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Berkeley Arcane (Braided Dimensions Book 5) by Marie Judson

A cerebral, time-bending fantasy. In Judson’s fifth installment in the Braided Dimensions series, a Berkeley lawyer is drawn into a hidden network of psychic powers, unstable portals, and timelines fractured by  modern technology. When mysterious telepath Onyx seeks out Rousseau…
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The Weight of Cold Things: A Psychological Thriller by Lisa Towles

An elegant fusion of Arctic noir and psychological suspense… A Wyoming deputy sheriff’s search for her missing boss leads her into a deadly Arctic conspiracy in Towles’ haunting psychological thriller. After her husband vanishes in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea, Wyoming deputy…
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Nothing Left to Lose by Len Joy

Emotionally raw, politically charged, and deeply human… Joy delivers a layered, emotionally intelligent story where politics and family collide with heartbreaking consequences. Tawni Carter built a national pro-life movement by demanding sacrifice from everyone around her, especially her family. When…
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Presidential Follies On Ice by Alex Charns

Deliberately excessive, occasionally rambling, and often sharply funny.  In this anarchic hockey fantasia, civil liberties attorney and longtime beer-league player Charns imagines a 3-on-3 showdown against Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Justice Samuel Alito that escalates into a broadside against…
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Always, Janie by Meghan Sorley

A hauntingly tender debut about love, loss, and becoming yourself. In her emotionally incisive and deeply atmospheric debut, Sorley traces the long aftershock of first love across the American West, following one girl’s painful evolution from dutiful daughter to reluctant…
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The Mudlark’s Song by Kimberly Manning Aker

Haunting and lyrical; an un-put-downable read. A solitary Oakland homeowner with a penchant for antique hunting and restoration discovers a cache of 1930s diaries hidden beneath her attic floorboards in Aker’s evocative novel. Aurora “Lark” Fernschild has built a life…
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Maelstrom of Innocence (The Maelstrom Trilogy Book 1) by Alexandria Prescott

An evocative, intense, and unforgettable read… In Prescott’s poised, emotionally resonant series opener in the Maelstrom of Innocence series, a diplomat’s daughter’s sheltered life collapses overnight, forcing her into a world she had only ever observed from a distance. Tokyo,…
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Peg, Unhinged by Teri M Brown

Laugh-out-loud, brutally honest, and heartfelt. A woman’s carefully constructed life comes undone and reassembled in Brown’s sharp, darkly funny meditation on midlife, identity, and letting go. Peg is a successful real estate agent and mother. But as menopause descends, bringing…
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The Unwritten Rule by Anne Nikolaiken

A raw, emotionally grounded, and intensely romantic sports romance… A disgraced racing champion hires a biographer to repair his public image and secure his seat for the upcoming season in Nikolaiken’s contemporary sports romance. They were only meant to be…
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Will the Devil Help Me Now? By Caytlyn Brooke

Lean, vivid, and relentlessly absorbing… Set in 17th-century Scotland, Brooke’s stark, unsparing story traces how fear, grief, and institutional authority can transform care into a punishable offense. In Fife, 1649, sisters Isla and Elspeth Blackwood serve their community as herbal…
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Witness Elimination: Vigilante Justice (Nick Justin Chronicles # 2) by Scott Johni

Darkly methodical and sharply written. In the second volume of the Nick Justin Chronicles, Johni takes readers into a Florida shaped by storms, corruption, and quiet war, where survival depends less on justice than on who is willing to act…
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Finding Her Voice: From Broken to Bold Book 3: Acts of Early Female Apostles: A Novel by Elaine Ricker Kelly

An immersive and deeply affecting novel that bridges antiquity and the modern age.  Set between AD 39 and 48, this final volume in Kelly’s From Broken to Bold trilogy continues her exploration of faith, gender, and power within the early…
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The Soul Stone by Brad Collis

A quietly haunting novel of faith, power, and moral reckoning. In Collis’s compelling novel, a young priest confronts the limits of faith in the harsh heart of Australia. 1960, Australia. Simon Bradbury’s childhood unfolds between the cold discipline of his…
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ERASED by Sebastian Kilex

Sharp, gripping, and unexpectedly tender—a dystopian thriller that grabs and won’t let go. A nineteen-year-old waste diver finds her tightly controlled world cracking open in Kilex’s engrossing dystopian tale. Lucy has spent her life scavenging the toxic ruins of Cyclopia,…
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The Case Files of GG Michaels by JL Meredith

A smart, pulpy, and unexpectedly humane supernatural procedural that thrills as much as it uplifts. Meredith’s episodic novel of paranormal investigations follows Princeton-trained magician and engineering-anomalies expert Guenevere Grace Michaels through five escalating “case files,” each heightening the moral and…
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Isle of Stars: The Second Book of Moon Mountain by Jess Porto

Intense and dark; a riveting psychological fantasy… Porto’s second installment in the Moon Mountain series plunges readers into the murky depths of memory, identity, and self-determination. Once a formidable force, Morgan Thomas is now a prisoner in her own mind—her…
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Awareness: Preparing For The Human Journey by Ann Correll

A gripping exploration of the mysteries of existence, free will, and the weight of choice… Correll’s latest novel is a riveting exploration of spiritual awakening and the struggle to reconcile divine purpose with the complexities of human life. The story…
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“Simple” Project Management: for Noobs to Pros: Simple Enough for the First Project Complex Enough to be Steppingstones to the PMP certification by Ng Wei Kwan PMP

A robust, no-nonsense manual that combines the essentials of project management with practical wisdom. Ng cuts through the jargon to deliver a straightforward, no-frills guide for mastering project management fundamentals. Leveraging his expertise as a PMP-certified project manager, Ng lays…
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Call of the Desert: Crossing by A. A. Vogel

A raw, evocative, and atmospheric coming-of-age story. Vogel delves into the complexities of self-discovery through a young girl’s journey in a new culture in her compelling novel. In a new country and school, Claire sees the chance to reinvent herself.…
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An Eighth Grade Gay Straight Alliance by Daniel Micko

Part LGBTQ romance, part YA drama, part social commentary—and all heart.   Intriguing social commentary and an appealingly flawed pair of protagonists make Micko’s latest outing a solid read. Modesto, California. Sydney Troller, an 8th grader from a single parent, conservative…