The Wielder Diaries: My Crystal by Ashley Scheller is a young adult fantasy about a girl with unstoppable power who cannot remember how to use it. Kayla wakes up when she is twelve years old, but doesn't remember anything about her past. She is...

When Matthew finds a tiny girl under the old truck in the yard, he questions her in hopes of discovering why she was there and from whence she came. Where were her parents? How did she get to this location? Feeling reasonably confident that he...

Magic Fishing Panties by Kimberly J. Dalferes is a collection of non-fiction stories and blog posts designed to celebrate the joys of being a 50-something woman. Dalferes shares family stories and personal opinions about everything from family get-togethers, fishing, aging and relationships to parenting, career...

Bridgette, a small town girl from Connecticut, has just moved to New York to live with her Gram. Broken hearted and starting a new job, Bridgette thought she would not find love again after “the love of her life” left, but then she saw Adam...

Strategic Career Engagement by Donn LeVie Jr. is for shaping a successful vocation path for employees, contractors, and consultants. The author reveals the tactics of a proven action plan designed to shorten the time necessary to get hired or promoted. The recommended style is to...

D.A. Batrowny’s The Broken Cart is a good book for children learning how to read. The story follows Smart Artt as he goes to the circus with his family. Upon hearing that the circus is closed due to a broken cart, he attempts to repair...

I am a very long way from my high school days, but Misunderstood: Secrets of a Teen Queen by Anya Valentino brought those days back to me in a wild literary rush. This story takes place among the elite of Los Angeles. These are kids...

Don’t Touch That Dart! written by DA Batrowny and illustrated by Diana M Hernandez is a children’s book written for parents who have young children. It is part of the Smart Artt book series which covers developmental related topics. In this story, Artt is left...

Two of a Kind by Celesta Thiessen is a futuristic children’s story with a Christian theme. Faith has been removed from her family and placed in an orphanage, along with other children who have a special ability that the government wishes to suppress. A boy...

I enjoyed reading the stories in 45 Magazine: Women's Literary Journal by Zorina Frey. This magazine is filled with stories, helpful tips and art. The stories are both fiction and nonfiction and are clearly stated which one they are before you begin reading them. Everything...

Sometimes a single bad memory overshadows years of wonderful ones, but realizing it is what saves Elli Eversol from turning her back on her favorite place on earth – Sand Dollar Cove. Nancy Naigle has created the quaint North Carolina coastal town of Sand Dollar...

The Ivory Staff: A Dark Fairy Tale of Kings and War by M. Lachi begins with the description of a mysterious box in a forbidden room that is as eerie as it is foreboding, thus creating the sense of mystery and suspense that fills every...

Dr. Denise L. Jenne’s book Annalise's Up and Down Day is a pretty easy read for young children. Annalise is learning the difference between up and down. As she goes about her day, she says what is up and what is down. I read Annalise's Up...

Snack Van by Jay Saph is a story of human behavior and how envy and irritation can make ordinary people dangerous. the story has three people who belong to three different areas and social standings, but are linked together because of one single emotion: desperation....

The Forgotten Age: Rise of the Druids by Wayne M Sefton is an epic tale that follows the quests and many battles of main characters Jason and Kelly through various locations, including English countrysides, hills, and forests. While the book focuses on the Druids, there...

Nelson Telson: The Story of a True Blue Blood by Heidi Mayo is a charming, perceptive story for children. Eleven-year-old Mariah is dreading starting yet another new school (her father’s work means they move every year), fearing she won’t fit in or know anyone....

The Great Time Lock Disaster by C. Lee McKenzie is a charming, fast-paced middle grade novel with lots of magic and mayhem. Pete Riley is not a very good wizard. He has trouble with spells and, during a magic lesson with a witch named Harriet,...

Whoa! That’s what I thought when I finished reading the fantastic new book by author Daniel R. Mathews. Aimed at young adults, The Unseen Kingdom is truly a thrill ride of a book, one filled with adventures, fear, heroics and much more, and could truly...

Aria's Song, Book 1 in the Guardian series by R. Beach, takes place in a far off future dominated by technological advances and bio-engineering. Aria Wind is a part of the Guardians, a secret organization full of psychic operatives tasked with protecting the newly established...

Snapshots From My Uneventful Life is a non-fiction humorous memoir written by David I. Aboulafia. In his introduction, the author theorizes that our memories of past events are really more like snapshots taken in succession, and so the memoirs that comprise this book are his...