The Devil's Angel by John F Conn is a riveting supernatural thriller with strong religious underpinnings. The author recreates the battle between the Fallen Angel and God and the forces pitted against each other are personified in two longtime friends, NYC detectives Michael Ryan and...

A young teacher in 1830s Germany, Elke is looking for her first teaching job. A Witch's Burden by D.W. Goates tells us her story. After receiving a letter that promises her a classroom, Elke spends nearly every cent she has to make a two-week journey...

Crowning Glory: River’s Journey is a work of fiction on personal and cultural themes, penned by author Taylor Thompson. Beginning historically during the 1950s racial tensions of Hopewell, Texas, we meet our central character River as a young child and journey with her through much...

The P.S. Wars: Last Stand at Custer High by Geoffrey Carter takes us inside the battle for the minds of America’s young people and the debate over private vs public education. Dave Bell is a retired teacher with over thirty-odd years spent teaching at the...

Einstein’s Compass is a work of science fiction written for young adults, penned by author duo Grace Blair and Laren Bright. Taking a figure from real history and fictionalizing around him, the story places the young Albert Einstein as the holder of a mysterious compass...

Mrs Rickaby’s Lullaby is a work of fiction and interpersonal drama by first-time novelist Julie Thorndyke. Set in an initially tranquil retirement village in Australia, we first meet the titular character in her neat little life with her cat, Missy, and her flowers and her...

Murphy's Luck 3 continues the adventures of Murphy Drummer, a one-man demolition derby of bad luck or sole protector of the possible, depending on your point of view. Benjamin Laskin opens the story with Murphy's CIA Elite Hippie Unit, Granola Team Six in-laws being captured...

Shadow’s Voice is a dark and exciting work of fantasy fiction penned by author Natalie Johanson. The central plot follows the young Rose Trewin, a drifter who has much more to her than first meets the eye. Rose has been imbued with deadly magical powers,...

Immersed in the world of ancient Rome, Michael Kleinfall’s epic, The Peregrine’s Odyssey, tells the story of the deep fraternal bond that develops between Gaius Segusiavus, “the Peregrine,” and Ignatius the Younger, both from wealthy merchant families, which outlasts even death. This work of historical...

What most natural-born leaders have in common is that they wield a resumé that highlights their impressive credentials reflective of their climb to success. Salar A. Khan, MD, MBA is no exception. But to label him as just another motivational author would be inaccurate. In...

It’s OK to Be Different, written by Sharon Purtill and illustrated by Sujata Saha, is a children’s picture book celebrating children who have the courage to be themselves, and to accept others as they are. When children learn that diversity is positive, it becomes natural...

At Daddy's Hands: Courage Knows No Age by Jacob Paul Patchen is a novel that is poignantly written and one that deftly handles the theme of child abuse in its different forms. While people hail Jim Handler as the hero of their town for solving...

In Annie’s Country Awakening by Bozena Zawisz, Annie’s parents decide to immigrate to Australia in the 1980s. Hoping for a better life, they take the opportunity to leave Poland and escape the financial uncertainty in the country. Annie carries the memory of her grandmother’s cottage...

I have just finished reading The Opium Lord’s Daughter by Robert Wang, which tells the story of the family of Lord Lee Shao Lin, his daughter Su-Mei and his number one son Lee da Ping during the time of the Opium Wars between Britain and...

Napoleon’s Secrets to Getting What You Want is a wonderful book with a theme of helping children succeed at something they really want. Author I. St. Auburn Rowe has created a rhyming story worth reciting over and over again. Who can ignore the advice of...

As the Salvation Army's slogan says "Sharing is caring" and your child will learn the importance of this mantra in the beautifully illustrated children's book, Jared's Last Carrot, by Sara Devine. One day Jared had a dream, and when he woke up his grumbling tummy...

In Rinn's Crossing by Russell Heath, as Rinn van Ness, a local Alaskan man, slips quietly away from a crime scene and into the forest, he is unaware that a man is about to die. When his former lover, Kit Olinsky, a conservation advocate, is...

For years after her husband’s disappearance, Louette has been filled with grief. In Louette's Wake (Wiregrass Series) by Sue Riddle Cronkite, readers are pulled into a story filled with love, mystery, and the struggles of one woman and her daughter to find acceptance, understanding, and...

Scampy is a bundle of love and energy from the day he is born. He loves to run and get into mischief, but he’s so happy all the time, a happiness that is contagious, that he is quickly forgiven. Animals and humans on the farm...

Lashonda's Book of Poems and Songs is wonderful for addressing emotional situations such as love, nostalgia, the beautiful things in life, and finding courage in oneself through poetry. Lashonda Beauregard splendidly uses harmonious poetic elements to orchestrate short poems, the representation of her own experiences....