It’s hard to be different in high school. Five apparently random students who have to stay for detention one day discover just how hard it can be! In Circle of Five: The Pha Yul Trilogy Book 1 by Jan Raymond, Cassie and her brother Sam,...

STASHES by PJ Colando is a humorous drama centered around a Midwestern farming family. The plot focuses on two couples: the traditional but spontaneous Jackie and her micro-dairy managing husband Steve, and their unemployed son Brandon and his conniving wife Amy, the Roller Derby queen....

Murder is a Family Affair by Donalie Beltran describes a family that begs the question - can evil be inherited? The Tuxhorn family takes us to Illinois in the mid 1850s, where Charles was a boy with a hard heart and a lovely face. Evil...

R. Lee Walsh's fantasy novella, Irin: The Last Scribe, is about an ancient race of supernatural beings known as Irin. They don’t age, get sick or wounded like normal humans do. They walk freely in society, easily overlooked as someone unimportant. They protect the world...

Their Tangled Hearts by Mary DeWeber is more than just another inspirational romance; instead it's a heart wrenching story of a woman and man overcoming the many tragedies that life often throws our way in order to find the happiness that God intends for us...

The Apron and Napoleon's Hat: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Side of Medicine by Dr H. Murray is a medical memoir written in a humorous vein. The book takes us on a journey of how the author became a doctor. The author speaks...

The fantasy genre is truly one of my favorites. And I’ve recently found that books written with a targeted audience of young adults are some of the best on the market right now. Add in a strong female protagonist, and you’ve got me hooked. And...

Author Patrick Shannon is a descendant of the main character in Tame the Wild Land. His research is in-depth and revealing of the author's investment in telling a small part of history in a big way. Louis Juchereau de St. Denis was a French Canadian...

In her debut novel A Fickle Wind, author Elizabeth Bourne takes us on a journey of a young girl caught in the throes of World War II, who begins to fantasize and dream about a better life for herself. It reads like an autobiography and,...

The Osborne Legacy by Mark Cundy is a fun read that takes you on a treasure hunt spanning several continents. Michael Osborne, a British multimillionaire, is dying without heirs and wants to leave a million pounds to someone, a randomly selected stranger. Having worked hard...

Pretty in Black is the first book in a YA Gothic Romance series by Rae Hachton. Ellie considers herself an outsider and becomes even more so after the horrific murder of her sister. Depressed and suicidal, she attempts to take her own life in a...

Born to Run, Live to Be Free by Daris Howard is a delightful, awe-inspiring novel of the pursuit of freedom. Tom Johnson is a married, young, struggling college student. He never suspected the turn his life would take by becoming a caretaker for a “spirited...

In Nothing More Beautiful, we meet 25-year-old bakery owner Maci who has never experienced the pleasure of an orgasm. She’s tried and failed with her previous boyfriends, the most recent of whom was a big fat cheater with a big ol’ member. Unfortunately, these failed...

Groping for God is a personal, heart-wrenching story about Pastor Matupit Darius from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. Pastor Darius lost his daughter Martina in a tragic bus accident. Pastor Darius was forced to escort Martina’s body to the hospital. All the while, he...

The Catherine Wheel by Niya White is a compilation of three short stories. The first story is called, like the book, The Catherine Wheel. Mary Catherine Wheeler and her parents come to a small town with a strange ritual. Every November, they reenact the martyrdom...

Connecting Happiness and Success: A Guide to Creating Success Through Happiness by Ray White tells us not to wait until we reach success to become happier. Most of us are relatively happy people, but we are also well aware that we could be happier. There...

Terrell Noalki grows up in an orphanage, but seems to know there is more to life than what is being presented to him. Dreams of Atlantis by Larry Krantz follows the life of Terrell, who seems to have some connection to the ruling class of...

Aunt Phil's Trunk Volume Four: Bringing Alaska's History Alive by Laurel Downing Bill brings us into Alaska from 1935 until 1960, covering an expanse of history in the great state's time of life. So many forget that in 1941 Pearl Harbor was not the only...

This is a review of the audio version of The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Dan must determine whether his mother has lost her mind or has stumbled onto a conspiracy to hide the murder of a young woman. When his mother shows up at...

Matt was a little boy who loved elephants. In fact, he was just plain out fascinated by them. Matt had a different feeling about elephants from anyone else around, because it always made him sad to see elephants performing when he went to a zoo...