The grandfather and the little boy had to till and turn the soil, hack and hoe, plow and plant, mulch and mow, and it was a lovely day to work in the garden. January to June they harrowed and weeded, and April to August they...

The Fitzgeralds of Dublin series box set by Lorna Peel is comprised of the first three books of this historical family saga, taking place in Dublin in the 1880s. The protagonists, Will Fitzgerald and Isobel Stevens, meet in the first book, A Scarlet Woman. Isobel,...

Mixed Relations 2: Navigating the Stormy Waters of Married Life by Gertrude Mueller von Deham is a moving work of historical non-fiction. It centers on how the author, named Evelyn in the book, grapples with a challenging marriage to a spoiled husband named Eric. The...

Mixed Relations 3: An Unexpected Ending by Gertrude Mueller von Deham is the conclusion to a fascinating memoir about the life of the author, named Evelyn in the book. In book one, we learn about her childhood, and that she was born to royalty in...

Polish Dragon P.I. (The Ark of Healers) by Steve Zimcosky is the perfect crime thriller for fans. This novella enlightens us with another mystery that Private Investigator Tom Sipowicz investigates. When the Assistant County Prosecutor, Adriana Charveaux, commissions the Polish Dragon P.I. to solve the...

Watching a loved one struggle with memory issues is difficult. It takes a kind, patient person like Silvie to help. But, as the anger surfaces along with the confusion from lost memories, it makes the caring task more than just difficult. Silvie is very patient...

Deadly Secrets: What Unspeakable Truths Lurk Beneath the Lies? by H.R. Kemp is a political thriller that will keep you on your toes. The main character, Shelley Ormond, is an average person--a civil servant just doing her job. Her friend is a refugee and dies...

The rewarding consequence of having read Candice M. Sanderson’s first installment of spiritual messages, The Reluctant Messenger, is the ability to appreciate the evolution of her (and the reader’s) understanding of the higher dimensional messages in her timely sequel, The Reluctant Messenger Returns. As if...

A wealthy heiress is pushed from the uppermost level of a floating casino and drowns, and her ex-boyfriend is set up to be the fall guy for her murder in the engaging sleuth mystery novel The Big Fall (Nick Seven Book 7) by Tim Smith....

Apex is an adventure thriller for young and new adults written by Tyler Michael. If anyone had seen the three hikers out in the woods, they’d immediately be able to guess the levels of experience represented by each of them. Chris, in the forefront, was...

The Adventures of Artie and Zac by Judeh Simon is a story about a boy whose dad is an inventor whose inventions always work. Dad also has the habit of talking about pixies and dragons and other creatures that Zac is sure don’t exist. Until...Dad...

Bubbly By The Sea by B. K. Sweeting is an aesthetic collection of short poems with diverse themes. It will take readers on an exciting journey that will pull them into the poems to feel, see, and learn. The collection has been divided into two...

Out of Mind (Progenitor Book 2) by Matthew S. Cox is a science fiction novel set in the distant future. Sima Nuvari was an Outcast on Earth but on Mirage she has hope. Sima and the kids she rescued have been adopted and things are...

One More Year by Allison Ione Ballenger, with illustrations by Carlos Velez Aguilera, is a children's picture book that takes a reader through the imagination of two young siblings as a brother tells his little sister what she may experience on the birthdays that follow...

It’s a real joy to pick up a book like The Foundation by Roberta Carr and be treated to characters who are so realistic it’s easy to picture them and relate to their innermost thoughts, both good and bad. Those are the characters you will...

Jimbo The Farting Robot is a children’s humorous picture book written and illustrated by Momo J. Pug. The inventor’s laboratory is filled with amazing creations: a superpowered cleaner, a poke-bot which ensures the inventor never snoozes on the job; there’s even a trapper keeper bot...

We all remember those special stuffed animals we cherished as a child, especially the most loved of all: the teddy bear. I know mine was loved and hugged and dragged everywhere. My grandmother had to do multiple repairs over the years, as I grew up...

In The Gingerbread House by Laura Gia West, we are introduced to a gingerbread man who happens to come alive. It’s winter and time for making yummy desserts for the holiday. His eyes are made of raisins and his buttons are chocolate chips. So excited...

Klaus is a happy Schnauzer. He’s always on the go: whizzing around his backyard as if he’s on a rocket, chasing the squirrel, enjoying his kibble, playing ball at the park. It’s just go, go, go. And what a fun time he has, too. But...

When King Kaison is poisoned, his wife Alanna is on the run in hopes of protecting their unborn child, Alric. It is prophesied by the Oracle that this boy will possess a power no other before has ever known. In one final act of her...