Even when one begins a relationship with the best intentions, it does not always end in happily ever after. Dominique Wilkins illustrates exactly how messed up things can become in Friends First. Having been rescued by her boyfriend Cliff from an abusive alcoholic father, Fiona...

The world of Richard Pacheco’s Perspectives is dark and compelling, much like a thriller movie where we squint to dim our vision rather than expose ourselves to the full impact of the scenes we know will come. The 20 poems in this collection are lean,...

Lovingly crafted memoirs, when offered with honesty and true devotion, have a particular warmth and charm seldom found in any other kind of writing. Grandfather’s Uncle by Philip McQuillan is no exception. There is such a naturally conversational singularity of purpose in McQuillan’s writing that...

My Conversations with God by Carlos Aranda is an uplifting book that will draw you closer to God. The book tells us how God wants us to lead our lives and face the trials and tribulations that come our way. The author has used everyday...

Duck and Friends: The Computer Chase (Volume 2) by Donna Gielow McFarland is a delightfully funny animal tale. McFarland takes us away from the usual talking animal story and into a crazy race to catch a laptop. Cat's computer was running slow so he asks...

Expat - Part 1: Growing Up by Raji Abuzalaf is the true story of an American expatriate. The author takes us through a journey of his life chronologically. This volume contains his memories from birth to his growing up years. The author speaks about his...

Rodeo Queen by author T.J. Kline is a deliciously romantic tale that is sure to make readers' heart beat a little faster as they watch Sydney and Scott's love blossom. The couple literally ran into each other at the rodeo where Sydney had just been...

Carol Golden, also known as Aiko Maukawa and Cynthia Sakai, is more than your average woman living in the United States. There’s actually far more to her than meets the eye. The problem is that even she doesn’t know it. Carol has been to different...

In her brilliant novel Insight, M. Rees introduces Elle: a seventeen-year-old who has quite an unusual life. At her young age, she has already been trained in espionage and the use of weapons. But Elle and her dad have a special gift. A gift so...

Expat - Part 2: Never Growing Up by Raji Abuzalaf is about the life of an expatriate living in America. The book is an autobiographical journey which is written in four parts. The first part depicts the author's life from his childhood days up to...

An unlikely hero becomes the center of royal dispute and intrigue in Marissa Ame’s exciting tale, Minstrel. When Liam and his band of theatrical brothers arrive in the city of Cynegil, they have only the desire to make enough money to buy food and a...

Happy! Happy! brings readers back to a small town in France and our friends Gaston the dog, Gregorie the Parrot and Mr. Marceau, their owner. Gaston and Gregorie loved each other and they loved playing together outside, and sitting in the fruit tree orchard. Gregorie...

Plaster Scene is Michael J. Holley’s second novel and, after reading this one, I want to get my hands on the first one as soon as possible! This story moves between the heady, drug-fuelled days of the sixties in North Wales, via the less-relaxed seventies,...

Women are disappearing and strange, lifelike statues are appearing in prominent places. It doesn’t take long for people to realise that these statues are so lifelike because they are the bodies of the missing women, immortalised forever. Sleep When You’re Dead by Chris Hollenback tells...

Spireseeker by E.D.E Bell is a fantasy novel based on a unicorn elf named Beryl Spireseeker. She is a protector of the creatures of Fayen and has been sent to stop the evil elf Aegra. She finds a human named Kick and together they endeavor...

Soren and Ailia, along with their family, are heading to the Southlandic Kingdom to escape from Eiess and her minions. Just as they are set to leave, the Aesira Jewel is stolen. Soren takes off back north after the jewel while Ailia and the rest...

Dominique Wilkins’ short story Lights, Camera, Mine! is a story of love, and the impact of being in an abusive relationship. Katrina gives her love to her family, her daughter, and the father of her daughter; however, that is not enough as Katrina is not...

Everyone has their doubts. There is no denying that our world is full of "can'ts" and "won'ts" and "nevers". These thoughts, these pervasive messages that have been pushed upon us by friends, family, the media, and even our own life experiences really only solidify the...

The Purple Elephant by Donna McFarland is a wonderful children’s story. It is the story of King Pop Cornelius and his son, Prince Carmel. The Prince and his father live in a kingdom full of animals and the Prince has a zebra called Zane for...

In The Fifth Option by author Jac Jacobsen, we watch as the Hearthstone becomes the President’s Special Ops Team. President Garrett Taylor had a problem; “with no uncertain terms he had just been informed that the Pakistan Taliban had hijacked two, one-hundred-kiloton nuclear warheads from...