I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that if you enjoy the spate of Marvel and DC superhero movies that have been popular the last few years, then you are going to enjoy The Knights of the Saltire, book one of...

Talking Tales: Cricket’s Guitar is an educational story for young children by Erica Graham. When one of the strings broke on Cricket’s guitar, he asks Teri if she can help him replace it. Teri is willing to help and gives Cricket a tiny string from...

The Olympium of Bacchus 12 by William Speir is an engrossing sci fi tale set two hundred years after the destruction of Earth. The new UEPC - United Earth Planet Confederation - explored and eventually colonized twenty-two planets in numerous star systems. During the colonization,...

I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing the opening book in the Orfeo Saga, The Sword of Telemon, which introduced Murray Lee Eiland Jr.'s distinctive signature of excellent prose, unique phraseology, and complex characters. The Slave Boy, the sixth book in the installment, did...

Broken in Boston by Rick Shakalis is the second book in the Thomas Plant series and is a historical event/era fiction novel that takes place in Boston, Massachusetts in the early 1900s. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of...

Intriguing The Viscount is set in London in the period shortly following Waterloo and Napoleon’s final exile to St. Helena. While it is an excellent Regency-era romance, it also delves into some of the social issues of the day, including the grinding poverty experienced by...

Apalachicola Gold is an historical fiction novel written by Michael A. Kinnett. Kinnett was instrumental in the creation and is an ongoing curator of the Orman House Historic State Park Museum in the historic city of Apalachicola in the Florida panhandle. While Apalachicola Gold is...

Farkle Shark, You Are Not Stupid by Rita Emmett and Irina Bulgaru is an adorable story which speaks about bullying and feeling stupid. Farkle Shark is hiding from his big sister because she always corrects the goofy sayings he uses. She always criticizes him and...

Your health is the most important thing that this life has to offer. As you read Dr. Janet Maker’s account of her life's journey in The Thinking Woman's Guide to Breast Cancer: Take Charge of Your Recovery and Remission about being a breast cancer survivor,...

Learn Spanish: Substitution Method Joke Book is a bi-linguistic method of language-learning, written by Neil Roy McFarlane. With each joke presented, a word which is used more than once is eventually replaced with the Spanish equivalent. Through repetition, the reader is able to remember each...

Accountable by E. V. Stephens is a thrilling murder mystery where a serial killer seems to be targeting the lives of big money corporate employees. The first victim is a young lawyer found stabbed to death in her tub. Having just buried her husband and...

Confident Public Speaking: Being Heard Above the Noise by Rosemarie Barnes is an insightful book and gives good tips on how to have the voice of a great speaker so that you can be heard above the noise. The book deals with the different types...

The Violet Eyed is the second book in The Occuli series, written by Christie M. Stenzel. After having dreams about a stranger, Violet Kingsley comes face to face with the boy in her dreams at school, in the form of Drake. While their chance encounters...

Koolura and the Mayans by Michael Thal is the third book in the Koolura series, an exciting story that will take readers on a historic ride back into the old Maya civilization. Koolura and her friend, Leila, are just two young teens visiting Mexico. They...

When someone asks you to lend a helping hand at a time that is impossible for your schedule, can you say no? If you are heading out to relax at your favorite spot and your spouse asks you to instead change your plans to accommodate...

Who killed Brian Sinclair, the illustrious founder of Sinclair Records? That is the question for readers to ponder in Stephen Murray's Murder Aboard the Queen Elizabeth II. This whodunit story has the usual suspects. Sylvia Sinclair, Brian's wife and hostess of their silver wedding anniversary...

Innocent Tears by Iris Blobel is an intriguing romance within a romance. The reader’s attention is captured from the first page to the very last sentence, which is most unexpected. The journey that the author takes the reader on has so many twists and turns...

Me Tawk Funny by Neil McFarlane is an entertaining children's book about a boy named Hector and his dog, Buster. One day Buster accidentally swallows a super-intelligence potion and becomes super-smart, even smarter than his owner! Buster learns to talk and goes to school with...

An Unexpected Afterlife: An Adventure in the Jewish Resurrection (Dry Bones Society Book 1) by Dan Sofer introduces us to Moshe Karlin, who opens his eyes to find himself naked and alone in the Mount of Olives Cemetery one fine day. Moshe soon finds out...

As a dutiful daughter and subject of King George, Lady Juliet Kingston agrees to travel to Scotland to marry the son of an important Laird in My Highlander Husband by Nancy Pennick. Unsure of what to expect, Juliet discovers similarities between castle McClaren and her...