2021 Best Teen Book Award Finalist Indies Today High schooler Nicole Hallett has just about had it with her brother Jay, so when a mysterious man appears with an offer to replace him with a… Book Review of The Finest Lies, a young adult novel by David J. Naiman
Special Forces Soldier Alex Kellan has three problems. He’s on forced medical leave, he’s alone on Christmas, and two men are actively stalking his every step. Things get worse when Kellan wakes up in a… Book Review of The Nexus Game, a fantasy novel by Shami Stovall
A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory super powers in a race to save mankind. With… Book Review of Discovery of the Five Senses, a YA urban fantasy by K.N. Smith
She’s destined to save the world . . . if she doesn’t destroy it first. Calandra’s destiny is also her doom. As the most powerful healer since the woman who sank Atlantis, she’s been raised… Book Review of The Undine’s Tear, a YA epic historical fantasy by Talena Winters
Small Town. Big Murder. The number one secret to my success as a bodyguard? Staying under the radar. But when a wildly public disaster and a dead client blew up my career and reputation, it… Book Review of Big Shot, a cozy mystery by Kirsten Weiss
Daphne’s a typical mermaid, and at least according to her, that’s a problem. She’s courageous and has a beautiful singing voice, but lacks the power of an elemental, the ability to command water with the… Book Review of The Mermaid and the Unicorns, a middle grade fantasy adventure by L.T. Getty
A compelling gothic fairytale by bruja and award-winning writer Maria DeBlassie. The women of Sueño, New Mexico don’t know how to live a life without sorrows. That’s La Llorona’s doing. She roams the waterways looking… Book Review of Weep, Woman, Weep, a gothic fantasy by Maria DeBlassie
Warrior Angel Killian Dugan’s annual trip to the family castle in Scotland is shattered by the arrival of Legion Commander North. Killian’s skills are needed for an urgent time travel assignment. A rogue demon has… Book Review of An Angel’s Wylder Assignment, a paranormal romantic mystery by Tena Stetler
Jaxon’s enthusiasm for the simplest things bubbles out of him, and ideas continually pop out of his very large brain. His delight in helping plant the garden with his family creates a magical learning opportunity,… Book Review of Jaxon and the Naughty Secret Monster, a childrens story by Madeline M. Pratchler
All her life, Falon’s grandfather told her the age-old tale of ‘The Gingerbread Man’. Even as a teenager, she’d fallen asleep to his favorite bedtime story, a special tradition she knew she’d never outgrow. However,… Book Review of The Gingerbread Curse, a fairy-tale fantasy by April Marcom