There is nothing that provides more unconditional love and support than a pet, especially if that pet is a dog. Charlie arrived in Vine Street one summer day, starving, lonely, abandoned and looking for love and attention. He found what he was looking for in...

Josh Lane begins his study of Conscious Nature almost jocularly. At the very least, humorously. Which, if you are alert, is both deceptive and distractive. What he actually conveys is the incredible enjoyment to be had when pursuing any serious journey toward the roots of...

Canadian Samurai: A One Man's Battle for Acceptance by Russ Crawford is the story of Masumi Mitsui, an immigrant to Canada, who went there with a lot of dreams and wishing for new beginnings. The book chronicles the hardships he undergoes while trying to get...

Violet the Hugging Octopus by Sherry Duquet is a vibrantly illustrated children's book telling the wonderful story of Violet's journey to teach her friends a very heartwarming trick. All of her sea creature friends are curious to know how she stays so bubbly and positive....

Billy Gogan: Gone fer Soldier is a work of historical fiction set during the brutal time of the Mexican-American War, and was penned by author Roger Higgins. Forming the second novel in the Billy Gogan series after Billy Gogan, American, we see the continuation of...

When Elizabeth lost both her parents at an early age, she was taken care of by Horace Reid and his sister Helen. To the outside world, Elizabeth was cared for and kept safe by the siblings and when she married Horace at the age of...

Hasdai in the Golden Age of Al-Andalus is a fascinating work of historical fiction penned by author Richard Malmed. In this cross-cultural and deeply detailed fictional work, we find the action centered around Hasdai Shaprut, who lives and works within the harmonious civilization of Andalus...

Friends are important. Sahbaar and Nero know this all too well. They have been best friends since they were young cubs. Sahbaar is a tiger; Nero is a lion. It doesn’t matter that they are different animals in the jungle. They have other friends, too;...

In Manhattan Cinderella, the first book in the Fairy Tales in New York series by Kate O’Keeffe, Gabriella Davis, or Gabby, is the Cinderella in this story. Even though she is a talented singer herself, her stepmother has her working as the assistant to the...

Owen Kerrigan is running out of time. For thirty years he’s manned the lighthouse on Clare Island, Ireland, one of the last of its kind. But age and modernization are creeping up on him. The building of a new, automated lighthouse signals the end of...

Don’t Drink the Pink by B.C.R. Fegan is a children’s book about the magic of a girl’s relationship with her grandfather, beautifully illustrated by Lenny Wen. The girl, Madeline, narrates the story of how her Grandfather Gilderberry creates little potions in his workshop. She drinks...

Reimagining Adoption: What Adoptees Seek from Families and Faith by Sally Ankerfelt, M.Div. and Gayle H. Swift, CPC throws light on how children thrive in their adoptive families. This book will help readers understand how to become better Christian parents, how to clarify Christian adoption...

In a detailed account of misfortunes and joys, Russell H. Plante tells the story of an abandoned kitten that learns the intricacies of survival the hard way. While reading this fast-moving tale, I found myself constantly glancing over my shoulder at my own beloved feline...

Luca Dell'Anna's 100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late outlines a series of rules for us to live by and for us to plan and direct our actions in life. The point of the book is to give readers a chance to learn and understand,...

El Coronel: Book Two of the Medium Series takes us inside the old conspiracy theory that perhaps the Third Reich isn’t truly over and somewhere in South America lurks the beginnings of a new atrocity ready to be foisted upon the world in the form...

Immersed in the world of ancient Rome, Michael Kleinfall’s epic, The Peregrine’s Odyssey, tells the story of the deep fraternal bond that develops between Gaius Segusiavus, “the Peregrine,” and Ignatius the Younger, both from wealthy merchant families, which outlasts even death. This work of historical...

The Last Tribes of Erva is a riveting fantasy novel by Gary Currier. Set in the fictional country of Erva, it has all the ingredients to tell a great story. Elements like magic, conspiracy, and suspense interweave to create one of the most vivid worlds...

Talking about a matter as complicated as adoption is never easy, but being an adoptee and a teenager at the same time can be overwhelming. Authors Gayle and Casey Swift, with illustrator Wesley Blauvelt, will be helpful to many young readers with their amazing work...

Huck fought in Vietnam and returned home with the terrors of the jungle still inside him. He was a minister at a time when the Columbine High School shooting shocked the nation and he had to console those who had lost loved ones. He lost...

If you like a book that throws you into a deep hole and stirs you around in the dark a bit before it finally lifts you into the light, A Sun Drenched Elsewhere: Zoya Septet Book 4 by Murray Pura is for you. On one...