Coyote’s Song by Renee Benzaim connects two women from the past and the present through a Miwok legend. In 1989, five-year-old Evangeline disappeared from her front yard. Ten years later in 1999, Hannah Kelly is searching for a subject for her new novel. She investigates...

Find the Seeker! (The Pathless Path to Fulfillment and Happiness) by Xuan Lou Genro and Clifford Stevens is a non-fiction inspirational book on finding true happiness and fulfillment. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of adults and young adults...

Zoey and the Magical Hummingbirds by Ebonie P. Fields follows a young girl as she discovers the joy of having a sibling and family through her adventures on the island of Jamaica. Jealous of her new sibling, Zoey runs away from home. She meets two...

Initiate: Final Hours by Carlos Velasquez is a courageous and finely detailed autobiography of his three-year voluntary service in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. It includes his basic training, his one-year tour in the fighting, and the aftermath back Stateside. We first...

The Orange Curse by Kristina Kamaera is a story of love, fortune, and a magical adventure. It is about the journey, not the destination—one filled with legendary myths, enchanting fairies, and frightening baddies. Three fairy sisters (as different as night and day) live in the...

This is a very well-told tale in a made-up world quite different from those fantasy lovers have seen before. It has a well-thought-out plot with interesting characters, both human and otherwise. I find the writing fluid, even when the author chose to make each scene...

Growing Up, Poetry is a collection of poetry for children written by Jennelle L. White. Childhood is a place where everyday things seem wonderful, fresh and new. Whether it’s a lost kitten appearing under a tree or a family of birds singing overhead, everything seems...

This book is amazing. The author did a superb job putting it from the perspective of on how Jesus is the Shepherd and we are the lost sheep in accordance with Luke 15. Every step of the way I was moved by how it elegantly...

Lighting The Lamp With-In by Jyoti Sondhi is the author’s story about how she discovered the power of Reiki and the change it made in her life. Among the changes was a spiritual enlightening. Reiki is a method of natural healing and the universal life...

Launch Out Into The Deep is a spiritually touching book of devotions written by Author, Acacia Slaton Beumer. Beumer writes from her own life experience and has included inspirational essays, divine poems and quotes from the holy scripture in this book that truly touches the...

The book "Adventures with Scarlet the Dolphin: Green Sea Turtles" by author Jennifer Wallis is a deep sea ocean adventure about a young girl named Hailey and her very best friend, a dolphin by the name of Scarlet. Hailey and her friend Scarlet embark on...

"Strand of Pearls" is a poignant memoir that delivers a very powerful message to all of us. Here the author metaphorically compares her tragic early life to a strand of pearls. Deborah’s early years of verbal and physical abuse brought tears to my eyes as...

Brinda Carey has seen more turmoil and heartache in her own life than most will ever see in a theater. A victim of incest before kindergarten, she endures the aggressive advances of the one man in her life she should be able to trust infinitely....

Yvonne Pat Wright opens her cupboards, her kitchen, and her heart. She gives the reader descriptions and uses (historical and present day) of herbs and spices. The use of the spice or herb reminds her of a story about people she has known, places she...

"The Beltane Choice" by Nancy Jardine takes us back in time to Celtic Great Britain in 71 AD. Nancy Jardine weaves a fantastic tale of Nara, a princess of a tribe called the Selgovae who had planned to become a priestess but was banished. So...

"My Last Summer with You: No Fanfare for a Withered Rose" begins in 2010. Joseph decides to stay in for lunch as the weather is cold and wintery. His secretary tells him that he has a telephone call and to his surprise, the call is...

Higher than Me: The Story of the Voices of Glory is the account of a family’s struggle and strength at the time of a horrific crisis when their mother, Felicia Cole, was hit by a drunk driver. The story follows Michael Cole’s story of how...

Why We Give Gifts at Christmas Time, written by Corine Hyman, Ph.D., and illustrated by Julie Bryant, is a book that celebrates Christmas and will teach children the true reason for the Christmas season. The main character, a young girl named Evelyn, begins by introducing...

A good book captures your attention and holds it. You can lay it down but you look forward to picking it up again. An excellent book holds you captive from beginning to end; it is impossible to lay an excellent book down. It draws you...

In The Gift of Misfortune, Haitian siblings, Armand and Deborah Etienne, live in fear of an unpredictable future in their hometown of Port-au-Prince and the rest of Haiti. The young Etiennes are not rich, but they have a comfortable life compared to most people who...