Lainie Gracewood and her childhood best friend, Noah Ashbree, are finishing up their VCE and hoping to go on to university when forces beyond their control or understanding pull them into an amazing quest in Songlines: The Sentinels of Eden, Book One by Carolyn Denman....

The Thing Speaks For Itself by A.S.A. Durphy is a thrilling suspense novel about a State Department agent who is trying to find a missing friend while recuperating from multiple injuries and a brain trauma. After her mother's death, Gracie's father goes on a downhill...

What the River Knows: Conversations with the Natural World is a collection of poems written by Andrea Freeman. Freeman is a naturalist and an educator, as well as a poet, harpist and artist, whose company, Awakening Wonder Edventures (AWE), teaches nature appreciation in the field....

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver is about the death of Sam Kingston, focusing on her last day with a catch: the day keeps repeating. Sam has it all: three best friends, a great boyfriend, and popularity. Cupid Day is supposed to be a day...

Jaffa Truex's collection, Poet King, is the telling of a long scale of haphazard emotions that we all feel as beings in the human race. For each poem there is a picture of either something concrete, a cartoon, someone in particular, or of clever dialogue...

In our society, men commit suicide at four times the rate of women. Why is that and why is it a serious problem for men and society in general? In Five Steps to Men’s Mental Health, Dr. Matthew Anderson attempts to analyse the problem and,...

I put off buying a book on this subject for years. Yes, I am a procrastinator. Not all the time. I’m very punctual about a lot of things, especially the necessary things of daily life. But when it comes to writing, I find myself procrastinating...

The One that Got Away And Other Short Stories is a collection of three different but engaging stories written by Margaret Lynette Sharp. The entire book doesn’t take long to read, and the stories can literally be read in one short sitting. I certainly believe...

Addiction Meets the Law of Attraction: 12 Steps to Creating a Happy, Clean, and Sober Life by April Aimee Adams is a useful guide that speaks about all types of addictions, such as alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, processed foods, or anything else. There are many...

A Taste of Murder is a police procedural murder mystery written by Jack Wear. Oscar Detrick was not altogether a pleasant person to deal with, and he had made his fair share of enemies in the wine agency world, but no one could have predicted...

Black Poodle Over Seven Hills by Victoria Bastedo is set in the Queen Anne area of Seattle, Washington. It is a fun novel that is part mystery, part romance, and part suspense. It certainly did not take long for me to get completely caught up...

Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth’s father, has been taken ill. Her mother is distraught and her sisters beg her to return to Longbourn to help care for both parents. Her husband, the very handsome Mr. Darcy, agrees that she should go and, as he points out, he...

Mr. Bennet is still recovering from his illness, but the new and very young, very handsome physician, Hodges, has assured the family that he will make a full recovery. Mrs. Bennet has her eyes set on this handsome physician. What a fine husband Hodges would...

A story that begins with a man waking in the middle of the night, feeling cold and uneasy, to find an ugly woman lurking in his room and telling him she’d waited many years to face a certain Mr. Hardwycke is a good promise for...

Amanda M. Thrasher’s Spider Web Scramble is an interesting third entry in the Mischief Series, a blend of fantasy and sci-fi for young readers. The Spider Web Scramble is held at the Mushroom Patch, located deep in the forest, an event that takes place on...

Saturday nights boasted nothing but trouble. Sheriff Cooper knew that and was ever mindful to keep pistols loaded and eyes alert. Especially with the upcoming cattle drive, there was certain to be an influx of strangers in town. With this loaded responsibility, Sheriff Sam Cooper’s...

The Chupacabra & the Bat Rastard by Mark Trollinger is a beguiling story that is beautifully written with a unique culture, a short story about a drunk who meets an old pal and begins a new adventure. Carson Quinn used to be a science teacher,...

Beginner's Luck by Corinne Scott is the first book in the O'Briens series, a piece that is sizzling with detective work and powerful emotions, suspense and romance. Eoin O’Brien is the eldest son of the family, one who should naturally take over the family business,...

Sparks of Love by Mary L. Ball is a romance mystery that entertains the frequently asked question of "why?" Lynette Cunningham has run from the rumors and accusations of the past and made her life away from her hometown of Freedom. When the company...

In The Eyes Have It by Julie Allan, readers who have gone through troubled marriages or who have been to a funeral lately will develop an immediate connection with the main character, Lizzie Long. Going through a divorce from a husband who merely used her...