Chester is getting a puppy and he is excited. After breakfast, Chester, along with his mom and dad, go to the breeder’s house and there they see a black and white puppy with a wagging tail. Chester tells his parents that his name is Pepe...

A Private Heaven by Dave Eagleston is based on the true story of two brothers, Dave and Marv Eagleston, and how their volatile and abusive childhood affected them as adults. Reserved and sensitive Marv would shoulder the majority of the physical and verbal abuse from...

Veil of Deception by Michael Byars Lewis is a military tale. Jason Conrad is a captain in the Air Force as well as an instructor for the supersonic T-38. Jason’s life is on a downward spin but he is still seen as the best. While...

In Raymond Paul Johnson's legal thriller Conspiracy Ignited, Eric Ridge was beaten up on his boat and told to give up on the new case since he was being watched. Though he was working on two new cases, Eric was unable to determine which of...

Forty-three years after serving in the U.S. military in Vietnam, 43 years after witnessing acts that offended his conscience, 43 years after carrying around guilt for his part in a war, Joe returns to Vietnam in Vietnam Redemption: Full Circle by Joseph C. Baginski. Little...

M A Noordermeer's 58% Too Far is a dazzling sci-fi exploration of post-human evolution and the cost of unchecked progress. We’re with anthropologist Zadie Thornton, whose thesis on humanity’s future with AI is thrown into crisis until she awakens on Mushēški, a planet inhabited by...

R. Keith Martin is wise enough to see things that elude others. In his book It’s Over, he takes a long look at the United States of America, past, present and future. I agree with him that the US is the greatest country ever. The...

What do you do when everything you love is systematically taken away from you? That’s exactly what Spectre Martin has to think about when first he is kicked out of his position as a pilot in the Air Force and then (a few years later)...

In "A Savage Retribution", Frank Savage accidentally shot an innocent man. He was tracking a notorious villain. Unbeknownst to Frank, the man had taken a hostage. Blaming himself for the death of an innocent man, Frank turns in his gun. When he meets a young...

"Surly Bonds" by Michael Byars Lewis is the story of Jason Conrad and his fellow Lieutenants Matt, Vince and Lenny as they train to become fighter pilots. The story takes place at the Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. Jason seems to be struggling...

Benjamin's Field: Rescue (Benjamin's Field Trilogy) (Volume 1) by J.J. Knights is a historical fiction that covers aviation history and America's fight during the World Wars. In 1918, during World War One, rural Pennsylvanian farmer Benjamin Kyner learns that his son's fiancée Eleanor has given...

Benjamin's Field: Ascent (Benjamin's Field Trilogy Book 2) by J.J. Knights is a young adult story that starts with Jeremy Kyner as a teenager. Because of his clubfoot, he is being bullied by a teacher who wants to have him institutionalized. Many people come to...

In a highly unique and interesting novel by debut author David E. Stevens, Impact, the first volume of the Fuzed Trilogy, readers will be treated to an entertaining and thought provoking read. Follow the story of our protagonist, Josh, as he contemplates his new life....

Benjamin’s Field Book Three: Emancipation is a moving testament to the endurance of life and hope. I did not read the first two books in the series, but that in no way diminished my enjoyment of this third book. Having said that, if you think...

“Reaper Two-Six: Year 6 Act of Redemption” by Robert A. Grand is a part of a series, but it is quite capable of standing on its own. The author’s personal background has given him a measure of authenticity which shines throughout this engrossing thriller. Reaper...

When thirteen-year-old friends Alex and Josh are stranded on a desolate mountain mesa, following a plane crash, with Josh’s eight-year-old brother, Mickey, and Alex’s seriously injured pilot father, the young people’s survival skills and maturity are severely put to the test. Where they have crashed...

"Try living out your dreams, no matter what the consequences. Too often in life, we regret the things we didn't do, more than the things we've done." Allen Williams had his own dreams for his life and it was not working at Cross Brothers'...

What courage do we require to look at our broken pieces of life and want to put them together? In Frantic Unleashed: Navigating Life After Suicide — A Survivor's Journal, Missy Palrang shares her story of grief and healing; a poignant narrative that is as...

Busting Drug Dealers: Diaries of a DEA Special Agent is a work of non-fiction in the memoir and true crime subgenres. It is best suited to mature adult readers owing to graphic descriptions of real crimes, violence, drugs, and weapon use, and was penned by...

Daniel V. Meier, Jr. has created an engaging private detective, Frank Adams, to solve this wonderfully twisty homicide investigation. Having escaped his small-town upbringing, Frank is dragged back to the insular rural community by the death of his college professor and the desperate plea of...