Stinger Maguire is Mike Bove’s second Bruce DelReno mystery, following on from 2011’s Willowtree. In this instalment, retired postman and current golf coach, Bruce, finds the tortured and battered body of local boy made good - PGA golfer, Taryn ‘Stinger’ Maguire - gruesomely displayed in...

Hunting and Fishing for Kids by Terri Kovalcik is a short book for middle graders, with several loosely related tales of hunting and fishing adventures. Some of these tales also include a brief bit of factual information about whichever species was featured. In many respects,...

The Golf Rules: Learn the Rules of Golf by Watching Others Break Them - Stroke Play by Richard E. Todd is a handy book which is fun to read. It introduces readers to golf and the rules are expressed through a short story format to...

Undefeated by Charity Parkerson is an anthology of four short stories starring four alpha males all involved, one way or another, in the Smith Brothers Fight Club. The first story is of Bryant, half owner of the club. Someone has been stealing from the club...

Ski Bum Chronicles by Jeff Lyon is a complete delight. I never skied in my early years, and I never had the pleasure of working in a resort, but Jeff presents the episodes of his experiences as a resort employee and ski enthusiast with such...

Buzz Manning by Brett Hopson is a humorous story set in Vancouver. The story takes us through many hilarious moments in Kevin and Buzz's lives. The two men basically lead a lazy and easy-going existence with a lot of women and frivolous relationships. Their dream...

Doing what is right isn’t always the easiest thing and sometimes it is costly. The Favorite by Franklyn C. Thomas brings that point home all too clearly. After having spent eighteen months in prison on a weapons charge, Michael Dane is given a chance at...

Liquid Comfort - A Surf Story by Cheryl Lee Petro is the story of Travis Kelly whose only dream is to win the world surfing championship. Things take an unexpected turn when an accident leaves him disabled. He had no other life beyond surfing and...

The burden of achieving social acceptance and outward, physical beauty can be crushing for a teenage girl. But then there are the victories, both small and large; little feats of independence and larger, inward self-acceptance. Jacquelyn Eubanks in The Last Time showcases a sympathetic and...

Beneath the Surface: Stories of Scuba Diving by Stanley Yokell is a collection of short stories about topics related to scuba diving and scuba divers. Many of the author's observations have been woven into these stories, making the experiences authentic. Apart from being a collection of...