I love a fantasy mystery novel, one that reaches out to the readers, pulls them to the center of the story and makes them feel as if they are the victims, the detectives, the killers, all wrapped up in one. I love a novel that...

“The Dyersville Kid” by Evan Worth is an exceptionally plausible tale of an undercover NYPD detective and his extraordinarily talented young baseball-playing son. The story picks up as father and son, with mom watching from the bleachers, finish up another practice session fielding fly balls....

"The Final Voyage of the Sea Explorer" is a young adult adventure tale that takes place on a diving charter boat in the Bahamas. Josh and Jimmy have been diving in lakes and quarries in their home state, Kentucky, and, as a graduation present, Josh's...

Caroline Kurchowski is eight years old when she realizes that her mother, as she puts it, is crazy. This is how the first line in the novel, "The Cost of Living", goes and so begins a mother-and-daughter relationship that is both heart warming and poignant....

Numerous pathways collide and different cultures become blended into one odd reality in The Lhasa Trilogy. Gary D. Conrad has drawn several cultures together into one destiny in these three books. Book one chronicles the roots of Matthew Walter Johnston from life on a Davidson,...

The Trouble With Dying by Maggie Le Page is a novel of suspense with a touch of humor. Faith Carson wakes up to find herself looking down on her own body from a hospital ceiling. She doesn’t know it’s her, of course; she doesn’t even...

The Rise and Fall of H&H Bagels by Marc Zirogiannis is a firsthand account of the company’s final years from the perspective of its National Business Manager, who was for a while the right-hand man of H&H Bagels owner Helmer Toro. The two meet unconventionally...

The Cilantro in Apple Pie is a young adult coming of age story written by Kimberley Nadine Knights. Sixteen-year-old Rubie found herself on a plane with her sister and brother-in-law, bound for a Boston suburb for a number of rational reasons, but New England was...

What an interesting book I just finished! The Gatekeepers of Democracy, a new work of fiction by author Bill Lewers, provides a peek into an aspect of the political process that many readers might not be familiar with; that of the work of an election...

Whoa! Can you say hot? Well, I certainly did after finishing The Odor of Violet, the new offering by author Ju Ephraime. Follow the story of Damien Falconer, a young man who is struggling mightily after he loses both his sight and the woman he...

Excitement, pure delight, and an emotional adventure await the reader in this thrilling contemporary romance, The Art of Enchantment by MA Clarke Scott. Clio wants only one thing: to complete her PhD program, hence fulfilling one of her father’s greatest wishes for her. But then...

The Tell-Tale Treasure is a thriller that will keep you involved from the exciting first page until the very spectacular conclusion. Ivy Chen is a kidnap victim that has only her erhu (a type of fiddle) musical instrument to give her peace. Rosie Renard is...

In The Crew Goes Coconuts! A Captain No Beard Story: Volume 6 by Carole P. Roman, readers are taken to a desert island where the ship has dropped its anchor. It is a hot day and the crew is thirsty. They cannot find a pond...

The Keepers: Connor Chronicles, Book 1 by Dormaine G is the story of sassy and sarcastic 15-year-old Sasha, also known as Connor. On the surface, she is a regular girl living a normal life with her parents, a younger brother who messes with her, and...

The Captain & the Queen is a young adult coming of age novel written by Phillip Vega. Mateo Nelson expected that his senior year of high school would be relatively smooth and predictable sailing. His grades were decent; his SAT scores were respectable, and his...

The Eclipse Dancer by Laura Koerber follows the journey of a thirteen-year-old as she learns of her hidden identity and later as she comes back home after years away from her family. Andy had always known she was different and more than once she was...

The Woman Who Loved Too Well (2018 edition) by David Orsini is a mesmerizing story that explores the complexity of a love triangle against the backdrop of WWII. French RAF pilot Marc Roussillon convinces his wife, Simone, to help in saving his best friend Jean-Claude,...

The Pastor of Rush Springs is a short story by Robert E. Kearns. In a small rural town on a hot July day, some time after neon lights have become popular but before air conditioning is widely available, a newly arrived preacher holds an adoring...

The Imposters of Badington Bay by Robert E. Kearns is the story of a man who came to Badington on a mission and finds out everything is not as it seems in this sleepy little town. Badington is not a place where you look for...

“One of the fresh citizens to land in Calvin was a certain Marty Kilbride. Aged thirty-five, he appeared younger and materialised at over six foot with a head of neatly combed dark brown hair with a corresponding moustache. He dressed in a suit with matching...