Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
There is a battle happening on the high seas. In the blink of an eye, four men, once at war, suddenly find themselves dazed in a small boat heading toward a lighthouse. Confusion reigns and the keeper of the lighthouse, Virginia, has few answers for the sailors. When Virginia presents a map of the area, […]
Justice in a Bottle will make you laugh and make you cry, but it will ultimately leave you immensely satisfied. After a school newspaper piece goes awry, thirteen-year old Nita Simmons loses a little bit of her journalistic fire. With the goal of joining the Junior Journalists, Nita knows she’ll have to do better than
In My Attic will grab your interest from the first page and will keep you guessing till the last! For Myrtle Coldron, everything in life seems to be right on track. That is, until she finds out that her eccentric aunt has met an untimely death. Myrtle travels back to the village of Avebury to
Nothing is simply black or white in the high fantasy novel All or None. On one hand there is Royiora Daralkaen. Roy is a young boy filled with magic that he has no idea how to control. When two compassionate mages find Roy on the street, basically a starving orphan, they take him in to
A perfect coming of age novel for anybody who has ever felt alone or like they didn’t fit in. “Why are Female Earthlings so illogical?” So begins the hilarious novel Joshua: Life after Theos. Joshua and his sometimes girlfriend, Mani, defy orders from their home planet, Theos, and take a one-way trip to Earth. For
In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow is a breathtaking spiritual journey. Trudging her way to way work in a munitions factory in Japan, Kiyomi Oshiro watches a man fall from the sky. The war is underway and the man that falls to his death is Micah Lund, a bombardier with a heart full of
Zack McGregor does not enjoy the life of a typical youth. Rather than attend school with his teenaged peers, Zack has a high level job working directly under the Prime Minister of the Inside, which is supposed to be a refuge from the dangerous people living in the Outside. He doesn’t like his job, but
The Nexus Mirror is as thrilling as it is creative. What happens when a comic book writer discovers that his creations are in fact a reality? For Raiden Williams, an ordinary human, this scenario lands him in the middle of a rebellion. A young girl at the school where Raiden works has a special gift.
A perfect read for anybody looking for a fresh take on a zombie story. “Imagine there’s no countries. It isn’t hard to do.” John Lennon’s utopian ideals resonate with Birdie and Eric, residents of the Homestead. There, people have spent a decade relearning how to live without electricity, a functional government, or interference from the
A flawlessly written thriller! Because Jenny survived a barbaric punishment ritual meted out by a secretive group, she is now in a position to root out the evil from within. As her body heals from nearly catastrophic injuries, Jenny has time to study up on the mysterious organization she is destined to take her place
Right away in the first scene, it is clear that Maddie May is a young girl that suffers from social anxiety. Her shy nature really presents a problem for her when she witnesses the class bully, Jamie, pulling a potentially harmful practical joke on the teacher. To make matters worse, Jamie threatens Maddie May, forcing
Dave Walker adds unexpected depth and intrigue to the storyline. Tera, like all of the inhabitants of Missio, is never without her spark, a glowing counterpart that is widely used in communication. Since sparks disintegrate when the person they associate with dies, it seems like an impossibility when Tera finds a still-living spark by itself.
Lauren Trickey demonstrates great talent and creativity in her writing. Despite a host of jealousies and differences that exist between them, a group of teenage girls that attend the same school are drawn together by a special bond. They all share a unique and unimaginable quality: Magic runs through their veins. After a powerful witch
With his dying breath, Ella’s grandfather urges her to find a hidden box but to be cautious about whom to trust. Only Ella has been told about the hidden box, not her uncle, not her mother, and not her grandmother. Why would he entrust this secret only to Ella? Adamant about honoring his wishes, Ella
The Order of the Key is a real treat for anybody. Jacklyn ‘Jacks’ Madison is at a milestone in life, her eighteenth birthday! After an emotionally exhausting day at school where she dominated at a track meet and then punched a bully in the face, Jacks hopes for a calm evening with her mom and
Sandra Vasher is a talented author who shines in the fantasy genre. Sisters of the Perilous Heart takes place thousands of years in the future, AAH (After the Arrival of Humans) on a planet called Keplar. A highly engineered virus from Earth, dubbed the Immortality Virus, causes fever, aches, fatigue, confusion, and for many, endless
[The Conman] will make you laugh and cry, as you root for Conor all the way. “Since second grade, Conor Nash had lived with a single purpose: to be a big-league pitcher.” For many years, this laser-like focus propels Conor forward. Baseball is his lifeblood, his lover, his addiction. Although he attains some minor success
Rick Munday is a devoted husband and father with a penchant for the stars. He is passionate about his career as an Assistant Professor of Astrophysics. So when the opportunity presents itself to jet off from California to D.C. to potentially earn a research grant, Rick is ecstatic. Little does he know that it isn’t
Death by Midnight is everything a spy novel should be. Anna Goode is just your typical smarter-than-Einstein high schooler. She may not be popular but she sure is clever. Anna enjoys taking things apart and reassembling them with upgraded technological enhancements. For example, who wouldn’t want a pair of camera sunglasses? To avoid being bullied
Element of Danger is a spellbinding mystery. Although not a professional detective, Jenny risked her life to expose the secrets that for many years kept her family apart. Now, three months later, the dust has begun to settle and she has settled into a comfy life. Jenny is relieved that her criminal father is in
More than a decade ago, Lily Sommer left home abruptly for college to pursue a career in photography. In her haste to get away, she severed a long term romantic entanglement. When an unexpected death in the family brings Lily back to her small hometown of Sterling Wood, sorting through a lifetime of family belongings
Remember Me When the Moon Hangs Low is a perfect fusion of romance and suspense. After a failed decade-long marriage, Lana Ross is finally ready to move on with her life. She has a fantastic job as a magazine editor for Boulder Essence. Out on assignment for an article about tourism in Colorado, Lana meets
“Nothing took me off course, as there was no course.” The Strawberry Road takes readers on a circuitous journey with no definable route. The story includes the musings and observations of a wanderer contemplating their place in the vast universe. The book is partly poetry and partly elegant prose. For readers, the pace will be
Enough clever clues and shocking twists to satisfy even the most ambitious amateur sleuth! Not everyone has a great relationship with their family. So when Henry Smith left his father, the Old Bastard, behind in the North Carolina Mountains, he was inclined to never look back. Ten years as a range detective on the Colorado
