How much pain can one woman’s heart endure? In Rosemary's Beach House by Linda Heavner Gerald, Rosemary Lewis divorces her cheating husband and suffers through depression. To cope, she becomes a workaholic, focusing on her career as a Registered Nurse. When she meets Malcolm Beach,...

Tiny Tin House by L. Marisatter is based on the premise that following a second civil war, the United States of America was split in two. The Christian States of America become the Christian equivalent of the Islamic states of Iran and Afghanistan. Although legally...

Who Let The Cookies Out? (Grandma's Cookies Stories Book 1) by Mrs. D. is a delicious story where readers meet Grandma who wanted to make holiday cookies to surprise her grandson's pre-K class and make his classmates happy. She made the first batch of butter...

What is life like as Ben and his family travel from Australia to visit his friend, Anik, in rural India during the holiday season? In Ben in the Land of 1,000 Mangoes: Multi-Ed Series, Book 1 by J.R. Poulter, children will not only learn about...

Roll with the Punches: A Story of Roller Derby, Alzheimer's and Plagiarism is a chick lit novel written by Amy Gettinger. Rhonda's relatively carefree existence gets entirely turned upside down in almost no time at all. The librarian and aspiring novelist finds out that the...

Stories from the Olden Days: A Humorous Look at Growing Up in the 1950's & '60s is a collection of short non-fiction vignettes written by William P. Robertson. These stories work together as a memoir of the author's earliest years through to his graduation from...

Emlynn knows a thing or two about guilt and death. She's never struggled against her gift of sensing the dead, until an accident kills her mother. Now her "gift" is taking over her life. When her father moves her to a remote Yorkshire house, Emlynn...

The Great Exodus spread humanity across the galaxies where, as with their home planet Earth, space garbage became a major problem. Unlike the ancient garbage collectors of the twentieth century, future garbage collecting is a top paying profession. Mouse, an orphan, excelled in the space...

This week I’ve buried myself in the dark and compelling world of Blood on the Veld, a thriller from S.A. McLain that looks to be the start of a gripping series of wildlife and conservation-themed thrillers. I love the angle of a high-stakes thriller set...

What a riveting tale is found in Pell Shade’s story! It is a must for elementary age, tween and young adult homes. It will receive their parents’ and teachers’ complete approval. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the most interesting plot I have seen in...

Deb Vanasse's book Out of the Wilderness is about two brothers, their father, and their constant conflicts. That would make for a rather normal story if the conflicts didn't take part in the 'middle of nowhere,' surrounded by forests and bears. Josh would simply like...

From the Magical Mind of Mindy Munson is a wonderful story written by Nikki Bennett. The Munson kids went to live with Aunt Julie when their parents died. They have problems adjusting to their tragic loss, and their aunt isn’t cool anymore. Aunt Julie buys...

Aleksandra Layland’s Windflower Saga Novellas give us an insight into many of the characters that may appear only briefly in her series based around the mythical kingdom of Kimbria and the Ansgar bloodline that has played such a big part in ruling that kingdom. Bind...

Will Madden has created a delightful short novella about a vampire called Kevin. No longer known as Gaius Severus, Guy, Cevinus, or Qehveenoz; now it's just Kevin. Being Kevin is entirely appropriate for his new environs within the Greater American Corn Belt. Almost by accident,...

Bind Not the Heart by Aleksandra Layland is a Windflower Saga novella. Sister Ermentrude has been introduced previously in other Windflower Saga novels, but Bind Not the Heart is her story. As Sister Ermentrude grows up, readers meet her family, friends, and follow her life...

A Slave of the Shadows by Naomi Finley tells the story of Willow Hendricks and her life at the Livingstone Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina during the mid 1800s. Willow finds herself increasingly disturbed by the treatment of the slaves on not only her own...

In Between You, Me and the Gatepost by Caroline Erwin, sometimes life is about discovering what is important to you and fighting for it. The three Southgate sisters, Tessa, Maggie and Brooke, are about to face their own separate challenges. Tessa is looking forward to...

Oh, The Devil You Say is a supernatural thriller written by Aaron T. Knight. After barely surviving a dreadful plane crash, Frank Fowler finds himself saved by a mysterious man who calls himself Conrad. It is revealed that Conrad is none other than Satan himself...

Morlocks in the Basement is a memoir by Carolyn Colburn. Funny and bordering on the ridiculous, this unique autobiography unravels with a couple trying to counter the flow of bad juju by getting a kitten from the local shelter. One can immediately discern this is...

Mulch Toad Hits the Road by Mikaeli B. Coleman is a beautifully illustrated children's book. The titular mulch toad is comfortable with always staying at home. Actually, more than comfortable, he is very happy to stay at home and do nothing but eat and sleep....