In The Empyrean by Katherine Franklin, emotions not only can be hurt but also used as actual weapons. We all know how emotions can sometimes be used against us, but it takes on a far more serious shape in this fascinating sci-fi novel. Empyrean fire...

Finn and Jackie are two seniors who met while playing bingo, but they soon find themselves living an adventure that will bring them into contact with aliens. Together with Dale, another senior, they will compete in an intergalactic contest, but for what purpose? John Parker...

Powerballs by Jimmy Clifton tells the kind of story you are likely to read in the papers or see in the news. Henry Ball is close to being overwhelmed by his personal problems. The opening chapter tells you that he wants his boss dead, and...

Fiona: Book Two of the Viking Treasure Huntress Series by Ann Boelter is the continuation of the stories of the creator and the captains of the remarkable Viking vessel, the Treasure Huntress. Originally built by Sigurd as a tribute to his dying wife, for Jarl,...

The title of this book intrigued me which is why I chose it. I have always been fascinated by magpies and this book certainly did not disappoint. Magpies and Murder by Steven Gossington is wonderfully written in an easy-to-read style that develops at a fine...

In Ninety Days in the 90s by Andy Frye, Darby is in her forties. After a broken engagement and an unsatisfactory job, she comes back to Chicago and assumes ownership of her uncle’s music store. Darby is deeply nostalgic for a time in the 1990s...

The First Wolf Pack: A Dog's Fable by J. Daniel Reed is a historical and philosophical tale that traces the history of the human and canine relationship and how this has contributed to the shaping of human civilization. Bingley is the contemporary canine storyteller of...

A motley crew of characters, consisting of an archaeologist, Max, his best friend, Axel, a young Mayan sporting a skateboard, Bembe, and Isabel, a Spanish beauty, is out to find the lost crystal of Ahrum. It is rumored to possess the capability of restoring the...

The Highway and The River: One Girl’s Journey out of Evangelicalism into Faith by Darlice Dockter is a sweeping coming-of-age historical novel that follows the life of its protagonist Elizabeth “Bisy” Abigail Stockton. The book begins with backstory into Bisy's family and birth, the history...

In Chance for Freedom by Ron Sturm, Chance is not a man to sit back and watch someone being bullied. He is a man of action and with his background and skills, there is not much for him to fear. After a home invasion during...