Karen hasn’t been back to her hometown in South Carolina since her twin brother killed himself years earlier. Getting a call from her alcoholic mother on the day she finds out her husband has been seeing another woman, she heads back to the place where...

I was curious about Palimony by Steven Grossman. That’s the number one reason why I decided to read it. I was wondering how anyone could make divorce humorous. To be honest, I was skeptical as to whether it could be done or not. That was...

In Feigned Madness by Tonya Mitchell, we meet Elizabeth Cochrane as an ambitious young woman trying to make a name for herself as a journalist, something very few women had been able to accomplish. She has high hopes and pushes her way into the “World”,...

Suicidal, NOT: Maximize Your Mental Health by Ranequa Kelley-Boyd is about battling mental illness. The author discusses this unfiltered from the perspective of a black woman suffering from bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideations. The book has been divided into two parts, which are...

Suicidal, NOT: Maximize Your Mental Health (Volume Two) by Ranequa Kelley-Boyd is part self-help, part-inspiration, designed to help readers grapple with life's pain and self-defeating thoughts and behaviors from a biblical, spiritual angle. A lot of mental health guides are helpful and insightful, but not...

Wraith is book three in the Garbageman series by Erik Dean, a story ingeniously written for fans of paranormal and horror. The blurb clearly asks readers to remember to keep the lights on and that is understandably true because the story has a spell that...

Betty Parker’s life seemed to be rushing away from her. She was stuck in a tired and lifeless marriage with Ralph Parker, whose retirement seemed focused upon his new boat and sailing companion, leaving her home alone with her beloved and aging yellow Labrador retriever,...

What’s it like to be FLOTUS? Would you want to be the First Lady of the US? If you think that would be an amazing position for a woman to hold, read Presidential Advantage by Jessica James before you say “yes” to marrying a charismatic...

Epidemic by Quentin Cope is a stunning thriller. Billy Bright is ambitious. He’s also a top criminal. He makes the acquaintance of a French aristocrat who possesses drawings of a WWII tunnel; Billy intends to excavate the tunnel starting in England but he didn’t bank...

In Two Things That Make Us Whole by J.J. Coby, Jaylee Brianna Hastings was once a vivacious woman who tackled any negative situation in her stride. But having suffered the loss of another baby, whom she named Jenna, her life seems one huge uphill struggle....

Born in the middle of World War II in the UK, John P. Culnane realized the harsh reality of the outside world from a young age. He was sent to a brutal boarding school where physical punishment, hunger, and cruelty were a daily occurrence followed...

Digital Project Practice: Managing Innovation and Change is a work of non-fiction in the business and project management sub-genres, and it was edited by author and Dr. Tobias Endress. It contains the work of thirteen experts, including Aditya Chandak, Dr. Majid Dadgar, Ralf Dick, Elena...

Christmas at Mistletoe Ridge by Angie Ellington is a sweet and clean cozy Christmas story that is beautiful to read during the holidays. Cole Stevens is in the small town of Birch Falls for only as long as it takes to make a land deal....

Silhouettes Changes by T.R. Gray follows three women as they navigate their multifaceted, complicated lives. The book follows Lexy, a gentleman's club owner, with a troubled past and a business to save; Kat, a dancer at the club, who is struggling to leave her abusive...

Devine's Providence: A Novel by Stephen Reney is a crime thriller with a good plot and memorable characters. Harry Devine is a private detective and a former cop, a man who suffers from depression and alcoholism. When Chelsea Woodstern, a true-crime blogger who is not...

Chronologue is a work of fiction in the science fiction, futuristic fiction, and dystopian sub-genres, and was penned by author Gregory Thomas. The work is indeed for mature audiences due to its complex concepts and some use of explicit language but is never graphic or...

Mixed Relations: An Unusual Childhood by Gertrude Mueller von Deham follows Deham’s (identified as Evelyn in the chronicle) saddening but inspiring story. The first book in a trilogy, the story covers her life from 1877 to 1938. Despite her royal heritage, she grows up in...

In Caffeine & Nicotine by Eric Weule, twenty-five-year-old Jackie Carmichael is still coming to terms with losing her father suddenly as a child. Little does she know that the man she will accidentally meet would become a significant part of her healing. That man was...

Stone Fever is a work of fiction in the science fiction, action, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Norman Westhoff. Written as the first book of the Erebus Tales, we meet the young savant geologist Keltyn SparrowHawk during a futuristic mission to Antarctica....

Carried Away is a romance novel for young and new adults written by A.E. Brouhard. Leila Thomas was no stranger to experiencing memories powerfully evoked by scents, or scenes, or songs. She rather enjoyed traveling back into her past; sometimes, those memories felt more real...