The Joshua Tree is a short story written by Vicki-Ann Bush. Driving through the Arizona desert, Sam and Edith’s weekend plans hit a snag when the car’s radiator dies, leaving them both stranded. Sam calls the nearest mechanic and is towed to the closest town....

A peaceful family gathering is disturbed by activity in the woods. The unique thing is that a family of Sasquatch is the focal point of Hidden Tribe by Scott Harper. Alexia is a researcher trying to find evidence of the existence of the elusive creatures....

Nolle Prosequi by Christy R Diachenko is a powerful story of forgiveness and learning to wait on the Lord. Nolle Prosequi attempts to shine a light on the sometimes taboo subject of domestic abuse and the reality that there is a way out. Amid these...

Broken Promise by Christy Diachenko is a tender yet powerful story of love, loss, abuse, and forgiveness. Mickey is carrying the scars and damaged emotions from her past relationship when she agrees to marry her long time friend, Christopher. Christopher has been in love with...

Project Liberatio (Project Renovatio Book 2) by Allison Maruska is a young adult action adventure that will appeal most to an audience of young adults, both male and female, though some adults who enjoy action adventure stories with younger character might also fall in love...

From the moment the heroine, Lark Chadwick, in Bullet in the Chamber by John DeDakis, took the wrong front row seat in her first ever press conference representing Associated Press in the White House, I was hooked. She’s a heroine you can’t help liking. She...

Betty the Rhino Goes to the Theatre by K.S. Belders is a delightful story for children. Betty the Rhino is going to watch a play with her father. Her father explains to her that a play is where they get to see people acting out...

Rio Street Kid Stargazer by Craig S. Wilson is volume one of what promises to be some rollicking good reading in the Rio Crime Thriller Series. Lucas Rocha and his sisters are left to fend for themselves after their beloved mother’s death. Living in the...

Life is not a bed of roses for Davey; her mom is an alcoholic who has no problem using her for a punching bag. All she wants is to make it through her senior year and get out of this place; too bad she has...

Young and beautiful, Kalista was not your typical teenager; she drank of the souls of others, but of course she couldn't tell anyone about this. Adopted at the age of seven when her parents died, she has always felt a little different, but when she...

I love romance, but I cannot say that I am a big fan of paranormal literature. However, since romance was the primary theme of this novel, I gave it a chance and I am glad I did! The Nearer The Dawn by J.P. Barry follows...

(Extra) Ordinary: Inspirational Stories of Everyday People by Keith Maginn is an assortment of inspirational stories symbolizing heroic efforts. The author has collected several stories of real-life situations in which the individuals exhibited extraordinary efforts. This is one of those books that stays with you...

The Cat and the Fiddle by Cathy Farr is a cute tale of a little boy who travels in the between. Seven-year-old Max is having trouble sleeping so Dad suggests "moon dreaming." Dad tells him it is what he used to do when he couldn't...

Eat to Beat Disease: Foods Medicinal Qualities by Catherine J Frompovich takes readers on a journey of discovery and gives them a wealth of wisdom about how they can transform their health by changing their food choices and daily diet. Most of us unwittingly eat...

We first meet Laurel Beacham in the dead of night, engaged in recovering an Old Master from a private gallery housed in a castle turret. Surprised by the owner of the house, she quickly cuts the painting from its frame and escapes by attaching a...

Night of the Storm continues the exciting Eura Chronicles by K.N. Lee. The Storm and Flame can finally meet each other face to face. But their adventures together are only just beginning. Now that the barriers are down, chaos is striking every corner of the...

Maggie Child, the protagonist in Voodoo Child, Book One: Zombie Uprising by William Burke, is special. And she becomes even more so after she is shot down during a mission over Iraq. She wakes up and finds that she is being held by an organization...

The Nettle Tree is an anthology of Western-inspired short stories edited by Kenneth Weene and Clayton Clifford Bye. The authors were presented with a challenge: create an original and different Western-themed story in 3,000 words of less. Thirteen writers' efforts are showcased in this volume,...

The Rosegiver by Sandy Benitez is a beautifully written mix of supernatural, mystery, and romance for young adult readers, but adult readers will still get a lot of entertainment by reading it. Set against the English rural landscape in the late 1800s, a young girl...

Field Work by Sarah Estes is a collection of forty-seven poems, divided into four sections, ranging from topics of survival, grief, remembrance, and discovery. The poems are short, but packed full of thoughtful imagery that demands a second, and third, reading. As an English teacher...