Shy South has already had a tough life. She is caretaker of her siblings by default when her mother dies. Shy works side by side with her cowardly stepfather Lamb on the family farm; it is a tough life but they manage to survive. Her...

Canadian author Michael Hiebert has given the reader a provocative book with much food for thought. In "Dream with Little Angels," we meet preteen boy Abe Teal, his mother Leah who is a small-town detective and finally, Abe's older sister Carry. The characterizations are all...

"Soda Springs" is a powerful story about American history and our struggle with civil rights. It is written by Terry Marshall, an award-winning writer who has written both short and long fiction and non-fiction. A Colorado native, Marshall’s experience as a community activist, teacher, and...

"The Mighty Cedar" is an amazing story. Joann Ellen Sisco invites readers to journey back in time and join Marion and Esther as they travel into the "unknown". The young man seems obliged to follow a leading, without fully knowing Who is in the lead....

In "Lies and Love in Saint Paris," Constance Cupps takes us to Saint Paris, Ohio, where Lori Montgomery is summoned to take care of the estate of her recently-deceased Aunt Celeste. Lori is ready for a get-away, having dealt far too long with the congestion...

"Meditations, Mantras and Ways to Stop Beating Yourself Up" by Clara Masai is a self-help book dealing with self talk. These are the things we say to ourselves — I’m fat, I’m stupid. I am sure you have more to add to the list. Even...

“Chronicles of Jongleur, the Storyteller” by Sandra Gallimore is a fictional story based on a family who are the descendants of Mary Magdalene. The story is told to us as Jongleur reports it to Friar Simon at the end of his life. The tale begins...

In “Burden of Sisyphus”, Book 1 of 'Brink of Distinction series', 150 years of ongoing war takes place between the Alliance and the Terran Empire of Earth, who wishes to expand their power across the galaxy through military force. The Alliance, made up from different...

“If you want to eliminate suffering in the world, eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself.” That is a powerful statement that is only part of the wisdom Victor Byrd shares with readers in “The Bare Bones of the Buddha’s Teaching”. This book...

“Twinz”, written by J.C. Laurens, is the story of billionaire Steven Yates, Chairman and CEO of a company called RLSD, a multinational military arms conglomerate. Yates’s world seems perfect but everything changes when his daughter Sari is kidnapped. In order to save Sari from her...

Mindset is a powerful thing and in "Beyond Poverty Line", Ehikhamen Samuel Osagie explains how to gain freedom through your mindset. He compares self-limiting behavior to confinement in a penitentiary and offers means of escape. Further, he cautions against certain behaviors that would place you...

"The Circle: Book One of the Sidhe" by Cindy Cipriano is a great children’s book about faery folk. A faery family live among the humans in the non-magical world as book store owners and a student. Calum is getting ready to enter middle school as...

In “The Corruption of Innocence”, written by Lori St. John, readers will follow the battle to stop the execution of an innocent man. The author was a practicing CPA when she felt the calling to study law. Her field of expertise is as a defense...

"Scandal in the Night" by Elizabeth Essex is a piece that gives the reader a glimpse into the life of a Scottish lass Catriona and the second son of a British noble, Thomas Jellicoe, and the life that might have been enjoyed if one...

"Constantine and the Summer of Lies: A Novella" by Lisa Rusczyk is an interesting tale interspersed with mystery, intrigue and cats. The story is about Celina and the crazy cat lady Silly Sally at whom she throws an egg by mistake. Silly Sally asks her...

The Devil's Duel is written by Alexander St. Angelo. This story explores the battle between good and evil in a modern setting. Satan has a new plan in mind. To get the ball rolling, he creates a son whom he calls Joshua. Along with this,...

In "Murder in Black and White," the authors Loretta Jackson and Vickie Britton introduce us to Sheriff Jeff McQuede of Coral County. When a class photo goes missing in the newly remodeled museum, it sets off the curiosity button in the sheriff's brain. He wonders...

"Impulsive" is a short story written by Christine McGreggor. It tells the story of Kara Steward who is attracted towards bad boys, but then she meets Thomas Campbell, who is the very opposite of the guys she had liked in the past. She likes impulsive,...

“The Light: A Novel” by Robert Hammond is a novel with metaphysical undertones. It depicts the wild ride of the heroin-addicted life of Abel Adams, the son of an affluent black family that struggled with his identity in a predominantly white community in the 60s....

"Family Matters" by Georgina Sellwood is about one woman's journey and adjustment with the concept of family. Bonnie Blakley had a troubled childhood. As she was moved from foster home to foster home, she was often mistreated and forced to take care of misbehaving children....