The Great Nations of Rendaraia is a scholastic account of the five great nations and their mysterious downfall. The first part briefly documents the history of Arilyness, Lithicus, Mithera, Danrock, and Noda. Each of these nations concentrates on a particular field of learning, from the...

Twice Born by TJ Green is the sequel to Tom's Inheritance. It's been a year since Tom has been to the Other, where he awakened his ancestor King Arthur and left behind his cousin, Beansprout. At the time he thought it was what he wanted,...

To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman is a story that espouses the human spirit and the values of community; a story with a beautiful setting and characters that will make readers think about what they are doing for their community; a story that...

When Leaves Fall by C.A. King is a gripping story. Ralph, whose identity we have yet to learn, wakes up in a dilapidated shed. He is tied up by his neck and held captive there. He doesn't know where he is or why he is...

Georgina: Holocaust Memoirs is a non-fiction memoir written by Gabriella Kovac and Oliver R. Shead. Georgina was a force of nature. She had been raised by her successful father to believe that she had a protective bubble around her; he had impressed it upon her...

When I first dug into Apoca(hot)lips by Paula Houseman, my eyes bugged out and laughter bubbled up out of me. The main character, a divorcee called Ruth, has a somewhat tenuous relationship with her ‘cousin’ Ralph. Ralph is on a journey of his own to...

Uh-Oh Baby! is a children’s picture book written by Rhonda Whitaker and illustrated by Penny Weber. Each page in this book, designed for babies and toddlers and their parents, shows what is a familiar scene for new parents. There’s the delightful game of peek-a-boo which...

Book Two of the Earthside Trilogy, Metamorphosis by Sherri Fulmer Moorer is a compelling sci-fi with memorable characters and a conflict involving aliens and technology at its peak. Hailey is a distressed woman — abandoned by her husband because of her Parkinson’s disease after losing...

The Hidden Genes of Professor K by Gabriel Farago is a medical mystery thriller novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of adults and young adults who enjoy fast paced mystery books. Professor K is a world renowned scientist who is close to...

Baguette Bear Learns the colours by Alison Mcrobbie is an educational children's book about a bear named Baguette. Baguette is making a painting, but suddenly he goes missing. Where could he be? There are red footprints, and if you follow them you will see Baguette,...

Jagged Waters by Sharyn Bradford Lunn is the third book in the Southern Skyes family saga. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy historical romance stories. Mariah Malone had a nice normal life...

Michael Pronko, a highly-accomplished author already, offers up a truly stellar performance in this debut mystery-series novel, The Last Train. Set in modern day Tokyo, a literary hologram for the enticingly complex and still largely inaccessible – to foreigners – Japan, about which Pronko is...

TigerFish: A Memoir of a South Vietnamese Colonel’s Daughter and Her Coming of Age in America by Ms. Hoang Chi T Truong is a compelling memoir that follows a young woman’s journey through the turbulent years of the Vietnam War to finding refuge in the...

Cryptic Spaces: Dark Edge Rising by Deen Ferrell is a spellbinding novel that combines fantasy with sci-fi to usher readers into a world full of adventure and extraordinary happenings. A story with an international setting that is vividly captured in beautiful writing, taking readers across...

Such colorful, friendly animals! Children will love the illustrations of cuddly animals created by illustrator Rich Olson in On My Way to the Lilikoi Tree by Jonna Amato Ocampo. The well-designed front cover attracts the attention of children and parents and draws them into the...

For all those who are dating or are interested in dating, Dating on Purpose: An Illustrated Guide to Intentional Dating for Commitment-conscious Millennials by Tia Truthteller is an excellent guide that will teach them how to fortify their psyche, determine if a guy really likes...

We get to meet Little Miss History in the storybook The Adventures Of Little Miss History: Volume 1 by Barbara Ann Mojica, who is so named because of her keenness to learn about things in the past. She has traveled everywhere by land, sea, and...

Pathways of the Heart by Diane Yates is a purpose-driven story, a gripping tale that follows a woman’s bravery through a difficult marriage to raise her six children alone through the years of the Depression. It is an inspiring story of love, betrayal, and courage....

All That Matters by Diane Yates is an interesting, gripping memoir that has powerful lessons to inspire readers. In the first book in this series, the reader follows Clella, “Catherine,” a woman abandoned by the man she’s loved all her life. But she finds new...

Harbor in the Storm: The Greek Isles Series, Book 6 is a romantic suspense novel written by Angel Sefer. While this is book 6 in her series, each of Sefer’s Greek Isles books is written as a standalone story that takes place on one of...