A Ray of Light by Russell Phillips is the story of a massacre of an innocent village and the global community that rose up around it. While the piece is packed with information, it easily captivates readers with its poignant look back at history. Operation...

Six teenagers have been preparing their entire lives to combat the forces of evil that are determined to take over the world – except they knew nothing about it. Brought together as the Northern and Southern Alliances through amazing guidance from a higher power, Shanti,...

The Necklace of Goddess Athena: A New Adult supernatural mystery by Effrosyni Moschoudi is a fascinating story of time travel. Ksenia and her twelve-year-old brother, Manos, lost their parents eleven years ago. Phevos lives in ancient Athens with his sister, Daphne, and eleven years ago...

Murder Across the Street by Alisa Schindler tells the story of Molly Davis, a suburban housewife who doubts her ability to be a good wife and mum, and also has a reputation for having a very active imagination. When her neighbour across the street seems,...

Entangled: The Ally Kendall Series, Volume 2 is a mystery/thriller written by Mark Dossey. When three contract demolition men launched the rockets that would totally demolish Prestige Pharmaceuticals' Headquarters in Zurich, their actions would launch an international inquiry into the person or persons behind the...

The Fabulously Fantastic Alfa Romeo: A Short Memoir by Sandra Staas is an interesting story. In it, Staas talks about her beloved car, an Alfa Romeo. She also tells about the adventures she experienced with it in different countries in the '80s. Before reading The...

"You're a selfish lover. You always come first and have no interest in my needs." No, that isn't a line from a romance novel, but an insightful quote from a letter found in Dear Debt: A Story About Breaking Up With Debt by Melanie Lockert,...

Samantha Wolf is back and she and her friends are getting into more trouble in The Haunting of Eagle Creek Middle School by Tara Ellis. Now that the mystery at Covington Ranch has been solved and Cassie has been reunited with her sister, things have...

Shadows for a Princess (Trials of Terraina, Book 1) by Dominique Kristine centers on Princess Ysolde Westbrook, a spinster duchess and the adopted daughter of King Aldemar, Hindera’s monarch. Her mother, Tegau, had left to rejoin the Marcogh tribes, leaving Ysolde behind with her adopted...

Jib and Spinnaker: Sailors of the Low Seas by Betty Mermelstein is an adorable story revolving around two little mice, Jib and Spinnaker. The duo falls into a swimming pool after being chased by a dog and, while trying to get out, they come into...

I Have a Voice by Joni Klein-Higger and Flora Zaken-Greenberg is a children's story about a young girl named Jamie who is unable to find her voice when playing with her friends. The story is written simply and gives young readers reassurance that, when feeling...

Australian Memories: Discover Aussie Land and the Mysterious Red Center by Ndeye Labadens is the first installment in a series featuring the author’s adventures through Australia. From the natural beauty of its lovely locales to fun activities like outdoor concerts, from the exquisite and gorgeous...

Vegas to Varanasi: Fortytude Series, Book 1 is a contemporary romantic chick lit novel written by Shelly Hickman. Anna's first and major love had been Luke. They were best friends who went the next step, fell in love and got married. Anna, who had never...

In Long Road Out of Ur, Joel Thimell introduces us to Abraham, Lot and Sarai before they became the archetypal biblical characters of the Old Testament. This epic tale, told by the elder Lot in flashbacks, begins in the Hursag Mountains of Ur (Samaria) with...

The Road to Kalbakar: Wyrms of Pasandir by Paul E. Horsman is a young adult fiction novel with fantasy, adventure, and magic. This book will appeal most to an audience made up of primarily young adults who enjoy stories of adventure, fantasy, and magic; though...

Under the Sea Puzzles: Minkie Monster and the Lost Treasure by Ceri Clark is a delightfully entertaining and educational rhyming book for young children. After a useful note for parents on how to use the book, the story begins with Minkie Monster going in search...

Julie Hodgson’s All You Need is Love (And a Big Handbag) is hilariously adventuresome. What would you do for love? Would you be willing to hide under a bed in a run-down hotel and stake out your husband? That’s exactly what Maggie Spalding does. Do...

The Legend of Oescienne continues with The Ascending by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson. Book 4 starts in the Hrunahn Mountains of the west, where Boriahs, servant of the Crimson King, reluctantly has to report to his Master about his failure to capture Jahrra and her dragon...

Susan Joy Clark’s Action Men with Silly Putty: A Jack Donegal Mystery is a hilarious mystery adventure. Jack Donegal and Andy Westin are business partners and best friends. They are toy men, meaning that they are not short, but in the toy business. Jack is...

Nicole O’Connor’s Hotel Girls is the story of young girl’s almost overnight transition into womanhood. After losing her entire family to a cruel bush war in the late 1970s in Rhodesia, Sandra Robertson is forced to leave school and move to Durban to live with...