I Want to Go! is an historical fiction novel for children and preteens written by Denise Montgomery. October, 1965 meant something very special to Rene Thompson. She would be ten years old and finally old enough to be allowed to go to the State Fair....

Rebels and Thieves by Russell Williams is a crime thriller with a lot of merit, from the deft plotting to the ingenious handling of characters and thematic development. The conflict starts with the struggles of an investment company and quickly escalates into a terrorist threat...

Slap Yourself: The 12 Most Important Questions You've Never Asked Yourself by Joshua Zepess is an encouraging and insightful book that will motivate and guide readers to get rid of their bad habits, unnecessary stress, and aimless existence and make a transformation to a life...

Living for a Higher Purpose: Story of a City Boy Who Survived the Viet Nam War by Living for Jesus and Others by Peter Gia Vu is a painful yet liberating tale of surviving the carnage and horrors of the Viet Nam War. Young Viet...

Dell's Luck is the second book in the Red Mist Series by ML Biddison, a thriller that is intelligently plotted and executed with the touch of a master’s hand. Dell’s life has never been easy and she’s had a fair share of trouble on the...

Magic in Mauve is a contemporary romance novel written by Nonna Gerikh. Monique wanted something special, a fabric that would make her senses reel and her artistic vision come to life. As she scoured the rows of fine fabrics at the warehouse she frequented, the...

Suppose We is the name of an interstellar exploration ship manned by a crew of four, with a mission to explore a suitable planet for human habitation in the Kepler system. It is also the title of the latest book by author Geoff Nelder. The...

Death Squad by Lee R. Atterbury is a gripping story with sophisticated and well-developed characters. Deputy Jim Taylor's life is in grave danger as a killer gets closer to home. Jim and his partner Hook have been known as the sheriff's death squad because they...

Magician In Black is a work of historical fiction based on real events and people and was penned by author Michael J. Merry. Set during the early 1930s and continuing into the events of the Second World War, the initial plot is brought about by...

Malila of the Scorch is Book Three of a series called Old Men and Infidels. I did not read the first two books in the series, but I intend to remedy that as soon as I can. I like the way W. Clark Boutwell thinks....

It’s OK to Be Different, written by Sharon Purtill and illustrated by Sujata Saha, is a children’s picture book celebrating children who have the courage to be themselves, and to accept others as they are. When children learn that diversity is positive, it becomes natural...

In Sandpiper Run by Linda J. Pifer, 24-year-old Sunnie Reynolds has been having the same nightmare over and over since she was 10 due to a suppressed memory. The dream always ends before Sunnie could figure out what it means and her therapy sessions fail...

An author of murder mysteries is the target of a kidnapper in the charming, cozy mystery, Cats, Cannolis, and a Curious Kidnapping (An Anna Romano Mystery Series Book 1) by Cheryl Denise Bannerman. Anna Romano is a reclusive writer of murder mysteries, a fan of...

Seventeen-year-old Liam lived in an unusual house with his grandfather. It had no windows. They had a messy store in the front part of the house where they sold a variety of used items. Liam helped his grandfather in the store and tried to restore...

After a year of teaching well-behaved, intelligent students in New York, Kenda Kirkenbaum takes a chance and accepts a job in West Belfield, Mississippi, certain that the only thing different is the location. Unfortunately, Kenda has no idea of social politics in the Deep South....

In The Love Of One's Country, we first meet Jerry Burke, a man who was born and raised in Ireland but decided to leave for Canada to start a musical career in 1966. He was working at a clerical job in Dublin that didn’t fulfill...

Poetic Prescriptions For Plaguing Problems: Biblical Remedies For When Life Bites is a work of inspirational poetry centered on the theme of Christianity and seeking God and was penned by author Katherine Norland. The collection of Bible-inspired and infused verses is split into four sections,...

Following her last book, Red Blood, Yellow Skin: A Young Girl’s Survival in War-torn Vietnam, this book, Red Blood, Yellow Skin: Endless Journey, begins towards the end of the 1960s as Linda Loan Thi Baer prepares for her marriage to Don, an American Air Force...

Paper Cranes by Jordan Ford is a Fairytale Twist Novel, a romantic tale of loss and love. Tristan has barely emotionally survived his parents' divorce and makes the decision to stay with his dad, moving across the country. He shuts everyone out until the day...

Fever is the first entry in A Songbird Novel series by Melissa Pearl, a gripping contemporary novel with sophisticated characters. Ella can't explain what just happened. She's come to Chicago with her boyfriend to finish college. Her future has always been thought of in connection...