The battle of The Prison of Light was fought four years ago, and it feels like it was just yesterday. The men of the dark lands still struggle with their lives while others thrive. The archaeologist, Dr. Mary Wilson, knows that something isn’t right when...

Of Wisdom And Valor by Aleksandra Layland is a historical epic fantasy. The story starts when Leofric and his men make their way to a secluded convent in Whitehaven. The council has elected Lady Keridwen as queen, but they have also given her a husband....

I like The Windflower Saga. It shows the development of a family and a people in the advance toward a planetary civilization. I like the style that Aleksandra Layland uses to portray this development. It is somewhat unique and centers around the family. Far Haven:...

Sophie Coming Home: The Englands Book Two by Rebecca Winkler is the continuation of Sophie and Jamie’s story. The story picks up with Jamie and Sophie, who are finally together and happy with their children in Italy. When Sophie travels to London for a business...

Miss Rosie is a little baby alpaca. When she was born, her mother didn’t have enough milk to feed her and Miss Rosie had weak legs that worked like noodles. With her human mother’s help, Momma Q, Miss Rosie managed to thrive and prosper. Momma...

The Magic Snowflake is a children’s adventure story, written and illustrated by Rosie Moore. When ice skating lessons take place, young Holly always falls down, even though she tries hard to be just like the other girls in the class who are good at...

Ghost of the Forbidden City - China by Sumita Mukherjee takes readers to China with Keiko, Kenzo, and Eji. They are on a school trip with their friends, and Tyra, their history teacher who was also known as Miss Tyrant. Eji has been given special...

The central character in Laurie Levy’s The Stendhal Summer, Alison Miller, carries a lot of baggage on her trip to Europe. She struggles to wrangle her luggage on and off trains, in and out of taxis and hotels, up and down stairs. Alison, 54, is...

These are fairy tales and fables with bite! And They Lived by Sabrina Zbasnik is a deliciously wicked collection of nine short stories. Each tale turns familiar parables on their ear, twisting them in dark and devious directions. These damsels are rarely in distress. Take,...

If you have ever been afraid of the words 'taxes' or 'the IRS,' you'll love Patrick LeClaire's book on tax resolution. Taxation With Representation: Advice From A Tax Resolution Specialist offers expertise on how to prevent and respond to potential tax problems when needed, how...

Altmore Manor has sat empty and crumbling for over sixty years, but as an architect, it is a dream come true for Will to be able to restore it to its former glory, and Lexie is willing go to along with her fiancé, until she...

Moonlight Magic by Ilana Schoenfeld is a delightful and magical story in rhyming verse that introduces young readers to Willy Waters and his friend, Stella. Willy Waters likes watching the night sky and thinks the stars are smiling at him and asking him to come...

The In-Between Years is a thriller by A.B. Plum. While this is the third book in Plum’s series, the author gives enough background information for this book to be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. Twelve-year-old Michael and his step-brother, Dimitri, were still stunned by the...

Baingana was a lost soul, wandering through life, unsure of himself and his place in the world. Whatever could go wrong in his life seemed to have gone wrong; he’d lost his job, his parents were furious with him, his friends seemed superficial and self-centred,...

Sloane had it all; a job she loved, a great best friend, and she was going to marry the man of her dreams, then, in the blink of an eye, everything was shattered. A car crash took her fiancé, Michael, from her and she didn't...

Sloane is a paranormal real estate agent, confirming that houses are haunted by gentle spirits for potential buyers, and business has been booming ever since Sloane solved the case of the missing women in a small town that turned out to be the work of...

Reflections by poet Rockebah Charles-Stewart is a concise collection filled with rhyming poetry as well as free verse. The style of voice that is used is strong and is consumed with several different emotions. Many of those varying feelings can be found on Plutchik’s wheel...

Sexy Witches by Charity Parkerson is a collection of stories following four different characters - The Witch, Ella, The Pixie, Tam, The Angel Gideon, and The Devil, Randall - who try to navigate the supernatural world and find love in the process. Each character...

Wendy Elover’s My Cape Is at the Cleaners: Choosing Happy over Perfect is one woman’s perspective on the having-it-all-trying-to-be-perfect-superwoman lifestyle. Women especially seem to fall into the trap of wanting to be everything to everyone and yet along the way they lose themselves and their...

Things were shaping up to be a good summer for Mae, in spite of the unexpected suicide of her good friend. She was going to spend it with her grandson, Andy, while his parents were away on research, and she was looking forward to this...