A Daughter’s Secret by Jacqueline McDonald is a personal account of what a simple DNA test can uncover. Jackie’s biological mother and father have not been together since she was a child, having broken up and gotten back together so many times, no one ever...

Scabland by Adam Smith is a mind-blowing psychological thriller. What an engrossing and frightening read! This story is one where an original victim of gang rape, Melissa Cohen, is as much to be feared as the twisted rapist, “Spider,” who orchestrated Melissa’s sexual abuse some...

Cadenza is the sixth book in the Rockliffe historical romance series by Stella Riley, a novel with a web of complex relationships and fascinating characters. While the story explores different romantic developments, it centers on Julian, a virtuoso harpsichordist and handsome young man who is...

The Keyboardist's Career Guide: A 10-Step Plan to Your Dream Job in the Music Business by Gregg Akkerman is a blueprint for how to actually make a living as a keyboardist/pianist. During his lengthy career, Akkerman has done it all and in this book he...

The Bones of Pleiku: Send ‘em home or send me back is a real life memoir as recalled by author John Michael Hanzlik. As the author is a veteran of the Vietnam war, this semi-historical account actually takes place mostly in the nineties when John...

The flaming redhead Lizzy is back! One of the most adorable, authentic, dynamic but sometimes insecure, most impressionable main characters in contemporary children’s literature. It’s just so amazing! This time It’s Just a Bunnypalooza! documented in rhyme and illustration by Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco...

Andrew is thirsty and always weak and tired, and he always wanted to pee. He goes to the doctor and gets his blood sugar checked. He has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Andrew has been admitted to the hospital. The doctor starts training him...

Positively 4th Street: A Baby Boomer’s Guide to the Promised Land is a work of non-fiction penned by author Joshua Simon MD EdD, which focuses on spiritual concepts in the modern age. Written for a particular generation of baby boomers who remember seminal events like...

While the plot of Broken Humanity by Karine Vivier is based upon child trafficking, this compact psychological thriller is actually more about the characters in the story than the events…in particular, three characters: Denis Papin, a convicted child molester; Andy, the kidnapper; and little Alice,...

“We fell for the promise of unlimited power which was never delivered and built our own Trojan horse.” In Revelations by Robert Sells, Earth receives ‘The Message’ from an extraterrestrial life form dubbed the Lambdons. They share their most valuable knowledge of all－fusion energy. The...

Stefan’s Destiny by Rosemary Gard is set in Chicago in 1915, a novel with strong historical hints. Count Stefan Vladeslav waits while his wife is being fitted for a dress at Marshall Fields department store when he sees an art gallery. A sign announces paintings...

There are immortals living among ordinary humans, hidden and blended well into society. However, their concealed existence is disturbed by the death of one of their own. They called him The Wanderer; a mentor, mystic and a friend who was brutally murdered. They gather in...

I learned so much from the storybook Robin Sees a Monster: From Egg to Robin such as what baby robins are called and how long it takes for an egg to hatch, and how long a baby bird stays in the nest before flying away....

A Pane of Glass by R. Byron Stockdale is a psychological thriller that keeps readers, along with police and FBI investigators on edge, trying to identify a perp who puts brutally painful endings to people’s lives. Why is the perp doing this and what is...

Inlightenment: Helping You Shift Your Thoughts and Actions to a Place of Positivity, Transformation, and Continuous Growth by Marshall Cannon is a non-fiction motivational and self-help book on improving and bettering our quality of life with a different mindset. This book is written in a...

What would you do if an uncle you never met, or at least you don’t remember meeting him, suddenly died and left you an incredible mansion full of fascinating and mysterious objects, hidden staircases and an abundance of rooms to explore? For eleven-year-old Danzellan Wildwood...

Isolation by Brian L. MacLearn is an engaging story that explores family dynamics and how the security of a family can so quickly be threatened by an unforeseen event. Simpson’s life is beautiful. He has a wonderful wife and two children who make him proud...

Meet Miku in the storybook Miku Says Find Me by Anitha Rathod. Miku wants to know if anyone wants to play hide and seek with her. She says it is a fun game and it will make everyone happy. Miku knows a lot of amazing...

Michael has a terminal brain tumor and Dr. Whitney has a secret experimental operation that may just save his life. This operation comes with many strings attached, however; some good, some bad and some that will change Michael’s life forever. When wealthy Elliot Paxton is...

As they say, “…and now for something completely different.” That is exactly what The Persistence of Memory by Karen Janowsky brought me. This book took me completely by surprise with both its premise and its development. Major Daniel Hecht was somewhat of an enigma. A...