All David wanted for Christmas was a goldfish. His parents were pleased with the purchase, but on Christmas Eve, the goldfish died. Mom was frantic. She wanted David to receive the gift he had asked for. Dad said he would go to the pet store...

Secrets in Oak Creek opens with Emily returning to Oak Creek because her aunt has died. As she is driving along, she is suddenly sideswiped and pushed off the road, causing her car to roll over and down a hill. Ryan is driving by and,...

Queen Mary’s Daughter by Emily-Jane Hills Orford is a book that explores the possibility that there could have been another heir to the Scottish throne, and follows the life of a powerful, well-developed female protagonist, her work, and unusual adventures that bring history to life,...

Ravyn’s Doll: How To Explain Fibromyalgia To Your Child by Melissa Swanson is an informative book that will educate young readers about fibromyalgia. It is Monday morning and it is a family share day for the children in Miss Mindy’s kindergarten class. Children find her...

Murder, politics, small town secrets and a state-wide water shortage draw former Texas Ranger Oswald Nightingale back into action on the orders of the Governor in A Promise of Water by Sharon Scarborough. Sent to accompany the lawyer responsible for getting a reluctant property owner...

Not a WRITER is a collection of poetry by Roxana Preciado. Preciado writes in a free verse format; her words dash and weave across the page, reflecting her creative process and interior struggles. In her opening piece, The Trenches, the repeated refrain “She haunts me”...

In Los Angeles: A City of Fame by Vlasov Andrey, the author captures the beauty of the place in some stunning images. Los Angeles is one of the biggest and most famous cities on the west coast of the United States, and the photographs in...

Friends is a contemporary travel fiction novel written by Gary Hope. Bill was somewhat surprised to hear Allen’s voice on the other end of the line. Allen never called, even though they had literally grown up together and had known each other for decades. As...

Out of Necessity by John Hansen is the story of a man who was quite satisfied with his existence, but circumstances changed the course of his life and took it in directions he never even imagined. This is the story of Myles Keegan, a man...

Beauty by Lori R. Lopez is about a family's ordinary pit stop gone terribly different. The Aches, who are on their way to see the Grand Canyon, had to make an urgent stop after traveling for hours. They had no choice but to go for...

Fresh Manna: A 40 Day Journey To Your Promise and New Beginning With God by Shawanda R. Randolph is a meditation journal that will take readers on a 40 day journey where they can discover their identity in God and begin to live in covenant...

Conjuring Deception by Camilo Iribarren is a thrilling crime read of illusion and misdirect. To stop a series of crimes committed by magicians, FBI Agent Simon Shakespeare puts together a team with a special set of talents: Feste Fillmore who is a mentalist, skilled cardist...

In a sleepy small town in West Virginia, a child struggles to survive. Sadie Tremont feels trapped. She wishes she could be normal like other ordinary kids her age. With her guarded personality, there is little hope she will find the help she needs. Then...

Werewolves are nothing but slaves in the novel Wolf Unleashed by Jessica Meats. They are treated worse than pets, and even worse than black slaves used to be treated; after all, a werewolf's wounds heal quickly. So what's a few stabs with a knife? Thomas...

Hoagie and Katie in Space by Rio Koviak is a delightful tale of two friends. This book begins with Hoagie feeling at home with the capybara herd after being adopted by them. He tells the young ones exaggerated versions of the adventures he has had...

In Jewel by TK Rising, the second book in the series, we find Blue Star triumphant over the mighty Godriel, but still left unfulfilled. She yearns for a Universe filled with lush, bountiful lands and blue skies but most of all, Blue Star longs for...

A newlywed couple awakens one morning to find themselves cocooned in spider webs in the horrifying suspense short story Spider Soup by Lori R. Lopez. Jordan and Darcy are newly married and have recently moved into Jordan's Great-Aunt Zinnia's home. When Jordan's eccentric aunt died,...

Avenging Angels by J.R. Wirth begins when abused children exact revenge on their abusers and ensure they can never harm another child. Fast forward thirty-one years later, and we see social worker Jennifer and her colleagues investigating crimes of violence and abuse against children. Elsewhere,...

Nothing is as riveting, nor compelling, nor enlightening to a heightened understanding of our own existence as listening to a survivor tell about their restoration from major brain damage. Linda Nija Nations, in her highly personal and touching memoir, Remember Me, adds to the automatic...

Samhain is a chilling paranormal tale of buried horrors, written by Lori R. Lopez. Daren Karl is a thirty-year-old survivor of a traumatic event which had taken place twenty years prior. His anxiety and PTSD is off the charts; if only he could remember. When...