A Tangled Web is a novella written by M.L. Sparrow. Teenage girl, Hayashi Taiyo, has been best friends with twin boys, Ryuu and Kairi, for most of her life. Although physically identical, the boys’ personalities couldn’t be more different. Kairi is completely no-nonsense, spending almost...

I teach English as a second language at a university in China, and I am always reading books that deal with education in my ongoing effort to improve myself, stay current in my field, and in general make my classes more fun and productive. Most...

Everyone is different. We all have different colored skin or at least different tones of skin color. Everyone’s hair and eye colors are different, too. Difference is not a bad thing. We’re not clones, after all. It’s the same thing in the wild. Every creature...

Mended Wings: A Flicker's Tale is a young adult coming of age novel written by Timothy Imhoff. Flicker's life ended when she was sixteen. Young, athletic, popular and good in school, the pretty blond cheerleader, who was planning on college, never really survived the accident...

Rainland by author Sarah Allerding tells the tale of Thomas, a boy who is unexpectedly swept up by a tornado and finds himself on a cloud. Thomas is shocked to find that the raindrops on this cloud speak to him, but he is also dealing...

In Cassandra: And They All Fall Down by Julie Hodgson, Cassandra Jones has violently beaten Braydon Taylor, a six-year-old. But that was 10 years ago. Now Dr. Somner has taken her off her meds. As a 16-year-old, Cass enjoys hanging out at iCandy, an ice...

A Devil of a Time by Gretchen Jeannette is fiction with powerful characters that are capable of seducing readers and owning their hearts. Yes, I mean just that! Captain Niall McLane might think he has survived the worst that could happen to any man, but...

In Between Dreams by Eugene Knight is the story of Toby Ryan, a young man who has his life turned upside down by some turbulent and violent dreams with the tendency to come true. Toby was just a 12-year-old boy when his father was murdered....

Prayers & Poetry: Empowering Readers by Rashawn Johnson is a thought-provoking book with words from the author that are insightful and will connect you intimately with God. The book will make us go deep into prayer and will help us to reach out to others...

Dee’s Dishes by Denise Dwyer D'Errico is a collection of recipes, but what makes the book unique is that there is a story to go with each recipe shared. The author blends culture, family, food, and music through her lip-smacking collection of dishes. These not-so-conventional...

Gorgeous Eddy is reeling from a recent split with the no-good Andreas, who made a career out of being unfaithful during their entire relationship. She has kicked him to the curb and sold their apartment in Stockholm and has made the decision to move back...

An adorable book with a positive message, Can We Watch? follows Isabelle and her brother, Joe, as they continually implore their parents: can we watch television? But one day, when the electricity goes out, Isabelle and Joe spend the time not with electronics, but playing...

Bailey Meredith is a talented, aspiring interior designer going nowhere in a prestigious firm in Playing House by Laura Chapman. Tired of being a gofer and having her ideas rejected, Bailey takes a chance at an interview and is surprised to be hired as a...

This book with a very long title will have readers laughing throughout. A compelling blend of fiction and fantasy, it takes readers to a very unique and unusual setting, one that will remind fans of Tennyson's Lotus Eaters of another dream world with a powerful...

Eye of a Needle: And Other Stories by Cornelia Fick is a gorgeous collection of short and long stories, each suffused with unique literary elements to entertain readers. The author captures the reality of South Africa in vivid detail, in a voice that is clear...

There’s a Rainbow in My Pocket by Lyn Kulow is a magical story where readers get to see a little girl’s imagination enable her to do wonderful things with the rainbow. The little girl sees a rainbow hanging in the sky and she takes it...

Pecker Tracks by R.S. Dees is a coming of age story. It's 1979 in Fort Peck; Ronnie is 15 and is still a virgin, as are all his friends. Then Mary Ellen arrives to stay with her aunt and all the boys are smitten with...

Are you looking to adopt? Are you curious to know more about adoption? What is involved in the process of adoption? Your Adoption Guidebook by Deanna Kahler takes you through the entire process – from making the decision to adopt, to choosing the type of...

For a novella that blends the distant past and the near future, look no further than the highly imaginative Swords of Ansgar: A Windflower Saga by Aleksandra Layland. Sixteen-year-old Keridwen Rose (“Keri Rose”), daughter of Lady Kimberlee of Ansgar and her husband, Iolyn, is one...

Cherry Pickers by Bonnie Milani is a short story set in the penal colony of Sisyphus. Nikki Sotolongo is 17 years old and, as far as she is concerned, she is no longer a child. She wants her gun license, but her mother isn’t giving...