Coleman’s War by E.N. Heim is a beautiful portrait of a life. It is a powerful tale and I was impressed with Heim's masterful use of flashbacks to tell his story. It is the story of an American veteran and since I fall into that...

Strip Naked and Re-dress with Happiness: How to Survive and Thrive through Personal Challenge by Maria Hocking is a book that everyone should read, a book about lifting the mask, coming home to who we really are, and embracing authenticity. In this book, the author...

Look out, Hardy Boys! Move over, Nancy Drew. There’s a new generation of young sleuths in town and they happen to be ghost busters on top of being great detectives. Welcome to the world of The Fantastic Phantasmic Detective Agency by D.L. Dugger. It’s The...

Hard Cider by Barbara Stark-Nemon is a book about discovery and determination. The main character, Abbie Rose, is a woman in her fifties looking to explore the opportunities in a new chapter of her life. Though her children are all grown, she is slowly getting...

The Way of the Warrior Mama: The Guide To Protecting And Raising Strong Daughters by Sally Clark is an insightful and helpful read to all mothers out there when it comes to protecting their daughters from sexual abuse and trauma. The tips in the book...

Vengeful Son: Book 1 of the Masterson Files is an action thriller written by Andrew Allen Smith. Over the years, Jonathan Michael Masterson’s skill as a sniper and operative had been in some demand by both governments and private parties, but something happened to make...

Billy Gogan, American by Roger Higgins is the fictional tale of a young man's transition from a life in Ireland to his settlement in the United States. It begins with Gogan's Irish backstory at the onset of the country's potato famine, where Billy is prompted...

Crisis: While America Slept by Martin Clem is a gripping terrorist thriller with deep layers in the plot, plunging readers into a world where nothing is as it seems. Readers are introduced to the fight against ISIS, a familiar subject to contemporary readers, but in...

Plaid Frogs Blue Toads & Pink Pollywogs, written and illustrated by Susan Marie Murdoch, tells the story of a group of frogs who start to change colour and grow strange fuzzy hair, extra toes, and even big spots and long hair. There seemed to be...

Hair Boss: A Hairstylists' Guide to Owning Their Career by Jamie Wiley is a self-help book for hairdressers looking to increase their client base, rack up higher ticket sales, expand their business, and get the most out of an occupation where the sky's the limit....

Idle Pursuits: A Poetry Collection by L.P. Kirkbride comprises twenty-four poems in a variety of styles interspersed here and there with beautiful illustrations. The topics included vary enormously, so there really is something that will appeal to every poetry lover who opens the pages of...

Ollie the Owllama is a children’s animal story book written by Kim Wilson and illustrated by Ashley Teets. Ollie was an Owllama, which meant he was part owl and part llama. One result of this combination was that Ollie had something funny happen whenever he...

Set against the backdrop of the revolution against the Soviet regime in Cold War Hungary, Radio Underground by Alison Littman is a huge achievement for a debut novel and a gritty tale that follows a daring journalist determined to see the fall of an oppressive...

Everybody Loves Conspiracy Theories by David Ritchey is practically an encyclopedia of conspiracy theories, grouped by classification. Between the Eye of Providence and the Illuminati/New World Order theories are stories about aliens crash landing at Roswell, mind control, weapons conspiracy theories, 9/11, aviation and much,...

Eddie Motion and Tangible Magik by Suzanne de Malplaquet is a fantastical adventure that will give readers an insight about the magic and possibilities that exist within all of us. Eddie Motion was different; he was not like the rest of the boys. His dad...

Mind-Swapping Madness (Bonkers Short Stories Book 1) written by Tom E Moffatt and illustrated by Paul Beavis is a collection of seven short stories involving characters who, one way or another, swap minds into another person or animal’s body. In one story, a kid uses...

The Victorian age collides with the future in L.S. Kilroy’s dystopian adventure, The Vitruvian Heir. After a series of natural disasters, the monarchist dictatorial rule of the Vitruvian nation replaces the former United States. A new society is formed, returning to the “period of gentility...

Escape Clause by Mary Billiter is a nice vacation/beach read for contemporary romance readers to enjoy on a lazy day. Single mom Kelsey Donigan is just settling into her new life on the Oregon coast when news comes in that her job, and the hotel...

Dirty Soul by McKenzie Teter is a book of poetry that leads us by the hand through a long journey of life. Through love and through loss, we live a life of color, color that stains our souls as we journey onwards. Soft blue, deep...

Musings of a Military Maverick by Yoginder Sharma is a heartwarming memoir that is a testimony to the three things that last forever; faith, hope, and love. The book throws light on the unconditional love the author had for his Greek wife, Despina, whom he...