If you want to be more focused and in charge of what goes into your body, gardening is one way to do this. Gardening offers several benefits for optimum health depending upon the land, water, and plants that you consider for your gardening odyssey. In...

"Fate’s Design" by Lola James is an intricately woven paranormal romance that is hard to put down. Twins Megan and Morgan travel to Italy after Morgan wins a prize that brings them to fashion school in Bologna. The girls are very different personality wise, but...

Rosco the Rascal In the Land of Snow by Shana Gorian is the heartwarming story of Rosco the German Shepherd. Set against the backdrop of a snowy land, this story has humor, adventure and drama and will keep readers entertained till the very end. Roscoe...

Destiny's Design by Rosemary Gard is a novel that beautifully captures the soul and spirit of immigrants. Although I haven’t read any work by this author, and even though this is part of a series, I was able to connect with the story and the...

Dilby R. Dixon’s The Dilbonary is a children’s fantasy tale of triumph over bullying, written by Tony J. Perri. Born ten years ago during a power outage during a thunderstorm, Dilby Dixon is (once again) bullied on his way home from school by a student...

Good things come in small packages, and great stories do not have to be long-winded. Tales Of The Macabre: Volume I by Newton Webb is a collection of short stories that takes readers on a journey through centuries and exotic locales, from the sewers of...

Journalist Eva St. John was covering The Global Energy Summit. She was late arriving and speaker Jack McClaine made it clear that he did not like being interrupted. He politely, in a sexual tone, put her in her place when she asked a question. Eva...

Five trekkers and their guide set off on a 200-kilometer trek through the mountains of Tuva in Russia near the Mongolian border. Riding in an open truck through a coal-mining town, they arrive at their starting point covered in coal dust. After washing themselves with...

Bling for the King by Delia Latham follows Rina Peretti, who had a past that had eaten her alive, but she was trying to put it well into her past. She was doing a great job of this until she met Derek Myers. Derek was...

Sweet T and the North Wind by Cat Michaels is about how in olden days people said magic can happen when the North Wind blows over the lake. Tara is tired of being inside the house during winter and she decides to take advantage of...

Conversations with the Master: Revelation Genesis by Lisa Ransome is the recounting of a woman’s experience in being taken to Heaven twice, and shown many wonders and beautiful pictures of what is to come. It tells of how she got to this place, and the...

Summon the Tiger by Wendy Sura Thomson is a memoir that shows just how brave one person can be. Wendy Sura Thomson was born in the year of the tiger and the events that have taken place during the course of her life perfectly embody...

Faces Behind the Masks by Thomas J. Brodeur is a comedic tale full of action and adventure. Travis Warnofski is 12 years old and, as far as he is concerned, his uncle is nothing short of a superhero. That doesn’t mean that Trav likes him...

Zulu The Pupa: A Tale of Dung Beetle Series, Book #1 is a children’s social issues picture book written by Joyce Y. Taylor and illustrated by Kavion Robinson. Everything seemed simple when Zulu’s parents were with him. They had always assured him that he would...

Louie may have been many things but he certainly was not dumb. Louie was a highly intelligent young boy. However, there was a bully who constantly followed him at school, back home, and everywhere he went. Unlike most bullies, Louie’s bully could not be seen...

Life Is In The Blood by Daniel Bautz is a horror suspense novel that revolves around an author, a bunch of religious zealots of various ilk, a woman chronically susceptible to persuasion, a one-eyed undead something-or-other, and a sharpshooter. A successful author named Brannigan, with...

A Snuggle Bug’s Guide to Hearts in the Wild by Courtney Hanks reminds us that hearts come in many different shapes and sizes. Some are calm and some are wild. A Snuggle Bug should pay attention to what kind of heart they have come into...

Atlantis and The Seven Andarean Orbs is a work of fiction in the science fiction, fantasy, and epic adventure genres, penned by author Mario Messina-Azekri for young adult readers. In this gripping tale, the celestial astro-alchemist Ariom must save Atlantis, a mystical continent created by...

This week I’ve buried myself in the dark and compelling world of Blood on the Veld, a thriller from S.A. McLain that looks to be the start of a gripping series of wildlife and conservation-themed thrillers. I love the angle of a high-stakes thriller set...

Cecile wandered the forest, not knowing who she was or where she came from. A tiny spider sent Cecile to a castle. A horrible spider tried to catch her in a web, but Cecile ran bravely onward. She came upon a sweet lady named Emma...