In a wonderful and exciting new mystery from debut author Ranjini Iyer, The Colossus, readers will follow caterer Maxine (Max) Rosen as she stumbles upon a mysterious coded document of her father's, which seems to be a link to the Nazis, pharmaceuticals and medical research....

For anyone who has been on a cruise, or more pertinently, is planning one in the future, Currents Deep and Deadly by debut novelist Arleen Alleman should perhaps not be your first choice of reading material as you're lounging on the sundeck. For everyone else,...

Wow! I just put down Apprenticed to Anubis, the new book by author Kathrin Bruckmann, and I must say, it was quite a fantastic read! Set in ancient Egypt, the story follows Hori, a young man who has just graduated from medical school. When he...

Mutation (Twenty-Five Percent Book 1) by Nerys Wheatley might at first glance appear like just another zombie story, but there was something about the plot synopsis that made me pick it up, and I was not disappointed. The reader follows the exciting, entertaining and often...

Blood Island: Secret of the Halflings Book 2 by Samantha Coville is a young adult fantasy about the Siren community. When three elders of the Siren community go out for their monthly hunt, no one expects them to turn up dead. This puts the community...

Stories from the Age of Distraction: The Island, Volume 1 is a contemporary literary fiction novel written by Patricia M. Mahon. After growing up to the sound of her author mother's typing on her old IBM and pursuing graduate studies in literature, Morgan Byrnes is...

There is a terrorist plot afoot in some of the largest cities in the country and it’s going to be a dangerous mission for Agent Jaxon and the rest of CT-Two as well. A terrorist cell is destroying their team, but what’s even worse is...

Life, Love, and a Hijacking by Wendy Sue Knecht begins with the great elation she felt at her selection by Pan Am, the joy of flying and the greater joy of clearing the bone caliper test. Getting nicknamed goodie-goodie for her adherence to rules, falling...

Refuge by Jason K. Macomson is a page turning vampire tale that pits good against evil and left me with breathless anticipation wondering what the final outcome might be! After the death of her parents, eighteen-year-old Carol Westdale feels adrift, and decides to spend the...

Nothing but Trouble by Zelmer Wilson is about Bobbie Lamont. She is not your typical girl. She used to prefer books over boys and she only has one friend, Billie Carver. Instead of going away to college, she decided to stay with her parents and...

Excitement and intrigue seem to be the two things promised by The Valentine Circle: A Silas de San Michel Mystery by Reinaldo DelValle, and the book certainly delivers that, and a whole lot more. The story begins with our hero, Silas de San Michel, alone...

In Anna by author Fia Essen, we're taken on fun romp through Crete with our protagonist, the titular Anna. Going through major changes in her life, dumped by her boyfriend, having just lost her job, she decides on a whim to go to Greece. She...

I thought Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad by Ann K. Howley was hilarious. Howley tells tales of her upbringing with her deeply religious parents. Then she later explains how all her good deeds seem to go bad. After reading Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone...

The Serpent's Mark: Book 1 by Tamera Lawrence is a young adult supernatural mystery. Rachel Lark has been in foster care for years. She moves from home to home and finally ends up at the Second Chance Camp for foster children. She’s a city girl...

In Eating Bull by Carrie Rubin, Jeremy, an obese fatherless teenager, is struggling emotionally as well as physically. The story is partly about his going through counseling to gain control of his overeating, and his mother’s attempts to help him, despite other negative influences in...

Christopher cried on the way to his first day of preschool. He didn’t want to leave his Mom. He knew he would miss her. He cried the whole time he was there, but his Mom reassured him every morning, “It’s okay. Be brave. Remember that...

First to Mars: Raegan and RJ in Space by Richard Collins is the 14th in a series of award-winning graphic novels for young readers. In this fascinating and extraordinarily detailed adventure, Raegan and RJ, two young explorers in the Christian Space Program, take off with...

The year is 2025, and five families have set off on a six-month journey in the space exploration vessel - Faith - to colonize a planet in Alpha Centauri. Their colony, called Hope and situated on the continent of New Tennessee, is to be a...

Understand Accounting Terms: Learn Easily by Akshay Rajgor is a collection of commonly encountered terms in accounting with a brief explanation of what those terms signify. The terms are alphabetically arranged and the book therefore can function as an accounting dictionary. For example, the term...

Paddles in Paradise: A guide to casual kayaking and canoeing around Punta Gorda Florida...and beyond is a recreational non-fiction sports book written by Edward F. Higgins and Deborah Higgins. The authors are actively involved in a kayaking group and have researched and explored each of...