The Pope's Butcher by Joseph C. Gioconda is a thrilling work of fiction inspired by true historical figures and events in the 15th century. The story is not only a hair-raising work of suspense and espionage but an astonishing account of religion and the occult...

With layers of intrigue and deep background of the Nazi 1930s on through WWII, Jo Sorochinsky reveals the poignant reality of her father’s hidden past and her own heritage in Dancing With My Father. The title evokes the delicate process that Jo focuses on to...

Underwater espionage is not a topic that receives much public attention due to its highly classified nature, so Spies of the Deep will come as a revelation to many readers. W. Craig Reed, himself an experienced submariner and diver, describes a world of intrigue, danger,...

What energizes you? What gets you through one day after another of living restrictions? Masking when out in public, social distancing, stay-at-home orders – these are part of the new norm, but how does it really define us? The year 2020 is certainly not something...

Manage My Meditation: Seven Days to a Powerful Tool for Success and Transformation is an instructional manual for learning how to meditate. Author Kenneth Martz, Psy.D., has been meditating for more than 20 years and says the practice is his favorite tool. Martz explains why...

Doctor Bob: Amorous Adventures of a Psychiatrist Addicted to Women and Alcohol by Peter Kelton is a challenging, complex amalgam of psychiatry, cosmology, birdwatching, communing with animals, fine food and drink, chaotic relationships, Japanese design, Mafia surveillance, the pathos of Skid Row, Amazonian forestry, helping...

Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time by Laura Khoudari is an encouraging way to regain strength following trauma--with strength training. This author has credentials to back up her thoughtful, powerful practices and theory as an experienced physical trainer as well as...

Prisoners of war stories evoke tremendous interest and empathy with their tragedies and triumphant survival. Sally Brandle has written a fictionalized account in Sapphire Promise of Annike’s survival in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Japan overran Indonesia in 1942, interning and then imprisoning Annike...

If you love to read epic fantasy adventure stories, grab yourself a copy of Lance Lee's Orpheus Rising. Ten-year-old Sam lives a humdrum life alongside his father, John. Feeling isolated and lonely, Sam and John start having nightmares where they share the same scenario. After...

The Saga of the Phoenix by Oriano Galvanini is the first entry in a series, a tale of sea adventure and the birth of a new civilization. Giorgio Relli has just assumed the role of the radio operator, receiving radio communications for the steamship named...

Out and Back: Essays on a Family in Motion by Elizabeth Templeman is a memoir that was a perfect read for me. As a father of four and a man who has been on the road all too often, the message of this book resonated...

The Success Trail: Learn to Win with a Marathon Runner’s Mindset by Jack Perconte is an educational book for long-distance runners. In his fourth book, Jack Perconte intends to propel the reader to run their first long-distance race. Jack Perconte additionally shares his insight and...

And... Just Like That by Mark Shaiken is a uniquely written memoir in the form of 39 essays. After three years as a law student, two years as a bankruptcy law clerk, and thirty-six years as a practicing bankruptcy attorney at large law firms, Mark...

Hidden Heroes of our Community chronicles the experiences of George Horner, a newly qualified nurse getting a first-hand look into the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus between 2019 and 2020. After completing a BA Hons degree in Sports Development at the University of Chichester, UK,...

Brett and Gabby were enjoying their married life until it came crashing to a halt. He rode a bull, fell, and became paralyzed with brain damage. Gabby loved him to bits and took up his care. She was wasting away until her ex-fiance, Richard, showed...

Blood on the Range: The Breaking of a Badman by Chris Smith is a historical novel that will appeal to everyone. Nate Todd and his men herded their cattle to Bakersfield for sale. Along the way, they encountered brutal cattle rustlers, whom they killed. Unfortunately,...

Living without electricity is almost an impossibility in today’s time. Into The Mystic by Amal Guevin introduces Daniel Devereaux, a man raised on Spanish Wells Island, until he chose to obtain his Master’s Degree in Boston. While he was located in Boston, he married Karen...

My Head Knows: But My Heart Still Hurts by Stacey Niedentohl is a self-help guidebook to help readers cope with the loss of their loved ones, enabling them to process the grief constructively during the mourning period. Niedentohl recalls her own experiences with anxiety, depression,...

I’ve just finished Parenting Beyond Screens by Brandon LaFontaine. It's so good, I will read it again. Where was this book a decade ago when I desperately needed advice on managing kids and new technologies? How to navigate this new “crossroads between parenting and technology”...

Duck and Friends: Bots in a Box by Donna McFarland is a cute, adventurous story about Duck, who has his own farm that needs to be maintained, and his friends Cat and Hen, who keep him company all the time. After getting tired from all...