He Watches All My Paths by Stacey Jernigan is a gripping legal thriller with compelling characters. The opening immediately sets up the plot, introducing us to an unnamed, disgruntled character that you know will harbor some antagonism. The prologue states that this character’s life has...

The triple D’s – deceit, death, and double-cross – make for an engrossing read in Hedging Death, an exciting legal thriller written by Stacey Jernigan. Judge Avery Lassiter, a Texas federal judge, is presiding over a very messy and massive Ponzi scheme trial, allegedly spearheaded...

Everyone expected a weekend of fun at the Point Beach State Forest. Grandpa Bob would spring a surprise marriage proposal on Windsong, the three musketeers would reconnect, and beachgoers would enjoy the Big Tent Circus. Everything went well until Grandpa Bob’s diamond engagement ring went...

One afternoon Jack went out to play. His mom had asked him to because in the morning he had spent a lot of time working on his computer. The problem is that when Jack went out, he didn't know what to do and none of...

Let’s Pretend by Eric Jacobson is the first picture book I have seen that would appeal to youngsters between the ages of two and seven – a wide but realistic target market. The secret lies in an intriguing illustration on every page. The youngest children...

Addison Braves Brazil, written by Laura James and illustrated by Jasmine Smith, is a mid-grade interactive storybook that takes readers into South America through the eyes of a young girl. Addison is introduced as an upbeat girl from Arkansas with a mother who is a...

The Paletti Notebook by Dick Rosano is the next Da Vinci Code. Tantalizing and intense, the whereabouts of the notebook only get muddier as time goes on. It began with the likes of the greats: Leonardo Davinci, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, etc. Their writings and sketches form...

The President of the United States is ripe for assassination, and all FBI Agent Mike Kowalski has to do is prove it, and prevent it, in Henry Farley's novel Defy the Odds. The events that hurl themselves at Mike from every direction are top-down. Prong...

Noble Dreams of Amnesty, from the series Factions of Virtue by R. L. Burgess, is an amazing dystopian window into a shattered world, rent by the wayward intentions of a genetic engineer intent on improving humanity. By implementing a Eugenics program wielded with shallow consideration...

Danger at Sandpiper Bay is a work of fiction in the cozy mystery subgenre. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author team Traci Hall and Patrice Wilton. In this second novel of the Riley Harper mystery series,...

Moth City by Kenneth James Allen is a speculative fiction novel that centers around a dystopian future where the laws that govern families are sweeping in both scale and enforcement. Once considered a unifying piece of legislation and roundly embraced by most, once implemented, the...

In Margot Johnson’s Let it Melt, two greatly disappointed people have dealt with love’s failure in radically opposing ways. Jack, once an overweight child who was bullied by his classmates, became a joker. After the failure of his marriage, he made other radical changes. Taking...

Beto refuses to wear a guayabera to the wedding he has coming up, saying that he has better shirts he would rather wear. He and his Mami go back and forth, Beto refusing to have anything to do with the shirt and Mami trying to...

The Blue Butterfly is a work of fiction in the historical fiction and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Leslie Johansen Nack. In a fictionalized account of a real-world relationship, the book follows Marion Davies...

Tapestry: A Lowcountry Rapunzel by Sophia Alexander takes place in Greeleyville, SC in 1918. Gaynelle was always the first to rise and it was her favorite time of day when the world belonged to her alone. She enjoyed reading and her Aunt Anna sent her...

Fran could still remember the fateful night when her mother died in a car accident. She has felt Lorette’s presence ever since as she bestowed little gifts on her and soothed her anxiety. However, she also doled out punishment if she misbehaved. Even though the...

Bloodlender is a young adult urban fantasy novel by Zoe Perrenoud. Sixteen-year-old Sophie Constantin's life has never been the same after the shocking murder of her father six years ago. But when she discovers that she possesses ancient blood magic in her veins, Sophie accidentally...

Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom is a young adult fantasy adventure novel by Kam Karem. Fourteen-year-old Ranger Nader's life turns upside down after being given a powerful and magical ax called Nightmare by the Lady of the Forest. Plagued by visions of the ancient...

Future Skinny is a neo-noir psychological thriller by Peter Rosch. Casey Banks, an anorexic-bulimic, possesses a unique ability to foresee the future during a binge eating spree. But Casey's gift acts both as a blessing and a curse as people with nefarious motives always seek...

De Rerum Natura: On Nature and Poetry by David Hillstrom is a poetic scientific journey that ultimately culminates in the possible history and reasons for how people got to be here; human history and its evolution over the years. A quest for answers and a...