The Shadow Over Lone Oak is a work of fiction in the thriller, horror, and crime subgenres. It is aimed at the adult reading audience owing to scenes of violence and gore as well as moderate explicit language throughout and was penned by author C...

A terrorist known only by the nom de guerre "Terror's Sword" is barrelling toward America to attack it with an undetermined weapon of mass destruction. With millions of his citizens facing certain death, Terror's Sword: A Kyle McEwan Novel by Kevin Kuhens relates how the...

As a woman who spent most of her childhood eating breakfast while being stared at by a black and white autographed and framed photo of J. Edgar Hoover, compliments of my late grandfather who worked under him, it shouldn't come as any surprise that Painting...

First Bullet by Andrew J. Ceroni Jr. is a brilliantly written espionage thriller. Roy and his wife are eating dinner when he notices a group of men sitting near their table. His suspicions are aroused and he questions the manager. Soon after, CIA Agent Dave...

Growing up, I was taught to never discuss politics or religion with those outside the family. I did not listen to this advice and am so glad that Katherine W. Schweit obviously didn’t either. More directly, the politics she discusses is gun ownership. In How...

Stop the Killing: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis by Katherine Schweit addresses the thorny issue of guns and gun violence. The author has had a noteworthy career, from being in the media to obtaining a law degree and serving as a special agent...

Death in Pakistan is a work of fiction in the action, thriller, and espionage subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to some explicit content including graphic violence and scenes of a sexual nature. Penned by author Mel Harrison, the plot follows Alex...

Remembering love: this is what Holly is looking for. She spent all her childhood under the love and care of her foster parents and she grew grateful for that. Holly was aware of her past, but only just. She only knew that her parents died...

Buh-Bye! Harry by Brie Edison is what I would classify as being in the cozy mystery genre. Right at the very beginning, millionaire Harry Trumboll, owner of a Private Investigation business, is dying. Somebody laced his coffee to make it look like natural causes, and...

In Runaway Girl, Lucius, leader of the vampire clan, wants his daughter Amelia to take over his reign alongside Damian, a half-blood. Unfortunately there are several problems. Amelia’s soul is scattered and resides in several human females, which they must find first in order to...

A standard epitome for a detective novel is intelligent detective work, clues, truth and justice. Throw in a supernatural twist with a first person point-of-view for its narration, reading Dying to Know: A Gumshoe Ghost Mystery by TJ O'Connor is absolutely satisfying and got me...

The short story continues alive and well, and Tales 2 Inspire: The Diamond Collection is living proof. Editor and author Lois Stern - with Stan Cupery M.D. and Tom Eliopoulos - has compiled twenty-three award winning stories from previous collections, and has presented to readers...

Ariel by Fia Essen is a tale of discovery. Ariel Morton used to have the perfect life. Penthouse apartment, fabulous boyfriend and a job that she loved. Until it all disappeared. Her boyfriend left her with little explanation, she lost her job and she’s now...

In The Rearranged Life by Annika Sharma, college senior and future doctor Nithya comes from a traditional Indian family. Her parents have always planned on an arranged marriage for her. She has always obeyed her parents and tried so hard to please them, so an...

In Anna by author Fia Essen, we're taken on fun romp through Crete with our protagonist, the titular Anna. Going through major changes in her life, dumped by her boyfriend, having just lost her job, she decides on a whim to go to Greece. She...

Clayton's Honor by MK McClintock is a clean historical romance that will keep your heart beating and your palms sweating. Set in Ireland in 1892, the novel follows Anne Doyle. She lost her father in the war and her mother died of madness; she only...

The Verbal Bully is a title from The Brown Bear and Oofie series for young readers. Both written and illustrated by Masami S.C., the tale of The Verbal Bully deals with the harshness of a bully’s words. As Brown Bear celebrates the beautiful day outside,...

The Consultant by Tj O'Connor is a fast-paced action thriller in which Jonathan Hunter, an AWOL CIA consultant, learns that running from life has a way of catching up with you in the worst way possible. Jonathan and his brother Kevin have been estranged for...

The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac by Kathryn Gauci is a beautiful historical novel about the German occupation of France. Between 1943 and 1944, the Nazis occupied France, inflicting varying degrees of hardship on the French in the name of Hitler. England stepped...

The first day of school is full of excitement and fear. There are new things to learn, new buildings to explore, a new schedule, and hopefully, new friends. Unfortunately, these exciting things can also cause fear. Fears include what if I can’t learn fast enough,...