Book of Famine by Zachary Valtschanoff is a poetry book detailing an individual’s struggles confronting the cruelty around and within him. The work is divided into three parts. War outlines the cowardice the narrator must face as he fights against a “rat”, himself, and others...

In Inca Poison by Kevin Chilvers, former Royal Marine Tom Hunter undertakes a dangerous mission to rescue his abducted grandson, Romero, from a cartel in Rio de Janeiro. With the help of workers from a children's mission, the cartel's horrific operation of trafficking children is...

Eat and Get Gas by J.A. Wright is a coming-of-age story. Evan Hanson is 13 and feels like she never knows what’s going on. Her father is often absent, and when her brother is drafted, her mother, totally anti-war, takes him to Canada – she...

Her Breath Built a World: Inspirational Poetry Celebrating the Creative Force of the Feminine Spirit is a collection of poems covering different stages of a woman's life, the effect of unhealthy relationships on them, finding their identity, and how they regain their inner strength through...

I loved reading Kenmore Square by Carol June Stover. The story follows an awkward teenager named Iris Apple. When Iris’s mother is murdered in a robbery on her 10th birthday, Iris suspects her father committed the crime. When she turns eighteen, she and her best...

A Darling Lovebug Summer is a family drama by Tanya Rumford. Grandma Imogene left a strange item in her will for each of her four grandchildren. Belinda was a free spirit who sold her handmade jewelry while riding on a bus around the country. Emeline...

Illuminating Darwin: Arabella’s Light by Jill George is a fascinating insight into one of the unsung heroes of early scientific investigation in the mid-19th century. Arabella Buckley was not your typical vicar’s daughter; she was forthright, headstrong, and full of a desire to explore the...

It is said that the pen is mightier than the sword and this is so true for Petals by Anna Casamento Arrigo. Through this collection of poems and songs, Arrigo speaks of the highs and lows of life that we all encounter at one point...

Chuchip and Hania had been snake hunting in preparation for a ceremony. Chuchip had assisted their father in the ceremony itself, to the disappointment of Hania, who wandered off and met a stranger. Could this have been the true white brother? The Hotevilla village was...

The Imposed Path: The Gem Keepers Saga by Timothy M. David is a fascinating science fiction novel. Mentor witnessed another world get decimated by the Stone Keepers, and he dared to hope that the next Gem Keepers would be able to unlock the gems' full...

The Coaching Shift by Shonna D. Waters and Brodie Riordan offers readers information about developing useful coaching skill sets for improving your emotions, mindset, habits, ​and relationships. The book is divided into three parts. The first part helps you lay the foundation for personal change...

Nothing could have prepared the sheriff’s office in Park County, Colorado for what they saw after responding to a missing person’s call from the wife of a state brand inspector—a body with bullet wounds. And next to it, a large herd of dead cattle belonging...

Teen Justice: Justice Has a Curfew is a sci-fi action adventure novel by C.A. Gordon. Set in the futuristic Silver City, it follows a group of teenagers thrust into extraordinary circumstances following chaotic events. After an intense battle, DHS-EX Special Agent and his team captured...

The Adventures of Melisande & Celestina is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Jeffry Collins, Nain Art, and Jesse Raymond. Living a humdrum life on a farm isn't the stuff of dreams for sisters Melisande and Celestina. All they want is to join the...

Set around WWII, Paper Dolls: Book 2 in the Paper Dolls series by Robert Tucker follows the life of Gwen Vanderveer, a woman born into wealth who flounders while trying to establish a place in her family. When Gwen is just ten and her older...

The assassination of the empress of Athos, orchestrated by the High King Torsai Treth of the Polarian kingdom, was followed by a raging war between the Athos empire and the Polarian kingdom. After more than two years of war, Prince Halcion, the son of Emperor...

Kingdom of Echoes by E.S. Nisan is a young adult story about the world of echoes and a feisty twelve-year-old named Ravlen. Ravlen has always felt different—even on an island built for girls with abilities. Her recurring strange visions and inability to understand them have...

Motivated by the memory of her mother dying in her arms, Esperanza resolved in her heart that she would one day walk the halls of the Scola Medica at Salerno and train to become a healer. Fate had brought Amika into her life and she...

Trapped: The Trapped Series by Reese features a team of four women who become more than just classmates. On the first day of class, Dr. Martin presented them with a group assignment on how to work with differing personalities. Arnya, Naomi, Stephanie, and Jasmine were...

If you enjoy calligraphy as an art form, Japanese culture and historical literature, and memoirs about fascinating, if not famous, people, Shodo Master: Life and Art of Tomoro Ouchida by John Glascock is for you. Presented in a bilingual format with English on one side...