Who Killed Randy Ratphink?: The Postmortem Adventures of a Fried-Brain Hippie by Jerry Flu is a wildly unconventional karmic whodunit - a sort of astral film noir, as it would play if scripted by a fugitive beat poet with a chip on his shoulder, a...

Reservations is a police procedural mystery written by Richard Paolinelli. Ben Yazzie had been prepared for a somewhat different type of day as he would be celebrating his first year in office as the President of the Navajo Nation, but he had no idea just...

L.R.W. Lee’s Dawn of Hope collects together the first three books of the Andy Smithson series. We start with Blast of the Dragon’s Fury, where we meet Andy, a young boy having a very odd day indeed. Things only get weirder when he is pulled...

Deadly Doll by Brooke Cox is a tale of mystery. Brooksie’s mother had a favorite doll as a child, but Brooksie thought it had been destroyed in a fire. Then she discovers it hidden away in her grandmother’s attic. Her father takes it away from...

Finding Alan Treadwell – Book 2 by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary is a story about a middle school child searching for friendship in the midst of constant bullying. The dedication statement correlates with the plot of the book – nice touch. The story is a mix...

Dear Lois: Our Adoptive Journey is a non-fiction parenting memoir written by Karen Schlindwein and Amalie Bowling. Karen and her husband, Tom, were young college graduates who shared a dream of having a large family. They had purchased a home and had jobs, but found...

The Great and the Grand by Benjamin Fox is a beautiful book that shows the contrasting images of the old and the new, age and youth, and experience and innocence. The book captures the essence of a family through its generations. As the grandfather gets...

A Drop in the Ocean is a brilliantly well written novel, one that will instantly pull readers into its deepest depths. Jenni Ogden has beautifully woven a story that readers won't easily forget. A story of one woman's journey to life, love, and loss, A...

Snow Job by Debbie Brown is an entertaining read that nicely combines suspense, romance and action. New York City divorce lawyer, Sarah Lindquist, wakes up in a state park in Colorado with two park rangers hovering over her in concern. Disoriented, suffering from obvious trauma,...

“James felt an extremely personal pain at this that he could not explain, as well as a low, bubbling rage that he could. Arrogance. Again. At the deaths of men. The last thing he wanted was to be there, dripping, among a troupe of heartless...

Beth Collins is a talented rock guitarist, but is having trouble holding it all together. Her boyfriend and band mate has disappeared, the latest victim in a slew of suspicious disappearances. But things change when she's accepted into a boarding school for talented musicians. She...

If you want to scare yourself with a long night of creepy fun, then curl up with a copy of Castle of Sighs by Jennifer Murgia. Witches, both dead and alive, evil spirits, and mystery combine to create an almost 'made for TV' book about...

In Dazzled by Darkness: A Story of Art & Desire by debut author Erica Miles, the reader is taken on a wonderful ride to the 1960s art scene. Follow the story of Sara, a 25-year-old Jewish woman working at an art museum, who falls for...

All Means All, If You Believe by Gwen Sutton is a story of faith, resilience and a mother's belief. BabyRuth was happy. She had a beautiful life, she had a son, Derek, who had a great promise of a better future, and a daughter who...

Alluring by Sarah Curtis is a contemporary romance about an ordinary girl whose life changes when she meets a wealthy and powerful guy. Alexis works hard to pay her mother's medical debts and put her sister through college. Her life may be categorized as boring...

Wow...just, wow! That's what I thought when I finished reading The Ambassador's Wife: A Novel by debut novelist Jennifer Steil. Follow the story of artist Miranda, an independent and unique woman, who falls in love with Finn, a British ambassador. The couple and their small...

If you have ever lived in a small town or have relatives that live in a small town, you will really relate to From Tickfaw to Shongaloo by Dixon Hearne. Remember those trips you would take to visit an aunt or grandma who would regale...

The Conspiracy of Silence by Augustine Sam is a political thriller. The body of a woman is found in a park in LA, a woman who has been brutally murdered. But who is she? When it comes to light who she is, everyone is...

Perilous Pilgrimage: Raff Rafferty Mysteries Series, Book 7 is a mystery/thriller written by Robert Joseph. Father Gabriel Rafferty and his daughter, Fatima, are in Spain on their own pilgrimage or Camino to the shrine of St. James in Santiago de Compostela. Fati had decided to...

The Legend of Roberto Cofresi: A Puerto Rican Hero by Janet Balletta and illustrated by Estella Mejia is a colorful story of the legend of Robert Cofresi. Brothers Jacob and Joseph love playing pirates and corsairs in their back garden – it all started when...