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T.V. Holiday’s Vendetta: Legend of The Iron Warrior Vol. 3 by T.V. Holiday

Dark, kinetic, and compelling; a high-octane tale of faith, identity, and redemption. Holiday’s third Legend of The Iron Warrior novel pushes its hero into darker, more personal territory, trading a straightforward battle of good and evil for an examination of…
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Scorpion Grass: A Novel by Heather Thomas

A cerebral page-turner with an unsettling emotional undercurrent… In Thomas’s psychologically astute mystery, a psychologist investigates the first murder in generations in a society that believes violence vanished with the disappearance of men. Jorie Holmes, a senior therapist with the…
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Carnivores by Jason Melby

A slick, adrenaline-charged eco-thriller… Melby skillfully combines creature horror, scientific intrigue, and police procedural into a tense, fast-moving thriller. Developer J. T. Barton believes he’s dealing with an oversized Burmese python until Professor Christine Flannagan uncovers something far worse—a cold-tolerant…
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SÉANCE & SAUCER (THE COOL THING SCIENCE FICTION SERIES Book 4) by ROBERT RIFE

A wildly imaginative fusion of haunted-house horror and pulp science fiction. Rife’s fourth volume in the Cool Thing series begins with a haunted house but quickly reveals that the ghosts are merely one layer of a far stranger mystery. The…
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Summary of The Governed Enterprise: An AI Governance Playbook for Consumer Goods by Robin Horstmann

A disciplined, real-world roadmap for organizations racing to keep AI under control… Horstmann’s debut book addresses one of enterprise AI’s most pressing challenges: governing systems that are already embedded across the business. Horstmann argues that the greatest AI risk facing…
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Life in Woke America: A Family’s Story of Truth and Betrayal Under Fire by Joel Rakow

A page-turning political drama with an unexpectedly tender heart… A foster child turned Army private finds love, purpose, and himself while confronting institutional power in Rakow’s ambitious political thriller. Army Private Xavier King, a foster child searching for purpose, never…
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Series Review: Dr. K’s Portal Through Time (2 books) by Dr Katherine E. A. Korkidis (Author), Emilie B Nuñez (Illustrator)

Magical, informative, inspiring; an irresistible invitation to explore, question, and discover. Korkidis blends science, history, and adventure into magical journeys through the lives of history’s most influential scientists. Galileo’s Points of Light in the Night Sky, the first volume in…
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Sofie Finds A Best Friend by Carrie Webber (Author), Corey Webber (Author), Jeremy Vickneswaran (Illustrator)

A cozy woodland adventure brimming with kindness, hope, and heart. Writing duo Carrie and Corey Webber craft a reassuring woodland tale that transforms childhood rejection into a heartfelt lesson about resilience, kindness, and belonging. Sofie the squirrel dreams of sharing…
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All Writers Are Liars by Nicholas Bruechle

Darkly funny, philosophically rich, and emotionally astute. Bruechle delivers an ambitious work of literary metafiction that blurs the boundary between author and invention with wit, intelligence, and surprising emotional depth. Struggling novelist Baker McCloud pours himself into a manuscript populated…
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The Gospel of Poetic Frolic: Darkness & Romance by Sergio Melicio de Bel

A richly symbolic journey through darkness, love, and ethical awakening… Melicio de Bel’s compelling collection is an ambitious fusion of prose poetry, philosophical reflection, and surreal allegory that transforms personal experience into a symbolic exploration of ethics, identity, and love.…
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The World As It Is by Donald Levin

An unflinching, immersive, and incendiary portrait of injustice… Levin crafts a layered portrait of a city and a nation confronting the realities of injustice and change in his latest novel. 1963 Detroit. When an aspiring Motown musician witnesses a white…
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The Junkyard by Bryan Reilly

Raw, immersive, and emotionally rich.  In Reilly’s compelling novel, a pacifist pit bull, rescued from a brutal fighting ring and given a new life among stray dogs in a hidden junkyard sanctuary, must decide whether to fight when ruthless rivals…
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Russo’s Revenge by Edward Izzi

Dark, gritty, and razor-sharp. Betrayed by the badge he wore, a decorated Chicago officer triggers a relentless cycle of corruption, revenge, and reckoning in Izzi’s fast-paced thriller. Tommy Russo was once one of Chicago’s finest—until dirty cops took him down.…
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Eye Spied Serenity Acres: The Prequel (Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden Book 3) by Crystal Quast

Brooding, intense, and hypnotic… In Quast’s latest installment in the Serenity Acres series, rebuilding a life after war reveals something far more dangerous beneath the surface. After nearly a decade on the run, Zosia and her husband find refuge as…
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The Secret of Spirit Lake by Jane Haltmaier

A poignant, suspenseful, and beautifully layered coming-of-age story with a ghostly twist… In Haltmaier’s deeply atmospheric novel, a teenage girl uncovers the truth behind a haunting that spans generations. When fourteen-year-old Amy moves to a quiet lakeside town, she struggles…
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Floating in the Middle by Frances L Rivetti

Vivid, tense, and emotionally resonant… A reunion edges toward collapse in Rivetti’s atmospheric, climate-conscious drama. Seven former college friends reunite for a long weekend at a remote Northern California beach house perched on a crumbling cliff. With plans for coastal…
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Mountain Destiny by Jane Catherine Rozek

A raw, gripping story of grit, faith, and hard-won destiny.  In Rozek’s powerful account of wilderness living, a young family struggles to survive—and find meaning—in the isolated Chilcotin backcountry. Kate and Dave venture deep into the remote Canadian wilderness to…
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Hazy Shade by Jim Lively

Tense, unsettling, and psychologically gripping. A Dallas defense attorney questions his sanity in Lively’s psychological legal thriller. A delayed retirement sparks tension with Simon Steed’s increasingly cold protégé, Shade Olson. But as disturbing events unfold nearby, his biggest question becomes:…
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Muppit Boy and the Allergies of Evil (Adventures of Muppit Boy Book 1) by Michael J. Bowler

Sharp, suspenseful, and laugh-out-loud funny. In the opening installment of the Adventures of Muppit Boy, Bowler turns a middle schooler’s attempt to dodge viral humiliation into a high-stakes clash with a scientist bent on controlling humanity through engineered allergies. Twelve-year-old…
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Line ‘Em Up! by Oscar Avery

Heartfelt, uplifting, empowering. A straight line becomes a path to dignity in Avery’s empowering picture book. “Nobody wants to teach our class,” a quiet, cutting truth, sets the tone for this emotionally resonant story as four discouraged students: Jackson, Savannah,…