Manners and Me: An Easy-Peasy Guide for Kids and the Grown Ups Who Love Them is a social issues picture book for children written by Nancy Dorrier and illustrated by Ralph Voltz. Everybody needs a few tips on how to behave in certain circumstances, and...

Silent Invasion is another enthralling work of science fiction from author Chris Shockowitz. In a subtle twist on the alien discovery story line, this tale focuses on two central protagonists who come together with an impossible shared dilemma. There’s Jeff Smith, CIA, who finds himself...

A Daughter’s Secret by Jacqueline McDonald is a personal account of what a simple DNA test can uncover. Jackie’s biological mother and father have not been together since she was a child, having broken up and gotten back together so many times, no one ever...

The Engine Woman's Light by Laurel Anne Hill is a coming of age story with strong characters and an adventure that is as action-packed as it is mesmerizing. It is 1894 and an alternate world in California. Fifteen-year-old Juanita gets a vision in which a...

How does a little child tell her parents how much she loves them? I'm Just Little by Jennifer Sharp is an adorable story that describes in verse a little child's love for her parents. Though the girl is little, she loves her mother as big...

Percy: The Racehorse Who Didn’t Like to Run by award-winning author M.J. Evans is a sweet, touching story in picture book form about a young colt bred to be a racehorse, but he doesn’t like to run around with the other colts and fillies. Percy...

In 9 Steps to Walk Into Your Purpose: A Guide to Transformation Through Purpose, author Bless Roxwell breaks down the daunting process of transformation and walking into one’s purpose into nine actionable steps. Change is not a process to which most of us easily adapt....

Begin Your Biz in 15 Minutes/Day: Your Freelancing Tips Starter Kit by Sagan Morrow is a self-help book for people who want to start a freelance business. She gives you daily tasks for each month so you can start your business in a year. Sagan...

A Coastal Christmas by Kaya Quinsey is a charming tale of love lost and found. Jessica Beaton is a successful TV broadcaster in New York but after her co-presenter boyfriend starts to propose to her on air and then walks away, Jessica feels the need...

Valentine in Venice by Kaya Quinsey is a sweet short story about first and last love. Ten years ago, Valentine Wells went to Venice on a school trip. At 16, Venice was where she had her first kiss with Lorenzo Dipachio. Now 26, with a...

The Afterlife by Giulia Jeary Knap has the subtitle, Hereafter and Here at Hand, and an explanatory cover note: Three tried and tested methods to stay in touch with those who have gone before us. This goes a long way to explain what the book...

The key to understanding the writings of Giulia Jeary Knap - and especially her book, Looking Beyond the Fishbowl: A New Comforting Perspective on Reincarnation - is her fundamental conclusion: “I … consider human beings as powerful multidimensional spiritual beings, regardless of our physical circumstances.”...

My Cursed Heart is a dark fantasy novella written by Steve Zimcosky and illustrated by Ivetic Vicai. His plane was landing at the Cleveland Airport on his way to attend his elder brother’s funeral when he was drawn back in his memory to a moment...

Meet Dan who is supposed to be a fire dog in The Cookie Eating Fire Dog by Lida Sideris. Dan was supposed to pull on his shiny black boots, slip into his bright yellow coat, and put on his red hat whenever the fire bell...

The Announcement by Jim D Buchanan is one of the greatest books I have read this year and one that I’d recommend to every reader — and I mean every reader. You may ask: How can a book appeal to every reader? This story won’t...

Life Only Different: A Novel by Jim D Buchanan is an interesting romance with an intriguing setting, a plot that takes readers to exotic places and introduces them to feisty and vibrant characters. From the very start of the narrative, the reader encounters one of...

The Keyboardist's Career Guide: A 10-Step Plan to Your Dream Job in the Music Business by Gregg Akkerman is a blueprint for how to actually make a living as a keyboardist/pianist. During his lengthy career, Akkerman has done it all and in this book he...

What can I say? Twelve by Kindra M. Austin is the most powerful thing I have read in recent memory. It may be the most powerful collection of poetry on the planet. It is real. It is honest and devoid of the pretentiousness of most...

I'm Your Daughter, Julie: Caring for a Parent with Dementia by Julie A. Gorges is a powerful book about Lewy Body dementia and other forms of Alzheimer’s. It is a caring, heart-filled story of a daughter’s journey with her mother, as they both face the...

Bright, full-color photos of beautiful birds adorn the pages of this non-fiction children’s picture book. Common Backyard Birds is a photo album of common birds that you could see in your own backyard. Author and photographer Doris Dumrauf provides sharp, interesting photos and a description...