Edmond Thornfield’s novel, Asterios and the Labyrinth (Mythos of Knossos), is a reimagined, action-packed mythological and historical story, set in ancient Krete (Crete) during the period of the Bronze Age Minoan civilization. When King Minos dies, his son Asterios succeeds him as the ruler...

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...

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...

If you’re looking for a book that makes you think and feel at the same time, The Paradox of Pain by Mariela G. George is definitely it. Be prepared for a book that doesn’t just tell you about suffering—it makes you question it deeply while...

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...

Math Heals: On the Gift and Weight of Being Human by Tiffany Suson lays out the idea that life is already running in patterns that don’t bend just because we feel strongly about something in the moment. The author takes equations, like Emotion ≠...

Entertaining and well-researched, A. Piper Burgi’s The Exploress and the Pillars of Eternity is a fine example of historical fiction. Set in the early nineteenth century, at a time when Egypt was just beginning to allow Europeans access to their country and its archaeological treasures,...

There is a sense of loneliness when reading Ana’s words as Confessions of a Female Dominant opens. Every page and every word reveals it in a multitude of ways. She is a woman desperate for something, which she cannot name, not while in Russia and...

Dolly Parton once said, “The magic is inside you. There ain’t no crystal ball.” In C is for Courageous by Shanita Liu, young readers are taken on a warm, upbeat A–Z journey that shows them how courage is something they already possess. They just have...

The Trilogy of Time by Russ Cayer is a narrative featuring three poems that tell three different stories. These stories explore various aspects of the human condition. The first poem, "In Days of Yore," illustrates human conflict in a medieval setting, with opposing forces trying...

In Anne M. Kennedy’s The Baku Inheritance, book one in The City of Winds series, in 1890, Anton Nikolayevich Sabroski arrives in Baku with tanker plans that could open a new route through the Suez Canal. He learns that his father has died, and 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...