Festival by Chris Tomasini is the story of Peter who spends his summer in England, working as a porter at The Benjamin Hotel. Peter’s life is in a bit of emotional disarray. He cannot cope with the time that is slipping through his fingers. He...

Love Is: A Year-Long Experiment of Living Out 1 Corinthians Love by Kim Sorrelle is an exploration of living a life of love pursuant to one of the most profound thoughts written on the subject in Corinthians. The book is divided into fourteen chapters that...

In Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope by Beverly J. Armento, the author remembers the time when she was the eyes and ears of her blind mother. Beverly’s Italian father abandoned her, her sister Sharon, and her mother. While her mother...

Life took a new turn for Ryan Rae Harbuck when she suffered a car accident that landed her in the hospital, unable to move around like she used to. As she learned to see herself through a new lens, Ryan experienced different challenges, including having...

In Rubie Woodland’s Eternal Dark, up before the sun, safe before the dark, follow instincts, and keep moving. That philosophy had kept Zade Kinston safe as an orphan since his mother’s death. The world was brutal, and ration slips were barely enough to get by....

Floating Underwater is a novel by Tracy Shawn that blends psychological drama and mystical fiction. The protagonist, Paloma, is struggling to cope with her third miscarriage and her life that has been scarred by loss. Her sister was kidnapped before Paloma was old enough to...

We live in a time where often both parents have to juggle a career and raise their kids, leading to much stress. Due to this, they often tend to overreact to children's minor mishaps. In It's Not That 'Big A Deal,' Ron Keres reminds parents...

When girls practice ballet they improve their coordination and acquire a sense of freedom. In addition, there are other benefits that ballet allows them to enjoy throughout their lives. The practice of ballet helps reduce tension in the body and in becoming more elegant when...

Amara Sets Sail by Suzanne Morreale is a lovable picture book for young children. Amara the cat lives a luxurious life on a boat, traveling all over the world and going on endless adventures with Captain Bob and the crew. But Amara desperately wants to...

A very successful and very well-known reporter, his successful and somewhat-known reporter son, their relationship to each other and the world sums up Sander’s Study: A Son’s Story by Chris Vanocur. For those unfamiliar with Sander Vanocur, he was one of the best-known reporters of...

Some of us recall the adage that children should be seen and not heard. Unfortunately, that is still very much the case for women and young girls around the world. But what if we spoke up and claimed our place? Michelle Davey and Laiya Davey...

Yesterday Calling by Steven W. Horn is a Sam Dawson Mystery. At 16, Sam had the same interests as any lad of his age - girls, cars, and fishing. He fell in love with a married woman, a woman he should have steered clear of,...

Blank by Nanette L. Avery is by far one of the most interesting novellas I’ve read. Imagine the world just reset itself, everything goes blank, and mankind can’t remember the past. No one knows how much time has passed since the blank, no one...

Four Phases: Lost, Impermanence, Bittersweet, Caring by Dr. Ian Prattis is a collection of poems and short stories about his spiritual journey and how he has connected to himself and nature through what he describes as The Three Gems, namely Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Prattis...

Based on factual events, From Shreds to Riches by David Fisher and Cal Orey is both a spectacle and a cautionary tale with a great deal of chutzpah. The story starts in the early seventies, where you find Scott Newman, aka Benjamin King, working in...

Adeline in a Gymnastics Jam is a short story by Martha Louise that follows a young talented gymnast as she adapts to a new environment in the pursuit of her dreams. Tired of her old routine and eager to learn new moves and rise up...

Life is full of both challenges and blessings, and one can seem to overshadow the other at times. In Larry's case, he happens to be swimming in challenges. Larry's marital problems receive the proverbial final nail in the coffin when his wife asks to bring...

In L.A. Dreams, A.M. Morrell describes how Cory dreamed of being in a famous band with his best friend Eddy, living it up in Los Angeles, but he was stuck in a dismal life back in Texas. When Eddy passes away unexpectedly, Cory blames himself...

Of Ghosts and Wolves: A Wolf's Hart Novel by Ariana Hagen is the first book in the series. It introduces Sage, who has chosen to be in isolation and lives alone with only animals from the forest and mountain range as company. She hides her...

Eye Contact is a sizzling romance novel by Vivian Woolf. It's the year 1996. Isobel Winters is a senior at Munich High School in Munich, Maine. An overachiever and straight-A student throughout her life, all Isobel lacks is the expertise in the boyfriend department. But...