Jeffrey Hickey is sick, very sick. But he's not sick enough for his wife to pack up the family camping trip and head home. He is, however, sick enough to be miserable and grumpy, so his family leaves him alone to sleep in the tent....

Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem, An Annotated Repertoire by Amnon Kabatchnik is an overview of the most important theatrical works on the theme stated in the title, from Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus to Hamlet...

A truly great summer read, Take a Piece of My Heart by author Diane Rose Duffy is a wonderful book that will have you hooked from the start. It follows the story of Kara Salinger, later to become Kara Morino, from a youthful bride at...

Cool Kids Wear Glasses by Teddy O'Malley is a cute little story revolving around Mandy Harper who is a cool kid. She has three friends, Kimberlea, Paris and Tasha. According to Mandy, cool kids do not wear glasses and now she realizes she might have...

Off the Grid: Downtown Eastside Series, Book 1 by Karyn Good is a fast-paced story of romantic suspense. Dr Sophie Munroe is committed to serving the homeless in Vancouver and sets up a clinic in the midst of the downtown east side. On Christmas Eve,...

Seeds of the Bitter Harvest, a new book by John Sheppard, is a foray into a post-occupation Capitol City, after it has fallen to the Enemy. Protagonist Andy Whitman, newly orphaned and alone, clings to the last note his mother gave him before sending him...

Ten Days by John Sheppard is a book with a lot of twists. Kirkmont is in chaos. Some people are trying to hang onto hope. Others do not see the tomorrow and are taking measures into their own hands. In this current time of despair,...

Intense dreams leave Gary Foreman with terrible headaches and vague feelings that he should remember something. Gary has spent the past ten years living in California after relocation in the witness protection program, but hearing an old song triggers an increasingly persistent headache. The Ghost...

A Field of Red is a compelling mystery featuring a world-weary former police detective drawn into an investigation of the disappearance of two young girls in a small town in Ohio. The protagonist, Frank Harper, is well-drawn: crusty, disillusioned, and haunted by his past. Author...

Dr. Don Ellis is a brilliant quantum physics scientist and widower. After losing his wife and child in the South Tower, he spends the next ten years building a time machine. His intent is apparent — to change the course of history and reanimate his...

Since the Elizabethan age, when William Shakespeare’s plays were the delight of Globe Theatre patrons, word play has been a delectable pursuit for lovers of language. Across the centuries, homophones (words which sound alike but are spelled differently) have been one of our most fecund...

If fantasy and pirates are your thing, you just found your next favorite book! Stefan Wishart is the heir to the throne, but his father, the Prince Consort, despises him. Only when Stefan learns of his true parentage, a deadly pirate, does he realize why...

Veggies Have Feelings Too: It's Fun to Learn the Names of the Veggies in English and Spanish by Spanish Missy is a bilingual, educational storybook that is helpful in teaching kids English and Spanish words and sentences in a fun, interactive way. The glossary at...

Aisha the Navigator: Trains a Leader #1 by Amir Makin is a heartwarming tale about an intelligent, confident young girl named Aisha. One of Aisha's talents is the ability to travel through time. While selling her handmade jewelry in the park, Aisha meets another young...

M. Elaine Moore writes a powerful narrative in Defiance. Picking up right where Human Sacrifice left off, Detective Chris Avery has been suspended from duty. “The department can’t have a cop who takes matters into his own hands.” Aubri is in the hospital after being...

Bloodline by Scott Alan Wade is a horror story to end all horror stories. Set in Las Vegas, in the bright lights of the brightest city on earth, the night is an unsafe place to be. Who knows what walks amongst us? Victor is a...

I Want to Be a Singer and a Veterinarian: Lainey's Singer and Career Series, Book 2, is a children's book written by Garrett Carter and illustrated by Anahit Aleksanyan. Lainey is a young African American girl who has decided that she wants to be a...

Common Core Galore: Language Arts Fun in the Classroom!: 30 Activities for Middle School ELA is an educational text written by Garrett M. Carter. It contains a number of projects and activities for students that provide training in the English Language Arts Standards, which have...

Immunologist Dr. Kayara “Kay” Ingham has had a vision of her husband’s death, caused by two individuals who invaded their home. To prevent this grim future, a mysterious Osiris Corporation man, Mr. Tuccius, offers her a lucrative job that will suit her skills more as...

Michael Duncan, an Elite operative of Eternity, the organization that protects and polices dragons, wakes up in a dungeon, chained to the wall - and that isn’t the strange part. When a beautiful young woman emerges from a pile of cloth that was thrown on...