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The Night the Stars Went Missing by Arthur J. Gonzalez

Refreshing, beautiful, and meaningful; A stunner. A young boy learns he can change the world one small step at a time in Gonzalez’s whimsical and winning picture book. Winston loves watching the stars glimmering across the night sky. But one…
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Emerging From the Dark: Wish I Knew About This by Terence Ang

A thought-provoking look at recovery from stroke… Ang offers a collection of moving stories from people in all stages of stroke recovery in his inspiring latest book. After his stroke in 2020, Ang was invited to speak at the 2022…
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BISENTIENT: The Realm Series – Book 1 by Patrick O’Connor

Simply un-put-downable … In O’Connor’s debut installment in The Realm Series, the life of an enquiring cameraman takes a bewildering turn after a work trip to a “Dead Zone” ward of a hospital sends him slithering into an alternate world…
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The Burning Bandit by Lauren Louise Hazel

Vivid, imaginative, and emotionally insightful… A page-turner. Set in a unique fantasy world, Hazel’s engrossing story follows Kai and Rayan, two boys from different backgrounds who become friends under unusual circumstances only to be separated by an unexpected twist of…
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Your Heart Can Hold the Whole Universe by Rebecca Atanassova

Inspiring, gentle, and celebratory; a remarkable feat. Atanassova’s young narrator tells his best friend “Your heart is bigger than the universe!/ I’ve seen and know it’s true,” and to prove his point he decides to conduct a quirky experiment. After…
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Futility of Defense (A Paladin’s Journey, #2) by Bryan Cole

An expertly spun epic fantasy adventure featuring combat, magic, and intrigue… Spectacular worldbuilding, breathtaking action, and well-realized characterization mark Cole’s engrossing second installment in his epic sword and sorcery series, A Paladin’s Journey, taking readers on Krell’s journey of growth…
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The Dao: A Sigma Chronicles Book by J. W. Bell

An absorbing, character-driven thriller that will keep readers’ attention through many twists and turns… An intelligence officer in the US Army is caught up in an international conspiracy in Bell’s latest thriller. Kim Jong-un is determined to fire his secret…
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Alpha and Omega: Awakening by Peter J D Woodruff

A page-turning dark fantasy with a compelling cast… Woodruff presents a dark fantasy series starter, featuring an unlikely hero struggling to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. The Earth has become an apocalyptic hell, with legions of…
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North to Home (Series) by Crissi McDonald

Brilliantly written, utterly compelling… Steeped in mystery and intrigue and laced with a dash of otherworldly, the engrossing series from McDonald impresses with its originality and imagination. Divorced after two decades of her marriage, Nolee Burnett is eager to leave…
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The Man Who Had 9 Lives: A Murder on Skis Mystery by Phil Bayly

Atmospheric, immersive, and addictively readable… Bayly’s engrossing latest in the Murder on Skis Mystery series sees the television reporter JC Snow entangled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an elusive killer. JC and Bip arrive in Dog…