Najia’s father is a wealthy sheik with very stern principles regarding women. Her mother is a modern American woman, also wealthy. Najia’s father kidnaps her when she’s in her teens and sets a jinni on her, a paranormal power that both frightens and controls her....

In a Black Monk Funk by Gloria Lesher is the second book in the Paranormal Case Files series. Dr. Blythe Golightly is on a mission to claim a stolen scroll when she catches sight of the Black Monk, the very same that Anton Chekhov wrote...

If you think poetry collections are all the same and that it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to find an innovative one, you will have to reconsider your opinion. I had one of the most pleasant surprises myself when I found Vashti Stopher Klein's The Soprano,...

Bizarre events transpire when an uninvited guest crashes a cozy weekend in the thrilling paranormal novel, Shadow of the Son by Ivan Obolensky. Percy is still trying to reconcile his ownership of Rhinebeck and his unbelievable luck in becoming engaged to Bruni. Preparing to entertain...

Secret of the Starflower: Rainbow of Spectra is a work of children's fiction by author Jessica Kopecky. Sandy wasn’t like the rest of the seahorsicorns that she knew growing up in Spectra. While everyone at school had pretty colors and could vanish as a way...

The Braggin' Dragon by Anders Roseberg is an educational picture book for young children. In a school full of different animals, a dragon is always bragging. The dragon tells his friends that they are doing things the wrong way, or that they are not as...

To Anna, love was total ownership and worship. It was beautiful until it wasn’t. Anna and Ambrosia (Rose) were cousins, best friends, and soul sisters. After losing her sister and mother as a little girl, Rose filled that void for Anna. But then Rose got...

It all starts when two young siblings, Reese and Dean, come across a special sea turtle video online. Consequently, they both get hypnotized while watching it, and with colors swirling around them, they find themselves on a beach that turns out to be part of...

Pearl loves Nugget, her black cat with bright orange eyes. They do everything together, including eating and sleeping. Nugget loves snuggling on Pearl's bed at night to get a good night's sleep. As they were playing in the yard one day, they heard a cat's...

Princess Lily and the Hair Fairy is a very imaginative story that will have children and parents wondering if it’s true. If you believe in the Tooth Fairy collecting lost teeth, you’ll believe in the Hair Fairy, who collects hair from children who lose theirs....

The Curse of the Warlock is a work of fiction in the fantasy, action, and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the middle-grade reading audience and was penned by author Jessica Renwick as the fourth installment in the Starfell book series. In this epic sword...

Imagine finally going to the school of your dreams and being told you could choose for yourself what subject you wished to study. Imagine seeing things you shouldn’t be seeing, things that aren’t normal. Imagine, too, becoming the host of a restless ghost. That’s the...

It is not easy being a snowman in summer. Summer is a season enjoyed by all children, but for Snowman Paul, it is the most difficult time of the year. If our hero is comfortable in spring, autumn, and winter, summer is a problem for...

What would it be like to live in a society without technology, where people had to rely on their innate skills, beliefs, and magic to survive? Could the positive effects of love for one's people truly triumph over the negative forces of destruction in such...

The Reporter’s Unlikely Reunion: The Most Unlikely To Series, Book 1 by MaryAnne Clarke revolves around the rekindled relationship between a reputable war correspondent, Ruby Zimmer, and her high school sweetheart - local farmer and chef Julian Michaels. The two reconnect at their tenth class...

The team effort of Kristina Schoettle, Elizabeth Welch, Stephen Welch, and Dominic Schoettle knocked the ball out of the park with The Bear in The Blue Bowtie. This children’s book is full of humor and rhymes. The writers are Kristina and Elizabeth, with illustrations by...

What is STEM? It’s an acronym and we’re familiar with acronyms in an era that lives by them. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine. There are a lot of men and women who have excelled in different strands of STEM, but more has...

Henrietta Hedgehog’s Prickly Problem by Carole P. Roman shares a beautiful story about self-acceptance. Henrietta is a charming hedgehog who is unhappy with her spiky quills and feels they keep her fellow critters from becoming close friends. While at school, some of the animals tease...

The Source of Death is a young adult urban fantasy by Jay Michael Night. Mikey Black still remembers the day his parents sacrificed themselves to save him from the monstrous creatures of the Otherside. A human-vampire hybrid, Mikey spent years in different foster homes, unwittingly...

Hector and Heloise in Paris by R. Janet Walraven relates the story of two hedgehogs that go to the Louvre in Paris, France, to see the artworks on display. They visit the Mona Lisa and The Great Sphinx of Tanis. Tired after the day’s activities,...