Ellis and his dreamer friend Charlie were spending a day at the beach, with Ellis relaxing on the sand, and Charlie collecting seashells. If he had a choice, Charlie declared he would like to be a dolphin, playful and carefree. They began walking home when...

Splintered Dreams: Dare To Love Series is a contemporary romance novel written by Diana Lynn. While it had been only seven months since her husband of thirty years had died of a heart attack, Crisa was not the grief-stricken woman many might have thought her...

Samantha is, as the subtitle suggests, a back story to the Amie in Africa books, so Amie does make a few appearances. One of them is with Mum, when they deliver her bossy, dismissive, super-efficient, elder sister Samantha’s forgotten passport to the airport. That is...

Short Stories II by Rich DiSilvio is an eclectic collection of tales ranging from the Roman era to the 19th century right up to the modern day. It includes short stories featuring Armand Arnolfini, a high-powered private detective with CIA connections who specializes in art...

Snow Angel by Davalynn Spencer is a romantic Christmas novella set in the late 1800s in a small town in Colorado. A young Lena Carver plays in the snow outside her family's cabin when events tragically take a turn for the worse and she suffers...

For a novella that blends the distant past and the near future, look no further than the highly imaginative Swords of Ansgar: A Windflower Saga by Aleksandra Layland. Sixteen-year-old Keridwen Rose (“Keri Rose”), daughter of Lady Kimberlee of Ansgar and her husband, Iolyn, is one...

Spontaneous Combustion Vol. II is a short fiction collection that features delectable and, at times, mouthwatering tales from a selection of writing talent, including Maxwell Reagan, Claudia Ionescu, et al. The composition of this collection came about in a very interesting way. The editors gave...

Spying on the Spy is a very good short story that I would love to read more of. It is July, 1814, and we are in a ballroom attending a party in Washington City. Georgina Vandenberg is a shy young debutante, uncomfortable and out of...

Sandy’s Story is the first book in The Island Dog Squad series, written by Deb McEwan. The tale unfolds as a dog named Sandy (aka Fish), having lived through untold horrors and been rescued when near-dead and suffering from amnesia, takes us through her before...

Bill Eckel’s Science Fiction Fantasies, Tales and Origins Volume 2, is a compilation of short stories. He tells stories of how humans evolved and where they came from. One of the stories was a bit different, as it was about a witch fighting a demon,...