James M. Corkill’s DNA is the sixth book in The Alex Cave Series and it is an interesting treat for sci-fi fans. A ground-breaking scientific discovery, an ancient prophecy about to be fulfilled, and impending doom on earth are a great combination when deftly...

A Maiden's Honor: Book 1, The Woman from Eden series is a debut historical fiction novel by Josanna Thompson. The year is 1814. It’s a violent and deadly time as Westerners are captured by pirates off the Barbary Coast and sold into slavery, despite the...

Everyone is invited to the jungle talent show in Milly’s Jungle Adventures: The Jungle Talent Show by Uma S. and V.S. Seenath. Sneezy Milly is practicing her dance. Boo the lion always brings her flowers, but Milly sneezes and her nose tickles for hours. Boo...

Confessions of a Tween Superheroine: The Dunk'N Divaz Series, PlayBook 1 is a superhero fantasy novel for children and preteens written by J.M. Guy. How does a 12-year-old diva with her own jammin’ a capella group get to perform before Diaman Brungdee, the genius promoter...

Waterwight by Laurel McHargue is the first book in the Waterwight Series. The Event left Celeste and several other children orphaned. Celeste has spent the last few years in a children's home where no one will tell her what really happened. After her dreams become...

Insta-Prophecy Hotline: The Prophecy of the Eye, the Cross, and the Obsidian Skull by B.V. Kingsley is a beautifully crafted urban fantasy with strong hints of Dan Brown and James Rollins, featuring mystery, myth, and powerful secret organizations like the Illuminati, and a prophecy involving...

Free Falling is a contemporary romance novel written by Ana Simons. Brian Anderson had had enough of betrayal by the women he had fallen in love with. No amount of playing the field or maintaining a somewhat predatory mindset lessened the impact of those betrayals...

After an elephant crushed Mr. and Mrs. Payne to death, Edna and Edith moved back to their parents' house. The lives of these sixty-something-year-old sisters hadn't quite turned out as well as they had expected. As a result, relocating to Number One Curmudgeon Avenue was...

Isabella’s Heart, the second book in The Jeweled Dagger trilogy by Diane Merrill Wigginton is a unique continuation of Angelina’s Secret. This family has a secret, and even those who have witnessed their bond don’t understand it fully. Isabella and her twin brother, Charlie, were...

Defiled is a delightfully creepy work of young adult fantasy and horror, penned by author Michael S. Vassel. Written as the opening book to the Castle Chronicles, we meet the series’s hero Mark Castle when he is just a high school student. Mark has had...

I have read a lot of books about war, from ancient battles to the present. I like them maybe because I am a veteran myself. But none has moved me, none has taken me there and made me as proud to be an American fighting...

Are You Ready? The Story of a Runaway Girl and a Persistent God by Felecia Clarke is a coming of age memoir that chronicles the author's journey with God. As a Christian, Felecia never believed that following God required some form of disciplined. She enjoyed...

Time of Awakening by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait is the fourth book in The Legend of the Dragon Child series. The Teller of Tales, Yuri, and Forrest discover a map that sends them on a journey to find the Great Dragon, called Zelspar, who promises a...

Fag Hags, Divas and Moms: The Legacy of Straight Women in the AIDS Community by Victoria Noe throws light on the straight women who have had HIV/AIDS and their stories, struggles, and challenges which have often been pushed aside by focusing more on stories from...

Captain Pistol’s Paradise is a cartoon and graphic novel penned by Rowland B. Wilson with Suzanne Lemieux Wilson. As a cartoonist, and an illustrator for Walt Disney, Rowland B. Wilson lends his skills here to his own highly amusing tale of a pirate who falls...

Trine Rising is the first book in the Kinderra Saga: The Chronicles of Mirana Pinal by C.K. Donnelly, a brilliant epic fantasy about young Mirana as she tries to figure out who she is. Mirana knew from an early age that she was different. She...

“I was twenty-one years old when I sold my baby.” A powerful admittance from a young woman, Isabelle. There may be all kinds of reasons why someone would sell their baby, but Isabelle’s story is unique. Coming from a working-class background in the late nineteenth...

Captivity is a work of fiction in the dystopian, futuristic, and action and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Nadine Little. Written as the opening novel to The Faction War Chronicles book series, this work is recommended for adult reading audiences due to the...

Turn Back Time is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, slice of life, and contemporary romance sub-genres, and was penned by author Annette G. Anders. Written as the opening novel in The Full Circle book series, this charming and heartfelt work explores the...

In a sidenote intended to properly describe her apparent children’s book, Life of a Firefly (illustrated exquisitely by Suzanne Groat), Sandra Brown-Lindstedt says simply and ingenuously that it is “particularly suited for ages 8–12.” I’m afraid that’s like saying To Kill A Mockingbird is at...