After having her daughter, Tracy thought her second pregnancy would be easier, but God had other plans for her and her family. The first sign that things would be different was the abnormal results of her first-trimester screening. Luckily, they were ruled out as possible...

The Committee Will Kill You Now by JL Lycette is a medical thriller that takes you into the mad world of a hospital residency program. Noah, the protagonist, is a young intern struggling with a tormented past. When a fellow intern dies tragically, Noah stumbles...

Animals, folklore or fiction. These are the causes of many so-called haunted places, and paranormal investigator Jack Barnes is confident that the derelict New Castle Asylum won’t be much different as he goes inside and sets up his equipment for the night. Yet, the place...

Finding a portal through an Ouija board, a demonic entity destroys lives for over five decades in the paranormal horror novel, Invitation to Darkness by Barb Shadow. In 1939, Maggie Borden dies leaving behind her grieving husband, Ezra, and her young son, J.P. Blaming J.P....

What an indescribable pleasure it is to find a novel that holds you captive not just with its clever, dark plot, but with characters so riveting, real, and relatable that it’s impossible to put the book down. Drawn from Life by Sarah P. Blanchard is...

When I come across poetry I'm excited because I experience and embrace the thoughts, emotions, and transparency of the author. With over thirty poems in Among the Dying Violets by Barb Shadow, the author did not disappoint. Poems like Grandpa, My Father, Unspoken, and Moms...

Shifting to Black by Barb Shadow is a paranormal tale like no other. New Castle Asylum was abandoned many years ago and has now been renovated. Called Forest View, it is a complex of apartments. The caretaker/manager, Joe Paine, has found an Ouija board on...

In the Shade of the Crimson Tree is a work of fiction in the epic fantasy, action, and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but can also be enjoyed by mature readers. Penned by author Mandar Pattekar, this fascinating novel...

The Lines Between Us is a work of fiction in the historical, family drama, and contemporary mystery sub-genres, and was penned by author Rebecca D'Harlingue. Combining the seventeenth and twentieth centuries via the passage of time, letters, and diaries, this is an enthralling story about...

Portrait In Broken Glass is a work of intellectual and introspective fiction created by author Richard Siciliano. Told in the form of a diary by the central character of the piece, we follow the inner and outer journey of a broken man, Joseph Curcio. As...

The Insistence of Memory by Susan Quilty is a remarkable science fiction novel that revolves around a memory machine. It follows a young widow, Joanne, who learns about her husband's secret from her best friend, Eleanor. Eleanor knows from her own husband that he and...

Why do people travel? And how does it impact one's life? With On the Face of It, Andrew Corbley takes a deep dive into an activity humans have participated in since their first steps out of Africa -- traveling. In this book, the author explains...

Do you feel your career trajectory has become stagnant? Is the company you're currently working for the right fit for you? In Right For You, Lindsay Gordon, a highly successful career coach with years of experience working with clients from multiple Fortune 500 companies, introduces...

Ivy’s Popsicle Dragon by Mr. Sun is a humorous children's book in which Ivy wakes up crying and startles her mom. Of course, her mom wants to know what is wrong, and when Ivy tells her about her “nightmare,” it isn’t what she is expecting....

Meet Bridgette Connor. When luck is being issued, she must feel as if she is the last person in line receiving the good stuff. As her life plummets from bad to worse, she throws up her hands in total despair, and runs. Her heart is...

Return to the Town Beneath the Christmas Tree: Twisted Family Holidays is a holiday-themed novella for young adults and preteens written by J.R. Wirth. While this year’s Christmas cheer was still subdued in a big way by the deaths of Jacob and his mom, there...

The Extra-Ordinary Star is a children's book written in rhyme by Alexander Sun. An ordinary star looked into the galaxy and was truly astounded by the beauty it saw. Initially, the star felt quite insignificant as it did not seem to stand out in any...

The School of Homer by Alexander Marriott is a sleuthing adventure with Virgil Colvin, a retired Chicago cop, and his best friend, police chief Costas Pantakalas, on the Greek island of Ithaca. Virgil retired to the island after the death of his beloved wife. Six...

Ella was fresh out of a disastrous relationship and she was ready to take a break from all the heartache. So she decided to pay attention to her profession and promoting the image of a NASCAR Champion seemed an easy job. However, she was not...

Most people understand being sad in different situations; however, most do not understand the clinical forms of depression, including Bipolar, Major Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Sam, a young boy, suffers from SAD and is ashamed to share his condition with others because of...

Six Against the Slow and Steady by Alexander Sun is a modern rendition of the fable, The Hare and the Tortoise. Only this time, instead of one opponent, the hare, the Tortoise (aka Turtle) now has six other opponents in this same race. This children’s...

In Not My Fault, S.B. Frasca tells the story of Hy, an underprivileged sophomore student who sees the unfairness and cruelty in her community. Unlike some of the other students her age, Hy chooses to express her feelings through her art, adopting a “Not My...

The magic continues in The Madigan Chronicles series by Marieke Lexmond, who has delivered book four in The Cup. Lexmond has a flair for cinematic landscape no matter what world[s] the characters inhabit. The Cup traverses London, Boston, New Orleans, the land of Fairy, and...

A new building was constructed in the small town of Daniels, Tennessee. Four teenagers, Wes, Eli, Brianna, and Clare, used to spend time at a gas station nearby. They complain to each other about the boring life in Daniels, where someone couldn't think of anything...

Little Boy, I Know Your Name: A Second-Generation Memoir from Inherited Holocaust Trauma by Mitchell Raff is an insightful, heartwrenching story of the author's life. Mitchell's father and mother both endured the unspeakable evils perpetuated on the Jews during the Holocaust. This left them ill-equipped...

In No One Knew by Renee Olivier, when a divorced mother of two, Renee, met Joe online, little did she know she was inviting a manipulating sociopath into her life. At first, their relationship was a fairytale. Joe seemed the charismatic, charming, and devoted man...

Belinda, like so many other six-year-olds, is very excited when she turns the calendar to December 1st. She knows that Christmas is in December and there’s lots of fun and excitement in the preparations. With Mom overseas working as a doctor, Belinda lives with her...

“Look up! Penelope Pym! For the love of God, look up!” Those profound words were all that was needed to grab Penelope’s attention from her reading. She was sitting on a park bench in Central Park, as she did every Saturday morning, oblivious to the...

Katie, Bar the Door: A Novel by Ruth Hull Chatlien is a story filled with realism and humanity, following a young woman on her journey to find a foothold in a world that has mercilessly broken her. Yes, Katie is broken. She has suffered a...

Nuestra Hermosa Familia/ Our Beautiful Family by Ayoku Joseph is an inviting introduction to those learning English or Spanish. Each page includes several simple sentences in both English and Spanish, so you will find the corresponding phrase adjacent to it no matter which language you...

A unique and refreshing love story is chronicled in Looking Glass Friends: A Novel Inspired by Real Love Letters by E.L. Neve. The relationship that grows between Neil and Ellie begins with her gift to him of a book, Atlas Shrugged. Neil worked in the...

LUCKY 13: Mort Cooper and the Jinx That Led to a MVP Season by Michael Murphy is a breezy and enjoyable read for sports fans. A compelling story that centers on the superstition in sports. From the very start, the author notes that superstition has...

Stalking Justice is an outstanding crime story by John K. Manos. When Larry Klinger realized that the years following his child’s death had only increased his pain, he found refuge in group therapy. Larry became friends with other men who had also experienced the trauma...

Valerie Joseph, a teen movie star, is on set with her jerk ex-boyfriend, Lance Cunningham, who cheated on her with her best friend, Hayley Braeden, to public knowledge. Working with them on set under public scrutiny is not the best of times for her, but...

Ron Chandler's Madcap Dogs: Revealing Their True Glory features fourteen short stories that demonstrate the different roles of dogs and how they impact the lives of their human companions. A greyhound must find help to save a bickering couple from drowning. A teenager teaches a...

Revenge is Sweet (A Samantha Church Mystery) by Betta Ferrendelli is, as the title suggests, a gripping mystery. Samantha Church and her publisher Wilson Cole Jr. are kidnapped by drug dealers seeking revenge because Samantha had ruined their smuggling operations. They are taken to an...

Yesterday Again, a Christian romance by Delia Latham, spins a story of love and loss: a whirlwind romance and wedding in beautiful Yosemite Park, a husband who disappears the morning after, and a heroine who must deal with her grief and then move on with...

The Palm-Sized Sky Written by Mr. Sun is a children’s book based on a Chinese fable. Jerry is introduced as a frog that lives alone in a well. He enjoys his life and his home until one day an unexpected visitor arrives. The visitor's name...

Restart in Bristol by Sedona Hutton is a high-octane story about love that got away and dares to reignite. Like a dangerous restart on a NASCAR racetrack after a crash, a restart in love can be just as precarious. Holly Nicholson is a big-animal veterinarian...

The Siren's Sister by R. M. Dilleen follows Deandra, a graduate student who simply wanted to help a friend out by house-sitting when she gets tossed into a world full of mythical creatures and mayhem. Deandra never would have believed that mythical creatures, spirits, and...