The children’s book "Shakespeare’s Complete Paragon" is exquisitely designed by Laudea Martin to teach many lessons and enchant a wide audience. It shows the relationship between art and text. It also builds appreciation for the paragon of animals. Above all, we can sample and meditate...

"Gatsby’s Grand Adventures" by Barbara Cairns is about a cat, his forays into famous paintings during the night, and the hilarious results if he doesn’t end his shenanigans before the sun comes up. In this book, Gatsby explores Winslow Homer’s painting 'Snap the Whip'. He...

Cassandra McKinnon knows the meaning of loneliness. While some people feel invisible, she is literally invisible to the people around her, excluding a few family members, the occasional child, and pets. Being ignored by the world has left her antisocial and with precious empathy saved...

Sergeant Fritz Lehmann comes home from tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Due to lack of manpower, these assignments have been difficult. And now he is called back for a tour of duty in Afghanistan again, much to the chagrin of his wife, Helen....

Brenda Wood’s latest publication, "the Pregnant Pause of Grief", takes the reader on a journey to understanding the emptiness and loneliness of grief. In finding out why she feels the way she does, Brenda had to begin to take the first steps into her new...

“What Makes Up a Superhero” by Picture Kid is a colorful feel-good story about the many “superheroes” all around us. I could find no other identifying information about the author, and do not know what else, if anything, he or she may have written. Regardless,...

Carolyn, the heroine in "Love and Other Subjects", is in over her head at the inner-city school where she teaches, and the principal, Mr. Klein, takes every opportunity to let her know he is aware of her deficiencies. He is mean and petty, and has...

"A Sealed Fate” by Lisa Gordon is the kind of book that grabs your attention from the first page and never lets go. Valda, a 30-year-old, beautiful, educated brunette is healing from a dramatic break up from her seven-year relationship with Roger. She ditches her...

"Special Offers" by M.L. Ryan gives us Hailey Parrish who was not only possessed by an otherworldly being but trapped into her Kindle. When Hailey, who was a singleton and big time reader, decided to buy the Kindle that was loaded with the special daily...

"Mmba Mama" is a compilation of real stories about love. It contains twenty different human experiences in life and love in particular. The types of relationships are varied and they are stories generally from South Africa. Titles include 'Allow me to Mourn', 'Love Refused to...

On Block Island off the coast of Rhode Island in 1786, the slave called Hannibal has never forgotten that in his homeland of Africa, he was the son of an Asantehene king. For years now the slaves on Block Island have cleared its rocky soil...

"Rocky’s ABC Book" is an alphabet book starring an adorable Chihuahua and his friends. From apples to ice cream to naps to Zorro (Rocky’s friend), this book helps preschoolers to not only better understand the sights and sounds of the alphabet, but also how to...

“A Conservative’s Primer on the Bible: Spiritual Emphasis on Understanding the Bible, the Gospel, Salvation, and the Role of the Church,” written by Bob Ward, is an in-depth, yet easily read and understood, collection of thoughts and truths designed to provide the reader with more...

"The Flight of the Griffin" by C.M. Gray is a great book for a child or young adult with fun themes that resound through the book. The five main characters who are living in an old boat called The Griffin end up becoming heroes at...

Speculum is a action/adventure novella written by Darryl Solerh. Graham and Katie Lewis are happily married techies who are celebrating their wedding anniversary with their friends after a leisurely morning in with just the two of them and their dog, Cha Cha. There’s much joy...

"The Last Dance" by Lonna Enox: When the husband of Sorrel Janes is brutally murdered, Houston police suspect the crime may be related to Janes’s high-profile position as crime reporter for a Houston television station. A story on gangs had yielded more than the...

"The Listener" by Chris Carrolli is the second in his 'Paranormal Investigator Series', following on from "Pipeline". Sidney Pratt, a member of the investigating team, is found unconscious and taken to hospital. While he undergoes surgery he enters the realm of ‘white light’ and he...

“Waiting for Josie” by Jackie and Scott Ferrell is a sweet tale of a young girl trying to understand and cope with the loss of her favorite uncle and her best friend, both killed in separate brutal accidents. Maggie is not dealing well with her...

Isis shared an apartment with her friends Lauren and Janet. Lauren introduced her to Thomas never suspecting the terror that would follow. Isis and Thomas had been dating three weeks when everything went wrong. At first Isis was fascinated with Thomas and wondered if he...

"The pH Miracle" by Shelley Redford Young and Robert O. Young is a must read. I was quite surprised and pleased to receive this audio book for review. I had recently heard about the pH diet/way to eat. The premise of this book lies in...