The Long Way Home is an inspirational and harrowing historical fiction drama by author Kevin Bannister. The novel’s central plot focuses on two slaves during the American revolution, who make their escape in a bid to enlist in the British army. There is young Murphy...

The Glass Castle (Thirteen) by Trisha Priebe and Jerry B. Jenkins is the story of thirteen-year-old Avery and many other thirteen-year-old kids who all, for some reason, ended up in a castle. However, they cannot walk about freely in the castle, they have to remain...

The Hidden City of Chelldrah-ham: Stig’s Flight of Encounters by Stephan von Clinkerhoffen is the first of a two-book tale. Young Stig crashes his plane whilst on a test flight, and he finds himself transported in a pod of some sort far from home to...

The Hidden City of Chelldrah-ham: War of Chaos (Volume 2) by Stephan von Clinkerhoffen is a young adult fantasy about friends Stig, Arn, and Baits. They are on a very important mission to Polandrea, to decide if the Bach creatures are a danger to the...

Heroism, courage and romance; just a few of the words that come to mind when I think of Autumn in the City of Angels by Kirby Howell. Autumn has to face that everyone around her is falling victim to an apocalyptic plague, leaving less than...

A woman playing a big part in a pirate story! What a refreshing and delightful twist. In the position of leadership, Honorata, our heroine, survives to become a queen and then finds her lost love. The Queen of the Caribbean begins with The Black Corsair...

Swashbuckling, yes! I am going to use the word 'swashbuckling.' The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari and Nico Lorenzutti is nonstop action right from the first scene. The Black Corsair is all about vengeance. The Lord of Ventimiglia, otherwise known as the Black Corsair, is...

Gold Nuggets by Lynn Lovegreen is a wonderful tour through the Alaskan wilderness in 1916 and probably much of it is still like that today. Through the eyes of viewpoint characters Charlotte Cooper and Henry Reeves, readers are introduced to an interesting collection of backwoods...

Demon Princess by Kassandra Lynn is a fantastic first book in the Demon Kingdom Fairy Tales. In a world where we meet Mages, Summon Beasts and Demons, we are introduced to an amazing place. Princess Adriana is about to be crowned Demon King in place...

Othinian: The Other Side of Fear is a touching tale about overcoming fear, finding courage, love, friendship and determination to make life better. In Kay Madison’s YA novel, Alessa survives day to day taking care of herself and her ten-year-old brother Timothy. Times are hard...