Wanda M. Luthman’s Franky the Thirsty Flamingo, accompanied by Mara Reitsma’s distinct bright and playful illustrations, is a children’s picture book with a lovely rhyme scheme throughout. It has a narration that is easily comprehensible by most age groups and includes educational moments as well....

Hayley the Halloween Cat and The Search for Bitty the Bat by Wanda M. Luthman is a children’s picture book narrated through a rhyme scheme that will have kids happily reading along out loud. The colorful characters all have rhyming names, each feels unique and...

Sophia the Christmas Eve Snow Bunny & the Real Gift by Wanda M Luthman, with illustrations by Mara Reitsma, is the story of a young rabbit that's been tasked with a job by Santa Claus. After receiving the lovely red kite Sophia had longed for...

Balanced Accountability: 3 Secrets to Win Hearts and Maximize Performance by Hernani Alves is a book that digs through the rubble in leadership and management to identify the key components of the kind of accountability that drives peak performance and success in an organization. This...

Abducted is the second book in the Red Heeled Rebels series by Tikiri Herath, a suspenseful thriller with strong characters and intriguing themes. When Asha and Katy arrive at London's Heathrow Airport, they are sure they have left behind the terror that haunts them. But...

Simon Cheddar is a tiny mouse with big ambitions. He dreams of becoming a superhero. So, naturally, he must go to a superhero school. Luckily, he has an enormous amount of courage needed to do such a thing. There is also Catt. She is a...

In The Lilac Princess by Wanda M Luthman, Princess Dreama is not permitted to leave the castle walls because of the wars being fought and the battles that are drawing closer and closer to the kingdom. Dreama picked up some beautiful, purple flowers that a...

Good Friday: Dreams & Nightmares is a work of short fiction with paranormal and drama themes, and was penned by author J. R. Wirth. The story focuses on the central theme of ‘what if’ with some speculative intrusions and the mystery of reality versus dreams....

Yogi Superhero: The Yogi Superhero Series is an educational picture book for children written by Anna Smithers and illustrated by Martyna Nejman. Smithers is a yoga teacher and therapist who works with children, ages 4-12. The Yogi Superhero program forms the basis for this book...

The Poison of Money: Inside The Torrio Family is a deep, profound struggle between power and spirituality. This is why Joseph, the protagonist, is believable and sympathetic. This novel by Joe Torrence is a brilliant coming of age tale that invites you to consider...

Bizarre events transpire when an uninvited guest crashes a cozy weekend in the thrilling paranormal novel, Shadow of the Son by Ivan Obolensky. Percy is still trying to reconcile his ownership of Rhinebeck and his unbelievable luck in becoming engaged to Bruni. Preparing to entertain...

The Fortuna Coin is a thriller-drama novel written by Karen Ann Hopkins. Recently married Wendy Catalano's life sees an abrupt end when her ex-husband, Josh Taylor, shockingly kills her new husband, Ben Engel, and her four daughters before killing himself and Wendy. However, due to...

The richness of any language can be found in its words and in our sense of their meaning. In some cases, the messages are either encoded or simply too nuanced to be easily discerned if read casually. On occasion, meaning has been lost in the...

Heidi Smith was a cheerful and lighthearted child who frequently made those around her laugh. But one night, when she was only 12 years old, this carefree lightness of being was buried alive. Heidi was half asleep, stumbling toward the living room, searching for her...

She Dared to Be: The Legacy of Phillipa Maxine by Karri Theis is an enchanting and empowering tale that takes readers on a captivating journey through the life of a young girl named Phillipa Maxine, affectionately known as "Phil." The story is beautifully woven with...

Through "enhanced decision-making", Dr. Helen McKibben shares her new psychological technique for dealing with stress in her book Drop: Making Great Decisions. Dr. McKibben shows readers how to "rewire" their brains to change their reactions to certain negative stimuli. The author mentions the book is...

LoveVortex and the Drakor’s Curse by Pekka Harju‑Autti is a gripping historical adventure laced with eerie speculation and moral depth. We find ourselves in the late eighteenth century, where the novel follows Captain Julius and his curious teenage son on a voyage to the Andaman...

Parenting can be an exciting as well as a challenging experience. While most parents want what’s best for their children, determining what exactly is best for them is perhaps the most demanding part. What many fail to realize is that parenting is not just about...

"And Rainedrops Fall Down My Cheeks" tells of the author's many different life experiences, in which she establish a justification of the reason for them is much more than being human and we have guardian angels. I thought this book was a bit abstract through...

Not So Long Ago, Not So Far Away is a coming of age story written by Trisha Slay. It takes place throughout the summer of 1977 in small-town America. Erika is fifteen and a freshman in high school. Her best friend is Cassie, a beauty...