I Live in a Doghouse by Beverly Stowe McClure is about a young boy called Nick who is struggling to adjust to his new family dynamic. His mother has remarried and, on top of a snotty step sister called Grace, Nick has also gained a...

It Takes a Spy...Secrets and Seduction Book One by Sheridan Jeane is a mixture of historical romance and a “whodunit” mystery. Cecilia Paring is engaged to marry Devin Montlake, and she has been drawn to him since she was a child. She is impulsive and...

Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem, An Annotated Repertoire by Amnon Kabatchnik is an overview of the most important theatrical works on the theme stated in the title, from Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus to Hamlet...

A truly great summer read, Take a Piece of My Heart by author Diane Rose Duffy is a wonderful book that will have you hooked from the start. It follows the story of Kara Salinger, later to become Kara Morino, from a youthful bride at...

I Want to Be a Singer and a Veterinarian: Lainey's Singer and Career Series, Book 2, is a children's book written by Garrett Carter and illustrated by Anahit Aleksanyan. Lainey is a young African American girl who has decided that she wants to be a...

What A Bachelor Needs by Kelly Hunter is the story of single mom Mardie and sexy ski bachelor Jett. Mardie and Jett have known each other since high school, but neither of them is able to forget one fateful night years ago. When they run...

You’re a CrocaGator by Kenny Rager is one of the most delightful, socially relevant, and timely children’s tales imaginable. On its pages (beautifully illustrated by Patti Brassard Jefferson), Rager tackles the hot-button issue of the mixed family with humor, charm, and no small amount of...

Waiting for a Miracle: Life in the Dead Zone by John Spencer begins by indicating that this is not a manual on how to grieve quickly or successfully. It gives a good account of the author’s life, making a point that he has has a...

Reflections of a Life in Poetry by Kenny Rager is a heartfelt, ebullient collection of wise and inspirational poems from an experienced poet with a natural feel for the musicality of language. This collection of fifty of Rager’s poems, written over a period of thirty-two...

Once Upon A Time, a Sparrow by Mary Kabrich is the poignant story of a successful school psychologist who discovers her Grade 3 coat in the bottom of her deceased mother’s hope chest. The coat brings back long buried and disturbing memories of that particular...

489: A Short Story About Forgiveness by Beyr Reyes is about two men and their journey towards forgiveness. It is told from both of their perspectives and gives you a feeling that their lives connect, but you are not sure how until almost the end...

What A Bragger by Lee Ann Mancini is an adorable story about Melissa who loves to brag. She brags about anything and everything. Melissa has more sand toys than anyone who is playing with her, her ham sandwich is the biggest, she can swim the...

Smitty's life has been relatively boring and predictable since he almost lost it two years ago. Unfortunately, that is changed in an instant in Promise to a Dead Man by L.Z. Smith, when an old Chinese bartender he was representing at a union hearing dies...

Never Board A Green Bus (Flight Knights, Book 3) by C.D. Bryan is a fun, witty story for middle graders and preteens. When Hanna Stevens receives an emergency alien alert, she believes she has enough time to wait for school to end before putting on...

The Day Letter A Ran Away by Michael Verrett is about the letters of the alphabet who live together in town. One day, Letter A decides that he doesn't want to be first anymore - first to rise, first in line - and so he...

In Wow What A Ride by Kathe Yuksel, a little girl is being taken on a car ride with her parents. She doesn't want to go and she crosses her arms to make her point clear. Sound familiar? Any parent or grandparent who has taken...

In Dhungwana 2117 by Baibin Nighthawk and Dominick Fencer, Ian and Dayla, like any other person living in Dhungwana, were used to the restrictive but productive system whose ultimate goal was the common good of the entire community. Dayla, a financial analyst, was shocked when...

Addy the Bat and a Visit to Cat by Lily Lee is the delightful story of Addy the Bat who goes to visit Cat with her friend Josie. Addy is a fruit bat and lives in the forest. She has lots of friends, but Josie...

Born to L.E.A.D.: Leveraging Efforts and Attitude into Dreams by Garrett Wesley Milby is an uplifting book that revolves around the topics of leadership, attitudes, stumbling blocks in life, disappointments and spirituality.The book speaks about how God has plans for each one of us, and...

It Was Just a Dream But It Seemed So Real by Jerry Morrow is a fascinating book about dreams, the meanings of dreams, and the images, sequences and thoughts that occur in the mind involuntarily while sleeping. Readers get glimpses of the author's dreams, which...