It felt as though everyone in Naiomi’s life always left. First, her mother drowned, then her best friend, Keane, moved away after ninth grade. She was in love with him, and when he left, he took a part of her heart. With her elder brother...

Different Like Me by Lisa DeFini Lohmann is a delightful, heartfelt story about a dog named Wilson Highstep. Wilson lived in a front cage in the pet store, and on weekends was able to see all of the families coming through to choose their new...

How Hope Became an Activist is an inspiring, sweet picture book by George M. Johnson, tackling the subject of activism for younger generations. Activism is a very broad topic, with many different groups, organizations, and individuals considered activists. Instead of attempting to tackle everything to...

Our New Normal by Jennifer Brooks is an amazing, bold Young Adult LGBTQ novel with its finger on the pulse of current events. Main character Victoria has it made. She's the richest girl in town, she and her clique are at the top of the...

Keep Moving, Creating a Life After Loss by Holly Rose Holland is the non-fiction memoir of the author's life with her husband Mike after a devastating cancer diagnosis, the stages being laid out as a before, during, and after. Holland begins with a picture of...

This I Know by Clay Anderson is a lovely little children’s book about finding beauty in nature. The story begins with a girl waking her baby sister in excitement about the day ahead. Through rhyme and playful illustrations, we go on a trip with this...

The Birds Sang Eulogies: A Memoir by Mirla Geclewicz Raz is a moving memoir that gives readers glimpses of what it meant to be a child of the Holocaust and how they had to deal with the trauma of their parents in their own way....

Have you ever read a book that had you so riveted you were shocked to realize you had reached the end of the story? That's what happened to me as I raced through the pages of New America Awakenings by Tyler Davis. Davis had me...

Space Taxis by Adam Frosh and Harriet Frosh is a complex and yet wonderful science fiction/fantasy yarn set in the 1970s that takes readers through two timelines in the most cohesive manner. Mike Redolfo had a habit of helping people in need, and that was...

Scotland’s Knight: The Rose in the Glade by Anne K. Hawkinson and Paul V. Hunter brings us the story of two people of very different personalities fighting to secure their love and passion for each other. It is set in medieval times when knights went...

Under the Blue Comet by Tom Hoffman is the first book in The Comet Kid Chronicles, a well-crafted story for fourth to sixth graders. It is filled with adventure and magic. Eleven-year-old Max Underwood’s life changes on his birthday when he becomes conscious of his...

Jimmy's Christmas Present by JR Wirth presents a cute story of a 24-year-old college student, Jimmy, who is performing a college psychology study by going to the mall during the holidays and pretending to fall and drop presents to see if anyone helps him, and...

In Mercury by Vincent Lenihan, the advancements in medical and military technologies have progressed quickly with the introduction of Sweepers, military robots on the battlefield, and the use of superhuman artificial limbs. Countries compete for dominance in these areas, causing tension between China and the...

The government has issued a decree that all citizens must undergo a cure for mental illness, and a young girl immune to the first cure tries to hide the fact she is different in the frightening dystopian novel, Citizen (Uncured Season 1) by Maggie Ray....

Fantastical Cat Adventures: The Secret Life of Cats (Nina's Cat Tales) by Nina Neefe is a wonderful adventure of two cats, Simon and Mulan, that will take readers into the secret world of cats and their deep minds. All cats have amazing cat-tastical brains -...

The Fifth Kingdom is a collected box set of novellas in the fantasy, action, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Lisa M. James. Written for the young adult reading audience, the works are highly suitable for all types of readers and take them...

Premonition (The Fortress Book 1) by Lisa M. James is an exciting beginning to what promises to be an excellent fantasy adventure. Isaac is the young son and heir-apparent to the Governor of one of the provinces that make up the land ruled by The...

Memories Live Here by Marc Sheinbaum is a fast-paced thriller that follows three brothers, Josh, Louie, and Donny Brodsky, in the wake of their mother's death. Josh is on the rise as his new career in California's Silicon Valley at Sway, a cutting edge technology...

Audrey Webber knew her marriage had become increasingly stale, so she decided to surprise husband Alex with a tenth anniversary trip to France. After a seeming betrayal, she went on the trip by herself. On the overseas flight, a man seated near her on the...

Ride or Die by AJ Lape is a sometimes humorous crime fiction story, the first in the Darcy Walker Investigations series. Working the night beat for the LAPD, Darcy Walker is still a rookie but this job was just made for her. She thrives on...