We all like to dream big and no one likes to lose. But, sometimes, the odds are stacked against some of us and it’s very difficult to have a fair chance. That didn’t stop Reya. She lived in a box-shaped house, an apartment, with her...

In his novel Where Summer Strives, Thomas Thornburg takes us on a journey to a working class neighbourhood of a Midwestern city, towards the end of the Second World War, where social and racial divides are very much still the norm. When a wealthy, educated,...

A Quiet Hero: The Life of Charles W. Denko, PhD, MD by Joanne D. Denko, MD, MS is an inspiring true story about the life of an unsung hero: Charles W. Denko. A first generation American of Russian descent, his life unfolds in Cleveland where...

Written in a style that embraces simplicity, Stellar by Kevin Hollingsworth is a gorgeous collection of poems covering a variety of themes — love and intimacy, patriotism, nature, solitude, friendship, adventure, self-discovery, and a lot more. The poems have different lengths and the style allows...

My First High School Musical: From Auditions to Opening Night and Everything in Between by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz is a succinct, useful guide that will help you prepare for your first or next musical. At the preparation stage, she provides useful tips on how you...

Despite his privileged life and a prepared position in the lucrative family business in Boston, Rolfe Honeywell is disillusioned with his future. Unable to take his nonchalant approach to life any longer, Rolfe’s stepmother, Metta Maria, sends him to Mira Loma, her family's ranch in...

Henri by Douglas Bosack is a collection of short stories which also includes two chapters from another of the author’s books, Caduceus. They range in length and subject matter from quite brief as in the case of ‘The Short Order Cook’ (don’t read this one...

Anneros Valensi's Where is Home? How a Childhood in East Germany during World War II Shaped My Adult Life - 2nd Edition is a poignant memoir about a little girl growing up amidst the turmoil of the Second World War. The place is Falkenau in...

This is the story of Envy and Lionel, a relationship that began when she was a vulnerable sixteen-year-old girl and lasted over thirty years. There is a rich and varied cast of characters that enter their lives and play their part but essentially this is...

Suddenly Free, Rise of Evil, by Yvette Carmon Davis is a gripping, imaginative, what-if sci-fi Christian novel based on the author's ideas of what the end times could look like, using the Bible as inspiration. In Davis' future, people on Earth deal with the normal...

In today’s challenging world, sometimes we get lost in the quagmire of the stresses and strains of everyday life, despite our best efforts to think positively. This comprehensive guide strips away the cultural and religious beliefs we hold to reveal the pure truth of who...

In Old Bones Never Die by Lesley A. Diehl, Connecticut fashionista Eve Appel has gone into business with her friend in a consignment store in Florida, but things never run smoothly and Eve just can’t keep her nose out. Becoming an apprentice to a retiring...

Bill Peterson, an FBI agent, is the good guy and Robert Smithson, a terrorist out to kill the president and change the way of the American government, is a very bad guy. Smithson escapes from prison, gets together a group of friends, and together...

It takes a really good writer to keep this reviewer interested in a 400-plus page novel. The fact that Borrowed Memories by J.R. Torbic is a psychological thriller helps. But sometimes those have such shallow characterization that as much as they keep you flipping pages...

Building Inspector Memories by Ron S. North is a collection of 104 real-life stories or commentaries as experienced by actual building inspectors working in British Columbia, Canada. North worked as an inspector, chief inspector, or manager for thirty-four years. He developed this collection from his...

A Witch's Destiny by Leigh Ann Edwards has many dimensions to it, and each dimension is as appealing and bewitching as the previous one. Alainn and Killian are in love, but have one major difference: magic. Alainn is a witch, whereas Killian is a mortal....

Depth of Lies by E.C. Diskin is a perfect blend of mystery, crime, and sleuthing, a well-crafted novel with compelling characters and a beautiful setting. Shea Walker is a woman that many like in her community, a mom who seems to have no problems, until...

“Sometimes you have to do crazy things to truly experience life.” The mantra of young adults who don’t yet know the fragility of life. As the story opens on a summer's day, we find ourselves in Snowdyn, North Dakota, riding along in an old yellow...

Spying on the Spy is a very good short story that I would love to read more of. It is July, 1814, and we are in a ballroom attending a party in Washington City. Georgina Vandenberg is a shy young debutante, uncomfortable and out of...

Traveling Daisy: A Generational Cancer Story of Disease and Dysfunction by Lisa Marie Wilson shows how a person suffering from cancer, or a person who has someone in their life confronting this disease, can power through this tough time. Instead of feeling sorry for the...