloane is approached by an IRS agent named Ethan Cunning, who convinces her to help spy on her ex-husband’s...

Shadows by Angie Martin is a fresh and frightening trek into the world of psychological horror. Via six eerie stories, Martin reflects the turmoil that normal people can feel when things go really wrong—that’s right, normal people. Not the super heroes or the person(s) you...

Cryptic is book two in a compelling series by Erik Dean: Garbageman. It is a gripping story that features humans, supernatural heroes, demons, werewolves, and vampires. Well, when some readers hear about werewolves and vampires, they immediately think about the clichés associated with this genre,...

In the latest novel from Dawn Kopman Whidden, Keeping Hope Alive, hikers find skeletal remains in the woods and Jean and Marty are called to the crime scene. Robert Lyons, the medical examiner, is already there, and his preliminary examination indicates a young female victim,...

Shining Through: From Grief to Gratitude is a non-fiction memoir written by Soraya Saraswati. Saraswati's middle child attempted suicide just a few days short of his eighteenth birthday. Prem was a special child, sensitive, caring and quirky, but he was seriously affected by the trauma...

Seeking Incandescence by Kristen Flood presents a dystopian world controlled by the Seer, where children are programmed and trained to become tools used by the government. Pepper's words at the beginning communicate a tragic sentiment that animates the conflict in the story: “Because we are...

Patches by Kathryn Hodgson is a heartrending story that revolves around Pat, a giant, furry bear who is warm as a bear and kind as an angel. One misty afternoon while collecting berries, Pat trips, leaving purple patches on the snow. Pat tries to see...

It's interesting to select a book and find that you're getting what you expected and a bit more. It was the genre that drew me to What He Didn't See by Jacqueline Simon Gunn. As this book is classified as romance/suspense, I was curious about...

Hidden Magic by Stephany Wallace is filled with romance and magic. Cynwrig is an immortal Druid, living his life to protect his people and keep them hidden. Guilt over the loss of the High Priest has kept him distant, even from his brother. Protecting his...

Nothing Is Predictable by Adalina Mae is the story of a woman who fights her way out of her troubled past, but her past is always there to haunt her. Zara had just been a child when her father accidentally killed himself while he was...

Eli's 1st Winter Carnival by Lisa Bowen is a delightful tale of Elijah, whose friends and family call him Eli. He goes to his very first carnival with his parents and his brother, Isaiah, who had attended once before. Eli loves winter; it is his...

For Tatsuyama, the sport of sumo is all that he wants and all that he knows, but the world out there is changing fast. When he is approached by men who want to turn the sport around and allow betting to begin in earnest, he...

American soldiers are dying in the war against terror, and a domestic terrorist wants them to come back home in Seven by Jerry Johnson. He will stop at nothing to make his demands heard and acted upon. His inspiration comes from the deeds performed by...

Have you ever felt like you're awake but you're still in the dream realm? Because that's how it feels when reading Ophelia, Alive by Luke T. Harrington. This excellent piece of writing transfers the reader from the conscious to the unconscious and back throughout the...