Building 18 by Michael Urban is a captivating novel that immerses readers in the high-stakes world of aerospace engineering. Set in a secretive facility, the story follows a team of engineers tasked with designing a revolutionary rotorcraft under immense pressure, tight schedules, and limited resources....

Cw II: Colstrip Withdrawal II by Michael Urban is a provocative and emotionally charged drama that captures the ripple effects of an energy-dependent town facing a bleak future. We find ourselves in Colstrip, Montana, where the shutdown of its coal-fired lifeblood sends shockwaves through a...

When the Sea Left by Nadine Holland is a cautionary and imaginative picture book that teaches children about the effects of littering and the importance of caring for the natural world. The story follows Felix Flynn, a boy who casually tosses his trash into the...

The Other Disney by Bernard Leo Remakus opens with a stay-at-home wife and mother, Eleanor D’Isigny (pronounced the same as Disney), receiving a phone call about her son joining a baseball team. Readers also meet Andy, her son, and Val, her husband, a former minor...

In Ari Magnusson's Knights Without Ceremony: Insurrection, Gorum is just coming out of war, and the kingdom’s peace is shaky and uncertain. The king allows boys from all classes to train as knights, which is a new decree. Ettan, a poor thirteen-year-old who looks after...

You Can't Change The Past by Keith Thorn is about something we all do, even if we don’t always notice it: thinking again and again about the past. The author explains how we replay moments in our heads of things we said, choices we made,...

Fringes, Heartstrings and Lyrics by Jan Sikes, Rick Sikes, and Sydney Klein is a collection of original speculative and literary fiction short stories and poetry. Among them is The Forgotten, a story of a fading population on Egluna, whose existence changes when two visitors awaken...

This high fantasy adventure is full of surprises, kingdoms uniting, kings to be crowned, royal intrigues and marriages. It also has the usual betrayals, tragedies and revenge. It was an easy read; I finished it in one day. It is well done and makes you...

"Wedlocked" begins at the wedding of 36 year old Rebekkah Ross who recently returned to her NY home after following her dream to Hollywood and into the arms of casting director Evan Shayes. As the unfortunate and unforgettable events of her "wedding of the century"...

Dog looks back through time and examines events of the past in his quest to find his own self-identity. The reader follows along as Dog journeys to Virginland, which becomes the setting for this tale. Dog is a creature searching for his own individuality and...

Bob MacKenzie offers readers a short but very well-written mystery that sent chills down my spine. MacKenzie deftly sets the scene. He begins by describing the eat-in kitchen of a low rent apartment. I could see the sparsely furnished room, the pages of a letter...

Reno Antonin and Blaise Berrington have been lovers and partners for twenty years. They have a perfect life together as they own a beautiful home with lovely gardens and a loving dog, part golden retriever and part Samoyed, named Zulie. Reno has always been the...

"On Edge", written by Bob MacKenzie, is an intriguing book of emotions, thoughts, and circumstances in a poetic form. MacKenzie reveals topics within his poetry that are often hard to speak of in a natural everyday conversation. Within the 16 poems laid out in his...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 1 by Matt Drabble is yet another fine collection of bizarre and spine-tingling short horror stories. This is at least the third short story collection of Matt’s that I have read, and his talent and genius for composing good, solid horror...

Gated II: Ravenhill Academy by Matt Drabble is another excellent novel by this exceptional author. It is not necessary to have read Gated prior to reading Gated II, but I strongly recommend that you do. Not only will it help familiarize you with the main...

Lou Lou, written by Safia Guerras and illustrated by Mia S. Kemble, is a delightful pictorial children's book which introduces readers to the concepts of ecosystems, environmental change, love, and the importance of family heritage. Lou Lou and her family live within a beautiful group...

Zack's Choice is an adventure story written by Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. Zack is having a last adventure before going back to Yale for his final year of pre-law studies. His life is planned and set out: a law degree from Harvard and then a...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 2 by Matt Drabble is more proof – as if proof is needed – that Matt is a master of the short horror story. The ten tales in this collection offer a glimpse at the broad scope of Drabble’s imagination, as...

Flowers and Stone by Jan Sikes is a historical fiction and romance rolled into one enticing true story. It shares an intense love story that takes place in the loud and fun Texas honky-tonks in 1970. Darlina Flowers isn't prepared for any man to come...

Settling an old score held Matthew Wilcox in a haunting grip that prevented him from love or finding peace in Deadman’s Lament. Linell Jeppsen unravels the story of a boy who lost his parents and his home at an early age and then found a...