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All We Keep Buried by Pamela Ungashick

A tense, twisty, and absorbing tale of secrets that refuse to stay buried. When Kiera McKenna’s best friend’s nephew disappears from a nearby Nebraska town, the case hits close to an already troubled home. Kiera’s marriage to Pierce, the powerful…
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God Has Never Said No to Anyone’s Healing: The Truth About God Series – Book Three by Delores J. Porter

A fervent, scripture-rich case for a God whose will is always to heal. Porter delivers an impassioned examination of divine healing in the third installment of her Truth About God series, challenging one of Christianity’s most difficult questions: If God…
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Brian: A Los Angeles Quakes Hockey Series, #4 by Alisa Jean

Heartfelt, steamy, and addictive. Jean delivers a winning hockey romance fueled by sharp banter, bruised hearts, and electric chemistry. Brian Anderson, star center for the Los Angeles Quakes, is used to keeping the peace on and off the ice. Then…
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Is There Life After College? by Michael Thomas Perone

Witty, poignant, and perceptive.  Perone delivers a spirited, searching coming-of-age novel about the rude awakening that follows academic success. College valedictorian Mark Jans has spent his life mastering lessons and earning top grades, but graduation leaves him startlingly unprepared for…
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Influenced: Serenity Acres: Where Secrets Barely Stay Hidden by Crystal Quast

Sharp, sinister, and savagely funny. Quast’s spirited novel blends social-media satire with domestic drama and a steadily darkening mystery. Brook Salinger has spent most of her young life in front of a camera, trapped on her family’s wildly successful social-media…
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HOMES by Hayden Thompson

A thoughtful, deeply human journey through love, loss, and belonging… Thompson’s absorbing novel traces one man’s search for connection across continents and decades. The story follows Dr. George Harrington, a single father who leaves Paris with his twelve-year-old son, Hugo,…
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Gunmaker: A science fiction thriller by Chris Gerrib

A smart, explosive thriller that hits its mark. Gerrib’s gripping story pits a murder investigation against mounting corporate corruption and a colony edging toward revolt. On Gavin Station, a mining colony spinning inside the asteroid Eros, newly arrived legal consultant…
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By Her Own Hand: War and passion in a woman’s wounded heart by Jack Deveny

A raw, riveting thriller with bite. Deveny’s compelling latest novel blends wartime trauma, romance, and suspense into an emotionally charged story of guilt and survival. After fleeing an abusive home for the Army, Madeline Crowne serves in Afghanistan, where a…
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Point First by Nannette Potter

Taut, twisty, and thoroughly absorbing. Potter’s gripping thriller brings a professional knife-thrower into a complex story of family secrets, political ambition, and corruption. Genevieve “Blade” Broussard arrives in Charleston searching for the truth about her newly discovered, powerful paternal family,…
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A Pigeon in the Pen (Marshall Morris Is at It Again) by Robert John DeLuca

A high-stakes romp with heart, humor, and nerve. DeLuca’s gripping, fast-paced novel takes a reckless but bighearted teenager deep into a dangerous world of drugs, deception, and difficult choices. Marshall Morris has a habit of rushing toward trouble before common…
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The Lost Goblin Map by Shari Marshall

Clever, quirky, and packed with supernatural mischief.  Marshall turns one boy’s unwanted move into a wonderfully offbeat adventure in this engaging middle-grade novel. Thirteen-year-old Liam Cyprus expects little from his family’s move to the drearily named town of The Dumps.…
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Series Review:  Evanswood (2 books) by Evelyn M. Exley

A thrilling plunge into a world of swords, secrets, and second sight. Exley launches a two-part fantasy adventure that carries a nobleman’s daughter from the sheltered halls of Great Hall into a world of danger and mystery. In Evanswood, Part…
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The Bear & Cat Chronicles by Kris Neely

A charming philosophical gem with plenty of heart. Neely’s delightful collection of brief, interconnected stories explores Zen and Taoist wisdom through the everyday experiences of two unlikely friends. In “The Buried Seed,” Bear’s impatience with a slow-growing seed becomes a…
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Soul Octopus Analogy – The Soul’s Endless Dance Across the Web of Creation Bud Megargee

A bold, imaginative voyage into the soul’s infinite possibilities… Megargee’s latest gives reincarnation an audacious new shape. Imagining the soul as an octopus, he positions its head as the seat of a unified consciousness and its tentacles as individual lives…
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Play Me Once: A Psychological Thriller (The Portland Murders # 2) by MM Desch

A deliciously twisty thriller of love, lies, and murder. Desch’s second Portland Murders novel pairs a tangled murder investigation with an intimate, increasingly unsettling romance. Grace MacKenzie has spent decades mastering the art of silence, burying grief, desire, and pieces…
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Vendetta: Legend of The Iron Warrior Vol. 3 by T.V. Holiday

A high-voltage superhero adventure that rarely lets up.  A hero struggling to outrun his calling finds himself drawn back into a dangerous war in Holiday’s third Iron Warrior adventure. Travis Holiday has spent two years away from the spotlight, hoping…
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Cavalcade Book 1: The Nepa Republic by Evelyn M. Exley

A stirring tale of hidden gifts, divided loyalties, and deeper truths. A young aristocrat’s double life becomes increasingly difficult to maintain in Exley’s expansive fantasy. Juliet of the House of Apelles possesses a secret talent for disappearing, an ability that…
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Soaked: A Noir Mystery Short by Miguel Angel Hernandez Jr.

Dark, propulsive, and deliciously sinister… A calculating detective hunts a killer who knows exactly how to get his attention in Hernandez’s fast-paced noir mystery. When a string of brutal murders rocks New York City, Detective Jerry Crowder is drawn back…
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Breezy Bakes Her Best by Lori Rotter

A sprinkle-filled romp bursting with creativity and heart. Rotter’s playful picture book finds comedy and confidence amid a morning of bakery mishaps. Breezy Bear is eager to pitch in as her family prepares Buttercup Bakery for the day. Unfortunately, her…
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Between Two Names: A Novel by Aaron Wang

An intimate, perceptive coming-of-age story. Wang examines the cost of reinventing yourself in a changing China. Mark (Cheng) Ma never expected to find himself in his high school’s prestigious international program, where English replaces Chinese and the future seems to…