Baby Trolls Get a Bad Rap: Underrated Babies, Book 1 is a children’s social issues picture book written by Justine Avery and illustrated by Daria Yudina. Horatio, Grizelda, and Saul are trolls, but before you start wondering at how unlike trolls they look, you might...

Elocution Lessons is a work of edgy action fiction penned by author J. William Patrick. Written for adult audiences due to its racy content, sexual situations and graphic violence, this Tarantino-esque novel rockets through a thrilling plot with a series of stylish characters. Two...

While stranded in the country, a social worker uncovers shocking secrets hidden beneath the pastoral charm of the countryside in the captivating sleuth mystery, Three Secrets and Somebody's Ghost (A Miss Shirley Mystery) by Rita Kano. While she is checking out a possible fraud case,...

Let's meet Toshiharu in the story Toshiharu's Bare Feet: A Loggerhead Story by Rita Kano. Though Toshiharu's head was sleeping, his feet were awake. The feet wanted to go for a walk on the beach but his head was too lazy to wake up. Finally,...

Shadows of Hemlock (Sequel to Apricots and Wolfsbane) by K.M. Pohlkamp is a gripping novel with strong historical hints. Aselin Gavrell betrays her master in her quest for independence as an assassin. What she gains is the onyx pendant she now wears. But she is...

No Way Back Today by Eric Shoars is a tale of a midlife crisis. Eric is fast heading for 50 and he still has things he needs to do, things he should have done years before. Not willing to give up on his dreams a...

Gaming the System is the second book in the Polyamorous Passions series by Sagan Morrow. The story of Emma continues as she discovers that she can have a polyamorous union and be happy with who she is. Finding two incredible men and being in love...

Being Good is the fifth book in the Polyamorous Passions series by Sagan Morrow. Helen is getting ready to marry Ben. She is even more excited about her marriage because, after that, they can start their “open” relationship and date other people. Helen was enjoying...

When I was in high school we had to read a short story titled The Most Dangerous Game. The premise of the story, which suggested that man was the most dangerous animal, is somewhat similar to that presented in The Circle by Stephen J. Galgon....

The Tooth Fairy's Tummy Ache is a children’s picture book written by Lori Orlinsky and illustrated by Vanessa Alexandre. Losing the first tooth is both an exciting and strange part of growing up. But what if you accidentally swallow that first tooth? How do you...

Wadee Waddles is looking for his friends. It is going to be sunset soon and Wadee Waddles wants to play more before the sun sets and it is his bedtime. He sees Fayola when he reaches the waterhole. They decide to find their friends, Binah,...

Meet Zella, the fourteen-feet-long bull shark in the storybook The Scary Gray Shark by Brian L. Tucker. Zella's black eyes never blinked and she swam all by herself in the dark waters of the ocean. People on shore were scared of her and they wanted...

Robert Moment’s non-fiction motivational book, Always Believe in Yourself: How to Get Motivated to Do Anything, is a succinct read stocked with brilliant, noteworthy quotes from inspiring individuals; a thirty-day motivational challenge, consisting of one new daily task per day to be completed. Not to...

Unhappy that a university friend whom she believed she could love has drifted away, Isa convinces herself that marriage to his roommate would be a good match and allows herself to drift into an unsuitable wedding. A few unhappy years later, and having recovered from...

Without Reserve: A Novel of the War on Terror by Steven B. Howery is a military fiction and suspense thriller that follows lawyer and reservist intelligence officer, Captain Chris Gates, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attack in New York. Initially, Gates is...

How to Raise Well-Rounded Children: Dr. Lulu's "How To" Series: Book One by Uchenna L. Umeh, M.D. is a useful and helpful manual for all parents when it comes to tackling issues related to parenting and some of the mental issues children deal with in...

The Writing on the Wall by Marilyn Howard is a non-fiction autobiography of the author and her ability to break the professional glass ceiling and live a full, adventurous life during a time in American history that predated what most would recognize as feminism today....

Having read and reviewed the previous book in Jeff Altabef’s Nephilim Series, Devil’s Dance, there was no way I would pass up book three, Devil’s Deal, and I snatched it up. Already a fan of Stephen, the halfling (part human, part fallen angel), I was...

People dream of winning the lottery big time. What they don’t realize is the grief it can cause for those who do win. Josie won the big one: the $458 million jackpot, to be exact. Everyone suddenly wants to be her friend; extended family drop...

In Darren Dash’s Molls Like It Hot, former British soldier Eyrie Brown is now a London cabbie, living a very ordinary life, eking out an existence driving one of London’s 21,000 iconic black cabs. He has a small, but close circle of friends; there is...