The Mixed Pickle by Trina Chako is a book made up of thirteen short stories. Each story is different; some are funny and some just make you think. The author is from India so I was not familiar with some of the terms she used...

In Mind Game by Trina Chako, a young girl, Sucheta Sharma, witnesses her family's murder and many years later returns to discover who murdered her family. While this may seem like a simple plot, I think it really works. Readers want to know that all...

In Fur Elise by author PeggySue Wells, we find protagonist Michael Northington at a loose end. His beliefs have been shattered by the death of his friend, a death for which he takes some responsibility. He needs to escape, to find some peace away from...

Love, On On is a romantic non-fiction short story collection written by Met Clark. When the middle-aged author met Konnie, he had put his military action and adventure hat away and was just living life. This little Geo-Mouse shook all that right out of his...

I, Zombie by Jo Michaels features Trixie Collins, a young, average high school girl who goes to a party and ends up getting scratched by a boy called Matt, whom she likes. Soon she finds herself changing into something else. The walking dead. But are...

The Outlaw Takes a Bride is like a mail order bride story on steroids! As someone who reads this genre regularly I found Susan Page Davis' plot to be refreshing because she didn't just follow the same old formula. Instead she provides a twisting, turning...

Lessons From My Twenties by Marquita Bradley is the author’s journey through her twenties told in the form of twenty lessons. Marquita relates the challenges and experiences she had, including relationships, faith, and the loss of a loved one. She looks at the importance of...

What a Babe is a children’s book illustrated by Captain Cartoon and is part of the Starlette Universe series created by author Kathy Johnson. The Starlettes include Skylar, a teen who turns every guy’s head, and Babe, the main character in this book, her younger...

Strange Skies is a comic novel authored and illustrated by Iqbal Hussain Ali, a breathtaking story of non-stop thrills and bizarre moments of a lost passenger airplane in an inexplicable space, loaded with frightened and panicked shoe-less passengers who blame one another for the ongoing...

boombin and lama: a story of friendship...investigation...and adventure! is a deeply profound book. The pages are filled to the brim with color, activity and a sense of the spiritual. Authors Boona Cheema and Damon Guthrie do a great job of sharing a vast amount of...

Moonlight Dancer by Deb Atwood is an historical fiction novel with a paranormal twist. Kendra McGregor comes across an antique Korean doll while visiting a shop with her friend, Anna. Inexplicably drawn to it, she spends her tuition money on the strange doll and takes...

The Last One: A Christmas Parable by Bil Howard is a story of desperation. Rebecca works hard to provide for her son Dillon and she wants the best for him; she wants the latest Battle Robot Commando toy for his Christmas present. Finally finishing work...

If I had to describe This Quiet Sky by Joanne Bischof in one word it would be soul stirring. There is no way to read this story and not be emotionally affected by the lives of these characters. Sarah Miller and her family move to...

According to Adam (More Stories from the Writer’s Drawer) is an anthology of short stories published by Beryl Belsky. A selected group of writers contributed these pieces, divided into three categories: Fantasy/Romance, Mystery/Horror/Adventure, and Biography/Realism. According to Adam is a humorous twist on Adam and...

Ryyah: Threat From the North is the third book in the fantasy series The Elven Age Saga by H.L. Watson. The story begins with High Lord Aledore of the Western Wood Elven kingdom’s army engaged in a battle to destroy an army of half elves....

The Contessa’s Vendetta by Mirella Sichirollo Patzer is a sordid tale of revenge. After the much beloved Contessa Carlotta Mancini marries who she suspects to be her true love, Dario, they begin a quaint life together at her villa. She bears a child and her...

Fantastical by Marija Bulatovic is a delightful, engaging read that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Fantastical is a collection of personal stories from a country and region that was once known as Yugoslavia. This memoir includes a mix of the region’s legends,...

Moish and the Mob and Other Short Fiction is a short story collection written by Raanan Geberer. Moish and Artie live with their widowed mother, Mrs. Birnbaum, and in 1929 they moved from the East Side up to 175th Street. This was a good move...

Christopher Dragon Meets the New World: The Tales of Christopher Dragon, Book 1 is a children's book written by Mary Kagan Draper and illustrated by Patti Brassard Jefferson. Christopher Dragon lived in the olden days when there were knights and kings and castles. He has...

Christopher Dragon Shopping with Friends is the second book in Mary Kagan Draper's children's series, The Tales of Christopher Dragon. This book is illustrated by Patti Brassard Jefferson. Christopher Dragon goes with some of his friends to a shopping mall. They first go to a...