Marked for Slaughter
Sometimes the inspiration for a book is as intriguing as the book itself. In the case of Marked for Slaughter, a suspense-packed mystery geared for teens, author Samaritan Ari Jackson explains that she wrote it in middle school because “I thought I could do it, so I did.” The Story......
Between Islands
Robert Coburn’s Between Islands is an investigative mystery novel set in the beautiful sceneries of Hawaii. The narrative revolves around the life of Detective Joe Cheo, a dedicated Honolulu police officer. Joe is on a rollercoaster hunt for answers to two mysterious deaths and is juggling unfair ...
Karma and Kismet
“The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out. He will be wiser but less sure, happier but less self-satisfied, humbler in acknowledging his ignorance, yet better equipped to understand the … systematic reasoning to the......
Recalibrating Gravity
“I am not just one voice alone. I am one voice among a billion.” It’s been said before that most poetry is autobiographical. Poetry is known to draw from a place of truth — whether emotional truth, universal observation, or personal anecdote. But Recalibrating Gravity by Mary Keating is a......
The Poisoned Fruit
Author Julie Colacchio’s exciting new YA book, The Poisoned Fruit, kept me turning pages well into the night. In fact, one night, I hadn’t slept. You see, the world Colacchio has created has Mages and magic. And that magic? It’s deadly without its host. Growing up as a Canopian Mage,......
Desultoria
Poetry often has a reputation as lofty and pretentious, something only the most educated, cultured and refined people can appreciate. But that’s simply not true — even Shakespeare, the pinnacle of pretentiousness today, was the common man’s poet during his day. Poetry is meant to connect peopl...
Other Worlds
The storm’s fury outside mirrored the tumult within, as secrets and shadows intertwined beneath the ancient moonlit canopy. Kay Freeman’s Other Worlds: A Gothic Romantasy transports readers to the enchanting yet perilous town of Assisi, Italy, where the lines are blurred between reality and fant...
Disrupt with Impact
Don’t be fooled by negativity implied in the word, “disrupt,” which, by its very definition, suggests “a disturbance or problem, throwing into confusion, disorder, turmoil or disarray.” Because where this is a problem, there is likely a solution, or an opportunity, if approached with the p...
The Whisper Sister
1920s New York. The phrase alone evokes images of fabulous vintage motor cars, parties, flappers, Jazz, clandestine clubs, and perhaps even Jay Gatsby raising a glass in a sardonic toast to Prohibition—an era long past, but never forgotten. USA Today bestselling author, Jennifer S. Brown, brings t...
