Randi M. Sherman’s The Lobby lets readers be a fly on the wall at the prestigious Shipley Hotel in San Francisco. The many intertwined stories take place over 24 hours from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. the next day. The Shipley is hosting both a...

In The Mardi Gras Chase (True Girls) (Volume 1) by Maggie M Larche, Melanie, Kate and Faye are attending one of the many Mardi Gras parades in Mobile, Alabama that usually lasts for several weeks. Melanie is bored and can’t see what all of the...

Quinn Jones had it all: a successful law career, a loyal dog, a perfect apartment, and a doting husband. There was nothing lacking in her New York lifestyle. But, as with most things wonderful, things are not always as they seem. When Detective Backus interrupts...

The Lost Tooth by A.M. Vela was a very educational book that I and my daughter both enjoyed. The story is about a baby hippo who has lost his tooth. He goes all over and asks his animal friends if they have his tooth. Each...

The Eagle with a Lazy Eye by A.M. Vela was an eye-opener for me. The story is about a bald eagle named Piko. Piko has trouble seeing things because he has a lazy eye. Piko must wear a patch on his eye in order to...

The Crystal Crux - Betrayal: YA Edition (Volume 1) by AM Werner is the revised version of an original title. Crafted for young adult readers, this compelling work features interesting characters and creatures like wolves, dragons, lizards, and winged horses. It is the time of...

The Drinker of Suffering by AMF begins with an interesting introduction — that the manuscript for the novel was discovered by a book collector. Although the purported author, Arthur Michael Ford, was neither located nor verified, the text contained a variety of plausible truths that...

Jason, Kelly, and the trolls are back in The Forgotten Age Book 2, Druid Ascendant. Author Wayne M Sefton begins with a helpful recap of Book 1 to catch the reader up, then opens with action when Kelly can no longer sense Jason and fears...

The Barataria Key by JM Richardson is a fast-paced suspense novel. Residents of New Orleans, James Beauregard, and his fiancée, Noelle, are both geology professors. School is out for a week and Tim, James's long-time friend, college roommate, and also a professor, is flying in...

“'You’re adopted,' she said, quick as you like, and slapped her hands over her mouth. The words had barely reached my ears when everything went north of normal. Mam erupted into a shaking mess of tears. Dad recoiled with a feverish look to him; his...

I absolutely loved reading The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill. I wanted to move to Virginia immediately and buy a farm. The Smith family had horses, dogs, cats and an Angus steer named Pork Chop that the family calls Daddy’s cow. Brad meets Nancy at...

The Northeast Quarter by S.M. Harris is a historical event novel laced with drama and built around a powerful political and historical setting. The story starts in 1918 with little Ann Hardy, ten-year-old daughter to Colonel Carson who runs an agricultural empire. She is watching...

At only ten years of age, Princess Adele of Iden loses the father she loves in The Spirit: Awakening by K.M. Riley. Her uncle, Lord Myson, lovingly takes the king’s place, but something drives Adele to search for more. Far off in the woods, Adele...

The Spirit Field Adventures: Spark by Adam M Hitz is a spellbinding urban fantasy, a story with strong characters and a huge personal and interpersonal conflict. It isn’t until the class trip to the Smithsonian that twelve-year-old Brandon discovers that he has a special gift....

The Cautioner's Tale is a post-apocalyptic graphic novel written and illustrated by R.M. Wilburn. Mary Morgan is a woman with a special gift -- she travels through time, and she’s seen things in the future that would stagger the imagination of most people. Her journal...

The Flying Glass by E.M. Cooper is the first book of the Fanglewick School of Magic series. After Marnie Speck is left with her new foster family in Downfell, northern England, she immediately bonds with fellow orphan, Seb, who takes her under his wing. When...

Lucy might appear to some people as a bit of a wild girl, but she’s full of love and life and, yes, just a little bit of magic. Her magic comes from deep inside her and it shines through to all who study her closely,...

The Perihelion: Complete Duology by D.M. Wozniak offers up both the original title story and its sequel - An Obliquity. Together, these two highly intelligent science fiction novels (now included in one book) comprise the uniquely creative, meticulously well developed, and masterfully plotted future vision...

The Timekeeper's Daughter by C.J.M. Naylor is an interesting YA fantasy with interesting twists and a powerful conflict. Abigail Jordan is an eighteen-year-old whose story begins when she foresees the death of a woman and it comes to pass. Curious about who she is, she...

“There are only a few who have read this book. Their whereabouts till this day are unknown. That is the only warning. Read if you dare.” After finishing the fourth day of his shift, fireman Clifford Swanson spots a black book on display at a...