Death and White Diamonds is a mystery by Jeff Markowitz. Richie Cunningham spends a romantic weekend in Port Salmon with his co-worker, Lorraine Van Nesson. His happiness is short lived when he finds Lorraine lying dead on the beach, and is stunned that there is...

A Light in the Darkness by Kevin Hatt is the first book in a series of black comedy crime stories. Haszard wants to know why his friend died. Always managing to get himself involved where he shouldn’t be, he resists when his friends...

Finding My Way Back Home: The Patience of Jobe by J.I.M. Lord is an epic novel following the life of Jackie Jobe as he struggles to overcome a tragic event that occurred when he was eight years old. It was an event that will stay...

How I Became Santa Claus is a cute story written in rhyme and interspersed with illustrations by Gina Cavalier. On the way home from school one day, Nick is drawn into the general store. Upon seeing a little snowman, Nick asks the man with the...

The Shattered Shoe by Erin Evans is a story about Morgan. This young woman grew up while her father was always too busy on his adventures to remember birthdays and other important events in their family’s life. One day she gets a package in the...

Don’t Rhine on My Parade (The Rhine Maiden Book 1) by Erin Evans is a tale of supernatural beings – in the human world. Piper Cavanaugh has The Voice. She can command anyone to do anything but she has made a vow never to use...

“Only when you’re a little lost can you start to find direction.” In Rafael Blotta's We Were Kings, Robert Bartholomew doesn’t know he’s lost; he is living his own life as a writer in Guatemala, far from his South Philly upbringing and the family and...

Salt and the Sea Venture (American Felines Book 1) by Melissa L. Gill is the story of a white alley cat set in the 1600s. Salt gets on board the Sea Venture, takes one last look at London and sails to his new world. His...

Molly and the Magic Suitcase: Molly Goes to Copenhagen (Volume 5) by Chris Oler is the fifth volume in the travel series where kids are taken on a sightseeing trip to different countries along with Molly and her brother Michael. In this book, young readers...

The Ghost of Stonebridge Lane by Roberta Hoffer is the debut children's story by this published author of adult novels, and it is a grand debut indeed. Young Christian Jones Arnook and his mother, Allison, are the only two remaining members of their family, summoned...

Nakita's Big Question by Roberta Hoffer is a delightful story book for kids. Nakita is taken to a new home by Amy. She is not lonely anymore. She has a new bed and sleeps in Amy's room. She realizes that she is not in the...

There is a watermark on the cover of The Moth and the Sun. If you look closely, you can see the outstretched wings of a moth. We tend to take moths for granted. In fact, many of us don't really like them. But they are...

Get ready for a roller coaster ride in Confessions From a Coffee Shop by T.B. Markinson. Cori Tisdale had a promising career. Being a star basketball player for Harvard and with an amazing book deal, she was on cloud nine. Suddenly, a few years later,...

In Who We Were by Christy Sloat, Sadie Peters is going to summer school at a different school than her own in order to gain some extra credit so she can have shorter days next year. She never intended to gain more friends or start...

Death Takes a Mistress by Rosemary and Larry Mild is the second book featuring Dan and Rivka Sherman, but although there are references to the first book, it’s not necessary to have read the first one to enjoy this one. The plot revolves around...

In a little town in northern France live one dog, two parrots and one master. Their days are filled with walking in the gardens and looking for fruit in the orchard. The two parrots, Gregorie and Birdie, loved riding on the back of their doggie...

Engaging Enchantment by Efran Myles is the first tale in The Legend of Lord Randall series. It begins with a bedtime story being told about how the Keeper got his magic. The story is told by their mother to nine-year-old Alyssa, and her little brother...

Saniyah’s Face is an educational book by Akua Agusi. The book teaches children about the parts of the face, and Saniyah Black is the model who demonstrates by following the basic instructions. These are translated into five different languages, and there’s a colour guide showing...

The Video Effect is an excellent book which covers several aspects of video marketing. It’s an extremely thorough guide and I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in video marketing, which is nowadays a key tool for internet marketing. It is full of facts...

Stephanie McKenny is a minister who has written her first young adult book called Better Than That. Readers meet four friends, Myra, Monica, Chastity and Chandra, each of whom have their own teen problems. One is overweight and another is emotionally and physically abused. Another...