I undertook this review with a degree of trepidation. Having read sci-fi collections previously, I had found some of the stories so oblique as to be virtually unintelligible. To my delight, however, Tales From The Universe turned out to be a collection of excellent stories,...

Butterfly Butterfly is an illustrated children’s book written in rhyme by Cammie Ho. Highlighting the life cycle of a butterfly, Cammie Ho shows the simple round egg, pupa, and caterpillar (of so many various colors and shapes) perched on different types of leaves as the...

A Greek Odyssey by Tia Mitsis takes readers on an exotic journey through Greece and its stunning beauty, history, and landscape. Greece is famous for its beaches, islands, rugged mountains, greenery, tiny villages, the food, and its zest for life. Most visitors tend to frequent...

Light of Dawn is the third and final book in The Dawn Trilogy series written by Komali da Silva. Seventeen-year-old Dawn Huntington has seen better days. With her father (a Guardian Angel) in a catatonic melancholia due to her mother’s death, Dawn finds herself...

Authors Rachel McGrath, Colin Griffiths and Grant Leishman combined their talents in Tortured Minds, a suspenseful story that centers on three characters embroiled in dangerous passions, treachery, and shocking revelations. McGrath, Griffiths and Leishman each took a character and took turns writing chapters from their...

I Dream That I May One Day Be by Catherine Follestad is a fun read for all kids, especially girls as it speaks about the interests of girls, how they imagine and pretend when they play. It gives readers an idea of the different types...

Giant Killers: Overcoming Obstacles and Seizing Opportunities by Steve Lawson is an insightful and uplifting book that is helpful to all those who want to get rid of obstacles in their lives and become giant killers. The book is a useful tool and provides a...

I, Angelo, Great Great Grandson of Buffalo Bill by Robert Balchus is a thought provoking read from page one. Not only did Balchus capture the essence of Italy, he portrays the Wild West and Buffalo Bill Cody in a manner that is intriguing from the...

You have heard of vampires, they consume blood, but no one really thinks they exist, yet they do. What you may not know is there are also deamhan, they consume psychic energy, and Veronica Austin has grown up all her life knowing about this because...

Hleo is the first book in the Hleo series by Rebecca Weller. Seventeen-year-old Hannah Reed helps her boss, Carmen, clean up East Halton’s clothing store, The Patch, at closing time. While checking that all stock had been removed from the change rooms, Hannah inadvertently walks...

Basset hounds are supposed to be good at finding things and people, right? Young Jack likes to play hide and seek with his basset hound, Sam. While Dad’s working on his car in the garage and Mom’s busy in the kitchen with his baby sister,...

Wine at Noon by M.B. Audrey is a fast-paced mystery, full of thrills and the spice of romance in the truest sense of the word. As Harry Crawford begins our tale, you fall right into his head and stay there for the entire novel. As...

Darren Beyer’s Casimir Bridge is an engaging piece of science fiction. The year is 2108; Mandisa “Mandi” Nkosi is an up and coming journalist. If what her source told her is true, she is hot on the trail of the story of the century. Humanity...

Otzi’s Curse is a blend of science fiction and history for a really interesting and chilling story. Adam Barfield is a neuroscientist and his son, Gene, is the victim in a scary and almost believable scenario. When Adam takes a sabbatical from his teaching position...

Bitcoin Bluz by Patrick W. Emmett is an Annette Dupart mystery crime story. Annette Dupart is a strong and confident woman, a CPA who works for her cousin, Wolf De Luc. She is sent to Atlanta to audit the books for A Touch of Class...

The Alienation of Courtney Hoffman is a young adult adventure novel written by Brady Stefani. Courtney is about to turn 15 years old and it’s the night before her birthday. Her mother has planned a big party for the event, but Courtney is not at...

Billy is on a camping trip with his dad and friends when he hears a call for help from inside a large cave. He falls into a vortex when he steps deeper inside, landing him in another world - the Kingdom of Legends. He meets...

Apophis by Caron Rider is an interesting and thought-provoking science fiction novel. When scientists discover an asteroid headed for earth, they recommend several plans of action to help save mankind as well the world’s culture, knowledge and technology. The plans include sending people to bunkers,...

The Train from Outer Space by Alan Sproles and Lizanne Southgate is a young adult science fiction novel that follows two young boys as they journey to save planet Earth. Brady is a young boy barely coping with the loss of his father; Brady’s grief...

Sunshine Sweet wrote Blue Balls: Parenting is Dirty Business in order to laugh at the things kids say that, unbeknownst to them, are a bit naughty. Although it is made up sexual innuendos and is meant for adults, its content and images appear innocent to...