Maggie has lost her father, but is he really gone? That is the question in The Weeping Willow Sings by Billie Grable. With a history of mental illness and a rough experience in the Gulf War, John is never quite the same and his daughter,...

Siblings Taylor and Alan are your typical kids for the most part. They do the same things as most kids their age except for one thing; they have been swept away on strange adventures. Today their only focus is to attend the opening of the...

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...

The tides of politics are ever changing and this is not so different throughout the centuries. After the Elizabethan era, the Stuart kings represented a time of great unease. Those who frequented the Royal Court were always on their guard as to what they said...

The Muse: A Novel of Unrelenting Terror by Arjay Lewis is the story a very famous and enigmatic writer named Jack Court. He is wealthy, young and handsome on top of being successful. But all of this comes at a price. Jack has a sinister...

Edward Berman is sent to investigate the scene of a horrific murder in Central Park. He discovers a beautiful cane among the homeless victim’s possessions and then the man’s decapitated head whispers to Eddie that he’s been summoned. That is how Eddie is drawn into...

The Cat That Wanders by Itself by Mrs. D. answers the question: what if your cat could speak to you? A calico cat who goes by the name of Nyda is the answer. As told in the first-person narrative, Nyda is the only female in...

In The Tinker, The Mage and The Princess: Tales Told by a Tinker Volume 1 by H. D. Bobb Jr., there are three kingdoms with varying degrees of magic, but their use has dwindled over time. Balzar was the kingdom with the most magic as...

The Lighthouse Back Home is a time-travel adventure mystery novel by Jodi L. Auborn. Eleven-year-old Dylan Flint loves nothing more than sailing on his boat, Thunder, with his best friend, Alex. But after the two youngsters stumble across a mysterious bell, they suddenly find themselves...

Linda Joy Myers' The Forger of Marseille is set in WWII, as Europe falls into the terrifying grip of Hitler and Nazi Germany. The story is inspired by the historical figure of Varian Fry, an American journalist who helped countless refugees escape from France. Sarah...

In "The Devil's Garden" by Brady Christianson, the reader finds retired Recon Marine Brandon Colson comfortably entrenched in suburbia in Southwest Florida. When a home evasion occurs putting Colson, his wife and three young daughters at death's door, Colson springs into action, using his substantial...

"The Enchanting World of Garden Irene McGeeny" by Concetta Kennedy tells the story of a young girl who lives in a secret underground castle. Garden McGeeny is a little girl who has moved recently into town. She lives in a secret underground castle that her...

"The Hummingbird Garden" by Evelyn Schwarz is a story about the Johnsons who moved from the city into a house in the suburbs. One day, Alexis, the six-year-old daughter, curiously followed a burst of color she saw flying above her in the yard to her...

The Greenstone Garden is the second book in Vaya Dauphin's The Elementals of Aotearoa Trilogy. This is a young adult fantasy series which is set in New Zealand and is based on Maori mythology. Dauphin includes a detailed description of the characters she introduced in...

In The Herb Gardener by Maris Morton, after a painful divorce, Joanna is leaving the city with her daughter, Mia, to spend some time cooking at a farm for her new love interest. It is a sort of trial run to see how things go,...

Johnny keeps mostly to himself because he doesn’t share the same interests as many kids his age. The World in Johnny’s Back Garden by Kurt Chambers is a wonderful story for children and middle schoolers that looks at the world through Johnny’s eyes – eyes...

In The Swan Garden by Anne Biggs, readers are introduced to Alice, who is sent to a mother-baby home by her parents because they don’t want to deal with a pregnant daughter. The pregnancy was not planned, nor did it happen because she carelessly slept...

Gardening and having plants at home can be therapeutic but what can be done when you live in an apartment? The Complete Edible Guide to Apartment Gardening by Destynnie Hall is a helpful guide for all those readers who want to incorporate nature into their...

This was an exciting day for Calla. Every year, her town has a musical showcase: garden plots in the community gardens that create music. Flowers are planted on a musical staff and, when complete, the flowers sing their own magical tunes. Calla has worked with...

Bree M. Lewandowski’s The Savage Garden is a variation on Beauty and the Beast. Alma was a performer at The Savage Garden who earned money by getting the attention of men at the club. Alma only chose to work there to pay for her brother’s...