I Dreamed I Was a Bird by Christopher P. Stanley is the cute story of a little boy who dreamed he was a bird one night while sleeping. He sees a lot of exciting things while flying in the sky and soaring over tall and...

The Voice of Divine Love is a non-fiction religious/spiritual work written by Arlene Dayrit. The author felt broken and wretched even though she was devout and dedicated to attending daily Mass. Despite the depth of her belief, she felt that God was angry with her....

My Five Sisters by Pam Franklin is one of the most riveting reads I’ve ever had. Categorized by the author as a “psychological thriller” based on a true story about multiple personalities, Pam Franklin had me tightly gripping My Five Sisters from the moment I...

Expect the unexpected while reading Wilful Misunderstandings, a collection of short stories by Richard Foreman. The House Where Jack Lived has an eerie aura that mesmerizes its occupants. In Jonathan and the Extraordinary Drawer, a child discovers magical things a drawer produces, but ignores the...

The subtitle of The Light in the Storm by Nikki Lynn Ragsdale poses a fundamental question and also summarizes what this brilliant memoir is all about: where was the ferry Stena Normandica the night the Penlee lifeboat went down? And how do we weather the...

Sybrina Durant's 123 Count With Me: Fun With Numbers and Animals is an adorable educational book for children that introduces them to counting up to ten and back with the help of some delightful illustrations. The book also describes the sounds made by the animals...

In what may be misinterpreted as a backhanded compliment, Eclipse of the Heart by Adam Adrian Crown is so much better than it looks. The cover suggests something ethereal but sinister, the blurb promises horse-whispering and cold-blooded vengeance, and some early comments allude to Hemingway’s...

One Destination by author Brett Strobridge takes a look at religion from many different viewpoints, and encourages readers to understand that religions, while different, share many positive commonalities. Included in One Destination are passages, quotes, and highlights from many different religious books and backgrounds. One...

"Now, that's a good book," was what I said to myself as I closed Get Happy!: 7 Secrets to Creating the Life You Want by Elizabeth Bruce. "And an important one," I added as I thought about the review I would write. Why good? Why...

Private investigator Luke Rizzo is hired by a wealthy, highbrow married woman to locate a father she has never known, which leads our main character into a fascinating if somewhat byzantine tangled scheme of German history and revenge, FBI intrusions and evasions, impersonal sexual liaisons...

Luke, the protagonist in Caught Inside by Jamie Deacon, goes on what is supposed to be a relaxing beach holiday with his girlfriend, Zara. Luke takes his surfboard and has the intention of spending as much time on it as possible. What he did not...

In a great new offering in medical care reading, Health On Demand: Insider Tips to Prevent Illness and Optimize Your Care in the Digital Age of Medicine by debut author Ramesh Subramani, MD, readers will find a truly excellent guide that will help them manage...

Good Night at the Zoo is an animal storybook by Beatriz Maciá for children aged 6 and under. The baby animals need to go home after playing with their friends all day. It will soon be time for them to go to bed, but they...

The Sacred Flame by Nanette Littlestone is a historical fiction novel chronicling the story of Livia, a Vestal Virgin, in Rome during 216 B.C. Livia longs to leave the service of the temple, having given her entire life in the service of Vesta, and live...

Velena and Tristan are the only young people, other than the servants, at an isolated castle in northern England. It’s the fourteenth century and their families, or what was left of them, left their southern estates in the hopes of escaping the plague that was...

Leaders and Ladders: Pathways to Organisation Building is a motivational non-fiction book by author Rakesh K Jain. Personal development and the human connection play a huge central role in Jain’s ethos towards improving one’s own business. Targeted at managers and entrepreneurs, this guide focuses on...

Living Mollusks is an educational book written by Charles E. Rawlings, MD, JD. Seashells are created from extracted calcium carbonate by the mollusks which live, or had at one point lived, inside the shell. Photographing a living shell (shell and mollusk in its natural habitat...

Emerge: The Awakening is a young adult story by Melissa A. Craven that is a paranormal and a romance all rolled into one. Allie is used to people acting aloof around her. She knows she is different, but she doesn’t understand why until she meets...

Reverberations: A Compendium of Haikus and Photography by Charles E. Rawlings MD, JD is a thoughtful collection of Haiku and photography that anyone with a bit of the poet or artist in their soul will enjoy immensely. Haiku is a traditional poetic form from Japan....

To be honest, I didn’t know quite what to expect from Echoes in the Walls by Katrina Morgan. I was expecting an essay type book about the funny and aggravating experiences you will have when you attempt a huge project like renovating an old house....