Bloodlaced (Youkai Bloodlines) by Courtney Maguire centers on Asagi, a beautiful servant who was considered neither man nor woman. Unable to protect the boy he saw as his son from his abusive master, Asagi was sold to the gentle, kind, and generous young aristocrat Mahiro....

Addison Braves Brazil, written by Laura James and illustrated by Jasmine Smith, is a mid-grade interactive storybook that takes readers into South America through the eyes of a young girl. Addison is introduced as an upbeat girl from Arkansas with a mother who is a...

(Mostly) True Tales of Birchmont Village begins with a fire. Peter J. Stavros describes the plight of the Johnsons, a family whose presence is missed when their house catches fire not once, but twice, on the same day. The family is discussed at length by...

Riddles of the Heart: A Sweet August Moon Romance by Jenni Ward tells the cute story of Mei and Kane. They've been interested in each other since the start of the school year, but they've both made terrible first impressions. Mei is excited about the...

The Deep Translucent Pond by James Shelley is a literary fiction novel that explores the human condition through the lens of three poets at different stages of their lives. After conducting an entrance exam, The Black Magus, a reclusive poet working on a ten-year project...

Singing Woods is a visual experience with the purpose of exciting the senses through deep descriptions and detailed images. The narrative is very precise, describing the land, the air, the scents, the colors, the sounds... everything that makes up a quality realistic setting. The story...

Bridgetown: A Harm Reduction Novel, by Jordan P. Barnes, is a gripping social issues novel about addiction and recovery, but it's also a deep dive into the subject, coming at it from more than one angle. Even though this is a novel, it represents factual...

A modern-day fable that is sure to captivate both young and old, Time and the Tree by Róisín Sorahan is about the value of wisdom, the sanctity of inner peace, and the mutability of time. After sleeping for a long period, a boy wakes up...

The Pyres of Destiny is the second novel in the Call of Destiny Series by D.M. Earley. Jake and Samuel get visions of oncoming danger. Rattled and a little scared out of their current peaceful existence, Jake shares his vision with Dakota and that creates...

A Sea Gypsy's Odyssey by Tunku Badlishah is a powerful story of one man’s transformative journey, a cultural fiction novel that features a character you don’t often see in commercial novels. The story begins on the expanse of the Celebes Sea, where we are introduced...