How often are mental health issues pushed under the carpet and ignored? In Breaking Perfect, Elyse Heartwell brings the pain and suffering out of the shadows and into the light. The Dawson family appears perfect on the outside, wealthy and successful, but behind closed doors,...

In The Crow’s Ring by Pannell & Sigfusson, Brandon Woodberry and his friends are drawn into a long-buried mystery. Brandon realizes that a ruby ring, once dropped on his rooftop by his pet crow, matches jewelry reported stolen from a wealthy Riverside homeowner during a...

In Hans Brunner’s Forever Day, Felix Joseph–Maria Fuchs leaves his family’s Swiss hotel and boards a liner bound for Australia, expecting a season abroad yet encountering a decision that will not release him. On the voyage, he meets Janine, a schoolteacher returning to Victoria, and...

Cody Redman’s life has gone sideways in ways that feel both absurd and painfully familiar in Rod Drought’s Phoenix Rising, Lemuria Down. Once a viral YouTube star, Cody is now scraping by with his roommate, living in a tiny apartment filled with takeout boxes. Everything...

Cael's unintended role in the events leading to his mother's death hardens his father's heart toward the young mouse and creates a growing emotional rift in the family. Unable to win back his father's affections and determined to make a name for himself as a...

After the death of her grandfather, Grace Woodruff returned to Woodruff Mountain, home to many generations of the Woodruff family and its herb business empire, for two main reasons. To settle and manage her grandfather’s sprawling estate, and also seek peace of mind since her...

Josephine Jordan brings us more spicy romantic suspense in the second book of the Storm Series, Riding the Storm. Ava Ellis is on location in the Canadian mountains, shooting a movie with her co-star. She is exhausted. It’s been film after film this year, and...

Through the Garden Gate by Sharon Rose follows Miles, a young boy who expects a slow, boring summer's day. But his mom talks him into going next door to help Miss Mary in her garden. He isn’t too excited at first, but the thought of...

No Home Without You: Love and Survival Book 3 by Lena Gibson follows the story of Lissa and Cam Montgomery, survivors who couldn’t be more unlike each other, brought together by chance. After an asteroid hits, leaving the West Coast uninhabitable and much of the...

Robin Lamont's "Wright For America" feeds the hunger for mystery, adventure, passion, and comedy in one extraordinary story. The action centers around the believable talk show host Pryor Wright, who spews venomous ultra-conservative tirades which our protagonist Maren believes contributed to the injuries inflicted on...

The Agent Runner by Simon Conway is a fascinating look inside the secret intelligence world operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Simon Conway's first act outlines the raid to kill Osama bin Laden, and speculates on the spy-craft involved. Ed Malik — Asian, British, Muslim, an...

In Another Summer by Rebecca Stevenson, Tracy lives and works in Boston and has not taken a vacation in a very long time. When her mother suggests renting a house in the seaside village of Wentworth Cove, Maine, where she spent some time many years...

The Psychic: A Young Adult Paranormal Thriller, Volume 1 is a paranormal mystery written by Rupert Fox. Elizabeth Wood is suffering from recurring nightmares that vividly recreate the tragic death of her parents when their car sank into the waters of Loch Lochy. She was...

If there is anything I love better than the movie Taken, starring Liam Neeson, it is the second book in this thrilling series: Inescapable — Remembering by Madge H Gressley. A beautiful woman, Darcey Callahan, sets out to locate her missing boyfriend, driving from Texas...

Yvonne's Cookbook Let's Eat! by Yvonne Hendricks is a book that will delight all those who love to cook and eat. In this book, the author shares her recipes and tips with readers, but in addition to this, she tells personal stories and introduces us...

It doesn’t take much time to have Frizzle win your heart as a sweet blue frizzle from Happy Town, USA. Frizzle Meets Frazzle in France by Rhonda Goodall is cute, entertaining, and educational. I loved this heartwarming book for its charming appeal for early readers,...

Ren and her family are out at sea on a sailing trip when their idyllic holiday is cut short by a mysterious meteor shower, which damages their boat and leaves them stranded with no possibility of rescue for a considerable period. She takes it upon...

Sniffle, Snuffle ... Blow! by Barbara Ann Elder, tells the story of Jessica, a young girl who constantly has a runny nose from frequent sneezing. She still does not know how to blow her nose correctly. Everywhere she went, whenever she had an unexpected sneeze,...

What kid doesn’t want to be internet famous these days? That’s also true for Logan Blake, an average twelve-year-old boy with not-so-slightly below average coordination. His YouTube gaming channel, Not Logan, has a grand total of three subscribers. His hopes of stardom are as much...

Chronicles of the Family Tree is a collection of short stories. Each one begins with a poem dedicated to trees, symbolizing various aspects of family. They talk about topics such as growth, life, and destiny. Then, each story presents a different family dynamic and conveys...