When a brother and sister's home explodes, they go on the run to escape death from the hands of a psychopathic businessman in the thrilling supernatural novel, Unnatural Descendant by Kate Porter. When he was five, Dylan watched his guardian die from a gunshot wound...

Ice and Bone by Diane Olsen is part two in the Rising Wind series. You could read this book as a stand-alone without reading the first one as the author does a decent job of bringing her readers up to speed, but my recommendation...

The Weeping God and the Book of Hope is part three in the Rising Wind series by Diane Olsen. This book is actually a prequel to the first two books, so it's not necessary to have read those first. The two lead characters, Sage Dalton...

Rising Wind by Diane Olsen is a story of adventure and spirituality. The story follows a man and a woman who don’t know each other at first but they are drawn together by a mysterious thunderbird that is supposed to be extinct. Secora is a...

As the third book in Leonard Krishtalka’s Przewalski Mystery Series, The Camel Driver is a surprisingly engaging mystery novel with an elaborate historical background, and it is clearly written not just to entertain but to offer something truly original. The center of mystery and intrigue...

"Frederick came home from work about eleven o’clock and noticed the light in Isaac’s bedroom. Isaac was sitting on the bed, still dressed in his shirt and vest. But he was bent over, his hands clasped around his stomach, his face contorted in apparent pain....

Read-Aloud Stories with Fred, Vols. 1 and 2 Collection by Fred Olds and Margo L. Dill (first story), is a collection of seven children's tales that can be read to young children or can be read by kids on their own. I did not know...

The Mermaid Broker by Sue Hinkin is a thriller and the fourth book in the Vega and Middleton series, preceded by Deadly Focus, Low Country Blood, and The Burn Patient, reading as a stand-alone like its predecessors. This installment begins with a marine biologist named...

“That’s Cosmo whatta bird!” exclaims Cosmo, a funny, witty, adorable African Grey Parrot. Along with Betty Jean Craige, Cosmo’s human companion, our hearts also quadruple in size. Ruminations on a Parrot Named Cosmo is a compilation of essays based on Craige’s publications in a Sunday...

As soon as I saw there was a second Brody Cody book up for review I grabbed it. Brody Cody and the Haunted Vacation House by Toni Pike is another delightful tale. In the first book, poor Brody is faced with accepting a new mother,...

The Flight of the Schimmerplotz: Alias Brains and Brawn Book 1 by Charles A. Salter is a Christian thriller bursting with fun, excitement, and humor. This short work will have you speeding through the pages in no time, all the while entertaining you and keeping...

Written by Ronald Travis Lund and co-authored by Lorna and Larry K. Collins, Dominic Drive is a nostalgic look at life. Dominic Drive is a sweet, postwar community in Southern California; it is a pleasant place to grow up and live. The children play outside...

Path of the Phoenix is a work of fiction in the fantasy, boarding school drama, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author L. Scott Clark. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience, and it forms the first novel in The Sorcerer’s...

Wolf Hunter Inquisition: The Freeing of Chiropteran by Miller Thomas is a hugely entertaining story for fans of the paranormal. Danny Roberts is a detective in the real human world who wakes up in an unfamiliar world to discover that he is in thrall to...

When zillionaire entrepreneur Roger Haines acquired a piece of land that had a crystal cavern, it quickly became the essential factor in cementing the success of the Mariner Twenty Project; the first human mission to Mars. The task is to develop the first base for...

Granny Can’t Remember Me: A Children’s Book about Alzheimer’s is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book about understanding Alzheimer’s and other dementias that children and parents need to read. The easy-to-read story stars Joey who shares the differences between his two grandmothers. This story doesn’t just...

The Antidote by Susan McCormick blends elements of urban fantasy, YA science fiction, and the paranormal to create an engrossing tale filled with lessons for young readers. Alexander Asclepius Revelstoke is a twelve-year-old kid in Seattle with a unique gift: the uncanny ability to detect...

Ephesus: A Tale of Two Kingdoms by Mark Abel is an intriguingly plotted, beguiling thriller that offers a unique view into the unseen realm of the supernatural. A novel that explores the theme of power and influence within the context of spiritual practice, it tells...

War informs the 56 stories of Theodore Jerome Cohen's Flash Fiction Stories of the Warrior, ranging from flash fiction to long-form short stories, inviting readers to delve into the lives of the military personnel, family, lovers, including pets that they left behind and the ones...

When I think about what women have had to go through over the centuries, I am amazed at their resilience and courage. Those women who gave their lives for a cause, however, are even more admirable. In the book Saint, Martyr, Virgin, Slave: Faith and...