It has been a while since I have read an ice skating story, and Dreams of Gold by Traci Hunter Abramson is an amazing story of Amaliya and Tyler as they strive for the big gold medal. The pair had been working so hard for...

Perhaps you have wondered what the most significant factors are for innovation. Is there one form of government that is better than others? What impact do education and free trade have? Are there elements that the nations that have been the greatest innovators in any...

Worlds Collide by Traci Hunter Abramson continues the story of Pairs figure skaters Tyler and Amaliya and finally their win of the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics in Russia. And now it's on to Canada, and hopefully another gold medal. Tyler and Amaliya face...

High Strangeness: Tales From the Edge of the Unknown is a work of fiction in the horror and anthology subgenres. It is best suited to mature readers owing to the use of explicit language and themes with gore, violence, and death, and features a collection...

Rewind Ranch by Peggi Davis begins in Birmingham, Alabama, where four affluent friends seek rejuvenation at Maui's exclusive Rewind Ranch, undergoing transformative surgeries and makeovers. Margot, Elli, Mary Grace, and Lacey Ann each have their own personal reasons that lure them into the resort's promises....

Unarmored: Finding Home in the Wild Edges of Being Human by Allison Crow is a refreshingly candid exploration of self-leadership and authenticity. In this beautifully illustrated book, Crow invites readers to embark on a journey inward—to trust and embrace their true, unfiltered selves. The book’s...

Cracking the Female Code by Cole Hunter borrows from evolutionary psychology, which has shaped human beings over a very long time. Men are attracted to physical characteristics such as youthfulness and an hourglass figure. For women, things like confidence, a good sense of humor, and...

Avatars of Destiny: Reckoning by Ess‑Jee Rautenbach brings his epic YA series to a breathtaking crescendo. We’re back with Kael and his allies, who are scarred but triumphant from past battles. It’s time for them to confront the collapse of the prison that once bound...

The possibilities opened up by Artificial Intelligence are limitless, but what have we created and where will it lead us? Salvatore Cataudella explores this in a highly original and at times extraordinary manner with The Noema Cycle: Five Reflections From The Edge Of Awareness. He...

Sleep Walkers by Ani Alanakian is an eclectic collection of fourteen short stories. An aging gardener must find a way to pass down a generational secret before a terrible calamity devours the village. A mother faces the impossible dilemma of having to choose between her...

Twenty-five-year-old Lena DeVine, a court reporter in Prescott, Arizona, had been celibate for two years, having had little luck with dating. When she meets Abner “Gat” Gatling, a tall, handsome airline pilot with whom she is helplessly smitten, she is tempted to think he might...

After the Quiet: Stories to the Edge and Back by Carl Lakeland is a tightly constructed collection that examines moments when ordinary lives brush up against violence, moral fracture, and irrevocable choice. Across its interconnected stories, the book moves through intelligence work, personal loss, and...

After the Quiet: Stories to the Edge and Back, Volume Two by Carl Lakeland is a collection that leans into the tension of lives lived under pressure, where consequences arrive before anyone is ready to name them. The opening story, Bagels and a White Rose,...

The underground sex trade of Manhattan is dealing with a problem that is much worse than the cops; prostitutes are disappearing one by one. An excellent but tired cop from the department of missing persons, Detective Larson, is on the case. However, it seems impossible...

Wow! What a read. I just finished the new book by author Miranda Nading. Caliban is a story that will grab readers by the throat from the very start and will keep them obsessively turning the pages all the way through until the very end!...

Canyon Echoes by Miranda Nading takes place in Yellowstone National Park. Scenic. Dramatic. Beautiful. It is home to maintenance crews ‘Canyon Village’ and ‘Lake.’ The teams take residence before the tourists pour into the area and competition between the two is palpable. When Lester...

The way that K.D. Rose puts words together in Inside Sorrow creates an absence not only within the heart of the reader, but also upon the page where the letters and phrases are contained. This book of collected poems is organized in a chronological way,...

Birds of a feather… or perhaps cougars of a feather come together in Terms of Temptation, a continuation of the lives of the Cantrell family by Lorrie Farrelly. Kinley Cantrell has a heart for taking on wild animals which are injured or sick, but she...

The cruel Nazil rule the land of Faélondul in The Rise of Nazil by Aaron-Michael Hall. They are terrible rulers, known for their pale complexions and hair. They enslave humans and treat them worse than animals. Pentanimir is the First Chosen and the leader of...

Haiku Dance by Cora J. Ramos is a story of young love torn apart that soon blossoms into full blown adult love after the two reunite. Young Miyoshi and Shino live as neighbors on Mount Takao where tea farmers were prevalent. They quickly become friends...