Krystoff, the main character, is locked in battle with other organized vampires against well-established vampires. It illustrates a classic power struggle where the bourgeoisie rebel against aristocratic power through rebellion. The story’s protagonist trysts with a half breed vampire who at first resists the hero...

"Zippy and the Stripes of Courage," written by Candida Sullivan and illustrated by Jack Foster, is an excellent story for helping children to accept themselves even if they are different from their peers. Zippy is the only zebra in his family and the only zebra...

Judith A. Harrah's children's book, "Jesus, I Believe," is an invaluable treasure for every family with young children! Harrah writes in rhyme the basic principles of faith in God and believing that the Bible is true. The belief that God was born to a virgin,...

Many fiction and non-fiction books have been written about the Holocaust and the horrific treatment of six million Jews by the Nazis. Set basically in the year 1937, "Long Night Coming" is an excellent addition to Holocaust stories and a much needed one at that,...

"Silver Linings" will reach out to young adult readers and draw them in. Lucy Mackensie and her father Mac (please don't call him by his first name, Benjamin) have lived in many U.S. cities. Mac is an actor and a teacher. He has been a...

All I could think once I started reading this book was WOW! It's Diana's last days as a high school junior, and she is looking forward to becoming a senior and perhaps being voted president of their book club. The thing is that she has...

"Maria's Duck Tales" is a wonderful glimpse into the lives of the wildlife that ventured into the author's life. Each chapter is a different story about an animal that was fortunate enough to encounter Maria. Each chapter is a quick easy read that is...

You will find many stories that you will like in this book with a short story on each page. Flash stories are very short tales and these ones are as short as 100 words each. To be able to do such stories you need to...

With the book "Nothing but Respect" the author Julie-Anne allows readers a close and personal look into her life. She not only shares her triumphs but her tragedies as well. We follow her from being a well-adjusted teen who loved to water ski, an overachiever...

"Game-Day Youth: Learning Basketball’s Lingo" by Suzy Beamer Bohnert offers the true novice a simple resource for understanding the game of basketball. Designed as a handy reference, the book begins with a 12-page overview of the basic rules and skills such as footwork, dribbling, passing,...

We all have dreams but we do not all fulfill them. In "More Faster Backwards: Rebuilding David B" by Christine Smith, the readers take a journey with Christine and Jeffrey Smith as they capture their dream. From the moment the young couple stepped foot...

"Dark Throne" is the third in the absorbing and masterfully-written 'Dark Pilgrim series' which has at its heart Ailanthus and his small band of friends of assorted species. “I am Bhasan Volans, son of Deneb Aquila Volans, and I am the Emperor of the Imperium,”...

"Return To Finkleton" is a wonderful mystery book for children aged 9-12. Written by K C Hilton, this is the second book in the 'Finkleton Series'. Two years have passed and Jack, Lizzy and Robert are still discovering magical items and protecting their treasured secrets...

"Katie and Spirit Wolf: The Spirit World Does Exist" is an excellent story that reads much like a folk tale. Author Littlewolf Griffith, aka, Lorraine Griffith, has lived a unique life in both the white man’s world and the Native American world. She is very...

It's the 1980's and Istanbul-based Yasmin Atakol loves her work as a psychologist and has a goal of working with pre-schoolers with developmental disorders like autism. She enjoys socializing with her friends, but most of them are married and have started families. Yasmin would love...

"Cabo & Coral Dog Days of Summer" is an uplifting and inspirational story written by Dr. Udo Wahn and illustrated by Jennifer Belote. Cabo and Coral are two friends who share a loved passion for surfing and dogs. During their summer vacation, the two decide...

"Instant Poetry" by Larry Berger is an interesting concept. At interactive poetry readings, listeners in the audience would call out topics and the author would then put the topic into words. It seems that almost any word or concept is fair game. There are poems...

“Quests of Shadowind: Skyshifter” by L.A. Miller is a sci-fi fantasy book about two siblings, Logan and Mindy, who are dropped into a strange, yet oddly normal world along with the other kids in their neighborhood. They must all work together to find their parents...

It is nap time but Penelope doesn’t want to go to bed yet. She dons her purple pirate hat, white shirt and pants, wraps her purple sash around her waist and allows her imagination to take her on an adventure. Along with her are her...

"Scattered Leaves" is one of those stories which will leave its enchanting imprint deep within you for quite a while. Anyone who enjoys the paranormal genre will certainly delight in this one which offers real known paranormal facts which tie into a past era with...