The second banana means someone in any field in a key supporting role or position in a company, project, or organization. They handle the details, execution, and day-to-day management, allowing the number one to be the upfront visionary of the organization. Second bananas are highly...

War, The Lash Series: Book Three by Tara Fox Hall is a complex, emotional, historical fiction novel, introducing readers to World War II, combat strategies, and the emotional realities of war. Readers may often struggle to read historical novels because of a "boring" tone or...

Scott Harrison wakes up one night to find several alien faces peering at him through his locked window. An unusual sequence of events follows as they unsuccessfully try to gain entry to his home. He pays little attention to the incident, choosing instead to focus...

Another wonderful book by another seasoned and wonderful author. This book is book two in the Walk in The Park series, however, it is written in such a way that if you haven't read book one (which I haven't, even though it's sitting here to...

Circle of Fire is the third book in a young adult trilogy by Michelle Zink. This novel meets the criteria of excellence exhibited by the first two books in this series. In the final adventure Lia desperately attempts to solicit the cooperation of her estranged...

“Detour” by Jennifer St. Clair is a user-friendly paranormal novel with no “adult” themes or language. It features Karen Montgomery, whose great-grandfather was an elf. She sees ghosts and hangs around with vampires, healers, dryads, and her man-friend, Russ, who is “half” vampire and all...

Laine and her friend Eshana flee south after a rescue they planned did not go as they wanted. But never did Laine imagine she would run into her former fiancé. Imagine Laine’s surprise when she starts her new nursing job at the jungle plantation and...

“Jasper’s Sleepyhead Adventures” by J. Adams is a cute story about young Jasper the Dinosaur, and the adventuresome dreams he has in his bed at night. While his mother is tucking him in for the night after his bath, he tells her, “Trevor said something...

In a world where so many creative artists weary themselves with the effort of trying to find anything new to say, it is a rare pleasure to find a poet who speaks about familiar, universal things in simple, straightforward verse clearly intended to warm the...

A Force of Will by D.J. Wallace introduces us to the land of Nebula, where the young prince Will is preparing to engage in a rite of passage into manhood in which he must travel to a distant island to kill a monstrous, shape-shifting beast....

Exploring America Series: Alabama - Travelogue by State: Experience Both the Ordinary and Obscure by Amber Richards is a travel book with a difference. The author looks at every aspect that a visitor to Alabama might want or need to know, from the obvious tourist...

Alaska Travelogue by State - Experience Both the Ordinary and Obscure by Amber Richards is a fascinating glimpse into what is truly the “last frontier”. I have always loved Alaska and to read about it from someone who calls it their home is indeed a...

Quicksand (Gathering Storm in the Middle East Book 2) is a historical fiction by Robert Thomas Fertig. Vincent Ronaldo is married with kids, and has a successful computer software company. He becomes intimate with Eva, an attractive but deceitful woman accustomed to getting her way....

In Always A Bridesmaid by Jana Richards, we meet Dani DiPietro and Zach Morrison. Dani believes she is an ugly duckling surrounded by her beautiful friends and sisters-in-law. As a result of her poor self-confidence and inability to say ‘no,’ she has been bridesmaid at...

Bait (Order of the Spirit Realm Book 1) by Kasi Blake is a paranormal story with a difference. Let me ask you, do you believe in monsters? Bay-lee does. After all, she’s been running from them for eight years, living different lives in different towns....

An Unproven Concept (Kraken Edition) (The Vergassy Chronicles Book 2) by James Young is a space opera set in the year 3050. Captain Bolan is conducting military exercises on board the Confederation Star Ship Constitution, a hybrid ship that Fleet Admiral Malinverni will push to...

Odysseus: Bound by Stephen Logsdon tells the story of the CCEV-3 Odysseus, a first contact ship, designed for stealth and crewed for exploration. Equipped with artificial intelligence and some of the most advanced technology available, Odysseus has encountered nothing beyond bacteria at a hundred uninhabited...

Scholar: Chronicles of the New Realm, Book Two by Dmitri Talanov is a magical story wrapped in adventure and fantasy that will keep readers glued to the pages till the very end. Phale Fe begins his education at the Alexa. This was earlier a government...

Many Wolves and his hunting companions, a red wolf and a hawk, have spent eight winters in the wilderness avoiding capture by Thorn Bird. The forest is his home, and his companions are his brothers. On one of his hunts, he spots a white man...

Trial By Twelve: A Murder in the Mountains Book 2 by Heather Day Gilbert takes readers back to Buckneck, WV, and this time it seems like there just might be a serial killer or killers on the loose! Taking a job at Crystal Mountain Spa...