Michael has failed to find a new job once more and his savings are dwindling away. To top it all, it does not take long until even more misery befalls him in A Shadow in the Flames by Michael G. Munz. He is on his...

The Christmas List is a short story written by Douglas B. Wimmer and L.B. Scott. The Happy Heart Orphanage is not a cheerful place. Run by three tyrannical matrons who revel in the misery of the children in their charge, the orphanage’s children are told...

I loved Essence of Existence by Paul Roman. The subtitle is Brief Story of Matter and People. In fact, it is a clear but very condensed history of the universe. A while back I wrote an essay calling for the addition of a course on...

Mr. Wackenteach Teaches Third Grade: The Wackenteach Series is a children's educational concept book written by JCM. The Specialists are excited to be returning the following day to Pagic Elementary School. They can't wait to find out who their third grade teacher will be and...

Elle has an allergic reaction to wheat. In this colorful children’s book, Living With an Allergiosaurus by Naomi Greaves, you will discover that wheat is in everything. It may be hard to conceive, but wheat is even in things like gum, ice cream, paint, and...

Finnigan the Circus Cat (Volume 1) by Mary T. Wagner is an entertaining story that revolves around Finnigan, the cat, and Max and Leroy, the mice. Things change for Max and Leroy, the two mice cousins who have been living at the Farnsworth Circus Museum,...

Do Paris Like Hemingway! is a non-fiction travel guide written by Lena Strand. In her preface, the author discusses how she got the inspiration for writing this book. It began as she was watching Woody Allen's film, Midnight in Paris, wherein a time traveling character...

Lacey St. Sin writes an enchantingly delightful tale full of dragons and wolves. In The Dragon's Slave, Gayriel was abandoned by her parents at a young age to a slave house and grew up learning about ways to please a man. Determined to cast off...

When the Shoe Fits: Essays of Love, Life and Second Chances is a collection of inspirational essays written by Mary T. Wagner. Wagner’s life as wife, mother, journalist and life-long companion to two horses took a slight detour when she decided to go back to...

The Runaway Prophet by Michele Chynoweth is an inspiring story that will entertain and enlighten readers. What happens when a man tries to run away from his calling to embrace the path of justice? Rory Justice is a divorced man who only cares about doing...

Everybody wants to make money, which is why so many people (including me) try to start a business at some point in life. Once you make this decision you have a ton of other decisions to make, and of course, a million things to do....

As people, we are all unique. There are some people that enjoy those unique qualities in us, while others do not. In Feet by CE Aylett, Bradley had an issue with feet. Not just any feet, but with his co-worker Edna Stirling’s feet. In Feet,...

Sit back, tighten your seatbelt, and get ready for an unforgettable ride. Turner Tomlinson’s The Shooter Act is a thrilling piece of fiction. On his way to the airport, Jack Paulson surmises this is “a great final day.” It is the day before Thanksgiving,...

Dead Sleep is a romantic paranormal fantasy novel written by T. Lynne Tolles. Declan Porter had it all, except for the one true love he seemed unable to find. He did have a best friend, Casey, who secretly wished they were more than that, but...

The Mighty is a stunning opening to the Druid’s Guise series by Michael J Sanford, a book that will entertain and surprise young adults and adult readers alike. Wyatt, a fifteen-year-old kid, is sent to The Shepherd's Crook because he isn’t normal. Everyone thinks he...

Landon, the Superhero of the Worlds! by Titus Andrew M. Bonifacio revolves around Landon, who, one day while returning from school, rushes to put out a fire in his neighbor's house. Something strange happens at that time and Landon is transformed into a super kid...

In an exciting and adventurous new read by author T. Lynne Tolles, Hades's Revenge: Pirate to Patriot is a story that will grab readers from the very first page and will keep them reading all the way through to the very end. Follow the story...

The elves didn't believe in an afterlife; you were either dead or alive. So when Dreyah, the prophesied human/elf crossbreed whose death would spark war, was found murdered by some magical ritual, the thought of her returning had not been imagined. But death did not...

WhipEye is the first book of the WhipEye Chronicles by Geoffrey Saign. On the one-year anniversary of her mother’s death, twelve-year-old Samantha makes her way to the Endless Pet Store in Minnesota to talk to her favorite parrot, Charlie. After receiving menacing looks from the...

When Ellie Westfall is stuck waiting in a long line at the bank with her young son, Raylan, all she is worried about is getting to work on time. Then the bank is held up by masked gunmen and she just hopes they make it...