Flipping the Scales by Pete Tarsi is a young adult fantasy that challenges the perception of magic and reality. Meredith refuses to believe she's becoming a mermaid, even when her legs transform into a mermaid tail in front of her eyes. Scientifically, she knows it...

Lady of the Imperial City by Laura Kitchell is a fresh historical novel that takes place in ancient Japan. I am highly fond of historical novels, and Japan is one of my favorite settings. I loved James Clavell’s series of books set in Asia, especially...

Stuff!: The Things No One Ever Told Us About Life After Sexual Abuse by Edna J. White is an autobiographical tale of one woman's abuse. Edna's abuse started at the age of five. When she told, at age 9, her family believed her but wanted...

Welcome to Foxyland: Great Adventures of Little Foxycat by Wald Peterson is a fun and educational children’s story. Foxycat is sent on an errand by his mother to get the things she needs to make a pie for tea. Foxycat has a vivid imagination –...

The Trespasser by Karen Cossey is a well-written modern day mystery adventure story. Logan is the thirteen-year-old foster child of Steve and Abby. He meets Meeka and her rich and famous parents when they stay at a nearby clifftop lodge. When the two families get...

The reason I chose to read Creamed at the Coffee Cabana: A Cozy Mystery by Constance Barker was simply because it had “coffee” in the title. When the most hated lady in Sweet Home, Florida, is found murdered in the Coffee Cabana, Lily Parker, owner...

Whoa! What an epic read. In author D.E. Zlotnik's new novel, Myk: Prince of the Vends, readers will find themselves absolutely immersed in the world of second century Europe (in roughly the area that we would now find Poland.) We are introduced to Myk, the...

The Food Dare by Lindsey Banks gives us an informative look at how to change your life and eating habits. This is a comprehensive guide with dares each day to help you change your eating and lifestyle habits. One of the essential things that she...

What You Wish For by Gina Wynn is a romance that blends contemporary ideas with magic and fantasy to create a second chance and a new start. Maggie is married to Jake, her childhood best friend, but she wishes for more in her life. That...

Travelling Seeds by Rebecca Bielawski is the third book in the Mummy Nature series. This book teaches kids about how far seeds travel and how plants grow from a little seed. Bielawski uses colorful illustrations to demonstrate the process of germination. I thought Travelling Seeds was...

In an absolutely amazing piece of work, debut author Jacki Skole brings us Dogland: A Journey to the Heart of America's Dog Problem. In a wonderful piece of investigation into the supply of dogs in our country, Jacki Skole has taken her heartfelt interest in...

Isabella and her crew found themselves in a sticky position after being lured into a bad position by an enemy warship disguised as a merchant ship. The warship was well equipped with men and weapons, but they were no match for Isabella's quick wit. In...

Collide by Charity Parkerson is the story of two men who find love when they least expected it. Shayne Smith had no idea that his bad day would end with meeting a man who makes his blood sing and his body come alive. His day...

When the Serpent Bites by Nesly Clerge tells a riches to rags story of a man, Frederick Starks, who has anything and everything the money from his successful business empire can buy. Along with that, he has a beautiful wife, three children, a loving family...

The Kiev Connection: A Matti James Mystery, Book 2 is a paranormal mystery/thriller written by M.A.R. Unger. Matti is a forensic facial reconstructionist who works part-time with the Clark County Coroner's Office in Las Vegas. When she's not working, she's usually with her private sleuthing...

Love’s Perfect Surrender by Chiara Talluto relates the woes of Antoinette and Vito’s marriage, and their dreams of having a family. They experience many disappointments, along with occasional joy, and eventually embark on the path to parenthood. After much longing they are blessed with little...

Letting Lox In (Marco's MMA Boys) (Volume 1) by S.M. Donaldson is a contemporary romance that puts two attractive characters together and asks how long they can take the heat before giving in to their passion. When Sloan became pregnant, her no good boyfriend dumped...

Petrella, the Gillian Princess by Chiara Talluto is a fantasy for pre-teens. Princess Petrella, a kind-hearted Gillian, is devastated because her strict father, King Hermas of the Anglon Kingdom, intends to marry her to Batavia, an obnoxious Gillian prince who will eventually inherit the underwater...

In an absolutely fantastic read by author Kelly Risser, Always Remembered, Book Three in the Never Forgotten Series, we find ourselves on another epic journey with Meara Quinn, the lovely young woman we've followed all throughout this enchanting series. In this, the final installment, Meara...

Cancer. The very word strikes fear into the heart of many. And for parents, the thought that cancer might affect one of their children, well, it's a thought that can actually make the blood run cold. In There is a Reaper: Losing a Child to...