The Fun Thieves by Carli Valentine invites you to explore the world of positive thinking and learning to look on the bright side. We have all experienced days when everything feels like it is working against us. In this story, a child narrates such days...

Beyond the Hostile Sky: After the Breaking is a young adult sci-fi/fantasy novel by Karen J. Laakko. Three explorers arrive in the seemingly desolated lost realm of Aktinos, seeking to learn what happened and what led to its downfall. After finding an old book containing...

The Wish Box (A Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure), written by Susan Marie Chapman and illustrated by Natalia Loseva, tells of the adventures of Little Mouse, who feels scared and alone, and who wishes that someone would take care of him. Grumpy the...

Eight-year-old Sola and her younger brother Jackie had just moved to a new home with their family. While visiting a bookstore, Sola decides to buy a mystery book called The Adventures of the Magic Rose and the Magic Crown. However, when she starts reading it...

The Ghost Inside Me: Even More Tales From The Baron is yet another enthralling poetry collection by Billy J. Barnum. The poem Infatuation tells the tale of a scorned woman struggling to comprehend that the man she loves has spurned her. The Creepy Castle follows...

The Accidental Mayor by Ed Eng is a collection of bitter-sweet memories about a Chinese immigrant and his family. It starts in Hong Kong, where he lives with his grandma, parents, and siblings, and ends in America. His journey is tough and filled with tribulations....

The Beauty of Us All: Celebrating the Diversity of the World by Chandele Morris, illustrated by Marissa Napolitano, is an ebullient, vibrant, unapologetic homage to the beauty that comes only from being uniquely ourselves – just precisely the way we were made to be. Its...

The Christmas King by Tonya T. Strickland is a familiar Christmas tale crafted into a picture book, a storybook, and a biblical teaching tool. The book follows the birth and life of Jesus Christ through a unique format that is perfect for all ages. Various...

The events that defined and shaped the United States are often taught as a series of dates with brief details because history cannot document the discourse that brought about the radical changes needed to invent a country. As a result, there is a gap in...

What a lovely book! The Brontës of Haworth Moor by Diane Browning is a spirited look at how the daughters of a country cleric became three of the most renowned writers of their times: Anne, the youngest of the three and the least well-known, Emily,...

Not everyone is suited for a college education, be it for financial reasons or other personal interests. The Young Adult's Career Planning Blueprint by Eli Williams -- a self-made entrepreneur and Vice President of a successful software company -- explores the practical life skills needed...

Rescue shelters for animals are havens providing love and care for feral cats and stray dogs in need of homes. The Magic of Misty Nook: To the Rescue is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Christine Skippins. It follows the story of the...

Finally, a children’s picture book that I absolutely loved! In The Worn-Out Flag, Karen Bowen reminds readers of the importance and symbolism of the American flag. Too many have forgotten how important the flag is to our history and that it stands for our freedoms,...

The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups by Amani Roberts traces the evolution of major R&B vocal groups from the 1950s to the early 2000s, examining their origins, rise to fame, and eventual decline. Roberts...

The Life of Tomato by Romilda Byrd is a charming story in the Second Chances in the Garden series. The life of a tomato is a fun one, from first growth right through to harvest. Our tomato has long dreamed of what he will become,...

Thirty-year-old Andie Marks, a reserved public school teacher in Seattle, had had enough of her abusive husband, Dylan Marks. He had hit her again, and she knew this would not be the last time. Hellbent on freeing herself from this toxic union, Andie flees to...

John Crippen begins his book by describing the take down. When a patient becomes violent the staff must restrain him/her to prevent injury. It takes several people to perform this procedure. Crippen humorously describes the dangers, these include: a worker with extremely bad breath, a...

Our lead character is Richard Rinaldi. He is dissatisfied with his life and accepts a job that puts him in the middle of the decaying predicament in the Middle East. He appears to be going through a mid life crisis and seeks adventure and excitement,...

The Rise and Fall of the Antichrist: Islam, Allah, and the Antichrist in Prophecy by Charles Massegee is one of the best that I have read on the book of Revelation. If you are one who has always been a little doubtful about getting into...

Stephen R. Champi helps the reader better understand the purpose of male and female relationships in his book "The DNA of Gender Relationships." The first chapter deals with the beginning of mankind in various forms that one might believe it could have occurred. There is...