This earnest tribute to the ’70s offers optimistic commentary on personal empowerment and larger-than-life characters. Lynn Steward’s debut novel, "A Very Good Life", charts a little more than a week in the life of a “disciplined... Read More

This round-the-world adventure is wonderfully complex, and young readers will delight in the puzzles and exotic devices. In "The Thirteenth Key", Eduardo Penate brings together the best elements of young adult science fiction, from the... Read More

This Christian sci-fi debut brims with complex twists and turns as Shunk imagines a dystopia that will enthrall readers. Readers are propelled nearly half a millennium into the future in "The Blood of Europa", the debut novel from J D... Read More

A young man searches for his place in the world in this philosophical coming-of-age tale replete with poetic prose. When Zackery finds himself taking care of a disabled Native American man as part of his community service sentence, he is... Read More

Compelling, refreshing characters, intelligent story, and fast action highlight this second installment of Rick Johnson’s fantasy epic. Rick Johnson’s second installment of the Wood Cow Chronicles, "The Overending", is an... Read More

Not for the faint of heart, Michael Allan Scott’s thriller balances mystery and horror in equal proportions. This psychological thriller delves into the psychotic motivations of a murderous predator stalking unsuspecting human prey... Read More

The author has crafted realistic teenagers with a good blend of humor and honesty. "Heist School Freshmen" is an entertaining story about an adolescent boy searching for a lost treasure. As he recruits friends and classmates to help him... Read More

Combs has fashioned a compelling tale of a man who struggles as much with the emotional toll of his new existence as the physical ones. The Journeys To New Home, by Elliott Combs, is the story of a young man left utterly alone—everyone... Read More