The Eagle and The Dragon is a charming novella by Steve Zimcosky, subtitled A Reiki Tale as it cleverly weaves the history and basic techniques of Reiki into a work of fiction. The tale starts with a grandfather telling his grandson how he had been...

Arik Kaplan, the author of Mayhem, Murder, and Marijuana says that his name is a pen name. That is a very good idea. I believe this book is based on true events and real people. Maybe everything didn’t happen exactly like it is portrayed in...

Sophia's Storm: The 1900 Storm is a young adult historical coming of age novel written by Cara Skinner. The highlight of Sophie’s summer was the week that her family would spend every year at the family beach house on Galveston Island. She loved watching the...

Queen Mary’s Daughter by Emily-Jane Hills Orford is a book that explores the possibility that there could have been another heir to the Scottish throne, and follows the life of a powerful, well-developed female protagonist, her work, and unusual adventures that bring history to life,...

Imagine, for a moment, an America that has turned inward, disrespected and disregarded the wishes and feelings of the rest of the world (not too hard to do in these times really). This is the premise of Pete Conrad’s novel Survival of the Sparrows. A...

Beyond Possession examines the question we all ask ourselves. What happens in the afterlife? Deb McEwan has cleverly intertwined many sub-plots throughout the book, but the main plot is around the accidental death of Claire and Ron. Claire dies in a car crash with a...

Growing up in a colonial fortress in the mid-1700s had the usual restrictions and class distinctions. For Marie and Pierre, and Marie’s twin brother, Nic, and her best friend, Elise, the powers that controlled their lives were more than just the threat of English invasion....

Building a Trade Empire: Wyrms of Pasandir #4 is a fantasy tale by Paul E. Horsman. Eskandar the wyrmcaller has headed north to hunt down his enemies. With Eskander’s blessing, Purser Shaw and her business partner, Nate, return to Seatome to start a trading company...

Carleton Chinner’s first novel, The Hills of Mare Imbrium, is rife with powerful, gripping imagery. Jonah came to Mare Imbrium to scatter his brother Thomas’ ashes, a task that, once completed, brought the reality of his brother’s death into sharp relief. Desperate to escape the...

The Education of Evelyn (A Novel) by Pamela Frances Basch is the type of novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience made up of young adults and adults who enjoy reading about moving relationships between children and adults that profoundly affect both individuals....