In Illusion of Death by Brian Kavanagh, Belinda Lawrence is back in Australia with English friend Hazel Whitby, recovering from her broken engagement. When she bumps into old school friend Birdie, and is invited to a private screening of a film at the home of...

Incompatible with Nature: A Mother's Story by Tracie Frank Mayer is a poignantly written, engrossing, and hugely inspirational story, a memoir that brilliantly captures the essence of a mother’s love, redefining what it means to be a parent. Afro-American Tracie Frank Mayer doesn’t speak German....

Known Entity: An Unauthorized History by Phil Klahn is a fun read, a narrative that captures the soul and spirit of a band. It opens with a short prologue that explains why some bands disintegrate: "Bands come and bands go. Some fade quietly, eroded by...

Although Adetola grew up in Chicago with her mother, Charlotte, and her stepfather, she was not your average young American woman. Her friends knew her as Tola, but before Charlotte died, she revealed Tola’s true lineage. Tola’s full name was Princess Naomi Adetola Adetoye, and...

Getting married is a major decision and should not be taken lightly. Wisdom For Living Happily Ever After: How to Live Spiritually in a Marriage by Tommy S.W. Wong discusses the ins and outs of married life with Guru Harry and Tom. The book covers...

What courage do we require to look at our broken pieces of life and want to put them together? In Frantic Unleashed: Navigating Life After Suicide — A Survivor's Journal, Missy Palrang shares her story of grief and healing; a poignant narrative that is as...

Emma and Sonnet, two look-alike girls, are suddenly transported into each other’s lives due to identical, ongoing, local mystical storms when each teenage girl enters the same closet space a century apart. Culture and identity shocks initially wreak havoc for them, but as they each...

Analyze, Act, Advance by Agustin Argelich is an insightful and helpful book of thoughts which is a compendium of both technical training and self-taught humanism. The book has four sections: The Challenge, Obstacles and barriers to be overcome, Strategies and available tools, and The Life...

Anna’s Shadow is a dramatic and personal work of women’s fiction penned by author Ingrid McCarthy. Set in Europe during both the present day and the events of World War Two and the German occupation, this unusual novel chronicles a story inspired by real...

Two Spoons of Bitter is a realistic life drama involving love, betrayal, and redemption, penned by author Sonja Mongar. Written for adults due to its explicit content, this cultural and family drama centers around art therapist Ella Donovan. As Ella leaves behind her own troubled...

Legacy of War by Ed Marohn is something a little bit unique. It isn’t exactly a war novel, but the Vietnam War dominates the narrative. It is a thriller, but it is more of a psychological thriller than spies getting into and out of tight...

In a detailed account of misfortunes and joys, Russell H. Plante tells the story of an abandoned kitten that learns the intricacies of survival the hard way. While reading this fast-moving tale, I found myself constantly glancing over my shoulder at my own beloved feline...

Sinkhole is a work of horror fiction penned by author April A. Taylor. Written for adult audiences due to highly explicit content in the language and violence elements, this diverse, visceral and exciting tale is not for the faint of heart. As strange events sweep...

Miracle on Aisle Two is a light-hearted, feel-good Christmas novella. Author Beth Carter writes about a surprise romance between a struggling single mom and a wealthy architect with a spirit of generosity. Adam Donovan grew up poor before he became successful and when he spots...

Lady Doris Fitzhugh is celebrating her eightieth birthday, surrounded by friends, family, and important members of the English countryside where she lives in her inherited Fitzhugh Manor. The day is hot, bloody hot, but that doesn’t deter from the celebratory confusion of the day. As...

Mekhail’s Dream by Michael R. Albert is an inspiring story with strong religious themes and a powerful message. The author tells the story of young Mekhail, born to parents who were Lebanese immigrants, and who ran a silent movie house. The youngest of nine children,...

What I Tell Myself FIRST: Children's Real-World Affirmations of Self Esteem is a social issues picture book for children, grades k-3, written by Michael A. Brown and illustrated by Zoe Ranucci. Who am I? A simple question, but the answer can provide a child with...

Nobody Gets Out of Catering Alive is a humorous memoir written by Joe Montaperto. Joe always knew he had the gift to be a top comic but what happened? The other comics he had started out with were now-famous names -- and him? He was...

Native Companions is the first book in the Dreamtime Mysteries by Jenni Barnett. This extraordinary historical tale is set in Australia and follows two timelines: modern-day Rex Graham, a mixed-race Indigenous anthropology student, and the stories about his Aboriginal grandmother’s people. Rex, who suffered in...

Grief: A Dark, Sacred Time by Darrelyn Gunzburg discusses surviving loss and finding strength and meaning in the dire moments when we traverse the dark waters of grief. No matter our status in life, we do get hit by grief when we lose a loved...