Rise of Knight and Sword by Miriam Wade takes place in Avalon, the city of kings. This is not your typical Arthur and Guinevere story. Wade places Avalon in a time of sky towers, airships, bounty hunters, and dinosaurs that roam free on parklands. Guinevere...

The Perfect Tulip (A methodology to evaluate options and make better decisions) by Alexander Martinez is a non-fiction self-help book that would appeal most to a diverse audience of young adults and adults who are interested in Dutch culture, the handling of dilemmas, and decision...

Miracles Through Hell: A True Story of Holocaust Survival and Intergenerational Healing by Jerry M. Elman is a well-researched historical nonfiction book. It contains the true stories of the Holocaust survivors, their traumas, the absolute hell they faced, and the countless miracles that kept them...

Reunion by Darin Miller is the first book in the Dwayne Morrow series. Richard Dwayne Morrow, better known as Dwayne, has returned to his hometown for a high school reunion, expecting to get together with friends he hasn’t seen in years. However, disaster strikes right...

Meet Able, a young boy who approaches life from a different angle. He has autism. I refuse to use “disabled” for children and adults who have disorders that limit their abilities. Because they can do much, I prefer using the term “differently-abled.” For example, my...

In Circumvention: Dwayne Morrow Mystery #2 by Darin Miller, readers discover that while following Alan Carter, Dwayne found a body in an alley. The victim was brutally murdered by the Eviscerator killer. Brady, from the Columbus Dispatch, wants them to work together to find the...

Diversion by Darin Miller is the fourth book in the Dwayne Morrow Mysteries series. Dwayne has gone to West Virginia to find answers by following his missing sister’s journey but is shocked at what he finds. Briarstaff has a population of just 1,967 and was...

The Miracle at Assisi Hill by Pat Camalliere invites us to dive into the intricacies of riddles. Cora Tozzi, an archivist with a historical background, visits a convent of Franciscan sisters, Assisi Hill, situated in Lemont, near Chicago. Cora was about to assist Sister Lorita,...

The Menagerie by Chris Kelly is a gripping science fiction novel that delves into the birth of the world's first sentient AI and the chaos that unfolds. Miles Ward, a computer programmer, brings Gustav, an Artificial General Intelligence, to life, setting off a race among...

The Lighthouse Back Home is a time-travel adventure mystery novel by Jodi L. Auborn. Eleven-year-old Dylan Flint loves nothing more than sailing on his boat, Thunder, with his best friend, Alex. But after the two youngsters stumble across a mysterious bell, they suddenly find themselves...

Jack Follows His Heart by Jessica Azenberg is a children's picture book. Jack is so excited when his friends take him to their ballet class, but he doesn’t realize how hard it will be. When he struggles on the first day, he leaves the class...

Glass in the Blood by John M. Reeves brings together the stories of two desperate characters who are caught in a dangerous international conspiracy. Fatima is a Yemeni mother whose life has been plagued by abuse. In her remote village, her son is her only...

Miley Speaks: A True Story of Love, Loss, Grief, and Reconnection by Lisa Peachey and Carol Elizabeth Long is a deep dive into the spiritual world of humans, animals, and their interactions. When Lisa and Dene Peachey lost their beloved dog, Miley, they were devastated...

Her Wild Body by Noa Raveh is a raw and visceral exploration of female desire, self-discovery, and the complex nature of modern relationships. The story follows the narrator, Eleanor, a woman navigating a seemingly conventional life with a husband and children, while embarking on passionate,...

About Time by Michael Murphey is a brilliant time travel novel in which travelers risk going to parallel universes in the name of science. In a modern-day twist, corporate America really controls the missions for the capitalistic gains they can offer, but little do the...

Tales from Bombast's Bookshelf by Steve Michael Reedy is a collection of stories for children and dare I say for adults as well? For those who have lost their way in life and are looking to rediscover their path, this title comes highly recommended. There...

Amanda wants to learn more about her Oma, her grandmother. She knows Oma came from Germany and she’s learning some words in German, like numbers. When she snuggles up to Oma for a story, she asks her about Germany and how she came to live...

A Sisterhood of Women Living Life by Cheryl Holloway is a superb collection of short stories with messages of hope and inspiration. The stories are about real people and real subject matter. You will see people going through emotional suffering as they try to resolve...

In June's Double Rainbow by Cheryl Holloway, when June receives a phone call from fiancé Greg, her whole life and future come crashing down around her. He cruelly and abruptly ends their relationship and June tries to come to terms with life alone. An opportunity...

Begin Again by Crystal Walton is Book Two in the Home in You series, a beautifully written Christian romance. I love romance that is built on characters who are broken somehow, people whose pain allows them to connect genuinely with others. Crystal Walton has created...