Sylvester W. Jeffrey, who was called S.W., lived with his siblings on the family farm in Putnam County in northwestern Ohio. Their parents died in 1847. When their grandfather died in 1852, the oldest brother Oliver took over the management of the farm. Aunt Sarah...

Worlds Apart: Mackov Chronicles by David Krag Usmack is an incredible story that combines romance with political intrigue to set the reader on a rollicking ride on a very strong tide of conflict. Mackov and Bynova are two unlikely people to be together in a...

“Sometimes, as I drift idly on Walden Pond, I cease to live and begin to be.” When Henry David Thoreau wrote these words in the mid 1800s, he was lamenting American materialism that was becoming ever more apparent in the wake of the Industrial Age....

The Golden Rule is a children’s book of acceptance, written by Jessica Marie Baumgartner and illustrated by Laura Winship-Fanaei. A young child, Pagan by faith, has many friends. Her friends come from different countries, races, religions and backgrounds. One thing that binds them is known...

Lies, the first poem in the first section of verse entitled “Perceived,” is a poem for every woman who has faced the disillusionment of a precarious love, confirming the fact that if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Poet Shauna Cesar...

Flash fiction is a work of extreme brevity which, believe it or not, goes back a long way in history, all the way back to prehistory and the telling of the great fables that were passed on from one generation to the next. Flash fiction...

Beneath Strange Stars is the second book in Rebecca Bryn’s trilogy For Their Country’s Good. It continues the saga of the star-crossed lovers, Ella and Jem, with just enough backstory to be read as a standalone novel without boring readers who have already enjoyed On...

A work that combines fantasy and sci-fi in an exhilarating ride, Terence Simmons’ The Lone Planet features a planet that runs the risk of becoming extinct. Aquant sits comfortably at the outer edge of the Andromeda galaxy and it is experiencing a lot of turmoil...

Puffy and the Formidable Foe by Ann M. Hannon, Marie G. Lepkowski, and Margaret B. Hannon is the cute story of Puffy the cat who goes hunting for a rat. He pokes his head into a hole and finds a mole instead. He decides to...

For fans of well-crafted paranormal tales, Stuttering Back: Fast Forward by Daudi Anyumba is a gorgeous treat. The stutterer, Dave, the man fondly called “Stut” by friends, suddenly discovers that his curse could be a blessing after a traumatic incident. He has a passion for...

Piercing the Veil by Eric J Wentz is an intense political thriller that features very compelling characters. In a story set against the historical background of World War II, the reader will encounter coalitions between intelligence bodies—like the OSS, the CIA, the SAS, and the...

Stalker, My Love is a romantic tale of suspense and mystery, written by Zack Scott. As the well-known admirer and stalker of Rosalyn Ray, Rhett Calloway seems to be the likeliest of suspects when Rosalyn disappears, after she storms out of a bar where her...

You pretty much have to live in the bush or the desert these days not to hear of yet another mass murder or killing spree, sadly, and increasingly, committed by teenagers. What is going on here and why does it happen? What is going on...

Marigold is a romantic suspense short story written by A.L. Wright. Lyle’s Marine training had held him in good stead throughout his long years of solitude and captivity. He had filled his days with calisthenics, yoga and body-weight training for his body and mind, and...

The Dancing Spirit by Chaute Akira reveals the world of the unseen. Where does that sudden feeling of creepiness come from, or the out-of-the-blue sensation of heaviness? Who is whispering promises of comfort, but in reality causing tremendous fear and frustration? Who are the phantoms...

Crushed Velvet by Alicia L Wright is a captivating, dark and thrilling erotic novel that pushes the boundaries of romance. Scorching hot, sizzling, intense and darkly seductive, this novel exposes romance, emotions and a more realistic side of the world. The novel follows a gorgeous...

The Snow Birds is an illustrated children’s book, written in rhyme and illustrated by Phyllis Dillard. As the wild winter weather ravages the landscape, birds go about their endless, everyday chores as if it were any other day. The author asks a bird why they...

Protect the Guilty by Pablo Omar Zaragoza and Susan Giffin is an inspiring story that features a unique protagonist, Sam the Ghost. Sam Westmore has been a murderer in his pre-suicide life and has taken the lives of many people, the last of which is...

There are a slew of self-help books out there today focused on finding your purpose, but Just Tell Me What I Want: How to Find Your Purpose When You Have No Idea What It Is, written by Sara Kravitz, is not just another one that...

Tejano by J. Bradley Van Tighem is a real treat for fans of Westerns, a story with a great setting and plot. It has been 15 years since Thorn Bird's war ended and the land has known real peace and prosperity. But now, a new...