A closed insane asylum lies quietly rotting in the bleak North-Atlantic sun. Yet, it seems that some of its residents, both children and adult, are still inside. The Pennhurst Asylum is one of America's most haunted residences. Its history is dark and traumatic, with most...

Cemetery Whites by Connie Knight is a Caroline Hargrove Hamilton Mystery in which Hamilton relocates from urban Houston, Texas, to the small town of Yorktown, Texas in Dewitt County, where her family legacy has long been established. Enough time has passed since the death of...

Unearthly Tales From Space by John Sparks is a great sci-fi tale with a twist. It is set in the United States in 1959 and the beginnings of space exploration, encompassing deep space and an alien radio signal from our own moon. Dr. Robert Guttenberg...

Righteous by Kim Lehman is a young-adult novel that centers around Righteous Andrews. She is a stereotypical teenager, at least until you look at what’s underneath the all-black attire and the bad attitude. This is the story of a girl who has been beaten...

Asylum – 13 Tales of Terror, by Matt Drabble, comprises 13 tales of terror inside a tale of terror. Asylum is a very interesting concept. Matt Drabble starts his story by introducing Martin Parcell, the new assistant janitor at Blackwater Heights, a spooky looking old...

In the preface of her book, Running From Cancer, DebiLyn Smith confides that you can perhaps run away, but you can’t hide from this disease. She then goes on to relate her battle with cancer. Needless to say, this is the hardest struggle in her...

Fireflies, by P.S. Bartlett, is the story of an Irish doctor Owen Whelan and his wife Sarah. They are Irish immigrants. The Whelans had seven children. As we know all children are special. However, the youngest, Ennis, was unique from the beginning. He was born...

Success Against All Odds by Regina Ozoemela is an interesting book by a woman who has seemingly overcome great and some would even say extreme challenges to be self-supporting. Coming from Nigeria, she found herself abandoned by her husband and his family and left with...

Invasion of Privacy and Other Short Stories is a collection of Jim Liston's tales and vignettes. The title story, Invasion of Privacy, is about Jim Gotweb, a computer geek who has a little computer store which he runs with his wife until she's stabbed and...

Our Journey by Jennifer Johnson, Hailey Johnson, and Jericha Johnson is a beautiful collection of poems based on relationships and family bonding, particularly between a step-mother and her step-daughters. It is about a family's growth and progress in their personal relationships. And it can be...

Birthday Surprise is a sweet story that deals with an issue that many children go through: adding a sibling to the family dynamic. Terri Kelley hits another home run with this one, creating a lovely story about a girl, her birthday, and a little surprise....

Laurelynn “Laurel” Bailey is a woman who defines herself by her profession —- detective, thank you very much -— but when she’s rear ended by a handsome lawyer named Alex, she begins to wonder if that’s all she is. From the beginning of Ripped Away,...

Expressions of Poetry - Love, Life & Tragedy by Montice L. Harmon is a beautiful collection of semi-confessional poems that speak about the poet's trials and tribulations. The poems are a kind of motivation for depressed minds and discouraged people to rise above their problems...

It All Starts with You is a children's story about the first day of school, written by K. W. Wilson and illustrated by Josh Flanigan. The first day of school can be frightening for many kids, especially if they feel different from the others. Sometimes...

Poet Angel Aranda is the author of Mono No Aware: A Poem For A Transient Being Called Love. This poem/book illustrates young love that survives both time and distance. "Mono no aware" is a Japanese term meaning sensitivity to things. The term expresses “nothing lasts...

My Dad Is A Great Man is written by Zehavit Tzarfati and illustrated by Mindy Liang. Within its pages you will find adventure, excitement, compassion, love, and the admirable characteristics of a father. A young boy is allowed to play in his dad's study. Filled...

In Chains by Michelle Abbott is a story of love, resilience, and compassion set in the countryside area of Kent, United Kingdom. Savannah, a young writer from London, left the hustle and bustle of her city life to seek refuge in her brother Simon´s countryside...

What do you do when everything you love is systematically taken away from you? That’s exactly what Spectre Martin has to think about when first he is kicked out of his position as a pilot in the Air Force and then (a few years later)...

Return to Larkspur by Anastacia Hawkins is an adventure story. Larkspur sees the emergence of a new bad guy. While Kieron tries to gain power along with the help of Darkness, King Alaster of Larkspur tries to spread the Areli Light into the the hearts...

What do you do when the love of your life dies in a tragic accident and only a few years after her death your only son vanishes from a place he should be safe? For Jake Bishop these terrifying events occurred far too close together....