Larry Theriault III's 14 Steps Away is a fun children's book. It follows a young boy named Max, who has trouble falling asleep without his mom and dad with him. This started when he was a baby, and has continued. He keeps asking why his...

The Back Road to Success by Robert L Weaver is a short novella that reminds us that the direct route is not always the only way to get where you need to go in this world. Star Wainright is perhaps typical of many youngsters today....

The Young Centurion by Cramer Louis Jackson is a literary fiction novel that takes place in ancient Rome. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of adults and young adults who enjoy historical fiction. Rome’s population is quickly growing and,...

Conscious Contact: A Camino Pilgrimage by Deacon Bill Rich is an exciting book that chronicles the adventures of the author who, at the age of 76, dreamed of walking the Camino de Santiago. Deacon Bill Rich motivates and inspires readers through his story to take...

Eat Sleep Play: A Day in the Life of Baby Sweet Cheeks! by Jamie Sajewel is a rhyming children's book about a baby named Baby Sweet Cheeks. Baby Sweet Cheeks wakes up and eats, she plays with her toys and she goes back to sleep....

I Love Me and the Skin I’m In by Jessica N. Crutcher is a wonderful story that deals with the topic of bullying. Jessica is teased in school about her skin tone and she feels sad about it. She tells her mother and her mother...

I was hooked immediately when I read the opening lines introducing Banister - The New World: An Early American Adventure by Kent Courtney: “I would be honored to tell you the story of my family’s history and our trip to the Americas — the New...

Geoff Boxer, a professional tracker, could have been content with his simple and laid back lifestyle, tracking criminals and lost persons with his dog and “constant companion for the past six years,” Gator, in the Punta Gorda, Florida area. Geoff seems to know every creek...

When we read and study the battles of the American Civil War, we learn about the great deeds of military men, who won and who lost. We learn, too, about the heroes, the great leaders, and those who gave their lives honorably. And what about...

Long Ago One December by Alicia M. McLain and Charles G. Menk III is set against the backdrop of December, the Christmas season, and the myth that surrounds Santa Claus. Nathan loves Christmas and, like everybody else, he looks forward to receiving Christmas presents from...

The Adventures of Patty-Cat, Kittle, and Friends with the Duchess of Manx by Barbara A. Cefalu is an enjoyable children's book about cats, namely Patty-Cat and Kittle, and their friends. They hear that the Duchess of Manx is coming to their town for the premier...

A Business of Your Own: A Future You Can Count On by Theodore Folkert is slim but powerful nonfiction, a business book for those who want to own their own businesses. In this book, the author offers wonderful advice on how to acquire an ongoing...

He Will Never Forsake You: Deut. 31 by Mark Johns is a spiritual autobiography that powerfully demonstrates the spiritual battle between the forces of Good and Evil in the life of one man. It reads, somehow, like the confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo, covering...

The setting in Where the Love Light Gleams by Roberta Kennedy is what first caught my attention as I started this story. The author has a powerful way of making readers see the landscape in their imaginations. As the story begins, the reader is introduced...

How To Give Your Power Away and How To Reclaim It (From Suffering To Transformation) by Nadine Cox is a non-fiction inspirational book. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of adults and young adults who are looking to find...

Mediocrity in America: A Point of View by Andrew Rodriguez is a slim but powerful book that explores one of the tragic realities that is killing the life of the American people, a trend called mediocrity. The moment I read this title, I thought I...

A Corona of Clouds by Sonya Lewis is a powerful book that every woman should read, a book that explores inner worlds that most women carry within themselves, the world of their brokenness and silent tears, the world of their solitude. In this book, the...

Faded Memories – Unleashed by Jerrie Canady Stewart is a memoir about the life of the author, Jerrie Canady Stewart, and her siblings from childhood, to being a young adult, to being an adult, and all the way to being a mother. This is a...

Warrior's Peace II: Awareness Within the Dragon's World by William Spence is a collection of poems that cover a wide range of topics, rhythmic, and at times very abstract so that the reader has to pause and just feel the sound of the words or...

The Hand in the Back of the Room (Connecting School Work to Real Life) by Dr. Byron L Ernest is a non-fiction education book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who are or have an interest in the...