Divided Against Yourselves by Bill Hiatt is the second book in the Spell Weavers series. Unlike a number of series, this book can be read on its own without having read the first book and without feeling lost. Tal is a teenager dealing with reincarnation;...

Like Tony Brasunas, I have always nurtured a penchant for traveling and learning about the lives of other people, whether near or far. Autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, travelogues and adventure stories have ever been my cup of tea. Brasunas’ Double Happiness: One Man’s Tale of Love,...

Rock Star is the second book in the Dream Weaver series by the talented Su Williams. While I hadn't read the first book, it was easy enough to grasp the ideas once I read into the first few chapters. The writing style was unique and...

Rainbows to Snowflakes: Activities for Sometimes Snow Falls in the Summer is a non-fiction educational book for teachers and parents of young children written by Deb Troehler. This is a companion book to a book about a young girl, Ella, entitled Sometimes Snow Falls in...

Hidden Among Yourselves by Bill Hiatt is Book 3 in the Spell Weaver series. Taliesin Weaver is faced with a number of difficulties, not the least of which is that a war god wants him dead. Added to that is finding out what is killing...

Travels in Time: Alexander the Great in Pergamon is a children’s book by Mary Black. Alex and his friends discover their time machine is missing. Clues send the children and Ariadne, an archaeologist, to the legendary Black Alley in Thessaloniki and its gateway opens into...

It’s time to rock in Gone For You by Jayne Frost. Cameron Knight lives his life by one rule: love ‘em, love ‘em good and after a good roll in the sack, leave ‘em smiling and sighing your name. As Cameron is a guitarist for...

Whoa! What an epic read. In author D.E. Zlotnik's new novel, Myk: Prince of the Vends, readers will find themselves absolutely immersed in the world of second century Europe (in roughly the area that we would now find Poland.) We are introduced to Myk, the...

In a fantastic new read from author Bill Hiatt, Evil Within Yourselves: Spell Weaver Book Four continues the story of Taliesin "Tal" Weaver. Tal's had a great deal of trials in his life, including attacks by witches, dragons, faerie kings and even ex-gods. His enemies...

Plaint for Provence: 1152 Les Baux by Jean Gill is the third book in The Troubadours Quartet series. Although I have not read the previous novels in the series, I had no problem understanding what was happening. This is definitely not a standalone, but if...

In a wonderful new work of historical fiction by author Helena P. Schrader, Envoy of Jerusalem: Balian D'Ibelin and the Third Crusade (Balian D'Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem) has a story line that kept me obsessively turning the pages from the very first all...

Buddy’s New Friend is an enchanting and educational children’s book, written by P.T. Finch and illustrated by Gokhan Bas. Young siblings, Luna and Asher, are surprised when their cat, Buddy, approaches them, looking very sad. Being left alone for so long each day when...

We all need help and at times we all experience that overwhelming feeling. Susannah Logan felt exactly this way in Oh Susannah: It's in the Bag by Carole P Roman. Oh Susannah is a children’s chapter book about how what may seem to be hopeless...

If You Were Me and Lived in...Germany is an educational children’s book, written by Carole P. Roman and illustrated by Kelsea Wierenga. With an ever-changing lifestyle and culture, Germany is a country which comes with a long history, and people who enjoy the simplicity of...

If You Were Me and Lived In... South Korea: A Child's Introduction to Cultures around the World (Volume 3) by Carole P. Roman is a children’s book introducing the country of South Korea. Written from the perspective of a child who is from there, it...

If You Were Me and Lived in... Russia: A Child’s Introduction to Cultures Around the World by Carole P. Roman is another book from the author’s series where children are encouraged to learn about new countries, the cultures, customs, places of interest, and people there....

If You Were Me and Lived in...India is a wonderful introduction to the country. Author Carole P. Roman organized the pages and discusses food on one page, sports on another, and some common terms on another. I like how the pronunciations are in parenthesis after...

Author Carole P. Roman does a great job in providing educational books for children. Not only are they full of beautiful, colorful illustrations, but her books educate the young reader on the culture of the country that is being discussed in the book. If You...

Did you know that in 1828, Paris (pronounced Pair-ee) was the first city in Europe to use gas lamps to light the streets and that’s how Paris got its nickname of “City of Light” or “La Ville-Lumiere.” That is just some of the interesting information...

I enjoyed learning more about Greece in the book If You Were Me and Lived in...Greece: A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World (Volume 11). Author Carole P. Roman has researched the country, organized the information into topics, written, and illustrated this children’s picture...