I absolutely loved Paper or Plastic? The Grocery Store Chronicles. Having worked in retail, I completely related to everything Rick Bylina wrote. His stories were hilarious and totally worth reading. I chose to read Paper or Plastic? The Grocery Store Chronicles because of my background...

Practice Makes Perfect is a children’s book, written in rhyme by Michael Portnoy and illustrated by Adelia Drubetski. Two music-loving crickets, Uncle Sloane and Maestro Finn, own and run a music store. Early one morning, the first customer of the day is Madame Fly, accompanied...

The Reel by Amanda Miles revolves around Grace who needs to divert her attention from the sadness in her life. Grace has lost her mother and she has not gotten over it. Grace is in Ireland with her Aunt Mary for her holidays and she...

I discovered Jack Young through the breathtaking novel, Hail, Cigaros! I was instantly drawn to his exceptional craft, so when I took Faraway Green I was expecting a stellar work, and my expectations were met. Jack Young comes across to me as a master of...

Hail, Cigaros! by Jack Young combines humor and the masterful art of storytelling to offer readers a delightful ride. For years, the father of Prescott Bullard Jr. has paid exorbitant sums of money to support the island Republic of Cigaros where he has consistently bought...

Merging Realms - Lines Blurring Book 1 is filled with action, magic, violence, and sex. The author, S.K. Smith, has a vivid imagination and readers are not denied any aspect of that imagination. Queen Marilynn, the wife of King William, is no ordinary woman. Centuries...

Making A Difference: Reflecting on the Past, Thinking of the Future is a non-fiction memoir written by James L. Hecht. Hecht began his career as a chemical engineer with DuPont, but he has since held a number of academic appointments and advisory roles. He is...

It all began when Perez, a drug lord, wanted to give up the business and stay clean. The first step was splitting from his associates, Sanchez and DeAngelo, using LaCrew and Associates law firm. The leading attorney of the Perez trial was Hannah McMillian, an...

One reader of Eric Peterson’s novel, The Dining Car, describes perfectly the nature of its central character Horace Button - a celebrity editorialist on all things cultural but specifically gastronomical - as Falstaffian. Physically huge and attitudinally challenged, a drinker par excellence, Horace provides the...

The Soul of My Son: A Grieving Father's Journey from Skeptic to Psychic Medium is a non-fiction self-help book on grief and bereavement written by Steven Joseph. Joseph and his wife, Karen, had their family planned carefully. Their first child would be walking and potty...

Bella Wants To Be A Writer by author RyAnn Adams Hall is a cute and memorable children’s book that should inspire children and lead them on the path to positive thinking. Bella’s teacher talks about careers in class, but Bella is unsure what she wants...

Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan is the first volume in the Lizzy B's Diary series, written by RyAnn Adams Hall and illustrated by Emily Hercock. About to start a brand new year at school, Lizzy B’s mother gifts a diary to her daughter to write...

Betrayals: A Jack Del Rio Thriller is a political thriller written by Richard Paolinelli. The inauguration of President-Elect William Arthur and Vice-President Norman Cashman was soon to take place, and Jack Del Rio, Baker Collins' top agent in the FBI domestic anti-terrorism division, and Secret...

Calibe Thompson's 50 Favorite Jamaican Recipes: Taste the Islands Essentials is the delightful product of the popular Taste the Islands PBS TV show. ‘Food on Fiyah’ is the motto of the show's culinary host, Hugh “chef Irie” Sinclair, and when you read through these recipes...

Swahili Folklore by Gloria D. Gonsalves is a collection of rhymes, songs, and Swahili folk tales, and introduces readers to a country called Tanzania, a country located in East Africa, that boasts many treasures. Children are introduced to many things associated with Tanzania through rhymes,...

CATHOOD: How to be the Perfect Cat is an animal story written by Rosie Malezer, illustrated by Martu Germinario, and narrated by Muffin, the cat. Muffin is not your ordinary cat, that is, if any cat can be considered to be ordinary. Muffin moonlights as...

The Barataria Key by JM Richardson is a fast-paced suspense novel. Residents of New Orleans, James Beauregard, and his fiancée, Noelle, are both geology professors. School is out for a week and Tim, James's long-time friend, college roommate, and also a professor, is flying in...

World on Fire: Spoils of Olympus, Volume 2 by Christian Kachel is the story of a young soldier as he grows up in the military and understands that life in Macedon. The year is 318 BC, five years after the death of Alexander the Great....

Where Do They Go? (Part One) is a children's adventure mystery story written by B.D. Donaldson. Jaylen Williams has started noticing that his socks are disappearing while he sleeps. Mom is frustrated and suspicious. If Jaylen doesn't produce his missing socks soon, Mom will take...

No, Step Crazy isn't about being crazy about climbing steps. Step Crazy is about not being too crazy about becoming a step-parent. Or more accurately, feeling like you're crazy once you become a step-mother, which is what happens to Josie when she marries Tom after...