What a wonderful twist! I wasn’t expecting the gift that Jacob chose to give in the children’s picture book A Gift for Santa. I love the way Santa thanks him every Christmas for the gift. What would you give Santa for Christmas? I love the...

Renegade Mystic: The Pursuit of Spiritual Freedom Through Consciousness Exploration is a work of non-fiction in the spiritualism sub-genre, and was penned by author Sean McNamara. This book is a guide to fields such as remote viewing, energy healing, mediumship, and psychokinesis as experienced by...

Ronke is an energetic and vibrant young girl with a healthy curiosity and a tendency to get into trouble. She likes to play dress-up, school, pretend cooking, and many more. She also doesn't always like to be stuck hanging with her little brother, Bobo, and...

Baby Princess was out in Market Street with her mother and her favorite doll. The shops were filled with things from different lands and there were people everywhere. She saw a doll her size in one of the shops and it made faces. Though...

The Reunions is the third installment of Tina Hogan Grant's Tammy Mellows series. Tammy Mellows continues to fish for crabs off the coast of Malibu alongside her boyfriend, Dwayne, while raising her son, Matt. As the years pass by, Tammy is constantly reminded of her...

In the beginning of Gillian Thorp’s intensely personal and moving memoir, The Colour of the Sun, an early reader remarks: “… there are some stories that don’t just stick with you; they become a part of you.” I quote this observation because it’s true. Sometimes,...

In Mike Mackay's crime thriller, The Scam at Old River, after a night of celebration, Jack Rhodes woke in the morning to a knock on the door. Debbie, an accountant, was the reason for the unwelcome visit; she had taken an incriminating file as an...

Ada and the Helpers by Travis D Peterson is a story about a clever little dancing fox who also happens to be deaf. Her parents get her “special ears with batteries” that she wears every day. These special ears are her helpers, and her parents...

Night Warrior by Jordan J. Scavone is a great story that is skillfully written for fans of fantasy. Seventeen-year-old Viranda’s home is hit by lightning during a thunderstorm. When she awakens from the shock, and still groggy, she finds a strange man settled on her...

Tour of Insanity: Manifesto for Better Home Design by authors Kelly Mitchell and Matthew Zakutny is a non-fiction book mixed with humor along the way. It describes the birth and evolution of what surrounds us in the everyday lives that we lead, from bathrooms to...

Path of the Phoenix is a work of fiction in the fantasy, boarding school drama, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author L. Scott Clark. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience, and it forms the first novel in The Sorcerer’s...

Thank you, Gregory Hublar, for A Miracle Named Mark! At Mark’s birth in 1964, the doctor said to his parents, “Your son has Mongolism. He will never walk, he will never talk. He will never show any emotion. And he will ruin your family!" At...

The Kingdom War by J.D. Ruffin is a fantasy that starts with a prophesy inscribed in a glassy black stone. A loyal servant sworn to her cause will see Irina, the most powerful mage on the continent, return when the time is right. Hidden in...

In Crash Course by Alyssa Wilde, Arden Hart’s life is disrupted by a collision with a drunk driver. Nora has not been the ideal mother to Arden, often more interested in a man, a party, a buzz, rather than her own daughter. And after another...

M2 Agent Tim Stryker and his wife, Angie, lost their little son to brain cancer, making them drift apart. The couple and their daughter took a trip to Italy for a holiday, a private reconciliation, and a friend’s wedding. However, after another fight, Tim left...

If you think poetry collections are all the same and that it is difficult, perhaps impossible, to find an innovative one, you will have to reconsider your opinion. I had one of the most pleasant surprises myself when I found Vashti Stopher Klein's The Soprano,...

The Garden of Calilily, written by Chrystie Keller, is a children's book that promotes mindfulness through fairy tales. The book features two fairy sisters, Marigold and Sweetpea, who usually do a good job. However, they each have personalities that tend to distract them from their...

BE-ing Leadership: How to Thrive Using the SER Model, by Rodolfo Carrillo, is an inspiring guide to help you be the leader you are meant to be. The main concept is to BE instead of DO as a leader, and Carrillo explains the concept in...

Lights Out is the first book in the Lights Out trilogy by Joey Paul, an outstanding futuristic science fiction work with a well-imagined setting. The book is set in a dystopian period after the devastation of war. This time, the new society establishes the rule...

Lights On by Joey Paul is the second book in the Lights Out trilogy. We follow Lock and Clara in this second installment, fleeing their cityship after a successful escape from the base. They have made powerful enemies who will do anything to catch and...