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Pareidolia: Illusions, Deceptions, and Murder by J. Herman Kleiger

A wickedly absorbing mind-bender where seeing is anything but believing. Kleiger delivers a dark, intricately plotted psychological thriller that makes uncertainty itself a source of menace. Disgraced former FBI agent Nicola Kitts is barely holding on. Haunted by combat trauma,…
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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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The 20th PID Book: A Rare Look at a WWII Photo Intelligence Detachment, edited and annotated by Nancy Finston

Richly illustrated, meticulously researched, and quietly moving; a remarkable WWII archive. Finston brings the little-known work of the 20th Photo Intelligence Detachment into sharp focus in this fascinating archival history. She traces the unit’s story with admirable clarity, moving from…
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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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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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Blueland by Robert Jaxx

A fierce, cinematic, hard-edged Western. In Jaxx’s sweeping historical Western, the end of the Civil War sends Union captain Alden Zur and three battle-scarred comrades toward an uncertain future. Reunited with his family, Alden heads west, hoping to put war…
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The Valhalla Project (A Dan Burnett Private Detective Mystery/Thiller) by Larry Terhaar

Taut, timely, and impossible to put down. Terhaar’s gripping latest pits a dogged investigator against a dangerous web of murder, money, and corporate power. Nineteen-year-old David Jacobs, an autistic accounting protégé, is walking his dog in Pelham Bay Park when…
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Failure Point by Rebecca Hodge

Tense, heartfelt, and relentlessly suspenseful. In Hodge’s latest, a disgraced security agent’s search for redemption leads her into a quiet town where danger hides beneath the surface of everyday life. Jordan Winthrop has never recovered from the protection detail that…
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How Not to Up and Die from Lack of Sleep by Dr. Jerome Puryear

Clear-eyed, compassionate, convincing; an illuminating guide to modern exhaustion. A veteran physician investigates the hidden consequences of sleep deprivation and offers a roadmap for reclaiming energy in an increasingly sleepless world. Puryear approaches sleep not as a wellness trend or…
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Consumed in Capital City (Capital City #1) by N.G. Avant

A gripping exploration of the messy, morally gray intersections of power, ambition, and humanity… Avant’s debut installment in the Capital City series masterfully blends political intrigue, personal growth, and workplace drama, all set against the backdrop of municipal politics. It’s…
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How to Make a Perfect S’more by Michael Cooper (Author), Penny Weber (Illustrator)

A whimsical tale of summer camp, dragon-fueled courage, and the sweet art of s’more-making… A fire-breathing dragon transforms a boy’s summer camp experience into an unforgettable journey of self-discovery in Cooper’s delightful story. Miles dreads leaving home and struggles with…
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Love & Fate by Peter Toeg

A bittersweet and, at times, bizarre collection that looks at the complexities of life with style and savvy… In his absorbing latest collection of short stories, Toeg deftly explores love, life, death, family dynamics, loneliness, grief, guilt, regret, and redemption.…
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It’s About Time by Mickey Bridges

An absorbing and candid chronicle of hard-won success… Making his debut with a sincere, raw memoir, Bridges recounts his rocky journey from life of crime to professional and personal success. Born in a dysfunctional family to a chronically ill mother…
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Imperious Realm (Reign of the North Forest Book 1) by Athene Z. Adam

An exciting series starter with engaging concepts and tight plotting… With the fate of their people hanging in the balance, two young heroes must join hands and find a way out of the impossible situation in Adam’s debut installment in…
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The Adventures of Randy by Andrew Zellgert

An enthralling tale seasoned with fun, adventure, and SF intrigue… Zellgert’s latest follows the adventures of an unlikely hero, who finds himself entangled in a horde of life-and-death situations after he joins a restaurant workforce. Randy is just an ordinary…
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Ichiro and the Great Mountain by W. Nikola-Lisa

A deceptively simple, stunning tale of self-realization, enlightenment, and respect for one’s roots.… Nikola-Lisa’s latest is a breathtaking tale of self-realization and awakening. Young Ichiro is content living on the Great Mountain with his parents, but his free-spirited nature makes…
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Masked Intent: A Modern-Day Morality Play by Kimberly Greer

An angsty, emotionally-charged story… Greer’s debut installment in The Morality Plays Series is a deeply felt and emotionally nuanced contemporary romance strengthened by memorable characters and well-constructed conflicts. Disappointment and heartache are nothing new for Alexa Winston: her relationship with…
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A FINE-TUNED HEART: New Poems by Don Gutteridge

A collection of stunning breadth and intimacy… A wide-eyed awareness runs throughout, uplifting life’s everyday moments into something weighty and transcendent in the introspective latest from Gutteridge. In “SYMPHONIC,” Gutteridge trains his eye on the retreating shoreline of a life:…
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Denali: The Alaskan Adventures of Percy Hope by Neil Perry Gordon

A thrilling, pulse-pounding adventure… Gordon’s riveting third in The Alaskan Adventures of Percy Hope takes the courageous hero on an exhilarating adventure into the unforgettable terrains of North America’s tallest mountain peak. Determined to find his six-month-old son, Walter, and…
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Sandman: A Golf Tale by David W. Berner

A novel filled with nostalgia and heart… Spectacular. A young boy grapples with the questions of what he wants from life in Berner’s touching latest novella. The boy loves golf, but there is something about his love for the game…