Charlotte is a normal nine-year-old girl, excited by the start of the Christmas break from school and three weeks of fun and leisure. When her dad announces to the family that they are off to attend the local Christmas pantomime the following evening, Charlotte and...

Sun Storm by Marlow Kelly is a story of determination, survival, and passion. Dedicated scientist Dr. Marie Wilson has spent years tucked away in a self-funded, isolated garage lab while designing her solar panel prototype. She thinks Montana will be the perfect place to test...

My Little Heart, Ruthie is an inspirational book of heartache and anxiety, written in limerick and rhyme by Toni Jannotta and illustrated by Jennifer Mones. A heart (known as Ruthie) feels despondent, as she holds within her a very poor image of herself after being...

Yes I Found It: Discover the Treasure of a Life of Purpose by Olayinka Oladiran (PhD) is a spellbinding, inspiring, and motivational book that will help readers ask questions that matter and find answers that will dramatically transform their lives. While sharing insights and advice...

The Good Mother by Sinead Moriarty will make you cry. You might not cry easily, you might not get emotional over books, but I don’t doubt this book's ability to make the tears flow. The story follows Kate and her family – three children and...

In The Way We Were by Sinéad Moriarty, everything changes for Alice when she finds out her husband, Ben, was killed in Africa. Not only is her world shattered, but they have two young daughters Ben also left behind. Alice tries to be a good...

Killing demons is all part of a night’s work for Mediator Ayala Storme. It’s a straightforward job, albeit an unpleasant and dangerous one, until the hellkin start behaving differently. An imp wearing a necklace of human hair may be peculiar, but demons from different species...

Six dogs - Spanky, Missy, Nikki, Duke, Whitey, and Thunder - and six cats - L.C., Bobbin, Mia, Belle, Izod, and Chico - speak about their lives in Cat and Dog Stew by Judy Carpenter. The story is about their friendship and how they...

It Feels Good to Feel Good by Cheryl Meyer is packed with information about toxins in our food and cosmetics. Beyond that, it gives us information on avoiding these toxins and chemicals and where to find affordable alternatives. Also, every chapter includes lists of things...

The Journey Beyond Seven Values of the Kingdom by Cheryl A. Matsen-Nieves is the story of an amazing journey through many crystal geodes by a young prince named Raphael. He is accompanied by his friends; Skylar, a pony, his sister, the beautiful and gracious Haniel,...

The front cover provokes intrigue and makes me want to open the book titled The Boy Who Opened Our Eyes to find out why the children are under the sheets. Elaine describes how amazing her brother, Mark, is—even though he is blind. She describes how...

Miss Kelly is teaching her class about the old days in the opening scene of Princess In a Book by John M. Giles. She is telling her students an ancient mythical story that is set in a land known as Midland. It is about a...

After the thrilling and tumultuous events of book 1 of this series (The Heights of Perdition), I found myself wondering if C.S. Johnson could recapture the spark, desperation, and hope I felt oozing from her two main characters, Exton and Aerie. Well, I am happy...

C.S. Johnson has done it again! Her third and final installment of The Divine Space Pirates series, The Price of Paradise, had me on pins and needles, holding my breath in anticipation. After books one and two, The Price of Paradise finds our main characters...

I chose to read and review Mad Mischief by Susan St. John as I have lived in Kenya and travelled to many of the places she writes about. What we think at first is the average, rich American couple going on their first privately escorted...

Fox in the City by Daniel Cabrera is an incredible and inspiring fable about a young kit’s journey towards discovering a purpose for its life. The normal day of a fox would be characterized by the same routine — it rises from the mud that...

Mirror Me is a coming-of-age psychological thriller written by Tara St. Pierre. Hannah doesn’t like to look in mirrors, and she especially avoids looking into the judgmental gaze of her reflection’s eyes. Her life has been closely monitored and scrutinized by her all-too-perfectly coiffed and...

The Dawsons by Lydia and Santina Casablanca is a powerful story that features strong drama, a family saga, and a conflict that will remind readers of Romeo and Juliet. Derrick Dawson is a broken man, a man driven to the edge of insanity by the...

Hour Glass takes us back to an era when a man’s word was his bond. A time when great deals were made and honored with a handshake, when life expectancy was short and every man had a pistol on his hip. Although the dangers of...

NASA's 1st Mission to Mars — For What?!!! by Michael and Danny D'Agostino is a satirical comedy that answers the question: Why spend billions to send someone to a planet as harsh as Mars and why send someone who is not a career astronaut, but...