Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
An emotion filled teen drama kissed with a paranormal twist. Louise Doors is a sixteen year old girl leading a seemingly ordinary life. Her parents are divorcing after decades of marriage and her own love life isn’t faring much better. Louise overhears a devastating conversation between her best friend and a long-time crush that sends […]
This is the story of Sirma voivode and her loyal Haiduk gang. Sirma didn’t start as a brave protector of her fellow Slavic villagers. As a young woman she was witness to an injustice that left her mourning her two best friends. Outraged at the collective apathy, Sirma felt compelled to take action. Stepping into
Brave has managed to capture blistering heartache and raw beauty in this masterful symphony of literature. They Lived They Were at Brighton Beach is the story of a young DJ who gets his heart broken and learns to love again. Only, that is an oversimplification of this brilliant contemporary tale. Ilya Nikolayevich Gagarin is an
A lovely take on a rough period in human history. 1968 was a year of upheaval. Senator Robert F. Kennedy announced his entrance into the presidential race only to be murdered. Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated, which sparked riots across the country. Outraged people around the globe gathered to protest
Please Remain Seated in Your Comfort Zone is a casual collection of observations, recollections, opinions and stories crafted from the culmination a life well lived. Gigi Wolf has taken the time to gift readers with her comical perspective on topics as varied as public breastfeeding, fad diets, aging and travel. The stories are short and
Young and old alike will be enchanted. It’s a difficult thing to watch a loved one succumb to an illness. For twelve-year-old Caleb, watching his Papa Clem lose himself to dementia is no way to spend a birthday. With his overworked mother on his case about chores and a lovely nurse on duty at the
A riveting new time-travel saga. If you could travel to any point in history, where would you visit? 1989 to watch the Berlin wall fall? Maybe. 2004 to buy Google at $85 a share? Absolutely. 1865 in the throes of the American Civil War? Not so much. For Mark Lane, he chooses Virginia, 1865, to
If Nancy Drew ever found herself in a Goosebumps story, it would feel a lot like Grace’s Ghosts. Intrepid twelve-year-old Grace is sort of a loner among the living. She is just wrapping up another typically frustrating school year and after a perfectly awful last day of sixth grade, summer break can’t get here quickly
This impactual collection of stories highlights the perils women face from every corner of the globe. Woman is a small collection of short stories that are related, not by geography or blood, but through the shared sufferings and mistreatment of women the world over. The stories are dark and desperate, filled with the tragedies that
Cassie is a NICU nurse who really needs a vacation. The constant pressure of a high stress job has left her with persistent headaches and lingering fatigue, and a trip to Hawaii with her wonderful boyfriend sounds like the perfect escape for her troubles. While enjoying an excursion on their last day in paradise, Cassie
Quinn, an Irish American Traveler, has her whole future laid out for her. Following in the family business, she is expected to swindle and con, and to submit to an arranged marriage. Although she loves her Da, the life of a Traveler is not what Quinn wants for herself. When her life is completely upended,
Joshua Stelling has crafted a futuristic ballad steeped in science fiction. The setting is a modern Shangri-La existing not too many decades in the future, where self-sufficient machines leave humans with little to worry about. Even better, gene manipulation has stabilized humans, rid them of disease, even banished inconsequential annoyances such as ugliness. In this
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 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
The Greatest of These by Lori Morrison is one woman’s recollection of an extremely difficult life cut short, that of her husband Leigh and his impact on those around him. Both Leigh and Lori’s less than ideal upbringings mold them into the adults that they become: The raging anger from Leigh’s manipulative father and the
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
A wickedly funny entry in the chick-lit arena. Breeda Looney’s life is at a standstill. She left her career behind to care for her dying mother. Two years have passed, but Breeda is finding it difficult to move on. While going through some of her mother’s things she discovers an old birthday card, seemingly from
The most enjoyable new poetry book in years! I’m just going to say it: From The Bowels Of My Heart is a book you should buy a paper copy of and keep in your bathroom. Partly because the poems are brief, and partly because the illustrations deserve to be seen on actual paper, and partly
The 21st Century Voter Guide to Candidate Assessment provides an in depth look at recent trends on voting behaviors in the United States. The book is designed as a guide for the country’s newest voters to help them avoid pitfalls and navigate the complex modern political landscape. The book, which reads in many ways like
Every Grain of Sand demonstrates the resilience of humans. Every Grain of Sand is a dramatic memoir that takes readers on one man’s journey from despair and addiction to freedom and love. It would be an understatement to say that David Wichman had a difficult childhood, having endured sexual abuse coupled with religious hypocrisy when
The Latecomers is life affirming and beautiful. “For twenty years, we’d been good together…” Charlie and Maggie Latecomer are both on their second marriage. Maggie is an artist, happily settled into retired life after corporate America. Charlie helps make ends meet by working with his hands. Charlie is madly in love with Maggie, his goddess,
Truly inspired and truly inspiring! Peggy Moriarty is a middle aged single mother of twins. Her husband died tragically more than a decade ago. With college looming for the kids, Peggy faces an empty house. She’s been a stay at home mom for so long that she can’t imagine what she’ll do with her time.
Just a Slap provides a courageous voice, advocating for those who cannot. When we are children, we travel through life without the benefit of maturity in a physical or emotional sense. All of our experiences, good and bad, shape the person we are to become. In the case of Kathleen Howard, childhood trauma left her
Wisdom spills forth from the pages. Bear, Coyote, Raven is a stunning collection of poetry penned by a well-seasoned soul. The stories are told through the eyes of the animals, although sometimes they take human form. The trio traverses the country and meets a few friends along the way. Together they experience good times and
