The Sweet Dream Fairy is a children’s book written by Caren Cantrell and illustrated by Pratip Bhattacharjee. Violet is a Sweet Dream Fairy who sprinkles fairy dust on children as they sleep, keeping all of the bad dreams at bay. After hearing a child’s distress...

The Nightingale Protocol by Iqbal Ali is a graphic novel that centers on a futuristic world in which people are cared for by a personal doctor and nurse that are programmed to work within their own body. These applications are referred to as Nightingale Doctors,...

Slip Away is the story of two broken brothers — Rudy and Rory Orrick —products of a truly dysfunctional family in which suicide is as common as tacos on Tuesdays. Together and apart, they must learn to deal with the tragic circumstances of their lives....

In a great second book in the planned Hyde's Corner Trilogy, In the Name of Vengeance by author J.B. Bergstad will grab readers from the very start and keep them obsessively reading straight through until the end, determined to find out what happens. The story...

As greedy King Anakgahsi looks upon his kingdom, and senses a breeze, he feels that something is afoot. Something not to his liking, not of his plan. But when an adviser assures the king that the influences of the breeze were null and void, his...

Flight (Dewdrop Prequel Trilogy, Volume 1) by C.A. Allen is an epic fantasy novel with exquisite attention to detail. C.A. Allen created a whole world where magic existed before A Dewdrop Away. Flight is a book best suited to young adults and adults who enjoy...

Truth in Hiding by M.M. Frick is a gripping tale of intrigue and crime. Only a skilled intelligence analyst like Casey Shenk can establish the link between two events happening independently of each other and thousands of miles away – an explosion in the desert...

Imagine you're married to the spouse of your dreams and you're raising a couple of wonderful kids together. Your spouse is super awesome because your spouse is super rich and famous, or at least something along those lines. You're, well, with a mental illness to...

Reflections from the Creek by Stephen Payseur is the story of Stephen and his friend, Josh. The two meet again and this time they talk about religions and Stephen discovering himself. Stephen believes that these meetings are coincidental from his side, but maybe Josh premeditates...

Crowns and Kingdoms is the fourth book in the Bohemia series by Norris Bloom. While travelling with Brando, Bohemia’s aegis and chief knight, sixteen-year-old Adela, Bohemia’s lost princess, sneaks into the gypsy kingdom of Bohemia to seek out Regin and Grimhilt (the wise ones). On...

Am I Going To Be Okay? Weathering the Storms Of Mental Illness, Addiction and Grief by Debra Whittam is an uplifting and thought-provoking story about how children can be affected by growing up in dysfunctional families; how addiction and mental illnesses affect kids during their...

A Season for Killing Blondes is a mystery/sleuth by Joanne Guidoccio. Lottery winner Gilda Greco’s grand opening of her counselling practice gets off to a bad start when the body of Carrie Ann Godfrey is found in a nearby dumpster. The victim’s family, especially temperamental...

When I was a boy, World War II and the Korean war seemed closer. They were something that had just happened and it wasn't that difficult to find someone who had served in them, though getting them to talk about it was sometimes a bit...

Ladybugs for Loretta by Lois Wickstrom and Francie Mion revolves around a mischievous girl who lives in a cabin up in the Colorado mountains. She loves gardening, and when she plants her garden in spring, Loretta puts empty seed packets in the wrong places to...

Oliver is adopted. Usually he doesn’t mind the idea of being adopted. One day, when he falls from the tree he was climbing, his adopted father scolds Oliver and sends him inside. That makes Oliver angry. He doesn’t think his adopted parents understand him. He...

Coping With the Ordinary and Making Life Extraordinary: 12 Pathways to a Happier Life by Maryann Da Silva is an uplifting and inspirational book for all those who want to have happiness and self esteem in their lives. The book speaks about how important it...

A Confusion of Bears: Another Geezer Western Mystery by T.C. McKeon is a beautifully written crime and investigation novel. Retired lawyer Jud Phoenix has to reluctantly leave his fishing cabin in Montana to meet the woman he loves, Dr. Victoria Scott, at the Conundrum Resort....

Scorch is the second book in the Firefighters of Montana series, written by Dani Collins. Having returned from Florida after the shocking death of her firefighting husband, Russell Edwards, Jacqui is met at the airport by Vincent Kingston, who had been her husband’s best friend...

Blooming into Mindfulness by Martha Brettschneider is an autobiographical account of one woman’s discovery of calm, peace, and meaningfulness in life. Martha, an economist and often left-brain thinker, finds solace in the garden of her home. Gardening becomes an escape from the stress and strain...

If Alice in Wonderland is your favorite classic, Weariland by Mary Shotwell is something that would command your attention. Wonderland is not what it used to be (hence the apt title Weariland). It has aged, along with the Wonderland characters, and become a darker place...