The Ramblings of an Old Man: A Composite of Articles, Short Stories and Recipes by Chef Cal Kraft is a composite of memories in the form of letters, stories and recipes centering on the life of Chef Cal Kraft who lives in Danbury Forest. Initially,...

The Return of The Santa Fe Super Chief is an inspirational contemporary fiction novel written by Douglas Folsom. Roger Storm has a nice little house in Malibu, a gorgeous and funny fiancee, and is considered a wunderkind by his bosses. He’s not impressed when his...

The Expanding Universe Saga by Wilroy Steel introduces a new organization named Committee Of the Regions of Earth, CORE, intended to keep peace and order in the world. Leading scientist Blackcherry, Captain Royal Gunner and a few others, launch a space vehicle, one equipped with...

Forever Changed by Teresa Tuten is a story of two women whose lives had shown them what is precious. Alexandra's whole existence changed when the love of her life, her husband Austin, left her alone. Throughout their life together he never left her alone, and...

Life brings its own ups and downs. We are all faced with several challenges and during these times we need a lift. A Million Smile: 101 True (well, mostly true) Smilemaking Stories by Peter Hartjens is the answer. Peter has compiled a group of stories...

Crazy Cow of the Appalachians: Based on a True Story by Nancy Fussell Perryman is an entertaining family saga where Grandpaw at ninety years of age wants to get rid of all his livestock on his farm. There is always something happening on the farm...

Share the Light by Vicki Graves is an uplifting book that speaks about overcoming problems and hardships in life, and finally achieving peace by taking the path of God. The author's life of abuse and trauma is heartbreaking, but the book enlightens readers by sharing...

Frozen Tears by Margaret Irving gives an insider’s view, or rather the heart's-eye-view of abortion, the author having had hundreds of counseling sessions with women who have experienced it. She begins with the story of Julie, who, on seeing a fully pregnant woman used to...

In The Warmest Winter by Greatest Poet Alive, a well-known doctor, Dr. Miles Livingston, is the prime suspect in the murders of his wife and his two girls. They were killed in their own home in a brutal murder. Miles asks his attorney friend James...

Princess Trinka and Basil: Cats in Love is a children’s animal story written by Carolee Wells Henney and illustrated by Heather Ewing Klose. Princess Trinka is a lovely red cat with almond-shaped eyes who has attracted the attention of all the tom-cats in her kingdom....

Maryann Jordan’s book, Gabe, in her Alvarez Security Series is sexy and enticing. Yet she beautifully incorporates a truly compassionate addition to the storyline. Jordan’s lead female character, Jennifer, may be a very petite woman, but she is a powerhouse. When she meets alpha male,...

The Black Swans: A Tale of the Antrim Cycle by N.W. Moors is a fascinating book that revolves around Taisie MacDonnell and Conn McLaren. Taisie is excited when a Celtic music group moves to her town of Antrim. Her Irish grandparents bring her up with...

School Selfies: Teachers, Parents, Students and Bandwagons by Freda Lewkowicz examines why the public schools are failing and what can be done to stop the rot? Is there anything wrong with kids today? The first remark she makes is of the new generation parenting, which...

Henrietta Sikes is not your typical young lady. We first meet Etty as a cabbie, driving her horse and carriage through city streets with a cap pulled low to hide her identity. When she picks up a fare who is running from some thugs, the...

Until the Brighter Tomorrow is an inspiring true story of one woman's rise to success in difficult circumstances. Valerie Rainford tells of her humble beginnings, the struggles her family encountered, her parents' divorce, and how she and her mother lived apart from her father and...

The Oracle of Ix Chel is a vivid book by Rosita Arvigo, based on a Mayan civilisation suffering at the hands of bloodthirsty, greedy priests who seek to stamp out peaceful forms of veneration of the goddess Ix Chel. Told by an ageing matriarch and...

Sweet and bittersweet, those are the words I’d use to describe Summer Unbroken by Amy Spade. Spade’s novel focuses on Claire, a young woman who hasn’t had an easy life, but is making the best of her current situation and who does have the love...

Wow. That was the word I said to myself after finishing the short story, The Roots of the Antenna, by author David Podlipny. Following the main character, Ming, as he lives a primarily nocturnal lifestyle necessitated by his night shift job, Ming’s existence seems always...

Lee Mattingly is a complex man, having shown many different aspects in his life. Starting as a teenaged gambler, he joins the South to fight in the Civil War. After four hard years, he returns to his gambling and along the way picks up the...

On the Brink: A Trio of Genres by Philip Fitzell contains three stories in different genres about a monk (science fiction), a seamstress (fantasy) and a school teacher (horror). In Chapter and Verse, Brother Clay, a diminutive monk, sits for endless hours alone in front...