Becoming is the first book of the Balance Bringer Chronicles, a young adult fantasy series by Debra Kristi. The plot of Becoming focuses on Ana, a high school sophomore who’s clinging to the bottom of the social ladder, despite being noticeably nicer than most of...

The muddy waters of the Perdido River swamps are covering a multitude of secrets, as are the Shelbey, Percy and Doogan families. It is Duddy Doogan’s quest to uncover them all in a search for his father or his father’s remains, as well as some...

A Walk Back Home by Gilbert Garcia is a memoir relating the details of his boyhood, growing up in a Mexican family in the south side of Los Angeles. His story is composed of short vignettes, told from the young boy’s perspective, in the '40s...

Sanyare: The Last Descendant by Megan Haskell is a bright, refreshing read. Haskell has opened the door to some rather unique fae realms and introduced us to beings such as the blood sidhe, who share many characteristics with vampires, but they are vibrant, living beings...

Naked and Transparent: Six Vital Tools for Knowing Yourself and Attracting Healthy Relationships by Vladimire Calixte is a very useful book for anyone who is interested in transforming negative thought patterns and reclaiming their sense of self worth and inner peace. Initially when I started...

Olivia wants to be a writer and embarks on creating a vampire novel. Much to her surprise, however, when mentioning a severe case of writer’s block, she receives an offer of help from Adam who is a real vampire. Things get a bit complicated, though,...

Asylum is an absorbing dark suspense by Kathryn Orzech. In 1899, twelve-year-old Margaret Rosa Delito is committed to an asylum after witnessing a shameful incident that changes her life forever. She secretly writes about sinister activities at the institution that include missing inmates, while living...

Captivate Your Readers (An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction) by Jodie Renner is an informative and valuable guide for all fiction writers. The author goes beyond the notion of just writing a great story and gaining instant readers. She gets really meticulous and lets...

Thomas Lopinski’s The Art of Raising Hell is the story of young Ryan Johnson (nicknamed Newbie by his friends and throughout the book) and is set in the 1970s. Newbie and his father move to Bunsen Creek, Illinois, after the tragic death of his mom...

Lantern in the Mist, Book One by Liliana Shelbrook is one of the best books I have read in an incredibly long time. I was pulled in and felt the joy and the sadness, and cried and laughed along with Kathleen from page one until...

Illuminating Crystal is Book One in the White Bird Series by PB Morlen. Crystal Blue doesn't realize what she's been blown into. She thought it was an escape from the cold outdoors that pushed her inside a bookstore. It was more than just the cold....

Trouble with Chocolate: Meeda and Me (Book #4) by Rhonda Paglia is a beautifully illustrated children’s book centered around Sofie Margaret and her imaginary best friend, Meeda, who lives in the mirror. Sofie and Meeda appear to live as one because when Sofie gets into...

Jasper's Cafe On The Boulevard is a quick-read novel by Tracey Fagan Danzey in the chick-lit genre. It centers on heroine Torie Lynn Harper, an educated, proud black woman who is suffering a crisis of identity as the story begins. A move to a new...

Grandma's Treasure: El Tesoro de la Abuela by Maritza Martinez Mejia is a charming and adorable bilingual book that conveys a beautiful message to young readers. Grandma slowly leaves the breakfast table one morning and is sitting in the attic in her old wooden chair,...

Vanilla And Chocolate/Vainilla Y Chocolate (Spanish and English Edition) by Maritza Martinez Mejia is a bilingual storybook for children with a good moral. It's a beautiful story where a teacher brings together two friends, irrespective of their color and background. Vanilla and Chocolate are good...

In Dangerous Magic by Jessica Lauryn, Jack Madera is a witch, trying to win Corinne Johnson’s love, but can he cast a spell to lure her in or will he fail to make her love him? Corinne Johnson lost her everything when she lost her children....

Wow! I just finished one of the most truly unique and interesting books that I have read in a very, very long time. In author D.K. Cassidy’s new book, Curious Reality, we are again following characters from the author’s previous work, Spilt Milk - Caleb,...

Forever Mine is a lovely romance traveling from the present back to the past of 1897. The story opens in the present when Victoria enters an art gallery to find a special picture and a very special man, though she doesn’t really know what they...

In Renaissance of the Heart by Lori M. Jones, Amanda Lewis is in for the surprise of her life. She and her husband were happily married for the past fifteen years. They had it all and they had it good. But when her husband confessed...

Creative Children Like the Animals of the World by Michelle Korenfeld is an interactive journey for kids that will encourage them to develop a good attitude toward and respect for the environment. The collection of poems, stories, illustrations and interesting facts about animals will not...