When Rainstorm opens, Jessy Kalender is looking out over a gorgeous Wyoming morning, contemplating breaking off her five-year-relationship and returning to Deer Creek. Her Uncle Frank’s letter gives her the perfect reason to return home: the Diamond-K Ranch. The only problem with returning is that...

Caramel and Steel by Long Temple follows Marlie, a 53-year-old divorcee, who is ready to date again after creating a dating app profile. She meets Trunk, a 55-year-old psychologist, and they build a deep connection, moving from early dates to a committed relationship. Simultaneously, Marlie...

Rhythm and Design: A Platinum Chocolate Romance by Long Temple is an inspiring love story that follows Claire Baldwin, a talented aspiring architect on a journey of legacy and self-discovery, and Oliver Graham, a soulful musician. Claire's and Oliver's families have been friends for years,...

A Hearts Anchor: A Platinum Chocolate Romance by Long Temple is a heartwarming romance novella. Rushing to her post-surgery voice therapy, Kianna collides with Marcus, a police officer. Much to her surprise, Kianna meets Marcus again at her next therapy session. These fleeting encounters lead...

Fireflies, by P.S. Bartlett, is the story of an Irish doctor Owen Whelan and his wife Sarah. They are Irish immigrants. The Whelans had seven children. As we know all children are special. However, the youngest, Ennis, was unique from the beginning. He was born...

Larkin's Letters by Jax Jillian explores a friendship turned more between actor Ryan Boone and his long time best friend, Larkin. Their friendship has spanned from high school to the fifteen years that he has been in LA becoming a famous actor. They spent years...

Fast Track to Glory by Tomasz Chrusciel is a tautly woven thriller somewhat reminiscent of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. Very few people have the privilege of being called upon to offer their professional expertise and when Nina Monte, Professor of History of Religions...

I want to go to Awesome Land like Caden did in Caden and Awesome World by Naomi Melton. In just 24 pages, Caden meets a three-headed dragon, a gopher wearing glasses, a rickety wooden bridge over crocodiles swimming in water and much, much more. Too...

Corruption, greed, black operations, shadowy organisations and the lust for unadulterated power is the setting for Gregory Meritt’s The Adoption. Claire and Logan just wanted a child to complete their lives but, unable to have one of their own, they turned to the adoption route...

Lara’s Story is a work of young adult historical fiction and drama, written by author Diane Merrill Wigginton. In a story set initially in the beautiful landscape of Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century, we first met our heroine Lara Flannigan when she is a young...

Isabella’s Heart, the second book in The Jeweled Dagger trilogy by Diane Merrill Wigginton is a unique continuation of Angelina’s Secret. This family has a secret, and even those who have witnessed their bond don’t understand it fully. Isabella and her twin brother, Charlie, were...

I Celebrate My Skin by Nonku Kunene Adumetey teaches that we are born with different shades of skin color and although the colors differ, we have so much in common. Our skin is our biggest organ and keeps us warm in the winter and cools...

I Celebrate My Voice: It is Limitless, written by Nonkululeko Kunene Adumetey and illustrated by Mary K. Biswas, is a children's picture book that revolves around a series of affirmations for young readers. Adumetey begins the story with an introduction to the question of what...

Pleasant Dreams, Sweet Puppies! by Linda J. Trust reminds children that there are puppies of all different sizes, shapes, and colors. There are big puppies, small puppies, and even tall puppies. There are puppies with floppy ears that bounce when they run “and others have...

Is love the solution to our problems? Can good intentions build a solid moral compass? A Compromising Position by Diane Merrill Wigginton is a romantic suspense story reflecting the change that love can bring into someone's life. We learn about Catherine Lawrence, a newly appointed...

In Persephone's Pool, a futuristic crime thriller by Marie Montine, in the 22nd century, after a global revolt against AI, spirituality is once again on the rise. While aiding a murder investigation for the Intergalactic Colonies Committee on Pluto, Eloise Mayer discovers someone was impersonating...

No Tooth Fairy For You! by Ashley Hohmann is a fascinating story about why the tooth fairy never visits animals. The tooth fairy is busy, traveling the world every night, looking for lost teeth under pillows, but why doesn’t she visit the animals? They lose...

What a riveting tale is found in Pell Shade’s story! It is a must for elementary age, tween and young adult homes. It will receive their parents’ and teachers’ complete approval. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the most interesting plot I have seen in...

Mia Balducci dreams of having a big, loving family like her own big Italian brood in small town Massachusetts. As a teenager, Mia leaves Massachusetts for sunny Los Angeles and although for years it never feels like home, she eventually adjusts and makes her life...

Good Morning, World! by the mysterious Mrs. D, is a classic children's book. The illustrations were rendered superbly, in brilliant and vivid colors, by Eladziem. This is not another “A-B-C” book, or “1-2-3” learner. In fact, what this book teaches best is reading! I find...