Feelings and emotions are the colors of our inner world, painting our experiences with depth and intensity. Jaycie Harris’s When My Feelings Are Large is an engaging children's story about the emotional experiences of young readers. The author skillfully captures the thoughts and storms of...

Remember Us is the third novel in the Odemark series by E.T. Gunnarsson. Simon lands on Earth from the Aracdis space station without a plan. He finds shelter thanks to Anna, his new friend. However, even with Anna supporting and guiding him, Simon has difficulty...

Alexander Mouse wants to have the best Christmas. The stockings are hung on the Christmas tree, the presents are set, and there is enough food and decorations for the festive season, yet Alexander feels unfulfilled. He feels something is missing. He doesn’t feel like he...

Secrets of the Gold by Baer Charlton is a suspense-filled young adult story about an extraordinary friendship between people with different pasts. Seventeen-year-old Bean is running away from an abusive home when she encounters Duff, a biker running from vicious assassins and a history he...

Flight of Sparrows by R.A. Lingenfelter is a young adult science fiction story and is the second installment in the End of Crows series. After the attack by the Dominion, Willow feels betrayed by Bradlee, whom she thought was a friend, and angry about the...

Greedy as a Ghoul is a work in the dark fantasy, adventure, and action subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience due to its graphic violence and gore. It forms the prequel story for the upcoming novel Malfus: Necromancer Unchained. In...

In her eye-opening work, Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges, Michelle D Gladieux encourages us to take intelligent communication risks and grow as communicators. In her narrative, courage refers to the ability to face and address dysfunctional elements of communication...

First Year by Barbara Schnell is a romantic comedy. Young actress Stevie O’Neill has married Robert and returned to his home in South Dakota. While her ancestry isn’t an issue, it would appear that her lack of domestic skills is, and her mother-in-law sets about...

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Deeds: A Memoir of a World Citizen Diplomat by Lois Ann Nicolai is a continuation of the fantastic work Nicolai has accomplished in the second half of her incredible life, promoting the causes of world peace and global cooperation. Book three outlines...

Tree of Lives, written by Elizabeth Garden and with artwork by Barbara Brose, is a work of women's fiction in a hybrid historical-contemporary setting that follows the account of one woman's journey to self-empowerment in the face of immense adversity. Through the detailed life of...

With the significant rise in the cost of a college education over the past decade or two, student debt has become almost synonymous with a college education, so much so that college graduates end up spending years working just to cover their debt. In this...

The Case of The Missing Tooth Fairy is a delightful children’s book written and illustrated by Joleen Michellie. The story unravels as Annabelle MacShannon loses her tooth and places it inside her pocket on the way home from school. As her family prepares for a...

Biblical Keys to Life: The Questions We Have and the Answers We Need by Latina Nichole Smith is a thought-provoking book that delves into religion's and philosophy's role in addressing societal dysfunction. Smith clarifies the role of God in our lives and offers insights into...

Thunder’s Grand Adventure by Julie Elkins is an adventure book for children. Thunder, aka Wubbs, is an adorable dog living a great life with his loving family. One day, Thunder suspects something isn’t quite right. There are boxes all over the place and his humans...

Red Hot Murder by Michele Pariza Wacek is a murder mystery as cozy as sipping a hot cup of Charlie Kingsley’s famous tea. Charlie is well-known in Redemption, Wisconsin, for her tea and prowess in cracking crimes. But her reputation and tea business are about...

The second novel in the Ages of Malice series, A Measure of Rhyme does not pick up exactly where the first novel ended; rather, it kicks off a parallel storyline that links seamlessly with book one, A Portion of Malice, to continue a fascinating tale...

Addiction is one of the most insidious illnesses plaguing society. It can come in various forms and through different substances, such as drugs or alcohol, and behavioral addictions, like gambling, food, or sex addiction. Often, recovering addicts fall back into their old destructive patterns and...

Based on the popular fictional 19th-century character of Fanny Campbell, An Accidental Pirate is an action-adventure novel by Brooks Almy. Eighteen-year-old Fanny Campbell has grown up, unlike most girls in Revolutionary-era Rhode Island, learning swordsmanship and sailing from her father. After British Naval officer William...

Render Me Bountiful is a collection of inspiring poetry by Pamela K. Yarborough. It is divided into Rhapsody, Stars and Dust, and Labyrinth. I find the poem Butterfly particularly uplifting, celebrating one of the wonders of nature as follows, "Tall Ivory towers, meteorite showers/ Amazed...

Blood on the Vine by Paul D Smarslok is a fun horror story. Fifteen years ago, Victor Cortez was approached by an old man with an offer he couldn’t refuse. Now, ten strangers have received an invitation to visit the Cortez Vineyard, supposedly haunted, with...