Author Tinky Weisblat's mother Jan, better known as Taffy, died at age 93 in December of 2011. Bright, active Taffy suffered from dementia in her last months on earth. Born in 1918, Taffy graduated from Mount Holyoke College. "She was very much in the world...

"A Mixture of Madness" by Andrew Levkoff is the second book in this series, taking us to Alexandros, a man who at 19 was chained to the tail of a victorious Roman army that was on the march home. He was just one more slave...

"Streetwise: Mafia Memoirs" by Russell A. Vassallo is a memoir of a kid raised in a world that feared the Mafia. It was a tough life where even saving the life of a friend could mean your own life was at risk. The story tells...

H.Y. Hanna has delivered, in Big Honey Dog Mysteries #1: Curse of the Scarab, an animal story, an otherworldly fantasy, and a mystery (complete with hieroglyphics) all wrapped in one, that is sure to please young readers. When Honey, the Great Dane, is left home...

The Mayonnaise Murders, written by the talented and creative Keith A. Owens, is a fantasy fiction story with a mix of intrigue, humor, and mystery. Johnny Beardy is dead, and problem-solving alien Vid is on the trail of whoever killed him. How did he die,...

WANTED DEAD: The Legend of Henry Berry Lowrie by Warren R. Reichel introduces us to Henry Berry Lowrie, a very wily blue-eyed Indian. In the final days of the Civil War, when the entire South sat on the brink of starvation, Henry Berry and his...

Take a step back in time to a world when dragons flew the skies, travelers arrived on horse or foot, and trading caravans of horse carriages still existed. Branin is one of a rare breed, a dragon shifter or dragshi, that can change form from...

Howard Pollack has conceptualized and developed a brilliant suspense novel in Everywhere That Tommy Goes. The author introduces us to Tommy, a seemingly ordinary fellow who suffers from intense migraine headaches. Tommy gets into a fight, only to be rescued by his new friend Troyer....

What is the truth about the Roswell incident? Under the directorship of Allen Dulles, the CIA determined the terrible purpose of the aliens’ invasion by deciphering a reading device recovered from the crash site. But Alien Affairs by Scott Skipper isn't just about Roswell in...

A Wild Ride: The Adventures of Misty and Moxie Wyoming by Niki Danforth centers on Moxie Wyoming who is turning ten. She had always wanted to be like Granny Rose and imagined herself barrel racing and winning first prize, just as Granny Rose had done...

Patience Betrayed: The Hawthorne Diaries II by Olivia Andem is an enthralling historical romance fiction read! The book continues the story of Patience Hawthorne as she navigates the demanding and tumultuous social ladder of the early 1800s. The strict rules of society have specific expectations...

It's every spouse's worst nightmare to be awakened in the middle of the night and told that your loved one is dead. And to find that they've been murdered, well, that just adds another level of grief to the equation. That's exactly the scenario the...

A Time for Everything by Mysti Parker is the story of Portia McAllister, a Confederate war widow who lost her young daughter to typhoid shortly after learning that her husband had died in the war. Distraught with grief, Portia makes an attempt on her life...

No Good Deed: Intertwined Souls Series, Book 5 is an historical fantasy written by Mary D. Brooks. While this is the fifth book in the Intertwined Souls Series, the author includes enough background information to enable readers to enjoy No Good Deed on its own....

Girl Soldier by T.R. Horne is a plot driven story about a young girl’s discovery of her parents’ true identity. An unplanned meeting with federal agents sparked an inner curiosity within Rain, only to be squashed when she found out that her parents were agents....

The Grey Eyed Storm by Christie Stenzel is the first book in the Occuli series. Remy Verbetta had been just twelve years old when her mother, Emmery, had taken her own life. Her nine-year-old sister, Makayla, had vanished without a trace soon after. On her...

Through Shade and Shadow by Natalie J. Case is a realistic paranormal fantasy that speaks volumes on hate and fear. The novel is split between two perspectives: Mason Jerah and Alaric Lambrecht. Mason is a Shade who's kept from the world and his powers by...

Told in an absorbing first person narrative voice, Awoke is a gripping entry in the Want Series by K.T. Conte, a great read for young adult fans of the paranormal. As the story begins, readers are introduced to Katya, a young girl preparing for a...

The Devil Wears Red: Book Three of the Tewkesbury Chronicles by Jo Gillespie is the third entry in the Tewkesbury Chronicles, a historical novel set in 1781. The French have just joined the Continental Army in their fight against the British. The reader is introduced...

Avoiding the Mistletoe: Mistletoe, Jingle Belles, and Second Chances, Volume 1 is an historical Christian romance novella written by Anne Greene. Darcy was determined to get her sister, Olivia, to sign on with her to be one of Asa Mercer’s mail-order brides. Lowell, Massachusetts held...