Toby the Trusting Turtle by Lynn Domenick McKenzie is a children’s tale about a painted turtle named Toby who lives in a marsh. Toby enjoys the marsh when it is bustling with the activity of the ducks, bugs and the other wildlife but the summer...

It’s OK to Be Different, written by Sharon Purtill and illustrated by Sujata Saha, is a children’s picture book celebrating children who have the courage to be themselves, and to accept others as they are. When children learn that diversity is positive, it becomes natural...

The life of a soldier is never easy. They put their lives on the line in the interests of national security, so that their fellow-men may continue to live free. There is a certain truth to the adage that old soldiers never die, they simply...

Every Bright and Broken Thing is a work of dramatic and highly emotive teen fiction penned by author Brian McBride. The central characters form a dual perspective in the work, showcasing two brothers who are at different stages of young adulthood. Liam seems like a...

Essentials for Natural Healing by Kimberley Ann Buckler is an insightful and helpful book that will guide readers on a journey to healthy holistic healing. Food, the environment, and thinking patterns create an effect on people and their bodies and how they react on a...

Virtual Fire is a work of both realistic historical fiction, technological development, and an alternative autocratic future governed by military tech and cyber warfare, and was penned by author Mendy Sobol. It is narrated in audiobook format by the author, as well as three other...

Writing your own memoir is not easy. The idea to pen your life story can lead you to a sort of writer’s block as soon as you start thinking about it. You wonder who will ever care about your personal experiences, and your own writing...

I had a deep affinity for the protagonist of The Jackson MacKenzie Chronicles: In the Eye of the Storm. He is a hero in the strongest American tradition of what that word means. He served in the same Army that I served in, though at...

In Sherry V. Ostroff's Caledonia, we meet two women from two different times. First, we are introduced to Anna, a young Jewish girl living in hiding. Her family escaped the Spanish Inquisition and fled to Scotland a couple of hundred years before. Her story is...

The Two Lives of Everett Quinn by John Paul Carinci is a Christian story about the titular character and a young teenager named Brian Sanchez, whose point of view is narrated in the first person. Brian is having difficulty at school as a result of...

Sean Hightower didn’t have the best of musical careers, but he just kept going. After earning his one-hit wonder title, the rock musician tried his luck again and again. After one particularly gruesome stage performance, Sean thinks it is best to go to his girlfriend...

Because You're You: A True Story by Nina Guilbeau and Dorothy Del Valle chronicles Dorothy’s life, born in Caguas, Puerto Rico in 1975. She has happy recollections of her childhood, but at the age of eleven, she had already grown tired of living. The narrative...

If you enjoy historical fiction inspired by the myths and legends of indigenous people, Along the Waterways, book two of the Dreamtime Mysteries trilogy by Jenni Barnett is for you. Although a sequel, it stands on its own. Set in Australia, it follows two timelines:...

Shadow Eater - One Shot Manga is a graphic novel with manga-style illustrations by author R. J. Tolson, and forms part of the Legends of Evos Series. In this edition, we are introduced to the Manga Shadow Eater storyline, and to the world of Evos...

Hoofbeat Heartbeat: Fifteen Hands Above the Ground by Christine E. Mackenzie gives us a peek into the glamorous world of polo through the eyes of a very determined woman who is set on changing the rules. Jo always loved horses; they were an integral part...

In Adelicia: Grace, Grit and Gumption by Joyce Blaylock, it's the end of the 1830s and twenty-one-year-old Adelicia makes her entrance into Nashville society, winning the heart of an older man by the name of Isaac Hayes, a wealthy slave trader and planter. He is...

Simon Grey and the March of a Hundred Ghosts by Charles Kowalski is the first Simon Grey adventure. Simon is willing to do anything he can if it means he gets a break from seeing ghosts everywhere he goes. Even if this means leaving his...

The Protectorate Wars: Born Hero by SA Shaffer is the first book in the Steampunk Adventure series. David's past is one of tragedy but he hasn't let his losses make him give up. When he was a teenager, an airship accident left him with a...

Billy can hardly believe his luck. King William and his heir, Princess Kathryn, are shining examples of what he always dreamed royals would be; kind and good and benevolent. His performance skills have won him the admiration of all, and the remainder of his visit...

Introducing Puppetry by author Margaret Arney immediately "sells" itself book-wise with its wealth of detailed basic puppetry information, its many and varied photographs of constructing a real theater and, of course, instructions for making a puppet, a task that seems almost as easy as tracing....