Jodie Renner has done fiction writers a huge favor by compiling her blogs into Fire Up Your Fiction: An Editor’s Guide to Writing Compelling Stories. She covers subjects that can get a story moving and not only draw the reader in, but hold their attention...

Flowers and Stone by Jan Sikes is a historical fiction and romance rolled into one enticing true story. It shares an intense love story that takes place in the loud and fun Texas honky-tonks in 1970. Darlina Flowers isn't prepared for any man to come...

Settling an old score held Matthew Wilcox in a haunting grip that prevented him from love or finding peace in Deadman’s Lament. Linell Jeppsen unravels the story of a boy who lost his parents and his home at an early age and then found a...

Alinka Rutkowska and Konrad Checinski have done it again in Maya & Filippo Separate in Skagway. Maya and Filippo travel all over the world with their mom, dad, and their cat named Otello on a ship called the Fun Princess. They see many wonderful sights...

Little Kicker is not a very happy donkey because he has to get his donkey shots, and he is scared. Tony the Pony chimes in and starts telling Little Kicker all about shots. That did not help very much, because Little Kicker did not want...

When Violet Was Blue is a children's concept book written and illustrated by Deb Troehler. It's raining out, and a big cloud has covered the sun. Little Violet is not at all happy. Without the sun's light, her lovely violet color is now blue. She...

Snooze by Sol Luckman is an unusual story that combines a vivid fictional alter world with real-life drama and captivating science. Follow a young Max, nicknamed “Snooze” in Part 1 into his special dreamland where flying is king and he can escape life’s pressures. His...

When mysterious and extremely disturbing videos, containing confidential details of the affected people, start popping up on the computers of CIA employees, the CIA suspects a virus. The virus, affecting the entire intelligence community, however, seems to have special interest in a particular division of...

Bubbles is a sad little fish because he has a disfigured tail. The other sea creatures tease Bubbles about this as it prevents him from swimming fast and playing games. Pickles, an electric eel and Bubbles’ best friend, and Kama the mermaid go to see...

In her novel, Strike Three, Joy V. Smith introduces us to the aftermath of World War III, a short battle that claimed the lives of the majority of the Earth’s population. The survivors of the war that turned the planet brown, those who went underground...

Here Be Dragons by Hannah Steenbock is a collection of eight short stories about magic, mythical creatures and sorcery. From a traveling wizard that fixes toys, to a wizard who loses and searches for his magic deck of cards. From a young girl that tries...

Deflowered Lyric by J.J. Staples is a disturbing novel that speaks about the realities of the society we live in. Sexual abuse is rampant in our society and this story is sketched around three characters, Lyric, Jada and Judith, who all undergo abuse at the...

Have you ever been intrigued by mystery, the majestic mystical creatures that some would say don't exist? Are you a Big Foot chaser, a Yeti follower, or a Loch Ness Monster believer? Whichever you are, do you require proof or do you simple just believe?...

Menopausalgodzilla by Jacqueline Pansy is a hilarious – but truthful – look at the world of the menopause. Jacqueline leads you through life after 40, a funny yet true story of uncontrollable leaking, from more than one place, the sudden changes in mood and the...

Wantin is a new adult coming of age story written by Truth Devour. Talia's parents shared a passion for travel and adventure, and she didn't get to spend very much time with them as she was growing up. Her fondest memories are of her Haitian...

Unrequited is the sequel volume of Truth Devour's new adult coming of age novel, Wantin. Talia is starting to realize that her 5-year relationship with Sebastian is coming to an end. She consulted a psychic who gave her a Tarot card reading which simply confirmed...

Sated is the third book in the Talia Jacobs Saga written by Truth Devour. Talia has finally been reunited with her beloved Bodhi, the six-year-old playmate from her past as a child in Haiti. They are hungry for each other, but each of them has...

Wisdom on How to Live Life: Transforming Earth into Heaven by Tommy S.W. Wong is an inspirational and motivational book where the author speaks to readers about love, peace and harmony using two conversations with two gurus, Dick and Harry. The gurus share their views...

Moon Girl by Beatrix S. Tambunan is an illustrated story about two sisters, Moon Girl, and her sister, Sun Girl. Moon Girl is jealous of her sister because she seems to be more popular with the creatures of the day. Moon Girl’s creatures only come...

I must confess that I love mysteries, and I’m always looking for new books in this genre. Unfortunately, I’ve been getting a little bit burned out on my favorite books lately. So many of them seem the same, and I often guess the bad guy...