Matchsticks and Candy Canes by C.E. Wilson and Mary Dublin is a holiday treat filled with acceptance, romance, and baked delights. Carter Holly works at his uncle’s bakery, which his mother feels is unfit for a boy, but the place is where he feels at...

Mattered People by Aaron Palm is about a girl who lives in an island community. Not having many jobs on the island to choose from, Dina worked at The House, a mental health facility for the elderly. The residents can be ornery and sometimes dangerous,...

Sunset Empire (Volume 1) by Melissa Ousley is a YA paranormal tale. Following a fire that destroys her house, Elyse Pythan moves to Astoria to live with a grandmother she had never known. Her grandmother is strict, but Elyse rebels against her and discovers what...

Snowy and Minty take young readers on an exciting, adventurous trip in Starry Night Surprise: Minty and Snowy Adventure Book 1 by Justin Mitson. Snowy and Minty are best friends. Snowy liked to gaze at the sky though a telescope and working in the observatory...

The Supermarket Guy IV: Fury of the Climate Changer by Daren Doucet is a deliciously humorous story with compelling characters, a lot of drama, and fun stuff for the reader. Harold, who works in a supermarket, is suddenly in trouble, considered unfit, stressed, and perhaps...

The Vatican Cameos: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure is a historical mystery by Richard T. Ryan. In 1501, Michelangelo is commissioned by the pope to create cameos of specific cardinals portraying the seven deadly sins they commit. Michelangelo becomes a pawn in a scandalous religious game...

What do you call someone from Peru? What kind of animals do they have there? Do they speak English or another language? Hannah and Amy Go To Peru (Hannah and Amy Go To Series) by Sabrina Rizk is a non-fiction children's book about two sisters...

Narissai lived in Nairobi, Kenya and she had the desire to become the first female astrophysicist in her country. Narissai was getting closer to her dreams by getting her education. Her mother lived the life of a prostitute, which was the usual path for women...

Magical Stories: A Collection of Short Stories for Children by Píaras Ó Cíonnaoíth is an enjoyable and entertaining collection that will bring a smile to the faces of readers. The stories are fascinating and imaginative, and each one entertains and conveys insightful and thoughtful messages....

What a terrific go-to guide for recent and past movies! Byron Brubaker’s 100+ Years of Movies is packed with summaries of movies you have seen and some you may want to see. Included in the book is an introduction which explains author Byron Brubaker’s background...

I absolutely loved Paper or Plastic? The Grocery Store Chronicles. Having worked in retail, I completely related to everything Rick Bylina wrote. His stories were hilarious and totally worth reading. I chose to read Paper or Plastic? The Grocery Store Chronicles because of my background...

Practice Makes Perfect is a children’s book, written in rhyme by Michael Portnoy and illustrated by Adelia Drubetski. Two music-loving crickets, Uncle Sloane and Maestro Finn, own and run a music store. Early one morning, the first customer of the day is Madame Fly, accompanied...

I discovered Jack Young through the breathtaking novel, Hail, Cigaros! I was instantly drawn to his exceptional craft, so when I took Faraway Green I was expecting a stellar work, and my expectations were met. Jack Young comes across to me as a master of...

Merging Realms - Lines Blurring Book 1 is filled with action, magic, violence, and sex. The author, S.K. Smith, has a vivid imagination and readers are not denied any aspect of that imagination. Queen Marilynn, the wife of King William, is no ordinary woman. Centuries...

It all began when Perez, a drug lord, wanted to give up the business and stay clean. The first step was splitting from his associates, Sanchez and DeAngelo, using LaCrew and Associates law firm. The leading attorney of the Perez trial was Hannah McMillian, an...

Bella Wants To Be A Writer by author RyAnn Adams Hall is a cute and memorable children’s book that should inspire children and lead them on the path to positive thinking. Bella’s teacher talks about careers in class, but Bella is unsure what she wants...

Ugly Duckling to Beautiful Swan is the first volume in the Lizzy B's Diary series, written by RyAnn Adams Hall and illustrated by Emily Hercock. About to start a brand new year at school, Lizzy B’s mother gifts a diary to her daughter to write...

Betrayals: A Jack Del Rio Thriller is a political thriller written by Richard Paolinelli. The inauguration of President-Elect William Arthur and Vice-President Norman Cashman was soon to take place, and Jack Del Rio, Baker Collins' top agent in the FBI domestic anti-terrorism division, and Secret...

The Barataria Key by JM Richardson is a fast-paced suspense novel. Residents of New Orleans, James Beauregard, and his fiancée, Noelle, are both geology professors. School is out for a week and Tim, James's long-time friend, college roommate, and also a professor, is flying in...

World on Fire: Spoils of Olympus, Volume 2 by Christian Kachel is the story of a young soldier as he grows up in the military and understands that life in Macedon. The year is 318 BC, five years after the death of Alexander the Great....