Wendy E. Slater’s poetry collection, Of the Flame, is an in-depth exploration of one’s own mind and a separation of the ego and the self. Many of these poems revolve around the feeling of desire, while others leave you reeling on the edge of something...

Bad Memories by Douglas Sandler is John Miller’s story and his memories are of death on a cataclysmic scale. Working as a doctor in an asylum, he was held responsible for mistakes that resulted in the demise of many inmates. The story is told from...

An Enlightening Quiche by Eva Pasco is, to shamelessly promote a theme, superbly rich and delicious. One cannot know if such writing comes naturally to the author, or if she suffers from the agony of meticulousness required to produce such an exquisite work. The end...

All About A Boy Who Was Afraid of the Dark: And How He Got Over It is a storybook for children, grades k-3, written by Ann Marie Hannon. Patrick was accustomed to waking up when it was sunny or, at least, light outside. He'd...

The Harlem Renaissance Time Traveler’s Diary by Lashonda Beauregard is a thrilling little short story written to leave the reader guessing about many things, including the mode of time travel. The main protagonist, West Barrington, is one of the many Black musicians playing during the...

The Gift by Julie Hodgson is a wonderfully humorous story about a man and his monster-in-law. Joe and his wife, Beth, are in love and are very happy. After eight years of marriage, they are finally going to have a baby. They are both delighted...

Danny and the DreamWeaver is a young adult, fantasy novella by the author Mark Poe (aka Rich DiSilvio) that is not only a wonderful mystery/adventure story through time, but an intelligent parable linking imagination and man’s thirst for knowledge. Mr. Poe’s story begins with young...

The Inn Game and Sins of Kot-Do-Init: Roger Sundbee Returns is a cozy mystery novel written by Karen Truesdell Riehl. Kot-Do-Init is a small town in New Hampshire with a rich and somewhat hilarious history, whose legacy is shared by many of the current residents....

Anyone who lived through the 1960s remembers it as a time like no other. The counterculture of young people smoking marijuana and using LSD, the draft, protests against the Vietnam War, changing sexual behaviors, and other events defined the hippie, or flower child, movement. Author...

First, let me say that I did not read the first installment or season of Wizard Killer so I was a little lost at the beginning of Wizard Killer Season Two by Adam Dreece. I highly recommend to anyone considering reading the Wizard Killer series...

Dark Lady: A Novel of Emilia Bassano Lanyer by Charlene Ball is a historical fiction novel on the life of Emilia Bassano Lanyer. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of mature young adults and adults who enjoy historical fiction...

With its eye-catching cover, and the lively roller-coaster ride which she describes in Breaking the Glass Slipper, Sherry Rentschler will trigger forgotten memories and rekindle sleeping emotions in many female readers. While Sherry has classified Breaking the Glass Slipper as a fictional memoir, readers can...

Layered Lies (Kelsey’s Burden Series Book 1) has a dramatic and horrific prologue. Miami undercover cop, Kelsey Harrison, returns home to find her babysitter dead and her five-year-old son missing. Two weeks later, Kelsey flees Miami, but that is a ploy to save lives; she...

The Weight by award winning author Hubert Crouch is a unique thriller and the third book in the Jace Forman legal thriller series. After Leah Rosen, a young reporter, publishes her article “Texas Justice Gone Wrong,” she receives an unexpected response from Cal Connors, a...

How far can a man be driven by fear? This seems to be one of the central questions driving the plot in this fascinating blend of fantasy and psychological novel by Caleb Monroe. Breaking Free deals with fear in its intoxicating, nauseating form. As a...

The Big Sneeze by Linda Lamneck Medwig is a beautifully illustrated children’s book about playing, laughter and friendship. The Big Sneeze is a mother/daughter project with the colorful and beautiful illustrations done by the author's mother, Caroline Vlahakis Wissinger. Children will enjoy reading about the...

Star Binder by Robert Appleton is an outstanding work of young adult science fiction. Jim Trillion is a thirteen-year-old drifter on the planet Mars. Jim and his friend, Sergei, spend their days skimming credits. Digitally pick-pocketing others provides travel money and the freedom to roam....

The Composer's Legacy by Michael DeStefano is a beautiful work of fiction, based on a historical personage, that combines the arts with the great skill of storytelling to offer readers an amazing treat. David Whealy is a renowned California music professor who tumbles on an...

The Dawn of Skye by E.B. Heimdal is a gripping story that combines a dystopian setting with a densely plotted adventure to offer readers a fascinating tale, especially younger readers. Meet Skye and her twin brother, Ecco, as they cling to life, barely managing to...

Hombo and his two children will captivate the hearts of young readers in Hombo The Tortoise: Going To School With Loud Animals by Godwin Temisa. Hombo’s children are not fast like Speedy the dog and they cannot hike like Sassy the Ferret, but they are...