Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A fast-paced tale that whimsically hearkens a bygone era. Witches and werewolves and wizards, oh my! Dusk is the beginning of the epic Runemaster saga penned by Rey Clark. On the eve of adulthood, Mira Hultgren is met with a horrific tragedy. Her mother is dying in the middle of the ransacked apartment they share […]
Scidmore spares no detail in this chillingly realistic medical thriller. Health insurance is big business. In fact, insurance can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. But make no mistake… health care is, after all, a profitable business. Brad Pierson is a dedicated doctor completing his residency at Vanderbilt. Known to be responsible and
An awe inspiring journey through space and time. When a wormhole spits out an unexpected object, Captain Ekels just happens to be in the right place at the right time. Sure, he’s been shunned by the scientific community and his ship is not performing any glorious mission, but the discovery of a stasis pod with
A perfect book for the youngest aspiring athletes. Little Leo Loves Hockey tells the tale of a young boy passionate about a beloved national sport. It details the antics of Little Leo who just loves hockey. He spends as much of his time on the ice with his pals as he can, and spends the
A thoughtfully written fantasy novel. Tellie has lived a lot of life in her 14 years. She was orphaned and subsequently adopted by relatives who value Tellie only for her free labor at their Inn. But nothing could prepare her for the night a menacing group of men with dubious motives wanders into the Inn.
All Giels has ever wanted is to take his place as Lead Storyteller and marry his longtime love interest, Cleo. Lead Storyteller is a prestigious position and is accompanied with special privileges, meaning Giels isn’t the only person hoping to gain the title. So he spends his days practicing the Equis recitation in preparation for
Funny and heartwarming renovation-driven memoir. “One way to judge a good memoir is by its first chapter.” I found these words on a blog by the author. A high bar to reach, to be sure, but in Church Sweet Home: A Renovation to Warm the Soul, the bar has been exceeded! Tyler and Monica decide
The dazzling result of an inspired imagination! Emma Lie is nothing if not driven. She has worked hard to achieve her carefully laid plans, despite emotional turmoil caused years earlier by her father. In a few weeks, Emma is poised to leave home for Harvard with a full scholarship. And up until a handsome stranger
New readers will be entertained over and over again by the antics of Dan, a fire station Dalmatian. Adorable Dan wants to be a good fire dog, but he has one teensy problem. Cookies! Peanut butter cookies, ginger snaps… Dan just loves cookies! In fact, Dan spends so much time eating cookies that he can’t
Unexpectedly insightful and surprisingly poignant. If you choose to judge a book by its cover, Of Reality and Dream: Tales for Underground is an amazing read. If you choose to judge a book by its content, Of Reality and Dream: Tales for Underground certainly holds up under scrutiny! Although conceived when the author was but
A high-stakes adventure, filled with intense battle scenes. Connor Mackay has elevated alien fiction with this action-packed space novel. In The Albatross: Contact, Albatross is an ultra high tech spacecraft that brings Arthur, a leader of the Lumenarians, to the Earth to ask for help. A brutal and persistent war has been taking place among
If you’re looking for a delightful afternoon read, there’s hardly a better option than… Joshua: Breaking Free. Everyone’s favorite aliens, Josh and Mani, are in for more interplanetary excitement in Joshua: Breaking Free. After forming an uneasy alliance with a third Theosian living among humans on Earth, Josh and his friends come up with a
Flora Figglesworth is an adventurous young girl with one ambitious goal: Flora wants to broadcast shadow puppets on the moon for the entire world to enjoy! It’s a tall order, so she will need a little help and a lot of ingenuity. Moon Puppets uses a rhythmic method to convey a lovely story for young
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,
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
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.
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
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
Sean Kachmarski has done an amazing job detailing his emotional personal marathon. Sean Kachmarski has not always been a runner. A kidney stone changed the course of his life. Okay, not the stone itself, but the realization that he was approaching middle age and was not in optimal health. With a family to care for,
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
Transference is wildly entertaining and difficult to put down. It is the 22nd century and transference is big business administered by the Church. The process allows a person’s consciousness to migrate from one body to another, over and over as needed. The potential to humanity is unlimited, but the Church isn’t altruistic in its choices.
Doniga’s strong character is an example for every human on earth who hopes to leave the planet in better shape for future generations. Wolf Girl: Finding Myself in the Wild is a coming of age biography that is as entertaining as any fiction tale. Young Doniga finds that she just doesn’t fit in with the
A wickedly entertaining story for anybody who has ever wanted to break free. “If you want something, you’ll have to take a risk or two.” Iskra is no risk taker. She lives in Gishin, a town built on the safety of its citizens. True, there is little variety in Gishin: folks have the same haircut,
Sure to satisfy even the most finicky reader. Willem Harrow is the bastard son of the feared and revered immortal Harrowlord. Just shy of 21 years, Willem’s days are numbered. Every son of the Harrowlord must face their father in a duel on their 21st birthday. If the challenger can last just five minutes against
