But the Sparrow Stayed (Bilingual with Animal Sounds) by Norman Whaler is a sweet book that contains two poems perfect to introduce children to poetry. The two poems introduce two different birds that each embark on separate journeys that teach them valuable life lessons about...

Something Lost Something Found by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson tells us the story of Ella. Ella is missing someone in her life: her mother. She has good memories of doing things with her family, particularly her mother, so she begins a search to find happiness again....

Seasons Out of Time by Kimberly Wenzler is a wonderful story for fans of women's fiction. Heather Harrison is separated, and ironically, she writes an advice column that offers surprising answers to people involved in relationships, opening new perspectives, and challenging them. Then a man...

Rise by Leslie McCauley is a psychological suspense thriller about a woman named Antoinette, who has to battle external and internal forces in order to rebuild her life following a brutal attack. As a new photographer for a newspaper, she is on her way up...

Three Commands: Jesus' Fulfillment of the Law Through Love by Bruce Pagano II is a non-fiction Christian guide that is founded on the basis of love even though love didn't feel like the direction in which Pagano was initially headed. At the collapse of one...

The first thing that caught my attention in Enduring Times by Betty Godfrey is the opening that reminded me of my village and the sound of crowing in the morning. For five years, Jennifer has been married to Bill, against the wishes of her domineering...

Cheetah on the Wing: Military History and Downfall by Mitchell Krautant is an engrossing memoir that will delight fans of the military genre. But there is more to it than that. It is the story of an interesting character who suffers under an unfair and...

The Adventures of Israel St. James by Nathaniel Hicklin is a fascinating YA adventure. Dr. Israel St. James, an immortal, is the only person who can gather the most powerful artifacts in history and keep them safe. He is blessed, or cursed, with Archimedes Insight...

There is a lot of difference between big and small businesses. Small Business Foresight: The Future of Your Business by Verne Wheelwright speaks about the necessity of applying the methods and techniques used by large organizations effectively and differently in small businesses to make...

Chrystal Eve Jackson has an otherworldly friend named Solis. Solis is always there when she needs her and teaches her very important lessons along the way. Grabbing her trusty camera, Chrystal heads off with Solis as she learns important things to remember such as don’t...

The Pirate Princess is a children’s adventure picture book written by Alva Sachs and illustrated by Patricia Krebs. Madison’s mom wondered why her daughter was sitting by her bedroom window and crying. Madison explained that she and her friends had made plans to go out...

Rotors in the Sand by Don Harvel is the true story of the investigation into a CV-22 Osprey accident in Afghanistan in 2010. Follow the investigation crew as they try to figure out why the Osprey fell from the sky, for no apparent reason. The...

Kid Lit: An Introduction to Literary Criticism by Tom Durwood is a non-fiction education guide easing the reader into more interesting and reflective literary criticism. Tom Durwood has been a teacher for thirty-two years and offers us his expertise and experience, as teaching has nothing...

Just when you think you’ve read everything there is about the Holocaust, you find Saving the Music, a beautifully-written work of historical fiction by Vincent B. “Chip” LoCoco. The year is 1942 and Hitler’s army is decimating countries standing in its wake and systematically annihilating...

Teena and Deena: Hide and Seek is a children’s animal picture book written by CC Strachan and illustrated by Christina Rudenko. Teena wants to teach her little sister, Deena, how to be a whiz at playing hide and seek. She doesn’t think Deena has any...

Kat Karpenko is a Canadian of Ukrainian descent and she dedicates her book, The Photograph, to her grandparents. Nicholai and Juliana Karpenko had the foresight and courage to leave their prosperous farm and their beloved family members to protect their children. A lovely photograph of...

Death is always an unwelcome presence, especially in the home. Once he knocks, it could leave an open wound that festers and makes everyone vulnerable. Such is the story of We Go On by Regina Walker. The first installment in her Then Comes Hope trilogy,...

Precious Lord, Take My Hand: Meditations for Caregivers by Shelly Beach is the author's journey as a caregiver along with her husband Dan, brother Paul and his wife Sheryl as they closely watched her mother's descent into Alzheimer's disease. She speaks of how the experience...

In Beena Khan’s The Name of Red, a beautiful, sexy woman in a tight red dress walks into a busy bar, orders a vodka, opens a book, and starts reading. She shuns the advances of all admirers. She returns each night. Kabir, the owner, is...

Mirrors of Life - Part 2: The Fight for Political Power by Neal Owens is a riveting political drama that echoes today's political landscape. This offering is a follow-up to his award-winning novel, Mirrors of Life: What's Your Life in the Mirror? In this installment,...