Odette: A Retelling of Swan Lake by L.K. Wyman is a retelling of the Swan Lake story. I think just about everyone has read the story or watched the ballet of Swan Lake once in their lives. I haven’t, though. It was always in the...

Mrs. Parsley Makes a Delivery and Other Stories is a children’s storybook by Julian Padowicz. Mrs. Parsley is an elderly witch who travels on a broom with her cat, Laptop. Laptop also does magic and steers the broomstick better than Mrs. Parsley. The Tooth Fairy,...

Stop Googling Yourself is an inspirational book that will help you slow down in life and remember what is important. Author Orlando Javien Jr. opens the book with this valuable lesson, explaining about a vacation he once took where he was basically working the entire...

Ten-year-old Delbert has been sulking ever since his grandfather died because his grandfather meant the world to him. Delbert and his grandfather did a lot together and now all Delbert wants to do is stay in his room and think about their times together. Delbert...

A title like Monkeys in My Coconut Tree: Stories of Faith, Fun & Family by Ed Thompson certainly grabbed my attention and had me hoping for some lighthearted humor, and I found that and so much more! Ed Thompson provides a fantastic compilation of short...

Mud Bog Murder by Lesley A. Diehl is a cozy mystery with twists that keep coming until the end. Eve Appel is your seemingly normal, independent and sassy woman who, along with her best friend Madeleine, runs a fashion, jewelry, and houseware shop out of...

I will Rise Above it! Who Invited the Spirit of Depression to Dinner? by Nadine Tyree Anderson is a inspirational book dedicated to detailing the spirit of depression and how it manifests within people's lives without them even realizing it. The book gives Bible scriptures...

I Come to Morning: Selected Poems of Gale Gesner has an intriguing history. The author, Gale Gesner, was the daughter of the widely acclaimed American artist and sculptor, Galed Gesner, and she chose to use the name Gale, rather than Leonora-Louise, the names of her...

Race to Tibet by Sophie Schiller is a thrilling adventure novel based on a factual expedition to Tibet. Race to Tibet is about an expedition launched by French explorer Gabriel Bonvalot into the heart of Tibet where few westerners had ventured before. Accompanying him is...

Melinda Richards is just finishing her junior year in high school and, like so many teens, has questions about what she wants to do with her life. She discovers a place where she really feels at home as her father restores Sotheby House, an old...

The Grid: Fall of Justice (The Grid Trilogy, Book 1) by Paul Teague is set in a dystopian world where society survived a terrible plague that devastated the former civilization. The City is a fortress city divided by concrete walls separating rich and poor. It’s...

The Secret Bunker Trilogy 1: Darkness Falls by Paul Teague is a delightful blend of mystery and science fiction. Dan Tracy has a past of tragedy. His twin sister, Nat, was hit by a van when they were thirteen. After having difficulties at school and...

Coming Darkness by Susan-Alia Terry is a unique paranormal story that takes you outside the realm of anything you've ever known. It begins with the biggest of all mysteries - God is missing, Heaven is empty, and angels are disappearing at an alarming rate. Even...

The Great War by Dawn Knox is an ambitious undertaking that recounts 100 stories, each told in exactly 100 words, on the 100th anniversary of WWI. At precisely 10,000 words, the book is a quick read, but the scenes that Ms. Knox’s sparse, yet vividly...

There’s nothing quite like the beach on a warm summer’s day. Lots of sun, sand, and fun. Mickey is quite content to wiggle his toes in the sand as he carries his boogie board under one arm and a large chocolate pretzel in the opposite...

Walking to Woot by Jackie Chase is a highly entertaining and informative non-fiction narrative, an unusual tale of how travelling dangerous paths together can create a powerful bond between mother and daughter. When the author and her daughter decide to travel to the unfamiliar landscapes...

In life, we are dealt things and experiences that in turn shape us and make us into who and what we are. In Amanda's life, she allowed her mother turning into a drunk when her father died to cause anger in her, and she refused...

Gewgaws by C.M. Bacon is the story of two young boys, Perry Dobbs, and a friend, Arvin “Chipmunk” Pewter, meeting up after not seeing each other for two years. It has been two years since Arvin was in town and he is looking for a...

The Enigma Factor by Charles V Breakfield and Roxanne E Burkey is a very well written story about technology professionals and the financial organizations they are empowered to protect and serve with the utmost integrity. A quote from the book was extremely appealing to me,...

The Enigma Rising by Charles V Breakfield and Roxanne E Burkey is a spellbinding thriller, Book Two in The Enigma Series. The R-Group is a team of highly skilled professionals in information technology, a kind of group with an all-seeing eye and the ability to...