In Liberty and Means, Shannon Clark is introduced as a fairly straightforward, no-nonsense kind of gal who knows who she is, where she's going, and how to attain her goals and dreams. Author Kristin Dow takes a character who enjoys predictability and control and throws...

Sixteen-year-old Ben Howard is smart as a whip and a swim champ to boot and would make any parent proud. However, all is not as it seems in the Howard household. Ben’s father is an abusive drunk and, one fateful night, life as Ben knows...

Racial Realities and Post-Racial Dreams - The Age of Obama and Beyond by Julius Bailey is a gorgeously written, exceedingly intelligent, impeccably nuanced polemic against the current state of race relations in America. Dr. Bailey includes a bibliographical reference list by chapter that securely establishes...

The Nest by Beatrix S. Tambunan is an illustrated children’s book about a family of birds. Two parent birds await the hatching of their baby and discuss moving into a bigger nest when the egg has hatched. Papa Bird initially tells Momma Bird that they...

Chasing Eva is the first book of the In Light of Shadows series by Camellia Hart. After ogling over Clive Stanton’s picture on the cover of that morning’s tabloid magazine, Eva, Izzie and Ali make their way to the office. When the elevator doors...

Not since Animal Farm by the legendary George Orwell have I seen such an entertaining and astute use of animals to portray the foibles of people. Martin D. Rothery has created a book that is both funny and philosophical in Cows! Imagine for a minute...

Sheep is the precursor to Cows! Both books are by Martin D. Rothery. I read them out of order, but I can truly say I don’t think that it diminished my enjoyment of either. The point is not the plot so much as it is...

Picture Imperfect is a touching story by Susan Thogerson Maas about twelve-year-old Jada Jane (nicknamed JJ) during a difficult period of her life. It all starts when JJ’s somewhat thoughtless Aunt Lissa moves in, not only invading her family’s home, but JJ’s own room. It’s...

Fractured Eden by Steven Gossington is a suspense thriller. Dr Rovsing has lost everything. Fired from a job he loves, attacked by the father of a patient, he finds himself moving on, having to start his life over again. A small town in East Texas...

Little Katie Goes To The Moon by Carmela Dutra tells the story of Katie and her dog Smudge, who take a wonderful journey to visit the Man in the Moon. Katie and Smudge don their space suits and take off on their journey, eventually...

Franzisca’s Box by Sandra Perez Gluschankoff is a modern day story that looks back in time to World War II Romania, and the horrors and consequences of Nazi criminals. The story unfolds from Sofia’s and the narrator’s or other characters’ points of view and also...

“Tireman was caught between his desire to be good and his demand for justice. He’d come to America for the dream, and his dream was now tarnished.” When lawyer Merit Bridges catches wind of Tireman’s predicament, she places herself firmly in batting position. Fighting for...

Breeder by K.B. Hoyle is a brilliant example of dystopian fiction. Humanity has been forced to the brink of extinction, taking with it a large population of wildlife. Fortunately the Unified World Order has introduced a Controlled Repopulation Program and, in the interests of survival,...

Welcome to Monstrovia (Tales of Monstrovia, Volume 1) by Mark H. Newhouse centers on young Brodie Adkins, who is sent to spend a vacation with an uncle he has never met. He thinks he is going to Key West, Florida, but he arrives in Monstrovia...

Realing Him In: The Essential Guide to Manifesting Your Perfect Guy by Becky Ringler is just awesome. This one had me smiling all the way through. How many women have wanted and waited for their Mr. Right? Too many to count! According to this fun...

How do you hook readers on page one, and re-hook them at the end of the story? You write a romantic suspense novel like Solstice by K.W. Keith, and when eager readers turn the last page to read the next chapter, they realize Solstice is...

His Scandalous Kiss is book 3 in the Secrets at Thorncliff Manor series. While each book can be read as a stand alone, Sophie Barnes interweaves clues from previous books as well as characters in her tale. Meet Mr. Richard Heartly, the second son in...

Vanished is the second book in The Saved Series by Lorhainne Eckhart. Living on military barracks, Abby and Eric are proud parents of a beautiful, healthy baby boy, Charlie, but Abby seems disinterested immediately after his birth. Having been rescued from Seyed Hossein – the...

The Kid Hypnotist by Steve Zimcosky opens your eyes to the art of hypnosis; something that has always fascinated me. Mind control and a human being’s ability to listen to subconscious or spoken messages and follow instructions is intriguing. Certainly an art form and a...

Bananaramas, now there’s a tongue twister. Sound tasty? Well, ask Kirby, or make them for your favorite pooch and ask him or her. It’s a dog treat and it is made with healthy, wholesome and very natural, fresh ingredients: oat flour, brown rice flour, egg,...