How appropriate that just the day after I finished reading Fatal Depth by Timothy S. Johnston, CNN reported that because of rapid glacial melt, “It’s becoming increasingly clear that sea-level rise is going to be a bigger and bigger problem as we move through the...

Martin Roy Hill's anthology, "Duty", is a compilation of short stories with the common theme of duty to one's country. The cover story 'Duty' is a tale about the mythical red button that starts the atomic war, and the soldiers who are assigned the fatal...

As Above, So Below: A Hermann Horst Mystery is a work of fiction in the mystery, suspense, and historical fiction subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Ingram Hargrave. The plot follows the titular Hermann Horst, a...

Ghosts and Shadows by H. Max Hiller is a mystery about the arrogance of cultivating lambs for the slaughter, as well as the consequences of what happens when one lamb goes astray. Cooter “Cadillac” Hooter is called in to investigate a string of mysterious fires...

Double-Time out of Taos is a work of fiction in the mystery, suspense, and action subgenres, and it forms the second novel of the Nash Running Bear Mystery series. The work is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to some instances of...

California TV Reporter Robin Anderson thinks she’s meeting a source that will take her career to the next level but he is there for far more nefarious reasons. When Peter Brandt, Robin’s ex-husband returns to California to bury her, he learns from his buddy Matt,...

Lethal Melodies is a work of fiction in the intrigue, mystery, and magical realism genres. Penned by author Abdulilah Hamadi, the audiobook version is narrated by Claire Glover. This engaging read takes listeners on a journey through the mysterious and boundary-blurring world of David Lipton,...

Pushback by John E. Stith is a riveting, gripping thriller. Dave Barlow, a financial advisor, suffers from PTSD after surviving a painful blowout that took away Allison, his fiancée. It has been a year, and he has found new love in Cathy and is looking...

August 1485. The first Tudor King Henry VII claims victory at the Battle of Bosworth and ascends the throne of England by vanquishing Richard III. Young Sir Alexander Quyrril, now Baron Mornington after the death of his father and older brother on the battlefield, escapes...

Stefani Milan takes us into the world of the depraved and mysterious in The Secret of Kolney Hatch. When a London murder strikes home to Paul Watson, being so reminiscent of his mother's death half a decade prior, Watson decides that there is something that...

In The SHIVA Syndrome by Alan Joshua, we are thrown right into the action with the prologue. A test subject is in a liquid filled cylinder in a basement laboratory in Podol'sk in Russia. During the procedure, he experiences a seizure and chaos ensues in...

In David Kudler's Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword #1), which is set in Japan in the late 1500s, three orphan children and a girl who learns that her mother has sold her to a woman that she barely knows, are being transported...

Apocryphal of Julie (Aquarius Ascending) is a short story by author G.W. Miller II. Julie arrived at Teotihuacan, the City of the Gods, a place said to be where men went to become immortal. Elbow deep in blood, she had held on as long as...

Goldhead by Jaeme Haviland is a pleasurable read that is well-crafted for fans of adventure, a tale of a treasure hunt and courage, but above all a story that powerfully depicts the perils of greed. It’s a story with a complex, yet fascinating setting, shifting...

Keep the Flame: Early Christianity Comes to Life by Susan Preston is book four in The Apostle John Series, a great novel that showcases the challenges of early Christianity, the collision of religious traditions, and the spiritual path — seen from an alternative world, beyond...

Spirit Quest by poet Bob MacKenzie and illustrator Sharlena Wood was a beautiful book of poetry. Throughout the book were gorgeous illustrations that matched the written poems perfectly. The poems themselves told stories of mountains, lakes, cabins, woods, and other serene settings. You can’t help...

One could spend hours simply digesting the “Introduction by the Author” contained within this beautiful art book with a spiritual perspective. Artist/author Lola Angelini begins this exquisite book, entitled SoulEtude, by explaining her creative process. This awe-inspiring process is connecting to the mysterious dimension within,...

The Inheritance is Book 7 in The Guernsey Novels by Anne Allen, a compelling narrative steeped in mystery and featuring a historical personage that immediately catches the interest of the reader. The novel is set in 1862 and 2012. When her husband dies suddenly in...

Jerry panics when he cannot find his wallet to pay a restaurant bill. He calls family and friends, but no one picks up. Fortunately, one of the customers, Richard, volunteers to lend him a one-hundred-dollar bill on the condition they exchange names and home addresses,...

Deck Runner's Gambit is a work of fiction in the supernatural, action, and thriller genres, and is the first novel of the Vegas Arcana series. Penned by author James Anderson Foster, the story introduces Malcolm Byrne, whose ordinary life in Las Vegas is shattered when...