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The Third Estate: Devil’s Tango (The Third Estate Series Book 2) by D.R. Berlin

A propulsive blend of conspiracy, dark humor, and assassin intrigue. A military doctor and a legendary assassin are drawn into the same dangerous conspiracy in Berlin’s fast-moving second volume in the Third Estate series. Captain Sophie Allard is trying to…
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A Dance of Birds: Poetry and Paper Collage by Angela Blair (Author), Sherri Kay Linnemeyer (Illustrator)

A vibrant, handcrafted ode to the wonder of birds. Blair celebrates the beauty and diversity of birdlife in this visually arresting picture book pairing spare, lyrical verse with richly textured tissue-paper collage. Beginning with an invitation to listen, Blair introduces…
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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 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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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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Mortimer’s Magical Goo (Learning is Magical) by Megan K Palmer (Author), Nabila Amanda (Illustrator)

A thoughtful and emotionally perceptive picture book about effort, friendship, and learning that imperfection is part of growing up. In this fun picture book, Palmer introduces readers to Mortimer, a boy who would rather avoid chores, difficult activities, and anything…
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Her Runaway Lady by BJ Sikes

Lush, tender, and utterly irresistible… A talented milliner and a runaway aristocrat find love in an alternate Belle Époque Paris in Sikes’s historical romance. Solange wants success, not romance, and she’s worked too hard to depend on anyone else for…
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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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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.…