Zoo Day is a pop-up book for children by Tina Marie Kaht. The kids are excited to go to the zoo with their mother. They see Monkey wrap his tail around a limb so he can swing faster. Orangutan does not have a tail, but...

True Stories from Emergency Providers by Marion Tekla begins with the story of a patient who comes to heal, and a friend who comes to get high. An alligator attack on the rescue team and a friend who accidentally shoots himself in the foot then...

Men of Honor and Valor by William Rodriguez is a beautifully and passionately written Bible study guide geared towards Christian men of all ages. The message is powerful and timely. This book is a must-read for all Christian men as it provides a thought provoking...

Miracle Survivors: Beating the Odds of Incurable Cancer by Tami Boehmer begins with the story of the author and her survival efforts when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. How the news was shattering to all, and how she was quietly told about the possible...

Keeping Mother's Secrets was both difficult and easy to read. Easy because the story of how Tracy May escaped a past filled with horrific abuse captivated me; difficult because of the subject matter. Written with frank, matter of fact prose, May’s account of her psychotic...

The Energy by Matthew Rasmusson is a tale of supernatural powers. Milo awakens on his 17th birthday after another strange dream. Coming out of the bathroom, he falls into a fit, something that he has not had for 5 years. He hears voices all around...

Whoa! That was the main thought I had after I finished reading Cryptic Spaces, Book Two: The Eight Queens by author Deen Ferrell. This imaginative wild ride of a novel follows Willoughby, our protagonist, on his quest to find his friends, T.K. and Antonio, save...

Rachanaa Jain opens our eyes to the reality of procrastination and its detrimental effects on all facets of our lives in her book, Awake Your Dreams: Stop Procrastinating! Start Achieving! This self-help guide starts with a straightforward definition of what procrastination is, what type of...

The Perpetual Paycheck by Lori B. Rassas begins by identifying the fact that ‘in the workplace, there are only short term commitments - an absence of mutual obligation between employer and the employee.’ Introducing the topic with a short discussion on paychecks and the necessity...

Hidden Battlefields by William Peace is the sequel to his previous novel, The Iranian Scorpion. Robert Dawson, an agent working for the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), has escaped from a prison in Iran. While re-acclimating to the USA, he finds himself in close contact with...

Midway: A Deep Sea Thriller by Nathan Robinson is a horror story about how professional and competitive swimmer Sam loses contact with the boat that was following him while he was crossing the ocean with his team. When he realizes that he had been swimming...

Ketchup on Everything by Nathan Robinson is a weird and creepy tale that had my heart pumping from page one. There are two stories that mingle within these pages. The backstory is the more normal of the two but comes in pieces later on, filling...

If ever a book begged to be made into a movie and shown on the big screen, Saving Grapes by author J.T. Lundy is it! This funny, fun and rollicking work of fiction follows our protagonist, 30-year-old Jason Barnes, on a madcap adventure to the...

Rising from the Shadow of the Sun by Ronny Herman de Jong begins with a five-year-old girl in a Japanese camp in Java, who grows up during the Second World War days to become the author of this book. It tells the story of Ronny’s...

Ask Yourself: Getting Back To Being Your Brother's Keeper by Felicia Benton questions our sense of correctness. Even if we ensure that our approach or behavior is correct, we do not bother to question the effect our actions have on those around us. By examining...

A Step Beyond by Nancy M Bell is the story of what happens when Gort finds himself as another version of himself inside the legendary world of King Arthur. This happens when, in current real life, his abusive Uncle Daniel attacks him and Gort slides...

In Clumsy Girl's Guide to Falling in Love by Karen Wiesner, Zoe is clumsy but lovable, a patient and kind woman who always seems to be on the wrong end of a bad situation. My heart broke for her and I just wanted her to...

A devastating loss sent Roy Swenson on a life-long quest to find the truth. He didn’t want to fall into the trap of believing only what he was told by religious leaders, renowned scientists or government officials. Gregory Lloyd draws you a picture of...

The Puerto Rican heritage shown through Summer Confessions by Lynn Vroman is enjoyable. The use of Spanish within the text was perfect. It wasn't clichéd or explained after each phrase (which a lot of authors do incorrectly). It was used perfectly within the text, and...

The notorious Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers did not fade into history with the Union of the Crowns in 1603. These men, who had spent over two hundred years perfecting the art of extreme violence while indulging in blood feuds, simply disappeared underground. And then ... they...