In Take a Load Off, Mona Jamborski by Joanna Franklin Bell, Mona lives by herself in a condo, and she hasn't left it for several years. She's always had a weight problem, but it's never been quite as bad as the 528 pounds her scale...

Treasure in Broken Vessels: Part 1, Unconditional Love is a heart-warming story by Nicola da Silva. King Christopher has his hands full trying to rule his small country, Ribeira. His vindictive Aunt Gia, who governs neighbouring Portafina, and his womanising cousin, Stefano, are always hatching...

The Belief in Angels by J. Dylan Yates introduces us to Jules who grew up in her hippie parents' household just off the coast of Boston on a small island. She has a fantastic sense of humor and imagination that she uses to keep her...

The Naked President by Jabulani Nzilane is the story of several people who have their lives affected by an ancient evil known as the Asasabonsam, an African vampire. This evil has been called upon by Rose, an assistant to the President of Africa to help...

The Beadmaker is generally a fast paced novel cataloging the effect of incest in Georgie’s life. Georgie, or Georgina, returns to the UK after many years. She is reunited with her dysfunctional family when she attends her grandfather’s funeral. According to Ms. Hemingway, she is...

In The Alien Mind by Virginia Jennings, a group of aliens, the Aruk, abduct Rivinaig and some children. Another group of aliens, the Aunantet, abduct another group of children. They raise these children as their own and teach them how to develop their brains and...

"The Illusion of Secondhand Smoke" by Janice M. Van Dyck is about Maria DeLuca, a successful motivational speaker, whose personal life is anything but happy. She is into drugs and is having an affair with a married man. She is not without her reasons for...

"Taliban Escape! One Woman’s Journey out of Hell" begins with these words: "It would be too dangerous to use my real name so I will call myself Adeela. Nor can I tell you in what country I was born, or in what country I am...

Elderly Bobby Valentine has his daughter drive him back into the Spanish section of Queens. They park and eat lunch at a cafe which features Italian food and Bobby remembers when a long ago time this cafe was the Starlight Club where Mafia "made" Yip...

Many in the over fifty crowd will delight in The Route.   Carol’s children are grown and no longer need her.  She finds herself pondering the meaning of her life.  After seeing a sign requesting volunteers she signs up to deliver meals to the elderly.  She...