What a cool book! City of Gods, Hellenica is one of the coolest takes on Mythology/Religion that I've read in a LONG time. What if all the gods you've ever read about were real? Now imagine that they're tired of being passive and letting us...

Budgeting Doesn’t Have To Suck: Create Control, Love Your Budget & Have a Better Life by Jim Miller is a marvelous how-to-book for non-accountants. Organized into ten easily understood chapters, the book comes with a free downloadable budgeting Excel spreadsheet available at the author’s website....

The Odd Chick, by author Mary Esparza-Vela, is a truly delightful cute read. It is a wonderful addition to any collection for a very young audience as a bed time story. The story of Buki, the odd chick out, gives the adult readers reading it...

The Turtle Who Imagined is a children’s picture book by Mary Esparza-Vela. Kevin Collier provides illustrations alongside the tale, which centers on a young turtle who compares himself to the other animals he sees in the woods around him. At first, the turtle is envious...

Spanners aren’t entirely different from humans. Oh sure, they have special powers, but they’re also very human in other ways, such as their desire for more power, greater control and eternal youth. The difference is that spanners have powers to help them reach these goals....

How to Make Friends with a Plant Eating Dinosaur: My Favorites Are the Herbivores by Andy Williams is a sweet little bedtime story about a small boy who likes plant eating dinosaurs. The boy has this fear that the carnivores might end up eating him...

Rachel Amphlett’s novel, White Gold (Dan Taylor), starts off when Sarah Edgewater’s ex-husband is murdered. An extremist organization, which will go to any lengths to protect their interests, has ordered the assassination. She turns to Dan Taylor, a geologist and former soldier. With the threat...

Under Fire by Rachel Amphlett is a winner. The main character is Dan Taylor who, along with his team, has to prevent a planned terrorist attack. When a natural gas facility in the Middle East is in danger of being destroyed, a cruise ship in...

Mira Kelley’s Beyond Past Lives: What Parallel Realities can Teach Us About Relationships, Healing, and Transformation shares with readers the life changing lessons that the regressionist has learned from her clients. To quote the author herself, “This book does not seek to delve into the...

In Ali the Inventor Saves the Garden, Amir Makin introduces the reader to a young inventor. Ali encourages kids to use their knowledge of science and math in practical ways. Ali enjoys walking through the neighborhood on what he calls ‘problem patrols’. During these walks...

Tamechactee: Battle for Humanity is the sequel to the Arrow Soul book and it takes right off with a fluidity that should make it easy for both those who have read and those who have not read the first book. Young author Joseph Landing, Jr....

The Story of Hunadi by Mokoka Klaas Mashishi is a wonderful depiction of a few African families living on a farm during apartheid in South Africa. We are introduced to twins Sello and Hunadi, and Gerrit, the son of the white farmer, Kruis. Gerrit is...

This Private Plot is Alan Beechey's latest in the Oliver Swithin mystery series. Children's book author Oliver and his police office female friend, Effie, are in the small town of Synne, an ancient village that is known for the antics of its unorthodox citizens. When...

If you want a good afternoon's read, think about picking up a copy of Eileen Brady's Muzzled. Pet lovers will appreciate all the references to pet personalities, pet diseases and the intrigue of mentoring show dogs in competition. Veterinarian Kate Turner has left her New...

Muddy Little Secrets: Victim to Victory, Tragedy to Triumph by Demra Robbins and Alicia Sims-Mercado is an inspiring story of heartache and love, and finally finding God. Two friends, Alicia and Demra, are broken inside, although on the outside they project a different image. The...

In Chewed Confessions by Cheryl Kirwan, we follow several pieces of gum as they get chewed, and learn all about the people who chomp on them. The pieces of gum are personified into thinking, breathing, and reflecting "people" and can converse with each other about...

The Road Back to Me: Healing and Recovering From Co-dependency, Addiction, Enabling, and Low Self Esteem by Lisa A. Romano is a book about recovery and healing. The author takes readers on a journey through her past where she speaks about her past traumas, dysfunctional...

The Bene Lumen Chronicles: Samhain School of Ancient Knowledge is an exciting young adult book by author John R. McCormick. It details the ongoing battle between the Bene Lumen (the forces of good) and the Illuminati (the forces of evil). Sixteen-year-old Kiernan and his younger...

One Way Street is a historical literary fiction novel written by R.L. Herron. It continues the saga of Herron's previous book, Reichold Street. Paul and his family have moved several hours away from Reichold Street, but he is still very much connected to the place...

Guess What is in Grandma's Garden? by Nancy O'Neill is a storybook with an interesting method of teaching small kids the names of fruits and vegetables. The author takes children through Grandma's garden and by using clever rhymes, verses and illustrations teaches them the names...