Losing Nuka by Kayla Howarth is a fun ride from beginning to end. Nuka has always wondered where she came from, more than her abilities as a Defective. Who was she before she was adopted at six years old? When she goes to find her...

Andy and his Magic Phone Visit the World Next Door is a time-travel adventure fantasy for children and preteens written by Kim Ebner. Ordinarily, Andy dreaded his birthdays; he hated all the attention and knew the presents his parents would be able to afford to...

Bhunga Enoch Noyila's Poetry for the Soul is a beautiful collection of poetry following a range of topics. Favourites include: 'A Good Book’ because it is so true to my own feelings. Truly good books captivate. They are the keys to places your soul can...

Young Hannah Wallace loved adventure more than anything. When her older brother Seth decides to join the forces fighting in the Civil War, Hannah is beside herself with envy that he would be leaving the family to participate in the most exciting event of his...

Song of the Mountain: The Mountain Trilogy: Book One by Michelle Isenhoff revolves around a thirteen-year-old orphan boy, Wei Song, who lives with his grandfather. Set against the backdrop of ancient oriental myths and legends, the story is filled with adventure, emotions, friendship, and other...

The Candle Star by Michelle Isenhoff is the first book in the Divided Decade Collection and an incredibly engaging read. The pre-Civil War novel focuses on a teenage girl named Emily Preston, who has been sent to live with her uncle in the North. Upon...

In The Quill Pen by Michelle Isenhoff, thirteen-year-old Micah Randall discovers a magic pen while cleaning the attic of Widow Parsons. Micah does not want to listen to his father’s choice of future for him and decides to help Widow Parsons. When he comes across...

As the first entry in the Gateway series, The Calling by Louise G White, holds huge promise of a wonderful ride for fans of contemporary young adult fantasy. Carolyn’s mother and brother have gone missing, escaping through a hole which appeared on their kitchen wall....

The young captain of the airship Independence has the unusual name of Rat - a result of his hunter-gatherer activities as a boy. A Man Called Rat by Regina Puckett presents us with a dystopian future where a great war has destroyed a large percentage...

Wendy E. Slater’s poetry collection, Of the Flame, is an in-depth exploration of one’s own mind and a separation of the ego and the self. Many of these poems revolve around the feeling of desire, while others leave you reeling on the edge of something...

Eye of the Storm is a terrific fantasy from Frank Cavallo. Anthropologist Dr. Anna Fayne and ex-SEAL Eric Slade lead a team on a research mission, but a peculiar storm takes them through a portal to a remote, prehistoric region where they are captured by...

Work & Wagers: David Wagers Case, #1 is a private sleuth mystery novel written by Sherrie Sushko. Victoria Carols was getting over her broken engagement to her fiance, Richard. She had left her home on the California coast to go to school with him in...

Jelly Bryce: FBI Odyssey is #2 in a trilogy by author and veteran police office Mike Conti. The trilogy charts the life and times of real life law enforcement hero, Delf A (“Jelly”) Bryce. Apparently the unusual nickname originated as “Jellybean” because of his penchant...

Mark of the Dragon by JW Troemner is the first book in the Urban Dragon series. Ordinary for Rosario is the uncertainty of where she’ll sleep, where her next meal will come from, or if her manic dragon best friend will end up getting herself...

Bad Memories by Douglas Sandler is John Miller’s story and his memories are of death on a cataclysmic scale. Working as a doctor in an asylum, he was held responsible for mistakes that resulted in the demise of many inmates. The story is told from...

Perfect in Memory: A Son’s Tribute to His Mother by Rick D. Niece is the third non fiction book in a series by this author. This is a touching tribute, written by a son reflecting on the loving memory of his dear mother. The author...

Gemini Moon by Maria Grazia Swan is a mystery novel surrounding the consequences of a woman's disappearance. Before leaving Italy, Lella misses a call from her best friend, Ruby. Accustomed to Ruby's unusual calling habits, Lella is unconcerned. However, when Lella reaches her home, she...

Venetian Moon by Maria Grazia Swan is a mystery novel set in Italy. It is the second book in the Lella York Mystery series. Lella is upset with her boyfriend, Larry. Without discussing her feelings with Larry, she flies to Italy. Her son, Kyle, is...

Desert Moon by Maria Grazia Swan is another great mystery featuring Lella York. This time Flash, Lella's cat, causes the mischief. Larry has left for Phoenix, and halfway there he discovers Flash in the back of his car. Lella drives four hundred miles from Dana...

I really appreciate being drawn into a very real fictional world where the author has taken the time to paint in details so intricately that you find yourself wondering if this story really could be true. I also appreciate a good vampire tale. Not the...