Brian, Jamal, Alex, Kev, and Cecilia are The Chosen Five in the titular series by Janet Kravetz. Book one, Sky Curse, introduces Cecilia Miller, the young female protagonist in a dystopian future where Earth's population has ballooned to an unsustainable level. Natural resources have been...

Teenage orphan Maia is Vandella’s main character. After losing her parents while she was a child, she was raised by her grandmother. Maia had never been in a relationship and was looking for her true love—someone who would genuinely care for her without any other...

Michael Pronko's mystery novel Azabu Getaway: Detective Hiroshi Series Book 5 is a gripping murder and crime story set in Tokyo. Detective Hiroshi Shimizu is a forensic accountant, investigating financial crimes. He is fluent in English, having lived in Boston for some years. Joseph Leung,...

The Decompression Palms by Anna Alexis Michel is an intriguing novel set in Florida. The story opens with a poignant scene as Antoine and Line have breakfast together in the kitchen. They sit side by side, facing the palm trees like most Sundays. This time,...

A Hop By The Sea by Laurel Lorenzini, illustrated by Amanda Letcher, is an amazing picture book about otherness, friendship, and spending time together. The illustrations are beautiful, sweet, original, and lively. The themes are essential and the story is extremely moving. These are supported...

Soap-Stud & Blue-Movie Girl: High-octane Tales of Hollywood by David Godolphin features two short novellas with passionate characters with a story to tell. Short and satirical, both novellas are set in 1990s Hollywood where the characters yearn for success and fulfilled dreams. Blue-Movie Girl follows...

Missteps Perfecting the Shutterbug Strut by J. L. Michael is the coming-of-age story of a spirited woman learning to live and enjoy every moment. Alexandra Illyria Bathenbrook had a taste of adventure when she was a child and ever since she has been chasing the...

Alien Whispers: Conflict and Communion is a work of fiction in the science fiction and action subgenres and is the third book in the continuing series. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Clayton Graham. The book continues...

Have You Seen My Reflection? by Peabody Law shows that there’s someone special for everyone. That special someone is like a reflection of one’s self. When a Celebration Dance is planned for the arrival of the new Peachicks, everyone is invited and everyone has that...

Chasing Stolen Gold: How a Ten-Year Quest to Find Lost Gold Led to a Spiritual Awakening is a work of non-fiction in the memoir and self-discovery subgenres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to some use of explicit language and...

Agent C2C: Positive for People and Planet is an action-packed and illustrated adventure which is climate and planet conscious from cover to cover. It is best suited to the young adult and adult reading audiences and was created by author team Ehrengard Hohbach, George Hohbach,...

Flood, Fire and a Superstorm by Marty Ingram provides a compelling first-hand account of the devastating impact of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Ingram, the chief of the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department, offers a unique perspective on the unprecedented challenges that the volunteers and first...

In Almost Full Circle: From Montserrat to Canada and Back-ish, Jacqueline Greer Graham takes readers back to her Caribbean roots, her youth in Montserrat, and her time in Canada with her mother and stepfather. She remembers the wonderful and positive experiences she had as a...

Forbidden Blossom (Skyline Mansion Book 1) by Nola Li Barr is the first of a series of books that deals with issues such as family, love, and cross-cultural relationships through the eyes of a young Taiwanese American, Anne Huang. Since graduating college, Anne has traveled...

Too many children don’t like who they are. They don’t like the color of their eyes, the color of their skin, or how tall or short they are. Brown Skin, Curly Hair, I Love Being Me! by Paula Swearingen tells the story of a young...

The Saving of Verano is a sci-fi novel by Ken Helfer. It's the 27th century, and humanity has successfully colonized Mars and set up bases on Luna. Selby Ricks, an Earthian, is on his first trip to Mars when he is unexpectedly visited by a...

Unexpected events and thrilling adventures follow in Lost Long: The Road to Ragnarök Book 1 by Rochelle L. Wilcox. Ailia, aka Lia, happened to be in the wrong place at the worst moment because what she witnessed changed her world forever. Lia was just an...

Positive affirmations improve children's self-esteem and motivate them to be honest with themselves. Sometimes children need to feel confident when interacting with other children or to encourage themselves to do new things. That is why it is important to teach them about self-confidence. What Matters...

Part of the Masters of Wisdom Series, Kuthumi: Dictations through the Messenger by Tatyana Nicholaevna Mickushina is a contemplative reading on the messages of Kuthumi as transmitted through the author. In this book, Master Kuthumi, a Kashmiri Brahman who was educated at Oxford University and...

Sally Royer-Derr presents The Tracks, a young adult mystery about a young woman who spends her free time down on the train tracks in the woods behind her house. Emily uses her time on the tracks to enjoy the momentary escape from the reality of...