I have never wanted to be an oil trader. I had imagined it as a pretty low stress job compared to, let’s say, a soldier. Depression, Oil Trading & a Mind at War with Itself has cured me of that illusion. Any job can be...

Slipper Plays Catch is a children’s book written by Tess Rixen and illustrated by Peter Andrew Gayanilo. When Slipper’s friend, Buddy, comes over to play, the young kitten is very excited. The felines greet each other at the front door as Buddy wipes the mud...

When I first saw the title of this book, Kicking the Bucket List, by Gail Rubin, I was hoping that it would not be a list of extraordinary things to do before I die, such as bungee jumping or visiting the Eiffel Tower. I was...

Bounty by JD Cunegan is Book 1 in the Jill Anderson Series. Jill Anderson is a bright detective, one of Baltimore’s best, but she has a secret, one she doesn’t want anyone to know about. The body of Dr. Trent is found in the Chesapeake...

Little Bunny loves to read. Once a week, he and his parents make a happy march to the nearby library where Little Bunny chooses another book to read. The week flies by as Little Bunny reads all kinds of stories about elephants and firemen and...

Letters to Alice by King Grossman is a rich and engrossing novel written with an elegance and poise that kept me turning the pages until the very end. The author has a way with words that will capture your attention from the very first paragraph,...

Robert Roy Britt's 5 Days to Landfall is a brilliant story set against the backdrop of a turbulent climate, the advent of a hurricane that can be as devastating as anything the inhabitants of New York City have known in their history. No one but...

Ultimate Nyssa Glass: The Complete Series by H.L. Burke is a collection of YA steampunk/sci-fi novels centering on 16-year-old Nyssa, a reformed cat burglar. It starts with Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors, where the protagonist is happily working as an apprentice electrician and...

Fantastic Creatures by various authors is an anthology of riveting short stories that feature a magical creature with a range of styles and settings. Lea Doue expands the world introduced in the Firethorn Chronicles with the fairy tale Snapdragon, a story that finds Ryll cursed...

He Whistles for the Cricket by Gwen Walker is the story of a little girl, Miriam, who always wanted to have a dog. Dogs and Miriam have always gotten along, but right now there is no way she can have one as her father’s medical...

At one time or another, perhaps we all dream of a fairy tale ending. Children, even teenagers, hope for the ever so attractive, happily-ever-after story, wishing fervently that their lives could have the touch of ease and elegance that fairy tales often suggest. Although hardened...

Are you afraid that the stock market will chew you up and spit you out, but you still really want to try investing? Are you ready to learn the secret to investing like a billionaire? How To Become An Apex Predator Level Billionaire: Holding And...

In an exciting and highly engaging new read by author A.K. Celer, Moscow Venture is a true thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats and obsessively turning the pages from the start all the way through until the very end. Follow...

The Reader by M.K. Harkins opens with three words, “I am dead.” A gun shot wound, no memory, and two strangers are just a few of the things that greet Ann Baker when she wakes up on a beach. Quickly, she finds herself thrown into...

I pride myself on my ability to look at things with an open mind. I suspected this ability might be tested with a book titled Aliens and the Antichrist. But I was intrigued as to how these two subjects might be connected, and I have...

Striking Blind: A Sorrel Janes Mystery is a murder mystery novel written by Lonna Enox. While this is the third book in Enox's Sorrel Janes Mystery Series, the author gives enough background information for this novel to be enjoyed on its own. Sorrel has put...

I confess! I chose to read Singing In My Own Key: A Vocalist's Triumph Over Stroke by Valerie L. Giglio for purely selfish reasons: my daughter is a professional singer. The thought of my daughter's career, or anyone's career for that matter, being abruptly and...

Okay, admit it, you have done it, we have all done it at least once, you know what I mean; getting talked into signing up with one of those direct sales companies by a shiny, glamorous woman while dollar signs danced in your head. We...

Emlyn Goode knew her life was one of extreme circumstances, being a direct descendant of Sarah Goode, who was executed for witchcraft in 1692; but she never thought she would be in the position to revisit that ancient relative. Although Emlyn dabbled in white magic,...

Grave Danger by SK Gregory is an Aurelia Graves novel. Aurelia Graves has the worst luck: she has no friends, the worst luck with boyfriends, and she has powers that are getting out of control. When her best friend begs her to raise a ghost...