Don Tassone | Fantasy - General

is a collection of one hundred ultra-short stories, organized into “Yesterday,” “Today,” and “Tomorrow,” that distills human experience into potent, bite-sized narratives. In “Whole,” a man amputates a dead branch from a cherished cherry tree to save it, then applies that lesson to his own life. “Changing Fortunes” finds a millionaire and a dishwasher swapping bodies through a ghost’s wish-grant, discovering that youth and wealth both carry hidden costs. “The Man on TV” shocks an overindulgent executive into choosing health and family over excess. “One Friday Afternoon” rescues a lonely Gen Z youth from isolation by an invitation to prom. “Into the Sea” satirizes demagogic leadership as foll...

D.J. Paolini | Romance - Historical

D.J. Paolini's The Paladin of Rimini is a compelling multi-generational saga spanning from 1982 to 2017. Angelina Fabrizzi is a woman burdened by severe family abuse and financial ruin. After her mother, Isabella, was forced into marriage and died from cancer, Angelina suffered through an abusive union with Giovanni until her godmother, Valentina, a fierce former carabinieri, finally intervened. In 2017, widowed and in heavy debt, Angelina meets Benjamin LaRocca, an American travel writer, on a train to Rimini. Benjamin becomes her tenant, and their shared kindness quickly blossoms into romance. As Valentina protects them from the past, she must reckon with her secrets as well. While Angelin...

Ron Morris | Thriller

In a Country with No Name by Ron Morris follows Bert Mars, a young English teacher in Bangkok who abandons his teaching job for what he believes is a glamorous opportunity with CLB, a television network owned by Thai tycoon Chiang. Transferred to an unnamed neighboring country, Bert becomes entangled in a conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Thaw Kai after a business dispute over broadcasting rights. Recruited into Chiang’s inner circle, Bert helps install communications equipment for a coup attempt. Will he and his friends succeed in this daring mussion to overthrow a government or will this insane adventure become his undoing? The answers are surprising.  Ron Morris delivers a comp...

Charlotte Stuart | Fiction - Mystery- Sleuth

In Charlotte Stuart's Trolling for Murder, workplace investigator Lavender “Lew” Lewis discovers the body of Quin Armstrong at the base of Vashon Island's iconic Bird King Troll sculpture, a note declaring him “no friend of nature” taped to the wooden giant's pointing finger. When high school teacher Audrey Young becomes the prime suspect due to volatile confrontations about bullying, Lew digs into the victim's extensive list of enemies—from feuding neighbors to scorned developers—only to uncover that the killing resulted from decades of suppressed trauma and desperate self-defense rather than premeditation. Stuart populates the island with authentic, layered characters, particularly Lew, wh...

AJ Streator | Poetry - General

AJ Streator’s From the Shallow End to the Deep End is a gorgeous collection of ninety-five sonnets that capture the author’s experiences, psyche, and autobiographical journey through varying shades of life. Structured clearly into three sections—The Shallow End, Middle of the Pool, and The Deep End—the collection features themes ranging from nostalgic childhood memories and family bonds to the painful experiences of divorce, mental health struggles, and aging. The poems are a reflective ledger, examining the author's intimate relationships with his mother, father, siblings, and children, while exploring resilience, faith, and redemption. Rather than adhering strictly to traditional romantic...

Florenz Dombey | Literary Fiction

Florenz Dombey’s The Long Run to Love is the sixth installment of The Willow Chronicles, an expansive historical romance spanning 1963 to 1969, set against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement and Seattle’s maritime culture. The novel follows Willow “Billie” Benton, a tall, fiercely independent shipping magnate who built the container empire Pinctada Holdings, and Sidai “Sid” Ackroyd, a brilliant six-foot-tall Maasai economist appointed to an endowed chair at the University of Washington. Their chance meeting at the Olympic Hotel ignites a passionate, clandestine romance that defies era taboos regarding race, gender, and sexuality. From their adjacent houseboats on Portage Bay...

Oliver Libby | Non-Fiction - Government/Politics

Strong Floor, No Ceiling: A Bold Plan to Rebuild the American Dream—for Everyone by Oliver Libby offers a radically moderate blueprint for a fractured nation. Entrepreneur and policy innovator Oliver B. Libby urges us to move beyond division with a pragmatic vision rooted in both tradition and innovation, equity and growth. Libby’s “Strong Floor” approach ensures every American has access to healthcare, education, and opportunity—while his “No Ceiling” philosophy champions the limitless ambitions that drive progress. Inside, you’ll find actionable strategies to restore trust in institutions and elections, a new model for bipartisan cooperation, and a call to civic renewal. Learn how capital...

Alan J. Hesse | Children-Educational

It was supposed to be an easy, delightful journey to return Penguin to Antarctica, but Captain Polo and her clever sidekick, Penguin, are drawn into perils they never anticipated. Tex Greedyman is a ruthless oil tycoon with devastating plans for the Amazon, and from the rainforest's heart to Rio’s enchanting streets, Captain Polo and Penguin are on a whirlwind adventure packed with action and discovery. They'll scale Sugar Loaf Mountain's cable car, dodge a furious bull at a southern cattle auction, and uncover nature-based climate solutions in the Atlantic Forest. Along the way, they confront pressing environmental crises while discovering inspiring community-driven innovations. Will they m...

DeAngela Burns-Wallace | Business and Investing

In a leadership landscape often dominated by detached, formulaic frameworks, DeAngela Burns-Wallace’s Made for This becomes an important statement that blends her personal story with leadership principles to assert that the most durable leadership is built at the intersection of service, identity, and community. Burns-Wallace’s argument that leaders should be the catalysts for systemic change, and not merely individual heroes, forms the main thesis of her book. She cleverly shows readers that true influence can only be measured by the access we create for others and the structures we leave behind. She uses her remarkable trajectory that spans university administration, the Foreign Service, S...

Laurel Colless | Children - Adventure

Knights Unite is the fourth book in the Peter Blue Series by Laurel Colless, and it follows Riva du Lac, who is determined to uphold her promise to avoid detentions at Spiral Hall. But a sea cleanup reveals Shem, a mythical fish boy, and a surprise honor from the Spiral Knights forces her to choose between rules and friendship. Meanwhile, Peter Blue has a vision of a water-dwelling monster. Can their unlikely alliance save the knights—and the world? Laurel Colless captures the delicate balance of environmental activism and adolescent adventure through the eyes of Riva, the determined twelve-year-old protagonist. The character development is both nuanced and engaging, particularly in Riva’s j...

Stephanie Dean | Fiction - Fantasy

In Stephanie Dean’s In the Wake of Evil, the once-vibrant town of Snickerdoodle—home to dandelion-born fairies, leaf-born pixies, unicorns, and humans—collapses into ruin after a forbidden friendship blossoms between the benevolent fairy Amethyst and the gentle pixie Bartholomew Jahosephat. After Bartholomew accidentally brews a transporting potion that sends him to Alabama, where he guards the human infant Chloe from her greedy uncle Winston, he returns to Snickerdoodle only to be betrayed by the envious fairy Onyx. Stripped of her gemstone name and renamed Lonora, she exposes the friendship to Pixie King Lucien, triggering Bartholomew’s execution by guillotine and a devastating war between...

Colin Dodds | Fiction - Literary

The Reign of the Anti-Santas by Colin Dodds is a unique and audacious Christmas tale that takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through a world where the holiday spirit collides head-on with corporate greed, scandal, and societal change. The story is narrated by Elvin, an elf with a front-row seat to the evolution and devolution of Christmas. Elvin's journey begins when he unwittingly accompanies Santa Claus on a Christmas Eve trip, setting the stage for a decades-long adventure filled with intrigue and danger. Dodds creates a narrative that includes Santa's secret affairs, the PR scandal that catapults Rudolph to fame, and the encroachment of humanity on the North Pole. What makes this book...