As a HUGE steampunk fan, I was thrilled when I got a chance to read The Lotus Effect, the first book in the Rise of the Ardent series by Bridget Ladd. Lily Emmerson is the daughter of two of the most important leaders of her...

Lisa Flyte woke up a few months ago rich, thin, and famous. What more could a girl want, right? Well, for starters it’d be nice to not be afraid of everything and it would be even nicer if she could find Jack Hawkins trekking his...

Heirs of War by Mara Valderran is about five teenage girls connected by blood that know nothing of the life that fate has in store for them when they come into their powers. Destined to fulfill a prophecy that only one knows about, the others'...

After reading the Avalon Trilogy by Julie Elizabeth Powell, I saw 13 by the same author. I liked the author's style and thought I'd see what her style would be like in a different genre. In 13, thirteen different characters - all very shady, violent,...

Dana Mansfield’s story, Sunset Park, is set in Memphis and unravels in April, when spring starts to creep in to end the cold of winter. It is a story about childhood friends who have gone through a lot of ups and downs, but manage to...

A Life Renewed by Lisa Andrews is an inspiring story of Lisa's recovery from AML leukemia. The book takes you on a physical and emotional journey of a person who rises up from the depths of despair and goes on a path of healing -...

The search for an answer as to why targeting errors occur with ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) warheads, along with unexplained orbital shifts in satellites and space shuttles, leads to the investigation by the Air Force which discovers new forces in nature. A venture has been...

If you love "feel good" stories, the collection, An Amish Miracle, will surely brighten your day. Beth Wiseman, Ruth Reid, and Mary Ellis have combined their talents to create three stories about Amish life that appears to be one fluid tale of everyday problems in...

The fifty RSD interviews in Sharing the Pain… The RSD Interviews by Mary Jane Gonzales guide the reader through the ins and outs of what it is like to live with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Though it is often said that the disease is just in...

Kaleidoscope Me, by Hillary K. Grigonis, is about how a family copes with the tragic loss of a mother and wife. The book moves back and forth between the present and moments of time before and slightly after the tragedy. Jadyn, the main character, must...

Author Laura J. Davis has penned a very eye-opening and soul-searching book concerning the Biblical account found in the Book of Revelation. She discusses who the seven angels are, and the correlation of a Bishop, Elder, Pastor and Overseer. She brings to light interesting views...

Half Popped is a really cute story about Kenny the Kernel. Kenny is upset because he is not popped like the other kernels, so he goes in search around the kitchen for something that will make him like the other kernels. But will Kenny ever...

Rodeo Queen by author T.J. Kline is a deliciously romantic tale that is sure to make readers' heart beat a little faster as they watch Sydney and Scott's love blossom. The couple literally ran into each other at the rodeo where Sydney had just been...

Pet Rocks and Pollywogs by Terri Kelley is about the moments shared between a mother and daughter. In the book, the little girl is lonely and she tells her mother that she has no one to play with. The mother shares with the little girl...

Come Fly With Me! by Terri Kelley tells children about traveling in a plane. Traveling by plane can be a scary experience for many children, especially if they are going in it for the first time. The young boy in the story tells us his...

Carol Golden, also known as Aiko Maukawa and Cynthia Sakai, is more than your average woman living in the United States. There’s actually far more to her than meets the eye. The problem is that even she doesn’t know it. Carol has been to different...

Alone, confused and scared, when Micah’s mother died, his future was uncertain. Having grown up in a rather strange place, the orphan of Athena Weston (alias of Amy Buckman Westlund), is searching for answers to his confusion in Micah and the Angel by Anita Batz....

A brilliantly written first hand account of the courage, sacrifice and emotions of the brave soldiers to whom we owe our freedom to a large extent. These are the soldiers who protect our way of life from tyranny, oppression and reckless, often violent opposition from...

In her brilliant novel Insight, M. Rees introduces Elle: a seventeen-year-old who has quite an unusual life. At her young age, she has already been trained in espionage and the use of weapons. But Elle and her dad have a special gift. A gift so...

Fawn, the sorceress who has magical powers that can actually change the fate of the world, falls in love with Caleb, a dark angel in the fantasy fiction The Belgrave Daughter (The Belgrave Legacy) (Volume 1) by Zara Hoffman. Caleb is sent to attract Fawn...