Jenny Spark fell in love with ballet after her grandparents sent her a DVD of Swan Lake. Even though she had never seen a live ballet or met a dancer she longed to be a part of that world. She convinces her mother to allow...

Rise Of The Legacy: A Valhalla Legacy novel by Raquelle Stepney starts with Sasha attending The Valhalla Preparatory School for exceptional warriors. A woman called Elian came to Sasha's house once a year until her fourteenth birthday. Sasha wasn't sure if Elian was really a...

Rich in characterization and plot elements, Daughter of the Yellow Dragon is the first compelling entry in A Mongolian Saga by Starr Z. Davies, a historical novel that recreates the world of the Mongol Empire, explores a complicated conflict, and delivers entertainment that leaves readers...

Cindy Burkart Maynard's historical fiction novel Finding The Way (Seeker's Series Book 1) begins in 1250 AD. Set in northern Spain, it is a coming-of-age story of Amika, a young Basque girl, and her quest to find her way in life. Amika's mother, Esmene, a...

Typhoon Haiyan, the Untold Story: A Story of Hope and Survival by Albert Mulles is a book that describes one of the most devastating typhoons in history; Typhoon Haiyan. It is about the incredible journey of survival, chaos, loss and the struggle and will to...

Buzzy and Thomas Move Into the President’s House by Vicki Tashman revolves around adorable Buzzy who enjoys living in her big farm, Monticello, with her owner, Thomas Jefferson. She had good friends; Caractacus the horse, Bull the farm dog, and Dickie the farm bird. Buzzy...

Defying the Ghosts by Joan Marie Verba tells the suspenseful story of a young woman's creepy night in a haunted house. After her mother kicks her out of her house on her eighteenth birthday, Charlene spends the next few weeks scouting homeless shelters and camping...

Murder at the Pontchartrain: A Sydney Lockhart Mystery by Kathleen Kaska follows the adventures of Sydney Lockhart and her partner and soon-to-be husband, Ralph Dixon, as they prepare to marry. Mysteries and murders tend to follow them around, thus they generally end up solving cases...

The Last Queen is the fictionalization of the life of Juana, the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, the “last Queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country’s throne.” Many myths have spread throughout the sands of time. Who was the woman behind the myths? Was...

"Flute of the Wind Queen" is an excellent adventure for young adults. This is the story of young Leander who wants to be a treasure hunter – and what youngster doesn’t dream of adventure! Leander is being raised by his single father who is in...

Elelenma and the Ant Queen: A West African Tale by Nneoma Ike-Njoku is the story of three friends - Elelenma, Olariche and Bokobo - who are so close that people always think they are sisters. The Prince is looking for a bride and these friends...

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house..." Well, not really. It's a darker version that begins with "It was a black Christmas Eve and all through the world...." The meter of this poem reminds the reader of Clement Clarke Moore's classic 1837...

Death said the Gypsy Queen by Susan Boles is the fourth book in Boles' Lily Gayle Lambert Mystery series. The story begins with Lily Gayle retrieving her late husband's red 1965 Mustang from storage. The Mustang had been sitting in storage for eight years. With...

History of the First Queen is the fourth book in The Empyrical Tales by Mark Miller. After Queen Olena returns to Empyrean Castle, elf butler Tym starts regaling her and her friends with the story of Nyssa the Traveller. Sixteen-year-old foster teen Nyssa's life turns...

Billy is on a camping trip with his dad and friends when he hears a call for help from inside a large cave. He falls into a vortex when he steps deeper inside, landing him in another world - the Kingdom of Legends. He meets...

Tales of Titans: Vol. I: From Rome to the Renaissance is a non-fiction biographical work written by Rich DiSilvio. In this first volume, DiSilvio presents a biography and discussion of eleven Titans; individuals in history who profoundly affected Western civilization. He begins with Augustus Caesar...

Seventeen-year-old outcast Jane Shackle is a young maid who has the gift of sight whenever she touches objects. For that reason, she wears gloves most of the time. Surprisingly her secret is known to Mrs. Crossey, the cook, who reveals to her the existence of...

Escape from Ronwyn is the first novel in The Queen Reborn series by Mary Eggert. Set in a world that is divided between Hope and Fear, young Rane is given a mighty responsibility that she might never be prepared for. While most would think that...

In his historical novel, As a Lily Among Thorns, Rudy Martinka has accomplished a milestone in documenting the life of King Solomon. His novel is unique in its historical and archaeological accuracy, its clear chronology of events, and its variety of perspectives on events during...

As daughter of the mukarrib of Maryaba, Makeda's life could only ever be atypical. Her mother's status as a slave diluted the prestige Makeda's birthright possessed, but even that is irrevocably changed when raiders sweep through the fields of Maryaba, their presence and the destruction...