Billy Knows A Secret: Secrets: Billy Growing Up, Volume 8 is a fiction book for children, grades 4-6 written by James Minter and illustrated by Helen Rushworth. Everybody ends up keeping a secret at some point in their lives. Ant's mum asks Billy and Ant...

Moon Kissed Musings by Tracy Seiden is a beautiful collection of poetry. Using the ever flexible form of free verse, Seiden conveys feelings of love and loss, leaving readers feeling as though they’ve been hollowed out and passed through a magnifying lens before being deposited...

Talon, Come Fly with Me: The Talon Series, Book 1 is a preteen and young adult adventure novel written by Gigi Sedlmayer. Being nearly ten years old and having the body of a two-year-old has not been without its challenges for Matica, especially since the...

"The essence of good leadership is not activities or behavior." These are the sagacious words of author Kelly Odell in The Human Way: The Ten Commandments for (Im)Perfect Leaders. Odell has been practicing his people-centered brand of management for over 20 years for European-based...

A Deep Thing by A.K. Smith is a suspense novel about a young widow searching for her lost husband's secrets. Kendall Riggs lost her husband, Tim, over sixteen months ago in a diving accident in a cenote. She is still feeling the pain of her...

“Writing books for children is a marathon, not a sprint.” So claims children’s author, Simon Rose. With quite a few children’s books published and in circulation, the author knows the amount of time and effort that goes into writing a book. And the work never...

It’s not easy making a living as a writer. Gone are the days when book royalties alone would constitute a substantial income. Unless you’re one of those writers who can instantly make it to the top as a best seller and keep your books on...

The famous bard, Shakespeare, knew how to make a candid point in very few words. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, sums up the need to be short and to the point, or, quite frankly,...

There is nothing better than a good story to sweep one’s imagination away to another world. But these stories originated somewhere and there are always some interesting tangents that a reader can pursue based on a good story. Teachers are always looking for new and...

Once a book is written, edited and published, the work is by no means complete. Authors have to be very resourceful in how they promote their work. This doesn’t have to be a burden. Some parts of self-promotion can be quite enjoyable. For example, a...

Exploring the Fantasy Realm: Magic in Stories for Children and Young Adults is small in size, but packs in a lot of information about writing in the fantasy genre. Included in the book are examples from fantasy books, including fairy tales, children’s stories, and YA...

Do you believe that the world will be overrun by zombies one day? Want to be prepared so that you can survive a zombie infested life? Ben Jackson’s How To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse: The Complete Guide To Urban Survival, Prepping and Zombie Defense might...

Out Of The Box Everlasting by Jennifer Theriot is an intense romance novel about a middle-aged couple who are giving themselves another chance with a loving relationship. The newly engaged Olivia and Ash are just returning from a ten-day trip to Paris. They are planning...

Dreams of Tamar: A Tale of Rejection, Redemption, Restoration, and Faith Volume 1 by Darlene Pryor is listed as Christian fiction, a story that will appeal to women who have suffered a lot because of love, one with a promise of hope. A woman with...

How to Seduce a Queen by Stella Marie Alden is the story of Lady Fay and Nicholas Bruce. Lady Fay is a queen without her true crown, surrounded by rumors and people that just want to control her even though she wants something different out...

Washed Away: From Darkness to Light, a memoir written by Nikki Dubose with James Johanson, is a series of dark memories of her dysfunctional family life, and the misery caused by addictions and abuse. Nikki Dubose recounts the tragic story of her life, dealing with...

WordPlay: New Christian Parables by Jwyan C. Johnson is an incredibly innovative and creative book where the author has opened up wonderful new perspectives to understanding the true meanings of the parables. This book is not about Christianity, but rather it is about the messages...

Tin Cans is a humorous contemporary fiction novel written by Lise Freeman. Lana was co-owner of the Florida Manufactured Home Store along with her cousin and best friend, Tedi, and her other best friend, Toby, was their manager. They performed miracles of all kinds, mostly...

In a land where women rule, life is not always perfect. When Mia’s dearest friend, Kate, bucks the system and runs away with her mate, rebellion is the topic of conversation and concern among the breeders. While Mia is saddened by the mysterious departure of...

Telonaut by Matt Tyson is a gripping introduction to the Teloverse sci-fi series, a novel that is highly entertaining and thought-provoking. Set against a post-apocalyptic age, when the world is just recovering from economic crisis, it narrates the mission of Sero Novak, an astute man...