I love a good, well-written or well-told historical romance, whether it is a book or a movie. There is something about them that makes them easy to read and leaves me with a feeling of satisfaction. The world can be a terrible place, but romance...

The Adventures of Camellia N. Under The Sea is an educational adventure book for children, grades K-3, written by Debra L. Wideroe and illustrated by Daniela Frongia. Bedtime is an especially exciting time for Camellia N. Each night, she goes on an exciting new adventure....

Inky and the King by Richard Wickliffe is a story with a nautical theme in which Inky the squid and the King of all Music become friends after Inky frees the latter from the belt he has been trapped in for years. He tells Inky...

The Day My Fart Followed Me to the Dentist is a hilarious children’s book, written by Ben Jackson and Sam Lawrence and illustrated by Danko Herrera. When young Timmy wakes, he feels a pain in his mouth and knows that it is time to visit...

The kids at school called Charlie a nerd and a brainy one at that. All because of a presentation she did in Grade 2 that described her family holiday as an archaeological dig in Egypt, while everyone else in the class had a typical beach-like...

Mitsy's Life: Tender Tales of Friendship, Loneliness, Loss, and Love by Marti Eicholz introduces us to Mitsy, whose first memories are of looking down into a courtyard from a window above a humble store front church. From the time she could walk, Mitsy had known...

Chasing the Chalice, by Laura Charlotte Berlin, is a chapbook that entices you into a dream filled with happiness, sorrow, and mischief. Each poem seems to open a rift between reality and fiction. The words invite you to stay for a while, however long you’ve...

Mary DiTosto's 25 Reasons Your Dog Isn't Eating is the first book in the Happy Healthy Dogs series. The series is aimed at dog owners who have absolutely no clue about dogs and struggle to understand the most basic issues you can face as a...

How To Get Your Dog To Eat: A Pet Parent’s Guide to Picky Eating (Happy Healthy Dogs Book 2) by Mary DiTosto is a marvellous book. You have a dog that doesn’t want to eat? You’ve consulted a veterinarian and ruled out illness? Read on....

Lucky or Not, Here I Come covers eighty years in the life of John Wilson, the luckiest man in the world, as told by his sister, Jenny Will. This book is truly a saga and almost unbelievable that it was written by Gerry Orz, a...

Longberry's Leap is a storybook for children, grades 4-6, written by Leland James and illustrated by Anne Zimanski. Who is Longberry, and why does she keep on wondering about things? Longberry just can’t accept that the kingdom she resides in is all that matters in...

Pray for Five, Write for Five is a diverse mixture of joy, misery, irony, belief, doubt, and comedy, contained within sixty-two poems. They are written in verse, freestyle, and on occasions an unruly tangle of both. Robert H. Sarkissian is an irreverent advocate of the...

Super Rooster and Wonder Cat is a cute little story with a big concept that can help young children as it is read to them or as they use this book as a starter reader. The colorful illustrations of Hugh Keiser help bring to life...

What was Jesus’ early life like — the missing years of his life as a child? The Transmigrant by Kristi Saare Duarte provides an interesting narrative about the life of Yeshua, starting from AD I in Capernaum, Galilee. Jesus’ sense of the neighbor, his attention...

Don't Mind Being Black: American Poetry Book is a compilation of written works and photographs by sculptor, painter, and poet Jake Webster and poet, performer, writer, and publisher Zorina Frey. The collection is divided into two parts; one for each author. Both parts begin with...

Reluctant to Wed is the story of Emma, a young girl who left her farm home in Pennsylvania to travel to England and live with a grandfather she has never met. An arranged marriage has been set up for her and she is soon to...

When Worry Takes Hold by Liz Haske handles an interesting concept; that of worrying and how it can affect you and what needs to be done to break free from worrying. Maya was sleeping one night when the lights went out. Worry snuck into her...

Xalien the Purple Alien: Xalien Goes to School by Michelle Path is an adorable book for kids in grades K-3. Xalien is a friendly girl alien who visits Jessica and her friends and accompanies them to school. Xalien isn’t used to riding on a school...

Precedence: Bondage is Part of The Game by Marsha L Ceniceros is a compelling blend of crime and sci-fi, a story that follows the life of a Russian assassin, Bohdan, now retired and in pursuit of inner peace. After leaving behind a life filled with...

I can’t review this book without stating how it caught me off guard. I had picked it to read, poised to write a review condemning the sale of gorillas, but little did I know it would turn out to be one of the best things...