Named after one of the planet Jupiter’s moons, Elara was most definitely born to be a STEM girl! What’s a STEM girl, you ask? Well, a STEM girl is a girl who loves all things STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). That doesn’t mean that Elara...

Little Differences by Brittanie Ganai Thompson handles the relevant topic of bullying which has become the bane of society nowadays. It is not only children but there are many adults too who are victims of bullying. The sixth graders are going to Sea World and...

Leaving the Land of Your Limitations by Dr. Kevin Drury is a remarkable exposition that was both timely and eye-opening for me. The book is comprehensive and, better still, the author reads between the lines of scriptures quoted and expounds on them. Mark 3: 1-5,...

The Lion of Khum Jung is a mountaineering adventure novel written by Ronald Bagliere. Frank Kincaid had been stunned when he learned that the widow Madden and her son were coming to Everest and had booked with Khum Jung Mountaineering, which was his own small...

The Librarian: A First Contact Story is a short sci-fi tale told by M.N. Arzú. Jane Logan is deciding on an evening snack while she awaits the return of her husband, Nick, who went hiking alone for the day. There’s a knock on her door,...

“Is that Raine Kingston? Are you kidding me?” If she had heard it once, she had heard it a hundred times. Any and every red-blooded American woman longed for a glimpse of Raine Kingston, but better yet, an up close and personal view was a...

Mary Ting spins a new tale from a classic fairy tale in Jaclyn and the Beanstalk. “Everyone has a destiny, a story to tell.” Jaclyn is not your average sixteenth-century girl. She and her loving parents live alone, isolated from the townsfolk. Although beautiful, Jacyln...

Teenaged Anti-Socialite: Unwanted Attention by Alexis Tiger is the first story in a short story series. High school student Kara Landers is an introvert and has no friends by choice. She finds social interaction pointless and tries to avoid it at all costs. Unfortunately for...

Hollywood via Orchard Street is an historical fiction novel written by Wayne Clark. It all started when Charles Czerny found that typewriter in the refuse left by the firefighters after a fire on Mangin Street. Just the fact that it was found on Mangin Street...

The ascension of the Magi, as prophesied, came to pass, and word is spreading quickly, too quickly. War grips the land, innocents are being slaughtered. Against her every wish Alice must remain, and work on the bonds with her new sisters in magic, letting countless...

Another wonderful classic novella by Margaret Lynette Sharp, Change Comes to Pemberley features Juliette, the daughter of the Darcys. Juliette has fallen in love with Stephen Woods, a master in playing the pianoforte. Juliette’s father is uncertain of his daughter’s relationship. Even though he realizes...

Breathe. Taste. Savor. Smile. Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick’s Guide to Mindful Mealtime Moments by Heather Sears is a book for all readers as it discusses the topic of food and what it means to nourish oneself with real food. The author’s journey about...

Dear Willy, The True Story of a Life Well Lived is a real life biographic memoir penned by author Claire Ohlsson Geheb. Delving back into her own family history, Geheb explores the life and times of Willy Oswald Geheb, a German American immigrant who sought...

Angelina, Myra, Clara and June are as different as can be, but they have always been a Mah Jongg foursome and good friends. Unfortunately, that is all about to change now that Myra has been found dead. Angelina has always watched detective television -- Murder...

Disappearance by Julien Ayotte starts with a bang and quickly expands from there. The witness protection program, WITSEC, run by the U.S. Marshals Service, has had a stellar track record for forty-six years and has never lost a witness that chose to remain in the...

Lexi just wanted to learn, she wanted to know how to defend herself. What she couldn't understand was why Christian refused to be her mentor. Their last fight was a big one, he handed her off to Phillipe and made himself scarce. He loves her,...

The Popcorn Tree: An Adventurous Tale by Catherine Green is a tender and imaginative story that begins with five-year-old Claire waking up to find herself all alone. With the sudden disappearance of her beloved family, she is frantic with worry. Where could they have gone?...

Son of Saigon: A Novel by David Myles Robinson is an engaging story that follows the adventures of two compelling characters, a crime thriller with a wonderful setting and a great plot. Meet Hank and Norm, two retired friends with good homes and enough money...

Set in Earth’s future a hundred years from now, the US's states, as we know them today, are radically changed. There have been destructive interstate wars. Suddenly, hundreds of homeless vagrants wandering the streets are vanishing and no one seems to know what’s happening to...

The First Nations of the Northwest coast of British Columbia have a long and vibrant history, one that includes numerous myths and legends that they carved into their stories as well as their totem poles. So much of that history has disappeared, along with the...