Hotel Belmar
Hotel Belmar: The Ghost Has The Key by S.K. Carnes is an intense and simply fabulous novel of grit and courage. While I was not expecting to like this novel as much as I did, I was amazed when I found out that I not...
Hotel Belmar: The Ghost Has The Key by S.K. Carnes is an intense and simply fabulous novel of grit and courage. While I was not expecting to like this novel as much as I did, I was amazed when I found out that I not...
Author Bob Welbaum’s The Boy Who Could Wiggle His Ears is a short children’s book. The narrative has a rhyming pattern throughout and takes us through the journey of one little boy who has conquered the art of ear wiggling, taught to him by his...
The Sugar Merchant by James Hutson-Wiley thrusts the reader into the historical period towards the last part of the eleventh century, an era witnessing an economic revolution. Thomas Woodward loses his family at the age of eight to one of the raids conducted by Tostig,...
Oh, the good intentions of friends and family! Stealing a Rogue’s Kiss by Amanda Mariel puts Lady Daphne Rosamond in an intriguing predicament because of a fortune told by a gypsy. Daphne must be kissed within the fortnight if she ever wishes to marry. Shy, plump,...
In Evasion: Do No Harm by Susan Jean Ricci, Remi Roundwater lives a comfortable life as the spouse of physician Dr. Marshall Wagner. However, her marriage is not quite what she had hoped for, as her husband is becoming more evasive when it comes to...
In Book II of D.E. Night’s The Crowns of Croswald, The Girl With The Whispering Shadow, Ivy Lovely’s adventures begin right at the end of the previous story. Ivy still has so much to learn, and despite the fact that the Dark Queen is looking...
Little Elf Ray - Saves The Day is a holiday-themed children’s picture book written by Ross Hammond and illustrated by Semih Akgul. Being the littlest of Santa’s elves can make a young elf feel like he’s not very significant at all, but Ray found out...
Life seemed to finally be coming together for Linda Davenport, a deputy probation officer in Orange County. She and her fiance, David, had finally committed to setting a date and fixing a venue for their wedding, and choosing between living in her rented Laguna Beach...
Dogs have feelings, too. Even stray dogs. They feel the cold, the loneliness, the sense of abandonment. They even feel the hunger and the fear. Some even have the privilege of knowing what it means to be loved. Adopted, then abandoned, loved by a homeless...
The Awakening by David Winston starts with a note that explains what readers will find in the book: "In this book, we will learn about the origins of the universe, what came before the origins of the universe, the meaning of life, what happens after...
What makes a really good young adult novel? Is it the characters? The setting? The plot? The conflict? All of these things, but perhaps many would answer, without a doubt, that the most important element in young adult fiction is the characters. Readers want characters...
One Way Home is a contemporary fiction novel for new adults written by L.B. Lewis. Sierra was so excited about her future. She was in love; she and Ismael were on their way to Paris to enjoy a romantic interlude and then they’d be flying...
Angel Vomit: A Love Story, by Terry Smith, is a collection of poetry dedicated to exploring the beautiful cruelties of love. The collection details a man’s journey from first falling in love to finally letting go. Each poem is succinct and illustrates the possessiveness love...
Supraphysica by Drew Boudreaux is a story of faith, loss, and new beginnings. Philip's life changes when he finds faith and is approached by the angel Gabriel, who offers him a chance to build a new world with a team. At first he's skeptical but...
Are you looking for a short story to recite during a Christmas party or perform as a short play? Look no further. The World Codex Staff and Meredith Carson have written a great tale with dramatic potential in the short story, Christmas Spirit. Written in...
The Last Man Standing Is Jack Daniel McCullough by Alan R. Warren is a true-crime story. A chance interview makes Alan Warren believe that Jack McCullough might just be innocent of the crimes of which he was found guilty. Two crimes – a seven-year-old girl,...
Will’s life is unconventional enough, living with his mentally unbalanced mother in a less than desirable neighborhood while doing his best to maintain a passable high school persona. He really doesn’t need the added pressure of advice from the strange gypsy woman who appears to...
The Jesse James Scrapbook: Tales of Life on the Border by George Jansen is a historical fiction novel loosely based on the known events in the life of Jesse James, the notorious outlaw. The book is written in a diary format through the words and...
Haunts is a literary fiction novel written by George Jansen. The Financial District of San Francisco was in full holiday cheer that Christmas Eve in 1975. As Christmas was on a Thursday that year, workers were generally expected to have put in at least a...
Ellis and his dreamer friend Charlie were spending a day at the beach, with Ellis relaxing on the sand, and Charlie collecting seashells. If he had a choice, Charlie declared he would like to be a dolphin, playful and carefree. They began walking home when...