I thoroughly enjoyed Guardian: The Choice, Book One in the Magical Beasts series by Geoffrey Saign. Let me tell you why. I am an older person, but I enjoy reading books about teens and young adults. The most important feature of these novels for me...

In Annie’s Country Awakening by Bozena Zawisz, Annie’s parents decide to immigrate to Australia in the 1980s. Hoping for a better life, they take the opportunity to leave Poland and escape the financial uncertainty in the country. Annie carries the memory of her grandmother’s cottage...

After The Absolute: A Poetic Love Story by Haley Belinda follows the emotions of the main character’s love life. Annie and Sammy’s marriage begins as a beautiful union. Their marriage lasts for years but it comes to an end when what was once a blissful...

Two Hearts in Accord: Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance, Book 7 is a contemporary military fiction/romance novel written by Tamara Ferguson. Airman Neil Harrison was stunned as he watched his colleague Anna Drummond’s response when their base in the protected zone was attacked by insurgents....

Author Tamara Ferguson regularly brings us new iterations of her wounded warrior series and Two Hearts Under Fire (Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Book 8) is the latest story in that franchise. Airman Russ Quinlan and his team are targeted and their transport destroyed en...

Cats definitely have a cattitude, a cat-infused attitude, because they are “reserved, aloof, detached” as well as being independent. When you really ponder this new word, you realize it has merit, given the feline power to expect the same each and every day because “Every...

Led Astray by Karlianna Voncil is a refreshing crime thriller. Emily Burns's life is cut short at just 16 years old. She disappeared 6 months before and now her body has been found in Sweet Valley, one of the seedier neighborhoods. Detectives van Daan...

A private investigator risks his life to find a group of missing homeless people in the holiday sleuth novella, The Case of The Invisible Souls (A Jarvis Mann Detective Novella) by R Weir. It's a couple of weeks to Christmas and Jarvis Mann is eager...

The Boy Who Dreamt the World by Jethro Punter is the first book in The Daydreamer Chronicles. Adam is no stranger to daydreaming and how it gets him into trouble for drifting off during class. Now, he’s told that it’s his greatest power. When his...

The Translucent Boy and the Cat Who Ran Out of Time is an epic fantasy for young and new adults written by Tom Hoffman. Veteran explorers and best friends, Odo Whitley and Sephie Crumb, are about to set off on a rescue mission to a...

The Weariness of Were-Wolves by Chrys Cymri is the seventh book in the Penny White series. Penny, Clyde, Morey, and Morey’s family are stranded in Lloegyr now that all the thin places have closed, and they have no way to return home. Now, she must...

Mirror Mirror by Christina Engela is a science fiction fantasy that would have fitted perfectly into the old TV show The Twilght Zone if it were still around today. It's the story of two men in two different dimensions, who are unknowingly swapped. One is...

The rise of science fiction as we know it stemmed from short stories published in feature magazines by authors like Asimov, del Rey, and van Vogt. Short stories are an ideal medium to convey snapshots of imaginary worlds while limiting exacting details that would detract...

All kids are the same. They run, they touch, they learn, and work hard daily so that they can grow. They laugh, they share, and they make friends. They cry when they get hurt, and at night they go to sleep. Kids can be different...

Christina Engela’s Lifetime is a science fiction novella that weaves together love, survival, and the mysteries of the universe. The story follows Harald and Virian Vanderbilt, a power couple who runs a space prospecting company. Their lives take a tragic turn when Virian’s ship, the...

Monday Morning March with Rainey Estelle is written and illustrated by Michael Verrett. Rainey Estelle is a strong-willed young lady who loves to march. It’s the fourth of July, which to her is the best day of all to march to the park. She and...

Tony the Theatre Dog: Puttin’ on a Show explores the world of theatre – well, specifically, what goes on backstage. Tony takes readers on a tour and introduces different important people who help run the show. While doing so, an unexpected problem unfolds before the...

The first thing I liked about Jack Gold and Marc Debbaudt’s Jurisdiction Denied is that it focuses on a topic that arouses much controversy. A sequel of Jurisdiction Terminated, it has been published after California has passed laws that make it difficult, almost impossible, to...

More Than A Rogue is a work of Regency styled romantic drama penned by author Sophie Barnes, and it forms the second novel in The Crawfords series. This novel can be read as a standalone romance story, but it also contains and continues the storyline...

Halloween at Luke’s: Togetherness is Happiness by Priya Pasumarthy is a delightful treat without any of the tricks. It’s time for Halloween! Tom and Lyda Luke have much to do to get ready. Their first step is to decorate their house with spooky decorations. Skeletons...