I love dogs. Always have, only it wasn’t until I was an adult that I could make the decision to own a dog. I learned quickly that it was a job, one that I did gladly and with an open heart. Dogs can teach us...

Mrs Rickaby’s Lullaby is a work of fiction and interpersonal drama by first-time novelist Julie Thorndyke. Set in an initially tranquil retirement village in Australia, we first meet the titular character in her neat little life with her cat, Missy, and her flowers and her...

Queen of Warrior Bees by Jean Gill is the first book in the Natural Forces series. The Forest is waking up. The Mages are preparing for war. Mielitta finds herself drawn into the middle. She’s suffered at the hands of two boys who haven’t given...

I had a deep affinity for the protagonist of The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles: In the Eye of the Storm. He is a hero in the strongest American tradition of what that word means. He served in the same Army that I served in, though at...

Ain’t I a Diva? Beyoncé and the Power of Pop Culture Pedagogy is a work of non-fiction focused on education and socio-political themes and was penned by author Kevin Allred. From a perspective of utilizing the power of pop culture and modern-day icons to examine...

Eat So What! The Power Of Vegetarianism by La Fonceur tackles the relevant topic of eating healthily and thereby staying healthy. The author gives ten reasons to stay healthy by being vegetarian, why more protein should be consumed daily, the top ten foods that should...

In Over the Borderline by Leanna Floyd, Brooke is studying criminal profiling and is soon to testify in her first case. Jacob, her childhood friend, has recently gotten a legal job and is put on the same case Brooke is working on, except they are...

The King and the Quirky: A Memoir of Love, Marriage, Domesticity, Feminism, and Self by Heather Siegel is one hell of a memoir, one of the best I have read about marriage and what it takes to make it work, and also about the journey...

Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl by Tessa Dare, Joana Starnes, Amy D'Orazio, et al. is a collection of short stories that retell, in part, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Written by ten different authors, the stories place Elizabeth Bennet and her friends and family in various...

Mister Pushkin Sees the Light: 12 Summery Tales by AC Michael is the first collection of stories in the Tales of Mister Pushkin series. Mister Pushkin is one feisty cat with a lovable owner and a lot of problems that it’s up to him to...

Mister Pushkin Turns Over a New Leaf: 12 Autumnal Tales by AC Michael is the second book in the Tales of Mister Pushkin series. Mister Pushkin and his owner Klem are back with more exciting adventures. Mister Pushkin Breaks a Leg finds Mister Pushkin coming...

Mister Pushkin Breaks the Ice: 12 Wintery Tales by AC Michael is the third book in the Tales of Mister Pushkin series. Winter has come along with a slew of new adventures in twelve exciting tales that are humorous, heartfelt, and fun. These stories center...

Mister Pushkin Springs into Action: 12 Springtime Tales by AC Michael is the fourth book in the Tales of Mister Pushkin series. It’s springtime for Mister Pushkin and Klem, and everyone knows what that means. It’s time for spring cleaning! These stories include Mister Pushkin...

Last Encore: My Time With Glenn Frey, The Eagles, and Other Hit Artists is a memoir written by Bob “Norton” Thompson with Sebastian Jaymes. In his introduction, Jaymes describes meeting Norton for the first time in the 70s, when they were both roadies. Norton, so-called...

Author/therapist Deborah Olson’s new book, The Healing Power of Girlfriends, addresses a reality that females have probably known since the beginning of time; specifically, gal pals rule! From one chapter to the next, she emphasizes the connectivity, communication, and compassion that not only differentiate female...

In Lorhainne Eckhart's The Third Call, from the moment that second emergency call came through Marcus O’Connell knew it was something more than a childish prank. The girl was terrified, trapped in a house that wasn't hers with her mum and a man she didn't...

Good Americans by Tejas Desai is a collection of short stories, mostly dealing with experiences of people of color in the United States. Right off the bat, this collection won't be for everyone. However, as a whole, the collection works well. Having that core theme...

The Best Part of Us is a contemporary literary fiction novel written by Sally Cole-Misch. Beth had always known that her mother, Kate, had expected her kids to follow the roadmaps she had charted for their futures and to see the island everyone else in...

Nicky Covo was an adolescent when he fought the Germans in his homeland of Greece. He had one especially close call when a German soldier aimed a grenade at him. The German died but Nicky was not harmed; it was as if a protective shield...

In these days of rampant turmoil and uncertainty, Yvonne M. Morgan’s Rest in God: A Prayer Journal with 100 Prayers and Scriptures for Daily Needs comes like a healing balm to the soul and like a soporific to the anxious heart. Morgan’s personal experience, both...