I honestly loved The Mommy-Go-Round by Eleanor D. Alspaugh. I have already been through the child raising years, and it confirmed for me that it’s not easy to raise kids, and that the most important things you can bring to the process are love, patience,...

The Adventures of Flapjack: Saying Goodbye is a children's concept picture book written by Dan Cohen and illustrated by Lisa Norman. Flapjack is a dog who is quite happy living with his human mom and dad. He didn't always live there, however, because a ranger...

Amie and The Child of Africa by Lucinda E Clarke is an adventure story set in the heart of Africa. This is the second book in the Amie series. Amie had just gotten married and was living comfortably near London when her husband, Jonathon, announced...

A Los Diggities Christmas by Jeanie Cunningham and Elisabeth Thormodsrud has a Christmas theme as the backdrop. Oso, the youngest of the Los Diggities pack, is completely taken by the Christmas decorations. He finds the Christmas lights and music enchanting and, along with Xena and...

Whoa! Can you say, "epic read?" Well, I certainly can after finishing the fantastic new book by author K.J. Simmill, Darrienia: The Forgotten Legacies Series, Book One. This book grabbed me from the very beginning, and wouldn't let go until I came to the very...

Sanctimonious Serial Killers by Michael Segedy is a psychological thriller. Special Agent Rick Clark and Dr. Marty Robyn, a forensic psychologist, are investigating a series of murders - three in the last 18 months, at least these are the ones they know about. The Bedsheet...

Mister Spunky And His Friends by Kelly Preston is the story of Mister Spunky, a happy dog who loved driving around in his convertible with the top down and his sunglasses on. Mister Spunky loved the beach and enjoyed playing in the waves. As he...

Captivated by a Vampire is the second book in the Immortal Hearts of San Francisco series, written by Susan Griscom. After being bitten and drained of her blood one night while out clubbing, Chelle Masterson adjusts to the change and allows her blood lust to...

Renewable Energy: A Short Story About Second Chances by Beyr Reyes is a combination of Christian mythology with fantasy and sci-fi that offers readers inspirational messages and a hope for redemption. The story introduces readers to a very new and powerful concept, “souler energy,” belonging...

The Great Learny Journey is a mixed media interactive book for children, written by Erin Slabonik and illustrated by 21 illustrators whose ages span from 4 years to 14 years old. The contributors were attendees at the author's Great Learny Journey Workshops, and they were...

When Shepherds Dream: The Flight of the Shepherd Kings by Peter Stuart is a masterpiece, a mesmerizing and epic tale of a man’s pursuit of his dream, a tale packed with manifold lessons of courage, love, brotherhood, and the quest for self-actualization... What does it...

Red Rover, Perdition Games by L.E. Fraser is a fast paced novel that lives up to its subtitle: “Death is the prize in a twisted game.” Red Rover, Perdition Games truly begins with the death of an ex-football player and the suicide of a National...

Hleo is the first book in the Hleo series by Rebecca Weller. Seventeen-year-old Hannah Reed helps her boss, Carmen, clean up East Halton’s clothing store, The Patch, at closing time. While checking that all stock had been removed from the change rooms, Hannah inadvertently walks...

I Just Looked Up by Sue Krupa is an inspirational and thought provoking memoir that takes readers on a journey along with the author and her transformation in spite of the storms and trials she faced in her life. Her story stresses the power and...

Eye of Ra by Kipjo Ewers falls into the science fiction and fantasy genre. Eye of Ra follows Laurence Danjuma, a young man whose one wish was to create a better life for himself and his father. Unfortunately for Laurence Danjuma, fate rarely proves itself...

Lying Beliefs: Stretching the Boundaries on Your Path to Enlightenment by Mr. Maurice Johnson is a philosophical, part-spiritual, part-memoir work about how human beings are shaped into believing and thinking about themselves and others due to demands placed by other humans and society in general,...

My daughter and I absolutely loved The Devious Mr. Mischievious by Scott Schafer. Mr. Mischievious is known as the town oddball who never leaves his house. One day he decides to venture outside. That is when he decides to paint the town all different colors...

When one hears the word “brand”, one immediately thinks of a trademark. However, in Diehl’s world, brand becomes a three-dimensional rendering that encompasses more than just the name of a business. To Diehl, a strong business identity is achieved by combining personality and values with...

Identified by prophecy but hidden by strong magic, Christopher grows up unaware of the destiny that awaits him in Bound to Survive: The Magic Within (Book One) by Sharon Gibbs. The land of Solencia struggles under the tyrannical rule of Arnak and his sorceress sister,...

I expected something else when I picked up Nothing Happens All the Time: Homicides Truly Know How to Interrupt a Good Meal! by Edmund Mahon. The title of this interesting and fast-paced thriller can easily mislead readers to anticipate a character waiting for something very...