Myron (a.k.a. Mike) Moskowitz is a completely ordinary guy, with a completely ordinary job, and a completely ordinary (if slightly severe) case of the flu. And that would have been a rather prosaic and tepid end to The Moskowitz Code by Joel Bresler. Fortunately for...

In The Black Knight’s Tune: Ruby’s Story, Ruby has the good fortune to be adopted by kindly white folks in New York, but as she grows up and becomes a journalist, her longing to know about her true heritage becomes overwhelming. When her white boss,...

Third Born: Third Born of Évora, Book One is a young adult fantasy novella written by Julie Hodgson. Beatriz Almada was a third born. It was the least palatable position for a girl to be born into in the township of Evora. The fortunate first...

The Crossroads of Logan Michaels by James Roberts follows the life of Logan and his family. Logan is a star, both at baseball and basketball, and thinks the world is at his fingertips. Nicknamed ‘Ice’ by his peers, with parents he adores and a brother...

Every so often a book comes along that you believe everyone should read. For me, The Emancipation of Evan Walls by Jeffrey Blount is that book, a story in which not only the protagonist, Evan Walls, is liberated from the demons of his youth, but...

“The song of the sea flows from a deep heart, pulsing with a spirit that can never be broken.” After the deaths of their parents, Tomas Alvarado and his younger siblings are cared by their Abuela Magdalena, a no-nonsense but kind grandmother matriarch, offering them...

Woven around the parents of Stan Musial, the renowned baseball star, The Strongman and the Mermaid is historical fiction. Kathleen Shoop has bejeweled this book with her magnificent imagination and impeccable writing. Lukasz Musial and Miss Mary, unbeknownst to each other, share a mutual bond...

About a month ago, I read Tribe of Daughters by Kate L. Mary and was totally blown away by the concept, theme, characters and plot based on a future world where women, not men, rule. I was keen to read more by this talented, award-winning...

Gabriel's best friend, 'roo shooter Ian McCabe, is missing. Leaving his ordered life in Townsville, Queensland, aboriginal Gabriel Branch travels into the heart of the Australian outback in search of his mate. But running with the adventurous and caring Rob, trying to escape the black...

The Companion by Pad Brotherton is a story about the rare bond of friendship. Will Westfield, a doctoral student, answers an advertisement to become a companion. Will is excited about the prospect of making easy money while studying. Will meets Libby Stamos at her upscale...