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...

Beautiful illustrations will attract children to Save the Butterflies while the story will keep them entertained. Save the Butterflies is another wonderful book by author/illustrator Bethany Stahl. Children will like the butterflies, flowers, and illustrations in the book, while their parents and teachers will like...

Why the F Do I Need Life Insurance? by JB Michaels is a concise and informative guide that poses the question that many people without life insurance consider. What are the benefits of having life insurance when the only financial gain we receive is when...

Reading Harry and the Hooligans by Dr. Robert A. Ernst is like immersing yourself in chaos and comedy in a world of animal personifications. It all takes place in Pondville, a pond community based upon the author’s home in Nova Scotia and inspired by a...

There is a special bond that exists between a dog and its owner. Young Dee shares that special bond with her Springer Spaniel, Chloe. They do everything together and Chloe watches out for Dee. Only, there’s one time when Chloe’s not fast enough to stop...

Sargon the Third: A Riveting Spy Thriller is the fourth book in Michelle Reagan Series by Scott Shinberg. Michelle Reagan a.k.a. Eden isn’t so sure about her new assignment. Sargon the Third is a terrorist rising in the Middle East with eyes set on Europe...

The plot premise behind Gregg Norman’s highly engaging book, Bingo At The Legion, resonates easily with readers while Norman’s treatment is handled deftly and pleasingly. The main character, Grady Locke, returns to his small hometown after having bolted suddenly years before, leaving family and friends...

“Derangement happens when the story is denied.” Queen of the Sugarhouse is a collection of literary short stories by Constance Studer. In Mercy, Nurse Ann is remorseful after giving a patient the wrong medication but fears legal repercussions. Meet veteran Benjamin Tyler, who believes he’s...

Residing in The Quartz Crystal Palace, a young fairy named Serafina awaits her coming of age ceremony, where she will be handed her wand and crown. Serafina, who is also a princess, feels nervous about the ceremony as she knows her wings will change and...

Yara and the Yellow-Headed Parrots by Yossi Lapid is a 44 page-long colorful story about a man who has a difficult decision to make. His son is on the brink of death, and he will do anything to save him, including poaching some critically endangered...

Things may not always be as you think. Stories have a habit of ever-changing and the characters become bigger than life with every new change. This is what happens when Simon decides to go on a quest looking for the very scary dragon. Simon’s a...