Things Happen is a story from the Little Bunny series of preschool storybooks by Dianne Miller. It teaches the concept of responsibility. When Little Bunny knocks his glass of milk onto the floor, knocks a lamp off a table, drops his mother’s phone between the...

Things to Know as You Grow by S.P. Johnson is an educational, fun book for children. The book is jam-packed with useful and important messages a child should learn. This book will teach children things as simple as knowing that a smile can make someone's...

Things are Shaking: Invisible Magic Wand, Book Two, by Lois Wickstrom, illustrated by Nicolas Milano, is an adorable and imaginative young reader's fantasy/sci-fi story about a little boy named Caspian, who hasn't been too happy with the kind of birthday presents his grandfather has given...

Things Will Work Out by Jeffrey A. Oakley is a heartfelt story that highlights the theme of perseverance, self-belief, and the power of determination. The narrative focuses on Jabroni, a boy who initially faces rejection and ridicule from his peers due to his perceived lack...

Joy Hayes was born to a mother with a drug addiction and a father she never met. Her mother was a sixteen-year-old when she had Joy. Mental illness was rampant on her mother’s side, and the women in her family were incredibly abusive. Thus, Joy...

Short fiction is not hard to come by, but impactful short fiction is. Danila Botha's Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness is a collection of slice-of-life stories around themes of diversity, wonder, and femininity. My favorite story is Don't Look Back. It follows a young artist...

Things I Never Told My Father: Growing Up Gay as a Preacher's Son is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, slice-of-life, and LGBTQ+ genres. It is best suited to the mature adult reading audience owing to references to sex and sensitive subject matter including...

This is the story of Jesse Law and his wife, Dionne. He was a rocker when God got a hold of him and called him to sing gospel music. He married Dionne Favor, a minister. The one thing lacking in their marriage was a child....

LaDonna Marie brings together a collection of letters full of warm wishes that she dedicates to her sisters. These letters are more than just that; they give life advice and tips that will be useful to readers. Things I Wish I Knew: Letters to My...

In Things Unseen, a murder mystery by David T. Isaak, Walker Clayborne travels to Yucca Valley in the Californian desert to identify his sister's body after she was found strangled in her home. A friend of Claire's provided the police with information regarding her death,...

Martina McAtee wrote an unconventional paranormal romance in Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things: Dead Things Series Book 1 that readers will love. It is told in multiple POVs because there is a slew of interesting and engaging characters. First is Ember, a young girl...

Most kids love monsters, and I really like that Mark Adam Kaplan’s Monsters Do Ugly Things not only tells about the bad things monsters do, it tells about the good things too. Each page in this little book has a picture of a monster in...

Gary D. Conrad is a brilliant storyteller and Oklahoma Is Where I Live is his masterpiece. Conrad shares heartwarming stories of what it was like for him growing up and being an adult in Oklahoma. Whether it’s the story of his first crush and how...

Small Things: Small Things Trilogy, Volume 1 is an urban fantasy written by Joe DeRouen. Shawn Spencer was in a world of hurt and disbelief as he sat in a church, listening to a priest conduct his best friend's funeral service. He still couldn't believe...

Ember hoped that things would be right again when she brought Quinn back, but nothing is the same. The pack isn’t sure how to react to the changes that have happened in their lives. Mace is out there somewhere, sending cryptic messages to Ember in...

Ten Things About People and Cars: Part One of 52 Things, a Novel is a humorous detective fiction novel written by Stephen Batt. Who murdered FBI Special Agent Larry Grimes? His best friend and fellow agent, Boris Jacobson, was determined to find out -- whether...

It’s that special time of the year, only it doesn’t feel like it. At least not for Emilie. Her family is leaving her in charge of their thoroughbred horse farm over the holidays on her own. In Merry Little Things: Good Things Come Book 5...

A Deep Thing by A.K. Smith is a suspense novel about a young widow searching for her lost husband's secrets. Kendall Riggs lost her husband, Tim, over sixteen months ago in a diving accident in a cenote. She is still feeling the pain of her...

Meet Bridgette Connor. When luck is being issued, she must feel as if she is the last person in line receiving the good stuff. As her life plummets from bad to worse, she throws up her hands in total despair, and runs. Her heart is...

Jay Antani’s “The Leaving of Things” is the story of Vikram, an eighteen-year-old Indian-born and American-raised high school senior, who is determined to make a bold move for his future. A rebellious Indian-American teenager, Vikram starts his compelling journey of culture shock, loneliness and self-discovery...