The Curtain Lady by Andrea Shepherd is a coming-of-age tale with paranormal overtones. Set throughout the 1980s in Montreal, the book chronicles the story of a young girl named Poppy Bell from age eleven to her early twenties. Since sixth grade, Poppy started keeping a...

Return to Autumn: Part 2 of the 2-Part sequel to The Perils of Autumn by Rusty Blackwood resumes from where the prior novel left off. After Autumn falls unconscious, Cyril discovers a suspicious stain on Autumn's jacket, resembling the one from her accident. This leads...

Education Mania: Is a University the New Doctor by Joshua Flapan is an analysis of the problematic belief that college is the only path to success and explores its actual value. Flapan questions student loan debt and its impact on graduates seeking employment, and parallels...

It is hard to imagine a more beguiling or comforting book for children than Sleep Tight, Pen by Michelle Mae. Pen, the penguin referenced in the title, is all tucked in at bedtime in his favorite fishy pajamas and can’t get to sleep because he...

“Flying flower” – I love that name for butterflies. It certainly sums them up. They are all uniquely beautiful in so many ways. They flutter about the gardens and meadows with reckless abandon, taking over the landscape with their flashes of color. There are a...

To Hunt a Holy Man is a work of fiction by author Michael Fletcher in the adventure, culture clash, and military drama sub-genres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to scenes of a sexual nature, the use of explicit language,...

Terra 12: Paradise Found by Ryan Baxter is set in a future era of interstellar exploration where twelve ships, including Terra 12, embark on a crucial mission to find habitable planets using advanced technology. Among Terra 12's crew are Zach Travis, the ship's engineer, and...

Billy Wittenberg’s The Long Run is an array of character perspectives involving the violent abduction of an American citizen by a cartel in Mexico. Sofia, Hank, Rebekah, and André were on vacation in Cancun. While at a club, Hank had to take a work-related call...

The Thief and the Historian by Brendan Corbett is the first book in the Runetree Chronicles. Aeda has made a living working as a thief for the Grey Society and, though she has misgivings about stealing, she does what she has to. But when a...

How far will you go to be with the one you love? Vengefully Yours by J Rose Black is a collection of dark and suspenseful romance stories with heroes ready to risk it all for the ones they love. Each tale presents a new cast...

In Echo From a Bayou by J. Luke Bennecke, John Bastian, a Californian whose personal and financial life is in shambles, goes for a much-needed ski break with his friend Kevin. It ends with John in a coma, awakening with a new outlook on life...

Based on the experiences of his father, Growing Up Tough is a coming-of-age novel by Roderick Saxey. The story is set between the early 1920s and 30s, the time of the Great Depression, when America underwent revolutionary cultural, economic, and societal changes. Shirley Edwin Taylor's...

The Summer Elf by Teeni Elf is a children’s picture book about a team of special elves that give kids presents on the last day of school. The children are rewarded for doing well during the school year. The kids get to enjoy their gifts...

Kids Write a Book by Ray Ronan with Finn and Jake Ronan is a whimsical yet practical motivational guide for young people interested in writing a book and for parents who want to help them. With the help of a wise wizard named Adus and...

From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram: Wisdom for Mind, Body and Spirit is a self-help book that touches on life lessons and holistic health. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by Deborah Charnes. In this intuitive, engaging,...

Freedom Rings by Brenda Hardwick is book three in the urban fantasy The Circle trilogy. In Harlem Angel, Soraya Rawlings seeks out a mysterious woman after a disturbing dream about murder. Soraya learns that her latent abilities are vital in a hidden realm and she...

“When you take pictures, sometimes you focus hard on one thing and you don’t see what’s right in front of you.” The same sentiments can explain so much about life. In Tory Christie’s A Touch of Blue, Cecilia is learning what it means to grow...

A Promise to the Faceless is a work of fiction in the science fiction, space opera, and adventure subgenres. It is best suited to mature adult readers owing to dark subject matter, violence, and sexual situations. Penned by author D A Barr, we find ourselves...

Bee Conspiracy by David Boito is a fantastic environmental thriller. Detective “Duke” Wayne has been put on admin leave, doing desk work for the LAPD. Desperate, he’ll do whatever it takes to get back to Robbery-Homicide, so when he’s asked to produce a report on...

Skye Bothma’s novel Shooting Stars: Road Less Traveled features Catherine, an unappreciated receptionist. Catherine dreamed of being a writer, but she supported David’s career until he had an affair with his office receptionist. Catherine had tickets to Hawaii she needed to use before they expired....