I was attracted by the colorful cover and, for a moment, I thought this was a children’s book on photography, but I was so wrong. I am happy I picked up Taking Pictures by Rachael Sircar, a book that explores the beauty of working with...

The Haircut Who Would Be King by Robert Trebor is a Political Fable. This is the story of Donald Rump’s rise from a precocious self-obsessed 9-year-old to President of the United States. Charting his story, we go through disastrous real estate deals and a series...

The Dog Thief and Other Stories is a collection of literary fiction stories written by Jill Kearney. Kearney writes about people living in impoverished and remote parts of Washington State, and the animals who form, in many cases, their reason for living and their connection...

Things Fall Apart: A Mother’s Plight by Sharon Brownlie is the story of Mandy, the thirty-five-year-old mother of teenage twins and Jakey, eleven. Divorced from an abusive husband and working hard to stay independent of welfare benefits, she thinks she has life licked. Her youngsters...

The Country Girl Empress tells of the early days of Princess Elisabeth, daughter of Duke Max in Bavaria, called Sisi within the family. We follow her story from birth to the day she married Franz Joseph, son of Archduchess Sophie of Austria and her feeble-minded...

The Fall and the Impact is a short story by Ben Walker. Written from the viewpoint of a bomb in World War II (known as Little Boy), this tale tells of Little Boy’s recurring dream – one which brings such thrill and delight to Little...

The Golden Boy: St. Mary's Academy Shorts, Book 2 is a young adult romance novella written by Seven Steps and Audrey Rich. Clay Roman’s suggestion was impossible to even think about; it went against everything that Meg knew was right, but he had planned his...

The Southern Belle Breakfast Club by Phyllis F. McManus is a heartbreaking book about friendship. The story is about six women who have been friends for thirty years. They stick together and help each other get through some of life’s biggest problems. I really enjoyed...

Town Without Mercy by Joanne Simon Tailele is the story of how and why Mercy became a killer. Sixteen-year-old Mercy went to a firework display for Independence Day and opened fire. It was only a police bullet that stopped her from killing more people and...

The Magic of Cape Disappointment is a contemporary fiction novel written by Julie Manthey. Kay Baker had escaped Cape Disappointment and the expectations that her family lineage had placed upon her. Yes, she was the great-great-great-granddaughter of Kehlok, the daughter of adventurer Meriwether Lewis and...