Just When I Thought It Was Over is an autobiography by Chikita Evans Shell. It starts with her childhood when she was raised by her mother single handedly since her father was incarcerated for several years. She experienced disharmony in the family and also a...

The Dismal Tide by Michael A. Dibaggio and Shell Dibaggio is the second book in the East End Irregulars, super heroes patrolling the area to thwart would-be evil doers. The story begins with Evangeline getting the lead role in the school play, while Torrent and...

Population of Loss: Four Tales of the Martian War (Martian War Chronicles Book 1) by Michael and Shell DiBaggio is an interesting dystopian collection about the Martian wars. It features four separate stories about various characters who are important to this setting, and each of...

Brave Mermaids: Shell of Magic is a children's picture book written by Maria Mandel Dunsche and illustrated by Wathmi De Zoysa. The book invites young readers to the Magical Kingdom of Atlantica, where two beautiful mermaid sisters named Livi and Lexa reside. The sisters share...

Fini: The Beauty of a Broken Shell by Melitta Santos tells readers that “You can walk with your scars with pride, or hide them under a beautiful ñandutí. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is your heart.” Fini the young...

Stanley Pearl is a romantic comedy novel written by Maddie Cochere. In the book he was writing, Stanley’s hero was a hard-boiled private eye named Harry, a noir hero whose action-packed and intrigue-filled life seemed far different from Stanley’s own prosaic existence. In his real...

Fate at the Wisteria Estate by Kaya Quinsey Holt is Volume 1 of The Pink Shell Shores Series. Following a failed love affair, Bell Lacroix has taken a job as a Wedding and Venue Coordinator at Pink Shell Shores. It’s all hands on deck with...

Have you ever wondered how turtles got their hard shells? If you follow Pagong’s story, you’ll find out both how and why. Pagong lived with his parents in an old tree by a pond. Food was getting scarce, so Pagong suggested they move beyond the...

Red, White, and Boom by Tonya Penrose is the second book in the Shell Isle Mystery series. Page's inklings are at it again just in time to disrupt the 4th of July celebration. Page and her cousin Betsy act as sleuths once again after Page...

Hatched: How Nine Little Chicks Cracked My Shell by Sharon Wallen is an inspirational memoir and self-help guide in which the author walks a reader through the moments in her marriage and in her life that drained her cup and left her feeling empty, and...

If you’re in the mood for a light-hearted yet engrossing mystery novel to enjoy, then Tonya Penrose has you covered with her latest novel Murder by Numbers which is the third book in the Shell Isle Mystery series. Cousins Page and Betsy are ready to...

Mud Crab Kingdom is a young adult fantasy adventure by Dr. Joel Anthony Hamilton. All thirteen-year-old Marcious Leojé wants is to build his kingdom in the muddy mangroves alongside his best friend, Etel Duetman. Son of the fair-skinned King Leojé, Marcious inherited his mother's mud-skinned...

Teatime Trouble by Tonya Penrose is a Shell Isle Mystery. Page and Betsy make a great team at solving mysteries and running a business. After getting a job catering an event at the Three Fables Inn, Page jumps at the opportunity to put together an...

Meet Tuttle the Tortoise and his friends, Scruff, Splosh, Podge, Rainbow, Naughty, Sunshine, Blossom, Angel, Flutterby, Sunset, Autumn, Breeze, and Snowflake in the storybook Tuttle the Tortoise by Marilyn Cook. It was Tuttle's birthday and he thought of giving himself a treat by snoozing in...

Donna the Snorkeling Giraffe by Joe Rampulla is a delightful story narrated by Lily, a giraffe living in a zoo filled with colorful animals. She shares the tale of her best friend Donna, who is cute and loved by everyone. Although every animal in the...

In the story Albishadewe, “Great White One” by Laraine Anne Barker, you are taken on a journey through the viewpoint of the unicorn Albishadewe. He is quite possibly the last of his kind. After the slaughter of his parents, Albishadewe knows he must hide because...

Seeing and guiding the entrepreneurial world in a different light, one that is much more efficient and profitable, is the express goal of Victor Pinedo in Avoiding Tsunamis: Discovering and Developing Your Organization’s DNA. Economic and social tsunamis are all around us and seem to...

Along for the Ride is a children’s picture book written by Michael DiPinto and illustrated by Sue Lynn Cotton. Hugo was your typical, adventure-seeking, teenage grasshopper, one whose favorite sport was base-jumping from grass to flower petals to whatever new and exciting place he could...

The title itself is self-explanatory. Why Do Ghosts Wear Clothes? by M.E. Brines sheds light on this question by employing logic and cautious experimental evidence. Brines also elucidates the difference between magical thinking –- a method employed by the western world until the scientific revolution...

As a HUGE steampunk fan, I was thrilled when I got a chance to read The Lotus Effect, the first book in the Rise of the Ardent series by Bridget Ladd. Lily Emmerson is the daughter of two of the most important leaders of her...