Brian Bradshaw, Josh Joplin, and Thomas Templeton –- a somewhat eclectic group of friends -- are camping at the Blackstone Cabin. One rainy night, Brian, who is sleeping on the sofa downstairs, is rudely disturbed by furious knocks on the door. A mysterious stranger frantically...

Beyond the Triangle by C. P. Stewart is a science fiction novel with plenty of action and adventure to keep you hooked until the end. Jake Meyers and his family are finally settled in 2288, in Philadelphia, and have adjusted to the new timeline. However,...

Violating the Calm is an action-packed drama novel written by R. W. Saunders. Kyle Chalmers, a fifteen-year-old, creates a BMX biking track on his neighborhood's hillside, naively naming it Kyle's Killer Kourse (KKK). The name understandably catches the attention of a black citizen named Lorenzo...

P.M. Hall begins his book, Running High School Cross-Country, The Southwest Way, by re-telling the story of Southwest High School's cross-country team from the year 1942 to its last state championship in the '80s. This compilation of dates, scores, and facts is very thorough, due...

Pete Cluckington and the Others is a children's book written by Melody Monroe and illustrated by Ginger Triplett. Old Farmer Smith sold the Southbrook chicken farm and all the chickens were dispersed to other settlements. The Cluckingtons moved to Northbrook farm where they lived with...

Ballad of the Blacksmith's Son by Rick Taylor is a young adult adventure tale with religious undertones. Set in the dark ages, the book follows the lives of the inhabitants of a Viking village. Keri Ellison is a blacksmith's son. Like other young men of...

Legend of the White Lion is a work of fiction penned by author Kathy Coons, and it fits well into the modern folk tale and mythology style of novel writing. The story is suited to the general reading audience, and it begins with the central...

Catching the Incredible Candus is an ongoing love story: a marriage that has ended in divorce, yet the two parties involved manage to retain the passion they have for each other. If you think this is the new romance novel that will sweep you off...

Changing the Game by Craig J. Tomsky is a lifestyle sport and cookbook that centers around hunting both large and small quarry as a food source, provided from the experience of an author whose roots in sourcing, preparing, storing, and successfully consuming game are generations...

Just Nuisance, the Sea-Dog, written and illustrated by Patricia Furstenberg, is an introduction to South Africa’s only sea dog that became a Royal Navy Seaman. His name was Just Nuisance because once when he was following a human sailor around on the ship’s deck, the...

Beneath the Veil of Smoke and Ash is a work of fiction in the historical epic sub-genre. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by author Tammy Pasterick. The story follows a married pair of immigrants living in Pittsburgh in the early 20th...

In the Black by Andrew Ceroni is a military thriller that is fast-paced and suspenseful. In this page-turning tale, every second counts as the CIA’s most valued Russian agents are assassinated. Alexei Savasin is discovered shot to death in Montmartre, Paris, and Vanya Stepanov is...

Save the Land by Bethany Stahl is part of her series Save the Earth. In Save the Land we are introduced to Amari who lives in Africa and loves soccer. She and her mom live in the Sahel between the Sahara desert and the savannah....

Bethany Stahl has added another excellent title to her Save the Earth series. Save the Scraps is about composting and it starts with Alex and Mateo eating a healthy fruit snack. After they have finished, Mateo is ready to throw away the apple cores and...

Children who love animals will enjoy this underwater adventure. Save the Shark highlights reptiles and fish that live in the ocean. Add some predators and unsafe living conditions and it becomes an interesting story of survival. Save the Shark is the newest book in the...

We have so much to be thankful for. Even when we think we need something else to make our lives perfect, we already have more than we need. Instead of wanting, we really need to show more gratitude, more thanks for what we do have,...

Dispatches from the Swinging Door Saloon: Poems from my 10-year bender inside heaven’s dive bar by Randall McNair is a unique collection of poetry about many facets of life. From the first poem, you get a feel for the personality of the author. In these...

It had been his dream. It was the only thing he talked about. Andy wanted to be the first influencer to set foot on the island of crabs and show it to his followers. It was the same reason he had come to Panama from...

A Night at the King’s Inn by Alec Arbogast is time travel that introduces readers to an unusually interesting character, Theodore, a guy who likes to go unnoticed and who loves to keep to himself. The reader immediately feels his anti-social nature as they encounter...

End of the Race by Judith Kirscht tells the story of Annika, a swimmer who is training for the 2008 Olympics: her last chance for glory as her thirtieth birthday looms. During an emotional battle with a miscarriage, her husband Brian goes sailing with two...