"Passions in Paris: Revelations of a Lost Diary" is an 818-page novel by Rusty Blackwood. The story unfolds in Wychmere Willows, a beautiful place that overlooks Lake Ontario in Canada. The siblings Joe and Emily, with Joe's daughter CJ, await the arrival of other members...

I absolutely loved Conflicting Webs by Darlene Quinn. Conflicting Webs, which happens to be a stand-alone story, is the fifth addition to Quinn’s Web series. The Web series contains four other books. This is the first book I have read in the Web series so...

Sizzling Cold Case by Buddy Ebsen and Darlene Quinn is written in the vein of the Barnaby Jones murder mystery TV series from the 1970s. In this case, Barnaby revives the cold case surrounding the mysterious death of Lori London, who has a personal...

A Tall Tale About a Dachshund and a Pelican: How a Friendship Came to Be by Kizzie Jones is a beautiful story about a young dachshund named Goldie. One day, a little girl and her dachshund Goldie were walking along the beach. Goldie sees...

The marital struggles of a young couple become inconsequential when tragedy strikes in the poignant romance novel Family First (The Friessens Book 7) by Lorhainne Eckhart. After six months of newlywed bliss, eighteen-year-old Katy is happy and contented with her life. She is finally married...

The Black River Chronicles: The Ursvaal Exchange by David Tallerman is the second book in the Black River Academy series, a compelling story that features magic and characters that are as genuine as they are relatable. Student ranger Durren Flintrand has been through much trouble...

Soul Survivor by Philippa West is a memoir of the author’s journey through mental disorder, one only diagnosed after twenty-nine years of suffering. It wasn’t until after her training as a Mental Health First Aider that she began to identify her symptoms and unearthed a...

It has been said many times that life is like a dance. There’s the waltz, the foxtrot, the swing, and many other dances that swirl us around through life. A little boy shares a love of dance with his Grandma Ging Ging. From the time...

Paper Forests by Tegan Anderson is a fascinating story that follows the journey of children caught in a place that exists between life and death. Parents in a therapy group talk about their ailing children and the counselor advises that the children are in Paper...

Electromancer is a fantasy novel written by Daco. Alexa Manchester was following in her father's footsteps by finishing his pet project. The Magpie generator, which he projected would be the green energy source to finally solve the energy crisis that had the entire planet in...

Sunshine & Tears by Ruth O'Neill is a real life narration of an alcoholic man's wife. The story begins when Rosie, a teenage girl, is stood up by Jay, the boy whom she had a major crush on. She is in an inconsolable state, but...

REVivement: Having a Life After Making a Living: An Uplifting Interactive Guide to Invigorate Your Later Years by Gloria Dunn-Violin is a useful tool to all those readers who are looking forward to life after fifty. The author uses the term "revivement" instead of retirement...

Perseverance. That’s what it takes. Facing all of life’s difficulties, all those hurdles thrown in our path, what we need is perseverance. We can’t give up. We have to dream, dream big, and reach for our dreams with a determination that nothing will stop us....

Mystic and the Secret of Happiness is a fictional journey intended to uplift and inspire, penned by author Anne-Claire Szubaniska. Though the author states that the book represents her own emotional journey to happiness, the plot is relayed through the perception of a cat called...

In 9 Steps to Walk Into Your Purpose: A Guide to Transformation Through Purpose, author Bless Roxwell breaks down the daunting process of transformation and walking into one’s purpose into nine actionable steps. Change is not a process to which most of us easily adapt....

The Healing of Howard Brown by Jeb Stewart Harrison is a return to the epic tales of the deep South. When 60-year-old retired English teacher Howard Brown Jr. revisits his roots in the bayous of Louisiana, he is taken on a journey of discovery and...

Cats definitely have a cattitude, a cat-infused attitude, because they are “reserved, aloof, detached” as well as being independent. When you really ponder this new word, you realize it has merit, given the feline power to expect the same each and every day because “Every...

Skeletons ARE NOT Spooky! by Duds and Kaine is a children’s picture book that demonstrates funny illustrations in such a way so that children are not afraid of skeletons. The narration of the book is told so that there is a chuckle to be had...

Picking Up The Shards by Anita M. Oommen is a poignant memoir that throws light on the author's traumatic experience of being rejected and abandoned by her mother and how she found solace in God during her times of trouble and struggle. The betrayal that...

Charity Jackson’s Something Beautiful is really something beautiful! It’s a love story, but it’s also about folly, redemption, forgiveness, and unification. Grayson is a rock star gone over the edge into drunkenness and despair after the death of his grandfather who taught him to play...