Etched by Britt Nunes opens with the phrase “Shhh, you’re safe now.” This phrase recurs throughout the book as a sort of mantra for a young child that we first meet as she is lost in the swamp while being chased by unknown people....

365 Moggylicious Words of Wisdom by Ares Books is a book full of quotes and sayings that is presented in a day-to-day calendar format. Each day of the year, you get to look at an adorable picture of the cutest cats and kittens that can...

The Dance of the Spirits, by Catherine Aerie, is the story of Jasmine Young who is raised in a well-to-do home in China. Her life is punctuated by experiences of wealth and plenty on the one hand, and family misery on the other. Throughout Jasmine’s...

Gravy, Grits, and Graves by Vicki Blair is a thrilling mystery. Trooper Daniel Brooks, local basketball hero, returns to McWhorter and he is given an assignment immediately. He has to investigate the deaths of the Mayor's Tuesday Club members. This is a secret club controlled...

Dark prophecies, mysterious heroes, and a savior who might be the only thing standing between the depths of hell and those of the light. The Sybilline Prophecy: Lavender's Quest has all of this and more. Carol Linn has created a short, yet powerful novella about...

Bad To The Bone - The True Story of David Tuccaro Jr. by Marala Scott is a story of self-discovery. It is soul stirring and heart wrenching and it can actually change your perspective on how to take things in life in a good way....

Casey Carter's poetry is unique. It's not like the classic poetry we learn in school, or even like the "blogger poems" that crop up all over the internet. It's something uniquely different in a good way. Imagery is key in order for me to enjoy...

In Freckled Venom Copperhead, author Juliette Douglas makes her literary debut in grand fashion! Lacy Watson is a young woman with a troubled past. She avoids the healing process while presenting a brash and raucous exterior demeanor. When Lacy meets small town Sheriff Rawley, after...

Knock Knock addresses a tough issue in a gentle manner. Author Daniel Beaty presents a young child who is deeply loved by his father and in return, the father is an important role model for the child. One day, the father simply disappears from the...

Daniel is just a kitchen hand. Though working in the kitchen is looked upon by many of the other citizens of Rosemar as a "poor man's job," Daniel is just happy to have someplace warm and comfortable to spend the cold winter months. However, at...

Pawn of Innocence by Chameleon is a book about a rich girl named Camile. She hates the way she feels trapped by being wealthy, not understanding the reasoning of her father for sheltering her so much. She will stop at nothing to take back control...

An Animal Life: The Beginning is a fabulous story from Howard Nelson Krum and Roy PE Yanong. Veterinary School: no matter where you go, getting into this level of veterinary medicine is basically Harvard for animal lovers. What do you get when you mix a...

Sal, Captain of the Baby Guards, by Jennifer Reinoehl, is a delightful romp into a toddler’s imagination. Sal comes from a long and distinguished line of baby guards that have been given the important task of protecting their family from the dangers of dragons. Sal’s...

Friend Grief and AIDS: Thirty Years of Burying Our Friends by Victoria Noe is one of a series of books about techniques for handling grief. This particular book speaks to a generation of people who lived through the beginning of an epidemic that has...

Sudha Bhagwat's From Trudeau's Canada to Obama's America is an engaging, well-written book. The author shares with the reader a collection of emails exchanged between Abhi, an older brother, and a younger sibling, who is never named. Abhi emails the younger, unidentified sibling questions on...

Shadow of the Last Men (The Next Man Saga) (Volume 1) by J.M. Salyards takes you to the bleak outlands in the shadow of the third city. This is a place where one soul emerges to deliver his people from the technocratic overlords known as...

In There’s No One Like Mom: Tips, Tools and Strategies for Elder Care, Carole Alexander presents a handy guide that outlines what it takes to care for an elderly parent in your home. In very personal anecdotes from her life with her aging mother, Alexander...

Lavender Days by Robin Squire is a superb introspective romance story. This book will undoubtedly play at your heartstrings and will appeal to an adult audience. Gabriel Reeve is a 60-something bachelor, living an empty life in London, England. That is until the fateful...

The Christmas season is a time for stories of family, warmth, and togetherness and that is precisely what Kathi M. Nidd delivers in Fuzzball’s Christmas Eve Adventure. When Fuzzball goes out for a Christmas Eve walk with David, happily awaiting and anticipating all the things...

A Silly Rhyming Alphabet Book About Animals from A to Z, written by Simone Da Costa and illustrated by Anindita Modak, is a fun book that will teach children the alphabet as well as connecting an animal with each letter. There is a page for...