At first, I was a bit put off by the stilted style of the writing in Dead or Alive Agent Orange by Mary Rincon. Everything is so short and clipped that I felt it was jarring. However, as I thought about how this kind of...

Love knows no boundaries and even time itself can not keep true love apart in this thrilling science fiction tale, Indigo, by Amy Boukair. Maya is simply trying to get through life with as little struggle as possible and give the best life she can...

Graham Downs opens the door to a fantasy world in his short story, A Petition to Magic, a world of emotions, trust, self-searching and enchanted characters that will definitely leave readers wanting more. The fantasy tells the story of a wizard and his difficulties in...

Maya and Filippo Look for Whales by Alinka Rutkowska is another story in the adventures of of Maya and Filippo as they travel around the world with their parents aboard the beautiful ship, the Fun Princess. This time, the kids travel to Ketchikan, a port...

Rising Tide: Dark Innocence: The Maura DeLuca Trilogy, Book 1 is a young adult paranormal coming of age novel written by Claudette Melanson. Maura just couldn’t get why her mom suddenly wanted to drag her off to Vancouver, BC. She was a junior now in...

What can I say about She Was a Friend of Mine by Jasheem Wilson except Wow. Powerful. I liked the way the cover of the book looked; however, it was the title which pulled me. From the moment I opened She Was a Friend of...

Unexpected Blind Date by Joanne Rawson is a hilarious look at blind dating. Grace Worthington is over men. Period. After consuming copious amounts of Sex on the Beach cocktails, she swears that she will never have sex again. Ever. That is until she, somehow, finds...

Learner Mum by Joanne Rawson is a hilarious look at motherhood from the point of view of someone who doesn’t want babies. Polly has a very successful job as a freelance writer and journalist. She has been living in sin with her boyfriend Steve for...

Angel of Kindness by Joanne Rawson is a romantic Christmas comedy, a short story for that long train journey or car ride. Megan Shepherd used to love Christmas. But then she used to love her husband as well until he ran off with a cleaner....

Bleeding Gull: Look, Feel, Fly by Raed Anis Al-Jishi is a collection of poems exploring universal themes such as life, death and love as well as more contemporary ones like cancer and autism. The poems are short, fitting on one page, but the imagery and...

After her son tried to commit suicide, Agnieszka was left with no choice but to reveal a well-kept secret to her kids in order to help them understand their brother's actions. Starting from when she was eight, she told her family her life story, with...

The Mummy Nature Series of children’s books has been kicked off with a bang. Rebecca Bielawski begins the new and vibrant series with Meet Bacteria. Using rhyme and colorful illustrations, Rebecca introduces young children to bacteria, where they like to live, what they like to...

Want is a young adult dystopian fiction novel much in the same vein as Hunger Games and Divergent. Aurelia Cole has been selected for the prestigious honor of working at the Lunar City Hospital - home of the Elitists and ruling class of the Earth...

In Bees Like Flowers by Rebecca Bielawski, children will read along and learn as our happy young narrator shows readers, in a very simple and non-threatening way, that bees are worthy of a closer look. Author Rebecca Bielawski uses rhyme along with beautiful illustrations to...

Cinderella's Secret Slipper is a children's picture book written by Alinka Rutkowska and illustrated by Konrad Checinski. Cinderella and Prince Charming have a son, Junior, whose fourth birthday is approaching. They want to do something special for him and the prince suggests a royal gala...

Calen's Captive: A Singular Obsession Book 2 by Lucy Leroux is the second installment in this book series, but it is a complete, stand-alone romance novel. Calen's Captive tells the tale of Calen and Maia. Calen is the son of an Irish mobster who resisted...

A Man Whose Name Was Joseph by Shawn Stanley is an historical journey exploring the life and times of Joseph and Mary. A fictional work but based on known facts, the novel follows Joseph from the commitment to marriage to Mary through to the time...

In Kendra, the new short story released by author Grant Kniefel, we follow the story of Grant and his friend Zach as they are set to enjoy a movie together. In walks a girl that Grant’s never seen before, Kendra, and from there a twelve-hour...

In Lucy Leroux’s Stolen Angel, falling in love is not easy. Sergei Damov has been waiting for Ada to see that he is the perfect man for her. After months of waiting, Sergei was given an opportunity and he took it. One late night in...

Pat is the smallest pig on the farm where she lives. Because she is the smallest of her 10 brothers and sisters, she is called 'the runt.' She has a wild imagination, keeping her mind busy as she plays, and sometimes getting her into trouble....