Isabella Berdyna Zysk presents another tantalizing medieval novella, The Dowager’s Daughter. Lady Leona’s first marriage was arranged, and she produced three sons as heirs to the Arnabys' Abbey. Her second marriage was to a lawyer and their love brought about Kimberly. Beloved by her titled stepfamily,...

Eight-year-old Reagan is different. Everyone around her is also different. She loves to dance but the other children do not like dancing with her. Reagan loves a special place she calls rocks-water. She feels safe there. She does not feel lonely sitting on the rock....

Natasha felt lonely in the orphanage. It was Christmas in Russia and Natasha danced in her dreams with Father Frost. She wished for him to bring her mommy and daddy back. Father Frost heard her wish and sent her picture to the perfect family...

Reed loves running. He runs around the track and loves it. Though he makes running look easy, there are times when Reed feels weak. Reed has cerebral palsy and he is trying to strengthen his muscles with exercise and training. Reed has big dreams...

Requiem, Changing Times by RJ Parker is an action-packed adventure with humorous dialogue, delightful characters, and a coming of age journey. Clint thought the worst he had to deal with was having to tell his mom and stepdad that he was sent to the principal’s...

Gun Mania is a topical work of non-fiction focusing on political implementation and culture and was penned by author Bruce D. Thatcher. Subtitled ‘A New Perspective - What We Must Do to Reduce Shootings, Homicides and Suicides in America’, the work looks at the current...

Epic Kids is an action and adventure fantasy for children and preteens written by David Blaze. Jake had a lot of trouble believing that the cool kids were actually inviting him to join them at their table in the cafeteria. Him? Really? His table-mate from...

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...

Toast with a Side of Dragon: Harry's Dragon Tales is a delightful story by Lisa Reinicke. My seven-year-old daughter read it to me, and she was delighted to discover a character she likes in Harry, the little hairy troll who lives alone — and the...

Amulet's Rapture (Curse of Clansmen and Kings Book 3) by Linnea Tanner begins with Catrin losing her family and kingdom. Never in her wildest dreams did Catrin imagined herself being a slave to a Roman. Nevertheless, after the Romans won the battle against King Amren...

Losing someone you love is always a traumatic event, and learning how to deal with it is not an easy process. People can choose many ways to cope with suffering, but they always need time to recover. In Love Interrupted, Michele Matto recalls her reaction...

When I pick up a novel, the first thing I look for is how well the author develops motivation in the protagonist. The central question is: what drives the protagonist and how does the author allow it to move the plot forward? In The Book...

Woulda Been by Penny Ledbetter is an illustrated children’s book dealing with social issues. Hardworking, the patriarch of his tight-knit family, everyone misses him when Paw passes away. But Jess misses him the most. Every time he sees Paw’s boots, he thinks about him. Jess...

When four-year-old Mandy Norton is abducted from her own back yard, Chad Bishop springs into action. A big-city cop in a small town knows just the moves to play; unfortunately, so too does the new editor of the Tribune. Butting heads over the disappearance, Chad...

Legend of the Storm Hawks: Book 1 of the Rootstock Saga is an epic fantasy by L. H. Leonard. In the south of the medieval-like kingdom of Innis, a king sits on an uneasy throne. Forces human and otherwise, treacherous and true, struggle for dominance....

Code Blue With Intent is author Marilyn Esper Kelsey’s foray into medical thrillers. Her lead character is Kate Ross, an RN case manager at Northwest General Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey, renowned for its surgeons and innovative surgical techniques. Despite its impeccable reputation, Kate and her...

My Bliss Book: An Inspirational Journal for Daily Dream Building and Extraordinary Living by Sheri Fink is a book that people who want to transform themselves need, and there is no better way to start the year than with an inspirational journey. It is beautifully...

Witches and wizards, cats and familiars, all go together, right? Especially at Samhain (otherwise known as Halloween). It’s a time when the curtain between the living and the dead falls apart and the two walk the earth together. But in a time when there are...

Death Perfected is a work of murder mystery fiction, forensics, and fright, and was penned by author Nathan Wilson. Written for adults due to explicit content across the board of sex, death, and violence, this is the fourth book in the highly engaging but graphic...

Matching the power, authenticity, and personal intimacy of Dale Carnegie’s iconic gem elucidating great leadership (friendship) qualities and values, Gary. F. Appleby’s contribution to this tremendously important subject, Leadership Values: An Introspection, is every bit as timely, perceptive, and applicable to becoming a better human...