No good deed goes unpunished, at least that's how it seems to Claudia when she travels to the eccentric northern Wisconsin town of Barley to uncover the owner and secrets held by an old watch. In Winter Watch, Claudia ends up stranded in Barley due...

Finding Fire by K.R. Robidoux imagines a world where the elemental gods passed gifts on to humans. Of course, this can never just be a happy thing - there also has to be a faction that sees this as evil and wants to destroy any...

Cooks, Crooks and Colt: This Investigator Serves up Results (A Harmon Colt Thriller)is a private detective story written by Kem Roy Neal. Harmon Colt was an up-and-coming L.A. chef until his personal life fell apart. He's now a private eye who lives in an abandoned...

What is Love: A Bible Based Story written by Corine Hyman is a delightful children's educational, faith-based pictorial book that introduces children to the concept of love as well as the knowledge of Bible verses. Twin sisters Kar'Leigh and Kar'Moni have just finished a Bible...

Author Cat Michaels and illustrator Irene A. Jahns do a wonderful job of presenting a children's story about a young girl Jenna who loses her blue plush stuffed rabbit named Fuzzy. They were always together and when Jenna had to go to school, or someplace...

We've all heard the hoax rumors and conspiracy theories about whether or not we actually did land on the moon in 1969. Ian McClellan takes this theory to a whole other level in One Undead Step: A Zombie Novel. In this book, the U.S. government,...

Encryption by Bill Ward is a great book with a very likable hero in Peter Hammond. Encryption is a little hard to categorize. It is a murder mystery and finding out who killed the victim and why is the engine that drives the story. I...

What we become and how we develop is directly related to our self-confidence. In Becoming a Woman of Worth, Kristen Clark not only illustrates this point, but shows women how to get over the numerous hurdles that often stand in the way of being self-confident...

Tragedy is the first book in the Forsaken Lands series by Sydney M. Cooper. Aiasjia and Teveres were two people whose backgrounds could not have been more different and yet their futures were so entwined. Teveres was a killer with a privileged past while Aiasjia...

Northern Lights by Sharon McGregor is a page-turning, suspense-filled mystery that begs to be read in one sitting! When Madison (Maddie) Smart finds herself without a job, her best friend Boomer suggests that she take a temporary job managing a fishing lodge for his friend...

Prose and poetry blend with the masterful touch of an illustrator’s pen in Stunt Crow, written by David Freedman and beautifully illustrated by Mike Kelly. Though this is a simple and poetic piece that flows like the wings of the bird that it is about,...

I am a fan of Rebecca Richmond. I have found her books to be comprehensive, well written, and most of all, useful. My Guide: Manage Chronic Pain is no exception. It starts with a brief description of her life then zooms in on the moment...

If you’re looking for a laugh out loud story filled with cringe-worthy mishaps then Grace Feldman’s Milk, Turkey, and Neurosis should be right up your alley. As a twenty-almost-thirty-something struggling for independence, success, and love, Grace must contend with an overbearing mother who often offers...

Lemonade Revealed by Will Chluho is a somewhat ground-breaking novel for those wanting a personal philosophical study without spending classroom time. Initially, a boy is discovered unconscious on a Pacific Island beach and when he awakens, he is startled to find three entities attempting to...

Red Nails by D.C. Legendre is about a woman's pain when her husband of fifteen years decides to end their marriage. Hunter thought she had the perfect marriage and loved her husband Jon with all her heart and every fibre of her soul to the...

Taliyah Russo thought her suburban life was the personification of perfection; unfortunately, like many times in life, appearances can be deceiving. When faced with an overwhelming secret that her family has been keeping from her, she needs to forget about her comfortable lifestyle in Long...

Easy Guide to Baby Sign Language by J.R. Cagle is a helpful guide for readers, especially to those who are parents. It helps parents to communicate effectively with their babies so that their signs are clear, and helps in creating a strong bond with their...

Christianity and space travel or science fiction are typically ideas that are mutually exclusive, at least in my book. The realm of space exploration and discovery usually pushes the boundary of disproving Christian beliefs, so they tend to be a topic not much used together....

Immaculate Conceptions by S.E. Sward is a story of hope and heartbreak. Teddy, Maggie, Kelly, and Liv are all women who are desperate to have children but for whom time is ticking away. They meet on a website for wannabe mums to talk about infertility...

In his novel Arts and Crafts, author J.T. Prescott gives us a glimpse into the lives of those in a retirement village. But, all is not what it seems. When ex-covert agent Ken Frazier moves into the village, he has a visit from an old...