The Stones of Power is a children’s fantasy book by R.G. Hemm, the collective name for creators R. Caya and H. Montcalm. It is part of the Googaloos Adventure series, and is beautifully presented as a fully illustrated volume with prose sections of story on...

The muddy waters of the Perdido River swamps are covering a multitude of secrets, as are the Shelbey, Percy and Doogan families. It is Duddy Doogan’s quest to uncover them all in a search for his father or his father’s remains, as well as some...

Three Hellene Cypriots by Andreas Antoniou Melas tells the history and achievements of Cyprus through the examples of a political leader, a religious leader and a sportsman, and how the turn of events in their lifetimes reflect the high points in Cypriot history. Discussions, more...

Everyone needs a little redemption now and again. Dawn Williams has set the stage for full-blown recovery in her romantic suspense novel, Redemption. Nick "Storm" Maddox, a retired Navy SEAL, has such deep dark secrets that his life nearly slips away from him until his...

Spinner is another great book by the author Michael J Bowler, who also penned the Children of the Knight series. Spinner tells the story of a teenage boy, Alex, who suffers from Spina Bifida and has to use a wheelchair, and his gang of special-ed(ucation)...

Kathryn Meyer Griffith’s Four Spooky Short Stories is surreal and its haunting theme will keep readers turning the pages. The collection opens with Ghost Brother; the tragedy of a man named Bobby, who’s manipulated by the ghost of his dead brother, Gerald. I sympathize with...

“Evil wakes. An ancient foe, defeated but not destroyed…and now returned to finish what it began millennia ago. But this time, instead of a single world, the entire galaxy will be the battlefield. None will be safe…and, if we should fail, none will survive.” Veil...

When we are young we view things differently, everything seems to go slowly, especially when it pertains to time. You often hear children say, “I can’t wait to grow up,” or “Are we there yet?” So what happens when, in The Marshmallow Test by Michelle...

Invaders from Mars: The Adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo by Michael Ruman is a children's adventure tale that follows the strange and mysterious life of 11-year-old Joaquim and his best friend Eduardo. The story begins in 1969 with Joaquim certain of an alien invasion of...

The Leipzig Affair by Fiona Rintoul is an exciting historical novel/mystery story about the Cold War era in Europe. In 1985, Bob McPherson, a PhD student at St. Andrews University in Scotland, is persuaded by an advisor to take part in an East-West exchange program...

In a unique and interesting love story, Triptych: A Mechanical Romance, a great little read by author Java Davis, we meet Hannah, a young woman who’s just moved across the country to accept a position as the manager of a newsroom. Before she even has...

The Day the World Ended (Skin) Volume 1 by K.C. Finn was a day like no other. April 3rd. Cherie’s father heads to work like every other day. Her mother is still working at the hospital. Cherie heads to the mall with her friend Cariad,...

I'll Give You Exactly Five Minutes by Peter Danish is a good reference document for preparing presentations. As suggested, along with the name itself, the author introduces us to the ORSON method, an acronym for the structure of a good presentation. Overview, giving a bird’s...

Murder, mystery, intrigue and the romantic lore of the Finger Lake wine country in New York State abound in A Taste for Death by Don Stevens. There's even a posh, dignified French inspector, Deville, to add elegance and prestige to the investigation. And this French...

The Book of Wisdom is the first book in the Harmony of the Spheres series by Jeremy Falcon. If this book is any indicator, there is the very real possibility of a great series! Spanning many millennia and multiple characters, this is an epic quest...

Gaia's Secret by Barbara Kloss is an exciting fantasy novel about a girl named Daria whose dad goes missing. To find her dad, she travels through a portal and finds herself in Gaia. Gaia is a land where magic exists. Everything Daria knew on Earth...

In Skysplitter by Deepak Menon, the story commences with the main character John Kriel recovering from his hibernation. He watches the image of a planet through the radio-optical telescope of the craft. As Skysplitter makes its landing and John Kriel starts his exploration of the...

Havoc Rising is a modern day fantasy novel by author Brian S. Leon. Building on the popular trope of Grecian gods existing in secret in the modern day, our hero of old is Steve, but his true name is Diomedes, famed warrior of the Trojan...

In The Chronocar, science fiction meets history in a dynamic tale of time travel. When Tony finds a science journal about time travel, he combines this new found knowledge with his own near genius talents to design a Chronocar. His first trip is to meet...

The Keeper's Flame (A Pandoran Novel, #2) by Barbara Kloss is the second book in this young adult fantasy series. Five months have passed since Daria Regius arrived home, but the welcome was anything but heartwarming. The king (her grandfather) has stripped her of her...