An Ominous Book by Nancy Foster is the first book in the young adult epic fantasy series titled An Ominous Book Series. This is a book and series that would appeal most to an audience made up of primarily young adults who enjoy fantasy fiction...

The Time Traveler 7: The Time Traveler's Son by Joe Corso is a science fiction book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy time travel stories. Lucky Campo has recently discovered that his son, Robert, has inherited...

Mike Shelton's The Dragon Rider, the second installment of The Alaris Chronicles, starts where the first book left off. Bakari, now a Dragon Rider, is trying to make sense of his new role in life by visiting Mahli, his ancestral land. Bak learns more about...

Woobee's Journey by Antwinette Scott is a fun, heartwarming children's book about a young boy named Isaiah. When Isaiah was really young, he received a handmade blanket, called Woobee, from his grandma. Isaiah takes the blanket everywhere. But then his grandma dies, and the blanket...

The Rock that Rolled Across the Ocean by N.D. Byma is an amazing children's book about a young rock. The rock was usually lonely, sitting on a beach that rarely had visitors. The rock was covered in barnacles and seaweed, but it longed for a...

Meagan is a young widow who has lost her family, her treasured keepsakes and all she holds dear. When Meagan finds herself financially forced to live with a not too loveable aunt, helping her run a B&B, she turns to crime to steal back...

Murder for the Time Being by Joanie Bruce is a fictional mystery suspense novel with a bit of romance that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy clean reads with no explicit language, sexual situations, or graphic violence....

LOVE: The Beat Goes On is a non-fiction memoir/motivational book written Lynda Filler. Filler was living the good life, albeit it wasn’t a life immune from the stresses and strains of modern times. She was a motivated and successful businesswoman, and while her marriage had...

How does a small town young man turn into an international arms smuggler? He simply gets involved with his eccentric Uncle Herbert! Uncle Herbert: Time is Running Out is book two of the Sand Mountain Tales by Philip C. Elrod and details the steps Herbert...

Cherry Pickers by Bonnie Milani is a short story set in the penal colony of Sisyphus. Nikki Sotolongo is 17 years old and, as far as she is concerned, she is no longer a child. She wants her gun license, but her mother isn’t giving...

The year was 2002 and many people were losing their jobs after the dot-com bubble burst, except for the main character in Life as it Happens 2000 - 2005, a biography by Howard Mack. He continues to get work, even in the hardest times, until...

Sky Blue Dragonfly is a children’s tale about bullying, written by Daralyn Brody and illustrated by Samantha Shasenaye Elliot. As a young girl walks home through the park, she delights in the magical sight of the clouds above and their unique shapes, as well as...

Amazing Adventures in Shelby's Shoes by Melissa Harker Ridenour is a creative children's book about a young girl named Shelby. One day, Shelby had a cold, and wasn't allowed to go outside to play. Instead, she goes through her mother's closet and plays dress up...

Parrots, Red Wine & Coffee by Black Hamlet takes its title from the vibrant cover art featuring--you guessed it--a parrot rendered in oil with broad strokes on a canvas specially prepared with red wine and coffee before being painted upon. Black Hamlet’s oil on canvas...

Spirit Quest by poet Bob MacKenzie and illustrator Sharlena Wood was a beautiful book of poetry. Throughout the book were gorgeous illustrations that matched the written poems perfectly. The poems themselves told stories of mountains, lakes, cabins, woods, and other serene settings. You can’t help...

The Lifeblood of Ill-fated Women by Kevin James Breaux follows the journey of warrior-woman Astrid the White, daughter of Kol, after she wakes up after her home of Birka was raided. She doesn’t know where she is, how she got to be there, or what...

The Blue Unicorn's Journey to Osm is a young adult fantasy novel written by Sybrina Durant and illustrated by Dasguptarts. The Tribe of the Metal Unicorns had hoped and prayed that the oracle’s prophecy that the last-born unicorn would save the tribe from the evil...

I am a Christian. I was born and raised as one. But my faith sometimes needs a strong shot in the arm. Christmas Past: An Angel’s Story by Ron Shaw gave me one today. It is June. We are a long way from Christmas, but...

I just love new stories built around Greek mythology. Greek mythology gave me so many hours of pleasurable reading as a kid and I appreciate that. I have read a lot of Greek mythology. I mean the original tales from Greek history and religion. I...

I often wonder if we can keep civilization going along the bumpy road we are currently on. The threat and possibility that war, or something equally as devastating, will throw us into a primitive setback seems stronger than ever before. We have avoided this fate...