Curse of the Furies is the first installment in the Furious Legacy series written by Meadoe Hora. High school teenager Erin feels reluctant to take her rightful place as one of Hades' Furies alongside her aunts, Tis and Meg. Trouble ensues when on her first...

Ari the Brave's Jungle Journey: Ari Overcomes His Hospital Stay is a picture book about a small boy who has to have an operation. The author, Krystal Wallick, calls her book a “tale of courage and empowerment.” She based the book on the real-life story...

When Little Bella is adopted by a poor man who lived in the Alps of northern Italy, little did she know that she would be one of a pack of dogs, the other three dogs being much bigger and older. There was little food, as...

Reading I Hear the Black Raven: A Petite Memoir by Claire Ishi Ayetoro is like riding a roller coaster through the mind and creative spirit of a young woman contending with the ups and downs of bipolar disease. A resident of rural Mississippi, Ms. Ayetoro...

Coloring on the Wall by Gabrielle Neord is a gripping novel that details the life of Skylar Montgomery. Skylar and her sister, Shiloh, were abandoned children taken in by Leon and Mary Montgomery. Skylar became an art historian who married Dietrick Eastland the Third. She...

If I were fortunate enough to be able to interview award-winning TV producer Lucinda E Clarke about her latest psychological thriller, A Year in the Life of Belinda Brand, my first questions would be “How do you do it? How do you so consistently...

Far Beyond the Sun is a children's picture book by Dolev Zaharony with illustrations by Marian Naseif. Brian loves to be on top, and because of this, his favorite spot is the wooden tower in the corner of his backyard. He can see the entire...

Erin, Roderick, and the Diffability Bunch, written by Fliss Goldsmith and illustrated by Ian R. Ward, is the second book of the Erin & Roderick book series. It details the lives of a unique group of children who have some form of disability. Erin has...

Katie, Bar the Door: A Novel by Ruth Hull Chatlien is a story filled with realism and humanity, following a young woman on her journey to find a foothold in a world that has mercilessly broken her. Yes, Katie is broken. She has suffered a...

When The Sky Roars, written and illustrated by Katie Weaver, is about a boy who didn’t like thunderstorms because they spoiled his activities. They also scared him. He decides to investigate the source of the thunder, hoping he can put an end to the roaring...

Beneath the Surface by Trey Everett tells the suspenseful story of Micah Day, a decorated scholar and tenured university professor. Micah is on the brink of a solution to the water shortage crisis after discovering a strange phenomenon occurring two hundred miles off the coast...

Reunion of the Good Weather Suicide Cult by Kyle McCord is a startlingly realistic novel about an Iowan cult that ended in a mass suicide. The narrative’s protagonist is Tom Duncan, the lone survivor. A Netflix documentary accuses Tom of being the mastermind of the...

Adventures on the Road to Me is a work of fiction in the romance genre. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by K.D. Van Brunt. The book follows teenage con artist West as she travels with her mother, searching for new targets...

Macy the Mermaid: A Chesapeake Bay Adventure by Cindy Freland is an informative children’s story about a boy’s exciting adventures during his fishing trips with his father. Liam enjoys the beautiful world around him as he helps his father on their boat. During summer, he...

Children's books are an inexhaustible source of wonder because they offer memorable lessons that help young readers better understand life and essential values. Rarely, though, have I come across as many valuable lessons as in Tyler Zen's book, Lulu the Moon Catcher. Lulu is a...

In After the Sucker Punch by Lorraine Devon Wilke, thrust into the drama of a father’s death, each sibling’s foibles in a moderately dysfunctional family are exacerbated. Topping the negative family dynamic, Tessa discovers that her father, who has kept a journal throughout his...

All The Ways Mommy Loves Me is about a mother’s love for her little boy, Anthony. Author Jeanette Bonfiglio writes that Anthony knows his mother’s love not only because she tells him every day but because of the many ways she shows it. Bonfiglio writes...

Murder at the Mansfield is a work of mystery fiction by CB Laurence. Enter the Mansfield Supper Club world of the 1940s and be serenaded by two stunning singers, Rose and Ruby. The mesmerizing glitz is all a facade behind which lurks greed, narcissism,...

Josh Anvil and the Pivotal Weapon is a work of fiction in the epic fantasy genre and is the second installment in the Josh Anvil series. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by Bruce Arrington. The book continues the adventures of...

A delightful read that is sure to get you laughing, Swimming with the Fishes by Marc Jedel is an Ozarks Lake Mystery. Elizabeth has been adjusting to some changes but things are looking up with building their new home and starting the next chapter of...