In the early days of World War I, Otto Lutz, owner of a small Montana ranch and the central figure of John Hansen’s Unfortunate Words, is not in good shape. He has so little money that he has to buy gas for his Model T...

Breaking The Barrier by H.B. Butler is a moving tale set in the Australian outback. When Elise McKinnon finally breaks free, with her young son, Harley, of the abusive and violent behaviour of her husband, a member of an infamous motorcycle gang, the Death's Disciples,...

Hugh Dysart's collection, Torn Poems, threads in a professional career as a musician with stances he takes on politics, love, and the state of the world in which we live today. With all that passion, Dysart then creates poetry that conveys a certain authority that...

Tame Me If You Can is a humorous romance novel by Alexis J. Levi. Over in Paris, we meet Bell Torres in a miserable state and dressed as a chicken to boot. She has lost everything, thanks to one “mendacious” Sky Laverne who, besides cleaning...

Cold Case Closure (A Police Procedural Novel) by Patrick Ian O'Donnell and Charles O. Gaylor is a murder mystery novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of mature young adults and adults who enjoy vigilante style justice stories. Detective Sergeant Grant Frazier spent...

Kurt and Bongo and the Hippies by Al Gromer Khan revolves around three main characters: Kurt (a German), Bongo (an African), and Toby (an Indian). There are other side characters in the story, but they are just that -- side characters. This does not mean...

The Girl Who Loved Pots is a delightfully imaginative children’s book, written and illustrated by Rosilyn Seay. May is a young girl who loves to pretend. Like most little girls, May loves tea parties with her dolls and toys, as well as having long talks...

Astounding side effects of a rampant virus stun the medical world in the fascinating short story The Disorder by Dez Haidley. The Ontario Centre for Disease Control has called a news conference. They are releasing the bulletin that an outbreak of a new strain of...

“I have thrown off the shackles that have held me prisoner since I was liberated from the concentration camps in Europe. At last I have complete freedom in body, mind, and soul. Sharing my story has helped me to put life into perspective. I am...

Revenge is sweet, even if it takes a while, as the murderer knows in George Encizo’s thriller, Descent Into Hell. Sheriff J.D. Pickens comes under pressure when Tommy Benson and Rhonda Hicks are murdered in the small Creek City community. He and his deputies work...

I have been a lover of fairy tales my entire life. Long before I understood the often-dark symbolism, or the deeper psychological terror that runs through most fairy tales, I simply enjoyed how afraid these stories made me. I think this is the attractive point...

The Book Sisters by Hope Andersen tells the story of the Book family, husband and wife Vern and Valley, and their six daughters. Set in the wilds of Iowa during a period of unrest in the world around them, and having experienced horrors in the...

Counting on America: A Holocaust Memoir of Terror, Chutzpah, Romance and Escape is a nonfiction historical memoir written by Kurt Reiner and his son, Gary Reiner. Kurt began writing his memoir when he was 62 years old, and he continued working on it until his...

The Adventures of Camellia N. Under The Sea is an educational adventure book for children, grades K-3, written by Debra L. Wideroe and illustrated by Daniela Frongia. Bedtime is an especially exciting time for Camellia N. Each night, she goes on an exciting new adventure....

The Dawn of Skye by E.B. Heimdal is a gripping story that combines a dystopian setting with a densely plotted adventure to offer readers a fascinating tale, especially younger readers. Meet Skye and her twin brother, Ecco, as they cling to life, barely managing to...

Oliver and the Little Ghost by Andy Klein is the second book in The Fantastic Adventures of Oliver Phenomena series. Right away young readers are told that Oliver is a very different little boy, one with the ability to attract "unusual encounters with curious things."...

The first in a series, The Boys of Casper by Dallas Jones is a coming of age tale of six young boys entering high school and the alien observing them from afar. Set in the seventies, The Boys of Casper has a male tone distinct...

Highly Effective Teaching Strategies is a great book for developing course outlines and instruction motives that can be used for years—even if the type of curriculum changes. Author Marc Hoberman provides lots of examples of how he prepares lesson plans, adds questions, and discusses a...

In Ronnda Eileen Henry’s lovely historical romance, Forged in Love: A Romance Novella, two friends in their singlehood unexpectedly fall in love. Following the end of a long border dispute between the two kingdoms of Holsby and Formby, Henry, a forty-four-year-old bladesmith, leaves military life...

Heavenly Mist, Earthly Dew: Poetry, Photography and Reflections is a nonfiction collection written by Kimberlee J. Benart. The author visited the Baha’i Gardens, located in and around Haifa, Israel, three times within a thirty-year time span. Her first visit was an intensive week and a...