Petunia isn’t quite sure how she managed to become a heroine, but now that she is one there’s no way out. It seems that everyone has heard of her and her ‘amazing’ feat and there’s no way that she can come clean about it. That...

The Little Star Fisher by Rachel Morgan is the whimsical story of a little boy who lived in a small village where the Star Fishermen lived. Every night they sat in their boats and fished for stars, some big, some small, and some red...

Lizard Girl & Ghost is a work of cyberpunk science fiction by author Olga Werby, and forms book one of The Chronicles of DaDA Immortals. In a fascinating and extremely modern rethinking of the Sleeping Beauty tale, we meet sixteen-year-old Jude in the real world,...

Known as Joey to his mother and sister, Joseph to his aunt, and “Ba” to his younger brother, the main character of this tale by Joseph P. Myers loves bugs. His daily quest is to find ants, caterpillars, pill bugs, dragonflies, butterflies, crickets…any type of...

Not as well known in the Western world, though becoming more so, Mulla Nasruddin stories have kept people laughing for centuries across the wide Muslim world. The beloved figure with his down to earth, “foolish wisdom” approach to life is universally funny. In Meditate With...

The Obituary R.I.P. is a murder mystery novel written by Bill H. Reedy. Cosgrove James was a murder mystery novelist who delighted in conjuring up unusual plots and springing totally unexpected endings on his readers, but he was in no way prepared for the unlikely...

If you’re a writer needing stimulation, pick up a copy of Once Upon a Pancake: Stories We Write Together by Rick Benger and feel those creative juices starting to flow. Oh wait! That subtitle says “Stories We Write Together.” Well, if you teach creative writing...

Jake Wood is a tough homicide detective with a partner who has been his best friend since middle school. He’s a few weeks away from marrying the love of his life when a friend calls for help from South America. Jake drops everything to go...

Billy Graham in Heaven by Bill Branyon is a science fiction tale that delves into an otherworldly landscape following the death of the titular character. As promised, the setting for a great deal of the book is in heaven, but not the heavenly vista that...

In A Different Kind of Fire by Suanne Schafer, a young artist in Texas in the late 1800s is betrothed to a man she has loved since childhood. Women's rights were barely heard of, let alone spoken about, during this time. Ever the wayward...

An American Family in Italy: Living La Dolce Vita without Permission by Paul R. Spadoni is an absorbing and charming story of a family that moves to Italy for a year after leaving a comfortable life back home. The book is about the family’s struggle...

Ellen Sortell, a fifty-something socialite, lives a comfortable, yet unremarkable life in her condo in Florida. The adopted daughter of one of the wealthiest families in America, Ellen has never wanted for anything and spent most of her adult life as an artist in France,...

The Ruby Bird is a beautiful brooch made of rubies and emeralds. Hundreds of years ago, the Maharajah of India presented it to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, when he married his third wife. She placed it in a jeweled box and never wore it. When...

Thieves by Steven Max Russo is a dark and dangerous tale of greed and crime. Esmeralda has two jobs – a house cleaner and a restaurant hostess. She has only just left high school and her income is all there is for her family. She...

Monkey Bandit goes to play with Lilly in the storybook Monkey Bandit: Manners on a Playdate by Maria Ellis. Monkey Bandit is very excited at seeing all the toys and he sees Lilly painting. Monkey Bandit snatches the brush from her hand and starts to...

Silly Fun on the Farm: 5 Word-by-Word Build-Up Funny Stories by Maria Ellis is written for very beginning readers. There are five stories, each containing 25-30 words and the stories build by introducing words like “pig” and “duck” and then combining the words into a...

Dinosaur Arms by Regina Puckett is a beautiful story that tackles a relevant topic, that of bullying. The young flies, butterflies, monkeys, zebras, elephants, giraffes, lions, and a T-Rex attend animal school in the Land of Friendship. All of them are good friends with each...

A detective from Scotland Yard must set aside his seaside holiday to find a celebrity missing from a small coastal English village in the mystery tale, Downfall, by Deborah Teller Scott. Detective Michael Dachemont was working on a high-profile murder case until the Chief Superintendent...

Mobsters, Movie Stars & Musicians by Roger Rossi takes you into the life and world of piano player and vocalist Roger Rossi. Spending over 60 years of his life being a band leader and a musician has left Mr. Rossi with a wealth of stories...

The Spiritualist Murders: Portia of the Pacific Historical Mysteries, Volume 2 is an historical mystery novel written by James Musgrave. Clara Shortridge Foltz, Esq., had been attending a suffragist meeting at the Supreme Grand Lodge of the Rosicrucians. In the repressive atmosphere of 1886, the...