Meet Gus. He is a chimpanzee. Sometimes Gus can get stressed and be a little grumpy. That is why he is called Grumpy Gus. Grumpy Gus's friend, Louie Lou, has invited Gus to take a walk with him. It is a perfect day for a...

Junction by Cody Schlegel is about a drug dealer, Nick Harmen, who lives in a small town in Iowa named Junction. He supports himself transporting marijuana, but when a fellow drug runner turns up dead in the snow, his life changes in ways he could...

There is magic in the air. It’s almost Christmas. The North Pole elves are busy and Santa is double checking his lists. The reindeer are anxious for the night in the sky, a whirl around the world. And to be a child, filled with dreams...

Pursuit of Glory by John Hansen is set in 1898, where 21-year-old Jack Keller has lived his entire life in Gilmore, Idaho, a small mining town near the Montana border. He makes a spontaneous choice to join the First United States Cavalry, otherwise known as...

The Genesis of Quave: A Quasi-Autonomous Viral Entity by John E. Parnell is the story of some very talented hackers who create a new program that is able to become a sentient being. Now this being has gained international fame and its powers are too...

Christmas Calamity (The Painted Lady Inn Mysteries) by MK Scott is a charming murder mystery novel. Donna has decided to have a Victorian Christmas theme at her Bed and Breakfast this year. This Christmas season is hectic and Donna's Christmas plans begin to go awry...

I Can Do All Things: Lessons in Personal Christian Life Management by Stephen Kurtzahn was written based on one idea: Self-help and motivational books, specifically Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, are founded on Bible-based principles. In 1987, the author worked for Dean...

A Christian Survival Manual: How to Prepare for When All Hell Breaks Loose by Stephen Kurtzahn is a brief but informative guide about preparing for the worst case scenario. A variety of potential disasters is discussed, and the response that each situation would require from...

The Secret Santa Romance: Love and Marriage Book 1, a novella written by George H McVey, is definitely a fun read. Jolene Faraday and Randall Herrschner met as very small children. Their friendship grew into their teen and young adult years, and despite very different...

If I were to tell you the name of any writer that Twe12ve: Twelve Keys, One Secret by Ceri Bladen reminds me of then that writer would be Neil Gaiman. That is enough right there to give you an idea what Twe12ve is about and...

Change Your Mind, Change Your Body: How to Have Permanent Weight-Loss Success for a More Confident and Happier You! by Wendy Higdon, M.A., LMFT is a useful tool for all those who are looking to reduce their weight. The author shares her personal struggles with...

Rylan Arnett has survived another battle with his clan’s greatest enemy, but the danger isn’t over yet. Although severely injured, Rylan manages to escape a group of English soldiers searching for him and ends up hiding behind the shed on a meager farmstead. Heart of...

The Jimarian Bible by Jimar seeks to give meaning to human existence by debunking the world's popular and well-known religions. No matter their creed, the reader is forced to examine themselves by looking closely into their beliefs and how they affect our fellow man. Jimar...

Divorced After 56 Years: Why Am I Sooo Happy? is written by Brenda Frank. The author describes this book as a primer, and Divorced After 56 Years - at 156 pages - is indeed a short book. She describes how she felt after 56 years being...

A Rift Between Cities is the conclusion to Liz Delton's The Arcera Trilogy. Once abandoned by the Four Cities of Arcera, Seascape is now a technologically advanced island that might be the only hope for the collective folk of the Four Cities to thwart an...

J.P. Sexton's The Big Yank is a memoir about a family after immigrating from New York to Donegal in Ireland. The family life of John and his little brother, who doesn't get the beatings that John gets, is almost harrowing, to say the least, trying...

What a pleasure to be given the opportunity to review Equinox, the second book of the riveting Alessandra Legacy Trilogy by K.W. Keith. Never before have I so eagerly anticipated finding out where an author would take her protagonists after their passionate hookup in the...

You Are My Biggest Why by Litasha Greaves is an insightful read to all mothers where they get to read the author’s story of getting pregnant as a teenager, the struggles she had to overcome, and the joy she felt when she looked at the...

Your Best Life Ever: 7 Keys to Maximizing Your Potential and Enjoying Everyday Life by Pedro Okoro is an uplifting book that will encourage readers to believe that they can make things happen if they set their minds to it. The book speaks about the...

The Accidental Captain is a non-fiction memoir written by Glenn Patron. When Patron's father moved his young family out to Long Island, he had no idea of the impact living in Great Neck, which is surrounded on three sides by water, would have on his...