Double Z: Day of the Mantid by Ann McCallum is a delightful chapter book for early-to-intermediate readers. Zachary Zinsky, aka “Double Z”, has just entered 4th Grade at Granite Elementary School. The trouble is, he was now the new kid at school. Both his parents...

B.V. Lawson beautifully portrays a perfect storm in Played to Death, where the reader hopes to make it through the story in one piece. The story starts with Scott Drayco, FBI agent turned private consultant of sorts, inheriting something quite unusual from a former client...

“Oooh,” I thought as delicious chills ran down my spine. “A book about vampire-zombies…what could be better?” That was my thinking as I picked up The Journal of Vincent du Maurier, the short novel by author K.P. Ambroziak. And my initial thinking certainly wasn’t off-base....

In A Perpetual Mimicry by K.P. Ambroziak, Ani, a Fire Angel, is banished to earth where he must inhabit a mortal body. Gone are his beautiful wings and the star he called home. Upon arriving unceremoniously on earth and into a decaying body, Ani is...

The Seven Steps to Closure is a chick-lit contemporary novel written by Donna Joy Usher. Tara's still getting over her breakup with her ex, Jake, and she's just survived hitting the big 30. Her mom keeps bringing her psychologically damaged pets from the animal shelter,...

Brenda Whiteside has written a home run with The Art of Love and Murder. More than a simple romance, she interweaves an intriguing plot around the mystery of Lacy Dahl's mother. Whiteside takes it even a step further and leads you to wonder just...

Tiramisu Recipes from Italian Friends and Family is guaranteed to whet your appetite. This lovely book by Martina Munzittu contains twenty-five recipes for just about any occasion. The author collected these “must have” recipes from family and friends who enjoy baking this sweet. These are...

Learn German for Your Holiday by Angelika Davey is a helpful book that will introduce readers to the German language. The lessons are useful not only in learning the basics of the language, but also as a refresher for those who haven't spoken German for...

Wow. Just wow. I just finished reading Games of Chance, Book One in the Judgement’s Tale Series by author William L. Hahn. In an excellent new entry into the fantasy genre, we find a new hero, the enigmatic Solemn Judgement. When he lands on the...

Alexi Ellis, an attractive, quick-thinking brunette, lost her job at the Sentinel. So she sold her deceased mother's condo, collected her hard-won severance package and drove to Lambourne, a respectable town known for horse racing. But her sabbatical with her pregnant friend Cheryl and her...

In 1987, Ben and Shannon ended up meeting and saving each other's lives in quite a heroic and unusual way on the lifts of Stumpy Run's small and almost deserted ski resort in Montshire, New England. They fought off three big and brutal Frenchmen whose...

Kill Robin Hood: The Surprising Truth About What It Really Takes to Get Rich! by Janine Elias is a book for people who don't know how to manage their money, use their credit card too often, who work in a job they do not really...

Leia is on a mission with Walt to find out more about the “Other Side” in The Deep, Book 3 in the Island Series by Jen Minkman. Together with Walt’s father and some of the other people from Tresco, they hope to make a connection...

A Study Session with Christ by Jerome McNeary asks us as average Christians, "How is your relationship with God?" While many would shrug, and say, "Just fine, thank you very much..." Jerome wants you to go deeper in your understanding of your relationship with Him...

Moochie the Soochie Visits the Peace People by Quinton Douglass Crawford is a cute little story for kids. Moochie loves to travel and she has this ability to travel back and forth through time. She is against war and believes that everyone in the world...

Impact by Steven Whibley is another page turning, edge of your seat adventure in The Dean Curse Chronicles. Dean Curse still isn't comfortable with the gift that allows him to see visions of death twenty-four hours before it occurs. His two best friends, Lisa and...

Up Close And Personal is the story of Angie Fletcher and Jason MacDonald. She is a former farm girl with aspirations of being a big time news reporter and taking the world by storm with her understanding fiancé by her side. Jason is a reformed...

Kitten and Butterfly by Aviva Gittle tells the tale of a Kitten and a Butterfly who become friends, despite not being able to do the same things. Butterfly wants Kitten to fly with him, but Kitten explains that he doesn't have any wings. Kitten wants...

Bagel Boy by Aviva Gittle is the charming story of Dana who loves to eat only bagels. He eats bagels all the time for breakfast, lunch and dinner. His parents tell him to eat vegetables too. One fine day he wakes up to find that...

The Oddity is a metaphysical/fantasy fiction novella written by Kat Hawthorne. A young man visits a witch to have his cards read. Each time he visits, another card is displayed, and the two discuss its meaning. At times, the young man wants to hit...