Life can sometimes set up roadblocks that you cannot foresee. Bitter Melons by Stephanie Chan follows a young girl who has a hard time coping with the ups and downs of life after her father's untimely passing when she was thirteen years old. Having grown...

Grace Yourself by Chris Janssen is a deeply personal yet universally resonant journey from addiction to freedom, offering readers a compassionate and empowering roadmap to sobriety. It’s told through raw storytelling and gentle coaching wisdom. Janssen chronicles her breakthrough into recovery, not by chasing perfection,...

Fighting For Your Family by Steve Carlson was written with a focus on men however; many of the points in this book smacked me up side of the head. Carlson begins his book by sharing with readers the day that his wife told him it...

How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies by Leann Forst is a valuable and informative recipe cookbook for parents of young children. The author starts by explaining the benefits of a healthy, REAL food diet for children and exactly how much of each...

What Is Man: From the World of Ro and Mo by Rohan and Mohan Perera is the fruit of a journey that began when the authors were just eleven years old, a spiritual classic that considers one of the rarely asked questions but one that...

First of all, the cover of Guardians' Betrayal by Johanna Van Zanten is very powerful. The novel brings a very relevant message to readers in telling the story of a family that is broken, but desperately trying to stay together. The story follows Shayla and...

Kiss My McCracken: And other original tales in the life of Winston Weston by Ernest S. Martin is a collection of ten stories following its titular protagonist in hilarious detail through his most memorable life and times. Shared in vignettes, Weston becomes a fully fleshed...

Reading a novel like Escape From Vietnam: For Some The Vietnam War Never Ended by Howard Cohen is so much more than enjoying an intricate, riveting plot and engaging with realistic and touching characters. It’s an opportunity for enlightenment, not just about the horrors experienced...

Rising Up is the first entry in the Tranquility Series by Tanya Ross and a gorgeous tale for fans of young adult fantasy. I was hooked from the very first line: “On a perfect day in a perfect place with practically perfect people, even dreams...

Mirrors of Life - Part 2: The Fight for Political Power by Neal Owens is a riveting political drama that echoes today's political landscape. This offering is a follow-up to his award-winning novel, Mirrors of Life: What's Your Life in the Mirror? In this installment,...

Nepal One Day at a Time is a nonfiction travel memoir written by Patti Shales Lefkos. She and her husband had always been travelers and adventurers and had explored out-of-the-way places all over the world. Then her husband had critical health issues while they were...

Kingdom of Wonders Book One: Journey to the Crown is a work of fiction in the fantasy and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience and was penned by author Katrina-Marie A. Medrano. In this truly epic fantasy tale with a...

Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived by Karen DeBonis is the story of a mother as she relates how she and her son fought against a brain tumor. Karen DeBonis and her husband were blindsided when their son developed medical...

Adeolu Adewumi-Zer’s Afro-Optimism Unleashed: Scaling African Excellence to the Global Stage gives us a comprehensive framework for advancing African business and leadership through a mix of cultural pride, innovation, and strategic practices. Drawing from her global experiences and Afro-optimist philosophy, Adewumi-Zer leans into leveraging identity,...

"Davy Jones: Heavy Weight Champion of the World" by Carl A. Chase is a fictional account of what happens every day on the streets of almost any town. Drugs and corruption run loose. So goes the story of Davy Jones, a young boy who loses...

“God’s Love” by Calvert Tynes is a book of one man’s poetry, written over a period of 10 years. The tenor of the poetry clearly reflects Calvert’s mood and mental/spiritual attitude at the time when he wrote each particular poem. Some of his poetry will...

As a child, Gudrid saw her mother hanged to appease the bloodthirsty god Thor. Immediately thereafter she was taken to be trained as a volva, or sorceress/priestess. As an adult, Gudrid has rejected the religious teachings of her youth to become a follower of the...

Hero For Hire by C.B. Pratt pulls you into the world of Eno the Thracian, and is told in the first person narrative. While most heroes and soldiers are off fighting in the Trojan war, Eno accepts a job dealing with a harpy that's been...

My Father's Keep: A Journey of Forgiveness through the Himalaya by Ed Abell is a heart-warming and remarkable memoir of forgiveness and personal triumph. The author speaks about his childhood of living with an alcoholic father whose problems with drinking could not be solved. The...

Miranda Warning by Heather Day Gilbert provides more twists and turns than the winding country roads of West Virginia which is the setting for this suspense-filled, page-turning mystery. Several of the residents of the tiny town of Buckneck, WV, hold more than a few secrets....