Barely a day after being acquitted, David Flores made headlines after killing his wife and child. The reputable defense attorney for a New York law firm, Salvatore Amici, was having a hard time with the fact that he had helped acquit a murderer – David...

DanSing Pancakes’ Healthy Choices Musical Story by Joe Coleman is a high-spirited children’s picture book that will have you singing and dancing wherever you are when you read the story. The illustrations by Aubrey Morgan Foster, Tracy Foster Pyke, and Tafgraphics Design Studio Inc. are...

How We Disappear: Novella and Stories by Tara Lynn Masih tells readers of “All these faces with stories, good and bad.” Have you ever heard of face blindness? It’s called prosopagnosia. It means the inability to recall a face. Others are quite the opposite –...

In Is This What I Really Want? Silvia Araya shares her experiences about what it takes to find the relationship you so richly deserve. There is an old saying that relates: Be careful what you ask for because you might get it. Therefore, asking ourselves...

When Sallie Dawkins set out to get a pet for her child, she did not realize that it would be the beginning of an eight-year spiritual journey that would completely change her outlook on life and her approach to matters of the spirit. God used...

Tales2Inspire: The Diamond Collection Series II is created by Lois W. Stern is a riveting collection of nonfiction short stories by award-winning authors. Each story inspires consciousness, empathy, and appreciation for the little things we take for granted. The book is divided into two sections....

Santa’s Fuzzy Little Visit: The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws by Mama Paws with illustrations by Papa Paws is a delightful read, sharing the joy and magic of the holiday season. Molly Paws and the adorable puppies in her family are anxiously awaiting the...

“Change is the current that drives our lives.” Janet Rice wrote these poignant words in her creative nonfiction story, Bygone Brooklyn. Change is also what makes our stories so empowering, so sensitive and compassionate, and so important. Life is all about stories; it’s what defines...

Arlan wasn't thrilled about being a noble because it implied joining the Royal Guard, which would deprive him of the opportunity to have a comfortable family life. However, this concern is rapidly replaced by others when he begins to have visions of death and turmoil...

In The Girl and the Lock on Her Heart by Lauren Lee, a girl who lives by herself is on a mission to find the key that will fit the empty lock on her heart. One day, a boy who has a key to his...

Melina Druga presents the journal entries of Cassandra Economos in Sexual Awakening. The first book in The Rock Star’s Wife series begins with Cassandra's first interest in boys and sex at the age of fourteen. Living in a traditional Greek family, most of her relatives...

Melinda Deir-Boyette has authored an interesting book in Wake Up Sleeping Church! The title is intriguing. I agree that the modern church is asleep at the wheel and needs to be awakened. However, as you read this book, you may agree or disagree with...

Rachelle Gage grew up with an autistic brother. Her experiences with him inspired her to write Jacob's Extraordinary Day. Jacob communicates through a picture book specially created for him. One day all the children helped to prepare for the Spring Jam the following day. They...

Corbin Speaks Bee is a sweet, educational children’s picture book by Emma Pesis and illustrated by Divya George. Corbin’s not like any other kid – he can speak Bee. Well, sort of. He watches them carefully, and in turn, they teach him all kinds of...

Seven Ghosts is the final installment of the Matt Preston Novel series by Paul Shadinger. Matt Preston was enjoying his hard-earned but humdrum retirement when a newspaper report of a hit-and-run incident involving his former friend and fellow "ghost" Trey embroils him in a deep...

Fatechanger: Penny Found is the second installment in the Fatechanger series by L. M. Poplin. Fifteen-year-old Penelope Clark (Penn) realizes she must once again travel back to the year 1916 in search of her missing father and to make amends for her old friend, Fin....

Paws, Purpose and Possibilities: How Therapy Dogs and Faith Healed My Heart by Gail H. Scoates is an inspiring work that offers impactful lessons about faith and healing from therapy dog work. After losing her sister Karen, Scoates was determined to see something good emerge...

The Rainbow Room by Claire Ishi Ayetoro is a short read that is curiously moving with a strong emotional and psychological arc, something you don’t read every day. His name is Jack Taylor. He wakes up in an unfamiliar room with an arrangement he has...

The life of a giraffe is complicated. The dangers that they face are increasing to the point that they are threatened with extinction. That's why Claire Ishi Ayetoro shares A Leaf for Bongani so that children can understand nature's challenges and learn from them. Bongani...

Possibly one of the best descriptors of the self-help entrepreneurial book Business Start Up: Everything You Need to Know by Ted Courtenay can be found in chapter twenty: “A company is only as strong as its weakest link, and if that link is weak, the...