Heather Moll opens An Affectionate Heart with Elizabeth Bennet, preparing to travel to Longbourn. She dreads living with her sister Mary and her dull husband, Mr. Collins, as they looked down on her for not being married. While Elizabeth didn’t care for gossip, she learns...

Amanda wants to learn more about her Oma, her grandmother. She knows Oma came from Germany and she’s learning some words in German, like numbers. When she snuggles up to Oma for a story, she asks her about Germany and how she came to live...

If ever a story and its author were worthy of the accolades it has received, it’s the memoir Strip by Hannah Sward. I have read dozens of memoirs, even written my own, based on early childhood abuse and its lifelong effects on the child, but...

This Day I Hold Dear by Ellissa Schwartz offers a tender affirmation of the unconditional nature of a parent’s love for a child and a timely reminder to parents to treasure every moment of the here and now because those beloved children do not stay...

Do you ever become anxious? Even children suffer from anxiety disorders, yet parents often miss the clues. In No School, My Rules!, Stephanie Henson addresses the struggles children with anxiety face in school. Maybe you had stage fright when you had to talk in front...

Unbroken Bones: Greater Love, Book One by Alana C Marks is a heartfelt, faith-filled YA adventure that merges mystery, supernatural elements, and spiritual allegory into a captivating tale. When Natasha discovers a cryptic map hidden inside her grandmother’s Bible, it sparks a journey that transcends...

Real Life Poem Collections by Todd Pagano, is a book of poetry that, at times, reads like a very short story. They are poems that deal with real life issues, spirituality, humor and everyday situations. From poems to our President, to our soldiers and the...

In Love Crazy, author Selby Fleming McPhee recalls the first time she read her father’s letter. She was 41 years old then. The letter evokes many emotions towards her father and her mother, who was angered by her father's decision to join the army during...

Willow, by Lori Roberts, is the story of Cordelia Barlow, who was born in 1844 in Fairview Plantation in Gallatin, Tennessee. Losing her mother at a young age, the little girl finds solace in the arms of her late mother’s black slave, Priscilla, and her...

Spotless by Camilla Monk is an awesome love story that will actually make a great rom-com one day. The story follows a woman named Island Chaptal. She is a romance novel enthusiast and a boring IT professional. She may seem like a stiff upper crust...

Reading S.R. Mallery’s first novel, Unexpected Gifts, is like exploring a large wooden chest, full of valuable treasures. The main character, Sonia, is a college student, majoring in psychology. Sonia is the only child of Sam and Lily; Sam is a Vietnam veteran who lost...

Window Spit is a collection of forty-one brilliant poems by Alan David Pritchard. Arranged in two sections, Looking Out and Looking In, the first deals with a broad range of contemporary subjects which will be familiar to most of us. The poem ‘Window Spit’, along...

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. How many times do we hear this in a lifetime? Jennifer Taylor seems to have it all. The money, the looks, the grades, the boy… Carolyn Samuels has lived in Jennifer’s shadow...

Deep Waters is an action and adventure thriller written by Deborah Shlian and Linda Reid. While this is the third book in their Sammy Greene series, the authors provide enough background information to allow readers to enjoy this as a standalone. Sammy had mixed feelings...

Confessions of Eden by Scott Shinberg will appeal to fans of sleuth and espionage stories, and thrillers that feature intrigue and action. Readers are introduced to a new covert operative for the CIA Special Activities Division; ambitious Michelle Reagan, code name Eden, who is thrust...

Grandma Eileen was expecting a surprise. She ran to the door when the doorbell rang and there was a mason jar with a gingham-covered lid on her porch. She looked inside and found a long wooden stick with a jade-colored jewel attached to it by...

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, adapted and illustrated by Lauren Martin, shares a magnificent retelling of a true event that occurred many years ago at Christmas. In 1897 a young girl named Virginia was having doubts about the existence of Santa Claus. Her...

It’s the middle of the eighteenth century, the English are at war with the French, and the English have set their sights on ridding the colonies of any French settlers. Rose is Acadian, not really French, but the English view her and her family as...

Raised in a home filled with love, Luis Trivino never understood why his father’s mood would often change suddenly and violently. His mother did her best to cushion the effects of his behavior on the children but as they grew older it became increasingly evident...

Bewitched Moon: Emergence by C. R. Stephens is a fantastic debut novel. Samantha Luna Thorp is a twenty-year-old witchy yoga instructor with a profound connection to the moon. For Samantha, moon rituals are always a must, but right now, she craves clarity and inner peace...