Dogs are bred to have extra-sensitive noses that can protect us at airports. Strange-looking cats have adapted with big ears and dull claws to live in the desert. Zoos have ways to entertain tigers and help them develop their wild side while they live in...

Growing Up in Disneyland is a wonderful biographical tribute to Broadway, movie and television star Don DeFore by his loving son, Ron DeFore. The biography is divided into six parts. Part I deals with the identity of Don DeFore, from his modest origins back in...

The Butterfly Recluse by Therese Heckenkamp is a touching story that starts out slow and serene but takes us step by step on Lila’s journey of discovery. Lila lives in a world of her own since losing her entire family in a car accident. She...

Rather like the man-eating tiger (perhaps a man-tiger) who insidiously patrols the opening chapters of Pam Laughlin’s novel, Soul of the Elephant, this book excels at sneaking up on its reader, solely intent on devouring him whole. Which, piece by piece, chapter by chapter, increasingly...

Saying Thanks and Beyond: Is Saying Thank You Enough? by Ralph Mosgrove is a timely little reminder that what we do and say can have influence far beyond ourselves. As the author compares small, random acts of kindness to the ripples of a pond, he...

Change in Plans: Know Your Enemy by Meagan Fink begins in the heat of action. It is set against the backdrop of the Second World War with a lot of bombings happening and danger always looming on the horizon. But for Tatiana and her brother...

My Secret Self: Book 2 - Questioning Life in Marriage by Christine U Cowin is the second book by this author. In this autobiography, the author talks about her married life and how it affected her as a person. Christine shares her life views as...

Broken Forest by Eliza Tilton is the first book in The Daath Chronicles. Avikar spends every day trying to forget the day he lost his little brother as it haunts him every moment. Their lives have found a happy routine with an impending engagement that...

Soulspark by Eliza Tilton is an innocent young adult romance novel about a seventeen-year-old who finally experiences a bit of happiness in her otherwise troubled life. It's only been six months since her mother died, and Jessica isn't coping very well. She feels like an...

Cooper: The making of a service dog is a nonfiction memoir written by Clyde Hoch. Hoch was a tank commander in Vietnam in the late sixties, a time when that conflict was at its peak. He was hospitalized when the tank he was riding in...

Racing Shadows is a contemporary paranormal novel written by James K. Dill. Fourteen years of dedicated running and training had paid off. The U.S. Olympic Trials were the shining goal any serious runner aspired to be competing in, and Jeff still couldn’t quite believe he...

He thought being a war hero would be the career for him, but an injury showed him how little regard others actually had for him, so Cayden wandered around being a bodyguard or doing other odd jobs. The urge to go home to his family...

In Things You Leave Behind by ML Kennedy, Angela Brooks graduated from college a year ago and is still working a dead-end job in a mall. Angela craves some excitement in her life, a change from her monotonous routine and irritating co-worker. She decides to...

Dads are amazing, aren't they? My Daddy and Me by Zara Tairu is a beautiful book that captures the father and daughter bonding, love, and relationship. The little girl in the story loves everything about her Daddy, his smile, his hair, and his gentle touch....

The End of Chronic Fatigue: How to Have Endless Energy & Feel Fantastic by Zana Carver and Gina Heath is a non-fiction self-help book written by two authors who connected over a mutual understanding of a problem that seems to be universally misunderstood. Carver and...

A Gift of Scars is a work of historical fiction and personal drama by author Gregg Norman. Set during the darkness and desperation of The Dirty Thirties, this slice of life drama follows the trials, hardships and occasional successes of Martin Wheeler, who goes from...

Ruth is closing in on forty, still single and basically can’t figure out why. She’s always had a picture of the perfect man in her head but where exactly is he? A few times in her relationships to date, she’d thought she was with “the...

Sabrina’s Seduction is a work of romance fiction with BDSM relationships and sexual content and was penned by author Anna Hague. The novella continues the Love Strictly Tested series with this second volume, as central character Sabrina struggles to relate to her best friend after...

Someone To Kiss My Scars by Brooke Skipstone is a disturbing psychological thriller with young and elaborately developed characters. Hunter is a troubled young man who has experienced unspeakable trauma and at his father's behest, a doctor erased his memories. But now, some of his...

As I read Buck Brennan’s Life Champion, the name of a hilarious British sitcom kept springing to mind: “Some mothers do have ‘em!” Yes, some moms do have children like Buck, boys who grow up believing they will never amount to anything thanks to what...