No matter what a story is about, the first thing I want to listen to is the voice or tone. The author must be able to get my attention and sustain it for the first few pages to get me interested in reading more. In...

In The Speechwriter by J.P. Maximus, a university's presidential elections are anticipated to become the most memorable until a masked killer begins to target particular students. The election now becomes a racially driven battlefield for the candidates, and they seek out the masters of speech...

Kat Michels takes readers back to the US Civil War era in this engrossing historical fiction where genteel Southern belles wore massive hooped gowns and fluttered coquettish eyelids as they played the piano to a room of eligible, admiring males. The beautiful young Kady is...

Helen Parry Jones’ unusual autobiography, Hands of an Angel, is two overlapping autobiographies in one. It is the story of a little girl growing up in middle-class England and Wales, plus the story of a girl who grows up seeing and communicating with spirits, guides,...

The Bishop of 12th Avenue is a post-apocalyptic novel for young adults by Ray Lucit. Eighteen-year-old Jacob “Jake” Walker is accustomed to hiding and fighting for survival in the city controlled by corrupt leaders. He rescues a man tortured by federal agents, and the dying...

If you published your book on your own, or plan to do so, then you might want to put 365 Bright Ideas to Market Your Indie Books: An Author's Practical Guide to Daily Marketing by Patti Jefferson on your reading list. Unfortunately, writing a book...

The Kingmaker is known for his ability to make sure that the right candidate always wins the election. No matter where they are in the world he can monitor everything necessary to prepare them, but even he can’t be prepared for everything. He can’t be...

Haircuts, Hens and Homicide by Stephanie Dagg is a murder mystery with a bit of a difference. Megan has traveled to France to sort out her Gran’s funeral and her estate. While she thought she might run into trouble with all the red tape and...

Town Without Mercy by Joanne Simon Tailele is the story of how and why Mercy became a killer. Sixteen-year-old Mercy went to a firework display for Independence Day and opened fire. It was only a police bullet that stopped her from killing more people and...

Kringle Cat Gets Lost Under The Sea is another wonderful adventure featuring Kringle the cat. Like the other books in the series, this book is written in English and Spanish. Author Carrie Foshee has created an English and Spanish book series about an adventurous cat...

Did I Say Never? by Kim Nugent is a heartwarming story of raising a child with a disability, told through the eyes of his step-mother. Kim never expected to marry again, or find love with a blind date, Jesse. When Jesse proposes to Kim, he...

Finding Heaven in the Dark by William L. Ingram is the author's compelling and insightful story of personal struggle filled with nostalgia and faith in God, which makes him believe that God has a plan for everyone. Though each one of us has a different...

The Rain by E.C. Fisher is a tale of supernatural horror. The death of Charlie Hamilton at Camp High Tide leaves more questions than answers. Detective Daniel Nash is on the case and, when he looks into Charlie’s background, he finds something rather ominous. Thirty...

Do you sometimes wish for an angel to watch over you? Have you ever wondered what happens when your pet dies? Ranch Hero by Janet Fix is a colorful children's story about a ranch dog that passes on and becomes a guardian. Ziggy is a...

Hades Learns To Be Fair is the fourth book in the world of Greek mythology – Taki & Toula: Time Travelers series – written by Elena Paige and illustrated by Josef Hill. When Taki and his sister are ready to go on a new...

Everyone has a dream. Some people dream of being a good parent while others would like to become a Supreme Court Justice like Sonia Sotomayor. This Latina from Bronx, New York not only fulfilled her dream of becoming a Justice, she exceeded it by becoming...

Liberty: Out of a Clear, Blue Sky by Kenneth S. Sumerford is a gorgeous story with a lot in it to rouse both the reader’s curiosity and their sense of awareness. This contemporary Christian romance explores the possibility of a love between two people whose...

Mrs. Weber falls ill and the students get a substitute teacher, Mr. Potter, in Tales of a Substitute Teacher Volume 2: A Magician’s Tricks Take Over Room 6 by Sheri Powrozek. The children like Mrs. Weber; she had been an assistant in the school earlier,...

C.A. King’s Miracles Not Included will have readers’ emotions extremely rattled. A tale with real and compelling characters that readers will be keen to watch as they navigate love and loss, and as they struggle to rise up from tragedy and face life again. Chris...

Literary fiction and readability do not always come together successfully, but in 15 Minutes Erinna Mettler cleverly ensures that they do. The twenty-two diverse stories have a common and very appealing theme: the modern-day fascination celebrities command in the vast majority of people. However, the...