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2023-02-06 00:21
Celey by Susan Diane Black Blackmon is the second book in the Heritage Series, a collection of historical novels based on real-life characters and events. Standing between fact and fiction… Read More
2023-02-02 23:59
Capturing the elegant yet tongue-in-cheek storytelling of the titular author herself, Jane Austen Time Traveler by Rachel Dacus is an enormously entertaining installment of the century-hoppi… Read More
2023-02-02 13:00
The answer to this question is yes, Self-Publishing Review is legit. The company was founded in Los Angeles in 2008 by New York indie author and Sarah Lawrence/New School lit grad Henry Baum… Read More
2023-02-02 03:14
Sampling from the truly strange world of Chris Harmon's imagination, Jitters is an aptly named spook-fest of tales from a promising young writer. A scary series of gritty snapshots and long… Read More
2023-01-26 21:14
Saturday by Cindy DeFuria is a gripping YA novel following a teenager’s journey through bullying. Showing the darker side of ambition, DeFuria plunges the reader into a competitive New… Read More
2023-01-26 11:10
A moving novel weaving together crime and romance, Godsmack Part I: The Mother Earth by Josie Peterson explores what it takes to heal from a traumatic past and still find the courage to love… Read More
2023-01-24 14:04
Sebastien Taveau is a puzzle solver and beyond-the-horizon watcher. Seb’s technical and professional experience spans over 25 years in various industries. He has shaped ecosystems and… Read More
2023-01-23 23:56
A sensational and gripping memoir, A Date with Lima: Dreams Not Surrendered by Dr. Michael Abraham recounts the author’s tireless efforts to find his two young daughters when he discov… Read More
2023-01-19 12:03
Intergalactic power struggles and a universe driven by the hunt for precious fuel, Lionel Lazarus dazzles readers with Energy Wars, the second and third parts of his Energy Exchange series… Read More
2023-01-17 12:52
Ominous, empowering, and engrossingly twisted, Enigma Rose: First Love by S.E. Reynolds is a heart-pumping ride of small-town romance and sordid pasts coming back for seconds. Following on f… Read More
2023-01-16 23:35
Secrets of the Tree House by Leinad Platz is an absorbing thriller where a small Wisconsin community is brought to face deep and disturbing truths. An entertaining, fast-paced mystery with d… Read More
2023-01-16 13:49
Manson loves and hates everyone equitably. Though she'll read just about anything, she enjoys weird shit like Hunter S. Thompson. She also likes crime fiction, the occult, horror, transgress… Read More
2023-01-16 00:44
Bolstered by the experience of decades working in the heart of Silicon Valley, The Delivery Man: The Art of Turning Ideas into Products in Silicon Valley by Sebastien Taveau is an accessible… Read More
2023-01-13 11:42
Born and raised in the west suburbs of Chicago, D.M. Wozniak discovered his passion for software at St. Lawrence High School, where he joined the computer lab as a ploy to get out of gym cla… Read More
2023-01-12 23:38
A scathing rebuke of incrementalism in the face of an undeniable climate crisis, A Plan to Save the Planet: How to resolve climate change at the lowest cost and in a way that is politically… Read More
2023-01-12 00:19
Deeply realistic and crushingly tender, Love Stories Are… by Katharine M. Sweet is the next chapter in the story of the Goodroe clan after Love Is.... This time it is Mat’s brot… Read More
2023-01-10 16:25
An awe-inspiring novel, Entanglement - Quantum and Otherwise by John K. Danenbarger is a story of crime, death, love, and the contradictory nature of human relationships. Tied together by wh… Read More
2023-01-09 23:41
Recounting a nostalgic adventure with a magical creature looking for a home, author Ana Cortes spins another heartwarming tale in Marco, Pablo, and Olivia: Bella The Alpaca. The three siblin… Read More
2023-01-08 22:33
A period novel elevated with magical powers, fantasy tech, and covert intelligence drama, The Accidental Empress by Justin K. Smith is a Shakespearean farce wrapped in the inventive shell of… Read More
2023-01-03 12:17
A sci-fi thriller replete with psychic energy and covert intel action, The Message by Bill Harvey is a creative chapter of an expansive near-future world. Instilled with the quiet knowledge… Read More
2022-12-22 15:20
In a world where psychic agents have entered the battlefields of covert intelligence and geopolitics, Pandemonium is an apt title for this head-spinning novel from Bill Harvey. One of Theta… Read More
2022-12-22 10:52
Beat Your Weight Beat Your Fat: How To Lose Our Weight with Weight Loss Mastery by Ian Breaker is a hands-on guide to weight loss that looks at dieting from a different perspective. With cle… Read More
2022-12-20 12:05
Being Different: From Friday Night Candles to Compassionate Classroom by Ada Glustein is a deeply moving memoir about childhood, education, and the challenge of fitting in. Ada Glustein was… Read More
2022-12-20 00:39
Approaching the cognitive isolation, physical impairment, and emotional struggles brought on by neuronal damage, Brain Injury, Trauma, and Grief: How to Heal When You Are Alone by Shireen An… Read More
2022-12-19 23:44
An engrossing memoir telling the story of a formidable woman who has never turned down a challenge, Midpoint by Patricia Angeles is a heartwarming story about an inspiring businesswoman, mot… Read More
2022-12-15 23:58
A paranormal drama with elements of fantasy, romance, and explorations of life after death, Dream Lover by Louise Glass is an entertaining and multi-dimensional thrill for readers of a wide… Read More
2022-12-14 21:32
Adventure, sex, and magic collide in The Nephilim's Fate by Eliza Hampstead, the first book in a tantalizing new fantasy series for adults, War of the Nephilim. With a cinematic writing styl… Read More
2022-12-14 19:24
Co-Authors Manson, Anthony Perconti, Sebastian Vice, and Joe Haward unveil an ominous dystopian world in their novel, The Hell Bound Kids: Wild in the Streets, the first in a longer anarcho… Read More
2022-12-13 16:06
Heartwarming and thought-provoking, Where the Heart Is: A Homecoming by D.L. Norris is a novel in which love, parenthood, and family history intertwine, exploring the many-faceted legacy tha… Read More
2022-12-12 09:44
The supernatural and the uncanny are at the heart of Terrie Schultz’s The Zalthagor Box, a fun and chilling middle-grade read that will appeal to adults as well as young readers. Not y… Read More
2022-12-06 20:19
An accidental discovery in western Uganda summons monsters and memories from the past in The File by Gary Born, a thrilling international adventure. Though Hitler may be long since dead, dis… Read More
2022-12-06 18:56
Transporting readers back to a legendary snapshot from the long tale of America, Tim: The Story of Timothy H. O'Sullivan as a Young Apprentice at Mathew Brady's Studio by Daniel A. Sheridan… Read More
2022-12-03 00:06
Once again peeling back the shadowy layers of international espionage, author Ray Keating drops another explosive installment of his Pastor Grant series with Persecution. When videos surface… Read More
2022-11-29 18:47
Launching a scathing rebuke of the family law system in England, David Chick details his own harrowing battle against this secretive bureaucratic nightmare in Kidadkill: Spiderman of Tower B… Read More
2022-11-29 15:44
An engrossing memoir telling the story of a formidable woman who has never turned down a challenge, Midpoint by Patricia Angeles is a heartwarming story about an inspiring businesswoman, mot… Read More
2022-11-29 14:53
Author Dogu Densei, PhD shatters the stuffy traditions of academic texts with How to Stop Thinking And Not Get Eaten by a Bear: The New Cognitive Behavioral Mind Training. A deep dive into t… Read More
2022-11-28 18:48
Blending character-driven drama and hometown heartache with a psychological crime thriller, Earworms by Zack Duncan is an addictive spiral of visionary sci-fi storytelling. A lucid-dreaming… Read More
2022-11-25 00:20
A bold and breathtaking piece of sci-fi imagination, Temberlain's Ashes by D.M. Wozniak is a fantastic second installment of the Age of Axion series. The adventure of Dem, Blythe, Chireseal… Read More
2022-11-23 01:05
A vicious and power-mad despot rules over London 50 years in the future in The First State by Tshekedi Wallace, a dystopian thriller with chilling echoes of our present-day world. As tension… Read More
2022-11-22 11:05
Edmond Joseph “E.J.” Wedge is a resident of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and lives with his wife, Tina. Both of them have a shared love of the ocean and traveling. Why did you choose… Read More
2022-11-22 10:46
Soldier to Sojourner: The Journal - Traveling on the 1970s Asian Hippie Trails is a compelling personal and historical travelogue of Gordon Schwerzmann’s time in the military and as a… Read More
2022-11-19 20:11
A brilliant burst of crime fiction, Contracts for Sale by Edward Izzi is the latest of this author's tension-dripping thrillers - a dark and gritty story of assassins for hire that is at onc… Read More
2022-11-19 18:44
Painting a gritty and visceral picture of life on the road, specifically the rugged west, author T.K. O'Neill crafts a haunted hero in his latest novel, Dive Bartender: Flowers in the Desert… Read More
2022-11-16 10:09
A classic coming-of-age story, On the Waterfront by Mike McCoy recounts a pivotal summer in the life of a boy struggling to discover who he is in the world. It’s 1972 and 13-year-old D… Read More
2022-11-13 22:02
Author E.J. Wedge plunges readers into the dark and unknown ocean of the future with his first novel, The Noble Exiles, the first installment of the Ocean Black series, a sprawling and visio… Read More
2022-11-10 02:09
A refreshingly unique and cerebral take on the eccentric detective archetype, The Black Swan Killer by Daniel McKay is a fast-paced crime novel with an unforgettable protagonist. When it com… Read More
2022-11-10 00:09
Author Tracy Grogan plunges readers into mysterious new depths with Derelict, the second book in the Divemaster Ricky Mystery series. After taking a job as a dive instructor in Egypt, it doe… Read More
2022-11-08 18:15
Pulling back the shadowy corners of history and exposing unsettled spirits, A Darling Obsession by S.R. Murray is a psychological, character-driven thriller with a sharp, dark edge. When a y… Read More
2022-11-08 15:32
Crafting a spectacular new fantasy world with an unforgiving edge and two unforgettable heroes, Broken Souls by Troy Calkins is a sprawling, Viking-inspired epic. Lura is an unassuming young… Read More
2022-11-08 11:46
Dark, mysterious, and emotionally charged, Kate’s Whisper by Carrie Wiegman is a page-turner and a fascinating insight into the lives of those who fight crime. Set in Seattle, this det… Read More
2022-11-07 23:24
A tender memoir covering events that will surprise the reader as much as they did the author, The Ordeal: A Journey from Misfortunes, Illness and Betrayal to Truth by Josephine Walden inspec… Read More
2022-11-05 23:20
Guiding readers through negative emotions towards a higher resonance with the universe, Infinite Sea of Stars by Shannon Crossman is an inspiring, spiritually charged collection of poetry. D… Read More
2022-11-01 08:47
Lyrical Bliss in Tuscany by Cindy Irish, the third book in her Bel Homme Quartet Series, is a powerful and exciting love story embedded in the tale of a rising musical star. With vivid style… Read More
2022-10-30 18:39
Offering an in-depth section for personal reflection and goal-setting, as well as a nontraditional day-to-day calendar for emotional management, journaling, and mood tracking, Nicole Marie's… Read More
2022-10-27 14:04
A dramatic, dialogue-driven portrait of an imploding marriage, Maria Daversa’s Sweet Baby Mine intimately depicts the impact of mental illness and secrets on a partnership. F… Read More
2022-10-26 01:11
Bringing the free love diaspora out of the shadows and into the modern conversation, author Paul Dougan delivers a generation-spanning revelation with his latest book Happily Hippie-American… Read More
2022-10-21 18:49
Author and poet Greg Wyss has gathered a career's worth of musings, stories, and verse in his eclectic collection, Sit Down and Have A Beer Again. Reminiscent of the pacing and subject matte… Read More
2022-10-21 14:10
The moving and drama-filled novel Aren and Élise by Ettenig Sayam brings two very different people into a post-midlife romance that finds each of them navigating very unfamiliar terri… Read More
2022-10-19 11:18
A mysterious virus is eliminating the adult population and creating Antisenents, children who don’t age and are confined to their childhood bodies in Imperious Realm by Athene Z. Adam… Read More
2022-10-18 09:28
In ’53 on 35th: A “Silent Boomer’s” Recollections, J. Conran Meyer endearingly recalls a bygone time before technology and social media replaced a child’s relia… Read More
2022-10-17 23:36
A Christian-themed murder mystery, His Name is Grace by H.G. Davis is an absorbing tale of betrayal, deception, revenge, and redemption. Still grieving the violent murder of their four-year… Read More
2022-10-17 10:44
Diving back in time and space within a realm he knows so well, author John J. Spearman launches a new series with his latest thrilling work of science fiction, The Defense of the Commonwealt… Read More
2022-10-11 21:06
Richard Snodgrass seamlessly plunges readers back in time with his latest collection, Redding Up, unveiling more incredible stories from the fictional mill town of Furnass. Rich characteriza… Read More
2022-10-10 15:45
Andrew Augustine Connor studied Art in Boston at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Boston and Tufts University where he attended on a full scholarship. He lives with his family in the Mi… Read More
2022-10-10 01:02
Diane Klutz’s Martini Alley and Other Swashbuckling Adventures of a Certified Klutz is a lighthearted diaristic memoir recounting Diane and Steve Klutz’s comical, incredible, alm… Read More
2022-10-09 10:54
Elvia and the Gift of Passion, the third installment of Ruthy Ballard’s Tales by Moons-Light series, is a magical middle grade fantasy that follows plucky Elvia as she travels from Ore… Read More
2022-10-06 11:24
In a memoir that does double duty as a multi-generational history of dysfunction and the effort to define a life shaped by deceptions, Lance Lee unmasks the myths his parents clung to in Fam… Read More
2022-10-03 23:03
A touching tale of true love, despite all odds, The Garden Before Eden by Les J. Whitmore is a clever new take on destiny and the unexpected fates that control it. Keller is an unassuming IT… Read More
2022-10-03 01:35
Author I.L. Cruz summons another tense chapter of the Enchanted Isles YA series with A Rebel's Path, her third electrifying installment. Between paternal revelations, impending royal nuptial… Read More
2022-10-02 01:36
A visual tour of Kentucky during its 200th birthday year, The Kentucky Bicentennial by Dale E. Voelker is a celebration of a state, its people, and the enduring spirit that populates every c… Read More
2022-09-30 11:12
Having grown up in a small remote town, LaBrie James dove head first into reading and writing from an early age. Reading was a means of escape for the young LaBrie. Her literature choices ha… Read More
2022-09-29 13:55
Aneace Haddad is a McKinsey-certified Transformational Leadership Facilitator and a Professional Certified Coach. He is a former tech chairman and CEO who reinvented himself as an executive… Read More
2022-09-29 10:38
With the masterful pen of a mystic scholar, Jeff Golden delivers a profound assessment of the modern world and a bold schematic for salvation in Reclaiming the Sacred: Healing Our Relationsh… Read More
2022-09-28 04:12
Margaret Carpenter Arnett’s heartfelt memoir, Invisible Threads, is the story of a woman, a mother, and an artist that unfolds in an intimate journalistic style, embedded with dreams… Read More
2022-09-28 00:19
The quiet life of Clay and Ash is swept away when a strange airship lands on their property carrying an even stranger cargo in Eric S. Hoffman’s The Ballad of Clay Moore, a heartwrench… Read More
2022-09-27 23:50
A spiraling account of a fictional historical heist, Birdie Pesky Was Here: The Story of the Big Bad Buxom Blonde Boston Bank Boost by Andrew Augustine Connor is a rowdy and unpredictable th… Read More
2022-09-22 23:01
An elegant elegy for an imperfect man, Edwin Fontánez’s One Last Song For My Father: A Son's Memoir is a gorgeous blend of alliterative prose, lyrical poetry, and lush metaphori… Read More
2022-09-22 00:06
Author LaBrie James plunges readers into a tangled nightmare in her gripping debut novel, Hunted, a character-driven dive into dark family drama and deadly small-town secrets. Stalked by a v… Read More
2022-09-19 01:22
The Happy Valley by Benjamin Harnett is an innovative and genre-bending work that reveals startling truths about an idyllic rural community in upstate New York. Separated into two parts - "T… Read More
2022-09-18 23:56
Author Jane Garland welcomes readers into the messy realm of her life in Lady Garland Tames Her Dragons and Brings Peace to the Kingdom, a clever, heartfelt, and deeply revealing memoir. Tho… Read More
2022-09-16 02:31
Reading like a long-form parable for business professionals, The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar by Aneace Haddad is like no other book in its genre. Blurring the line between fiction, a… Read More
2022-09-15 18:59
Mike Cobb unravels a sinister, masterfully penned drama in The Devil You Knew. Summoning demons of the past still haunting America today, this period mystery jabs at the most painful nerves… Read More
2022-09-15 10:50
A philosophical and narrative exploration of everything from computer science and genetic mutation to sentience and morality, Earth: The Next Trillion Years by Marcy Mekleerer is an ambitiou… Read More
2022-09-14 23:55
Asking hard questions about consciousness and playing out the dangers of synthetic life, Brian, Created Intelligence by AJ Pagan IV is a smart and thrilling novel about a not-too-distant wor… Read More
2022-09-13 23:30
Detailing two months-long journeys across the Middle East and Asia, Suspected Hippie in Transit: Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll and the Search for Higher Consciousness on the International Trail… Read More
2022-09-13 14:03
David Lorne Harrison is a first-time author, writing as Lorne Kent. David was born and raised in the county of Suffolk, England and emigrated to the Ottawa, Ontario region of Canada in 1980… Read More
2022-09-13 00:52
Michael Pronko delves back into the grit, greed, and mystery of Tokyo in his latest novel, Azabu Getaway, the fifth book in his Detective Hiroshi Mystery series. In this moody, high-stakes t… Read More
2022-09-11 23:35
Author Mark Shaiken delivers a character-driven battle between history and finance in Automatic Stay, the second installment of his 3J Mystery series, a nuanced legal thriller that is also a… Read More
2022-09-10 10:49
Author Lorne Kent delivers a twisted mystery that puts deadly pressure on a "nice neighborhood policeman" in his intro to a new investigator series, The Point of Murder, an engrossing, well… Read More
2022-09-09 11:48
Torri Fisher's career spans many different aspects of Information Technology; everything from coding and analysis to Project and Product Management for such companies as Nationwide Insurance… Read More
2022-09-07 20:05
Author Rick Fishman takes readers on a spiritual journey through loss, miracles, and meaning in The Navajo Event: Proof of God's Existence, an original and decidedly unorthodox exploration o… Read More
2022-09-07 18:45
Author Thomas Drago constructs a brand new testament of religion and history with The Gospels of Peter Star, an endlessly imaginative retelling of the New Testament. Fated to unify humanity… Read More
2022-09-05 17:39
Peeling back the layers of the afterlife with his imaginative pen, Michael Honig delivers a macabre and thought-provoking read with his novel RotaryPug. John Castlemaine is dead, under grim… Read More
2022-09-02 00:08
A superb installment of this sinister series of erotic thrillers, Requiem for a Queen by Kaylin McFarren launches readers into another hellish spiral of drama and action. After cutting ties… Read More
2022-08-28 22:51
A swirling, language-bending journey through philosophy, psychology, and the bottom of a bottle, Heartbreak Epiphanies and Justified Lust by John Kruxhammer is a character-driven diatribe on… Read More
2022-08-25 10:48
Teaching caregivers how to effectively serve someone with Alzheimer's, while also caring for themselves, Torri L. Fisher's Forget Me Not: A Caregiver’s Guide to Early-Onset Alzheimer&r&hell…Read More
2022-08-23 02:13
Author Lynne Handy weaves a dark and stormy tale in Old Sins, the third ominously addictive novel in the Maria Pell Mystery Series. Maria Pell once again finds her new home ominously plagued… Read More
2022-08-19 17:52
A sprawling and deliciously disturbing historical thriller that begs to be savored, A New York Haunting by C.L. Nightjar unveils a guilty conscience made flesh, right on the page. A promisin… Read More
2022-08-18 23:37
Centuries-long family drama, lost colonies, and the ultimate Oedipal complex with Earth combine to make The Relatives by Billy White an astonishingly addictive sci-fi novel. Three mighty sta… Read More
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