“Shahira and the Flying Elfs” by Anna del C. Dye is one of several books written by this author on the topic of Elfs. Just reading how consistently and with such details she describes the Elfs, their strengths and weaknesses, their talents, their life style,...

In Keepers of Water, Arieana’s brother, Rydan, has been tricked and murdered by Ricor and his renegade in the human world. Despite her brother’s warning and the Council’s order, she breaks the law and crosses the Veil into the human realm to bring back her...

A Growing Faith: Stories from Bed, by Mary Jane Gonzales, rides the waves of emotions and growth that go along with the struggle to live with RSDS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome)/CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). Not only does it document and outline the different stages...

An Ill Wind Blows by Lori R. Lopez is a combination of horror, fantasy, and adventure where Arletta Trimble, called Meezly, is an orphan who gets caught up in a whirlwind. While battling with the wretched wind, she loses the mysterious gem, The Cursed Eye,...

In Season of the Dead, the post-apocalyptic world is infested by zombies due to the deadly contagion of the Hauksson virus. Anarchy is inevitable, and survivors struggle to remain safe and remain human. Miles apart from each other, separated by states and countries, four individuals...

Poet Angel Aranda is the author of Mono No Aware: A Poem For A Transient Being Called Love. This poem/book illustrates young love that survives both time and distance. "Mono no aware" is a Japanese term meaning sensitivity to things. The term expresses “nothing lasts...

My Dad Is A Great Man is written by Zehavit Tzarfati and illustrated by Mindy Liang. Within its pages you will find adventure, excitement, compassion, love, and the admirable characteristics of a father. A young boy is allowed to play in his dad's study. Filled...

Author Anna Del C Dye once again brings readers a tale filled with mystical beings. Most of her books are much longer and the main characters are elves but in this children’s book, Emerine’s Nightmare, she focuses on the fairy folk. Twelve-year-old Emerine and his...

Are You Sleeping: Stormy Weather by Dermot Davis is a fascinating although fictional look at the sleeping mind. Dr. Robert Munro was turning into his father. He ignored his wife Gail and insisted that his son see reality rather than use his imagination. Little Jason...

Darker Side Endings by Kelvin Kettle is a set of 8 horror stories. All the eight stories - Spikes, Shanglin Forest,The Black Egg, Date Mistake, Amanda in Red, The Student, The Pretty Lady and The Devil's Altar - are unique with a common thread of...

Timelapse by Lorrie Farrelly is a story about Alex Morgan, single father of 4-year-old Jack, and Assistant Professor at Capitol University in Georgetown. When Alex is still a student in graduate school, his wife, Casey is tragically killed in a drunken car accident. The 24-year-old...

Captain Michael Cantrell of the Confederate Army leaves Virginia at the end of the Civil War, his entire life in shambles, his father and brother dead as a result of the war and his childhood home in ruins. His travels have taken him to...

Haee's Quest for the Greater Prairie (Haee and the other middlings, #3) by R.S. Vern is the third book in this trilogy. In this story, Haee leaves Whie and by doing so, he bids adieu to his life at Green Alley. He has nowhere...

Buried Threads by Kaylin McFarren is the second book in a series - however, you can very well just read the book on its own without knowing what happened in book 1. In volume 2, Rachel and Chase travel to Japan to help a monk...

The Thirteenth Child by David Dean is a gripping horror story that will leave you alternately with a bad taste in your mouth or wanting more. It’s the story of children who go missing on dark nights and an alcoholic ex-professor who witnesses the snatchings...

Seven-X by Mike Wech follows reporter Eddie Hansen on a journey into a mental facility in search of truth, but finds him on a soul-searching journey inside himself and leaves him questioning everything he knows to be true. Convinced that death row inmates are being...

From the front cover to the last page, children will delight in the almost childlike and always colorful and quirky illustrations that accompany Maya & Filippo Play Chef at Sea by Alinka Rutkowska. This tale is another in the series of Maya & Filippo, stories...

What can I say and where do I start? Brain - The Man Who Wrote the Book That Changed the World by Dermot Davis is one of the best books I have read in the last few months. The story is about novelist Daniel, who...

Honor's Journey by D.B. Ayers is not just a book for children but a book for everyone who loves reading about lives in different times. This book is about twins Hawk and his sister Fox. Everything goes reasonably well in their little native American village....

Breathe by Zane Dickens is a captivating short story about a man whose every action falls under the control of a stranger on a phone and the choices he makes to ensure his survival. The reader’s attention is captivated from the normalcy of the first...