Stumbling across a beautiful stone in the mud by the local water pump, Cade thinks it will be the perfect gift for his mother. At home, though, it becomes the catalyst for major changes in their lives. In Finders Keepers by Dorothy A. Winsor, the...

In Portmanteau by Paul Beardow, Portmanteau Investigations Agency is an investigative agency that has one difference over other agencies, namely the agents working for the agency have special psychic powers. The case of the disappearance of Mr. Peter Loveday’s wife, Laura, is investigated by following...

Donna M. Zadunajsky’s book HELP ME! enabled me to understand why people choose to cut themselves. The story is about 13-year-old Mick Connors. After Mick’s best friend commits suicide, Mick falls into a deep depression. He tries to ease his pain by cutting himself. Layla...

Anything for Him by LK Chapman is a fast paced, exciting thriller. We meet Felicity, who has lost her parents in a very tragic way; Jay, who hasn't had a easy life; Sammie, Jay's first love; and Mark, Jay's childhood best friend. Jay is looking...

Harcourt’s Mountain by Elaine Dodge is historical fiction, but mostly it is the love story of Hope and Luke. It is 1867 in a small frontier town. Luke has ridden into town to purchase his supplies. Hope has no memory of her past and only...

“His father had given the talisman to him with a promise: It will guide you and give you strength when you need it most.” Black Lightning by KS Jones is about a young boy named Samuel who has gone through a lot in life, but...

Lessons II: Mirror Conversations by LaDonna Marie is a book of freestyle poetry in four parts: Things never said; Awareness, The Shift, and Lessons. They present half a lifetime of conversations that a woman call Abby holds with her reflection in a mirror. "Things never...

Time travel and alternate reality stories seem to be very fashionable in movies and on TV these days. I like them when they are done very well and the characters involved are realistically portrayed. It's About Time meets and succeeds my expectations for this kind...

As a black man, Paul Thornton had broken barriers and disproved some stereotypes of the time to attain a life many did not think possible for someone like him. In his book titled White Man's Disease, Paul narrates his amazing life journey, from his earliest...

Waddle’s Big Adventure is a children’s book written and illustrated by R.W. Thompson. Born on the west coast of Antarctica, young Emperor Penguin, Waddle, is not a fan of the cold. One day, while playing with his best friend, Waddle is separated from all of...

Inside an Anxious Mind is a book of prose and poetry, written by C.A. Boone. Each poem deals with different parts of the day, such as morning, noon and night, as well as the many things which cause a person to feel anxious. The poems...

Protagonist William Marconi takes readers to a different world in Reverence: Volume 1 by Joshua A. Landeros. William Marconi is one of the 144,000 guardians of a new order, and people look at him with both awe and fear. He tries to uphold justice at...

Gracie’s Guide: Bike Safety is a wonderful story that children and parents can relate to. Author Angie Wilson conveys the emotions of everyone involved in the story and how they felt about bike helmets and safety equipment. Gracie, her BFF, and her mom go...

Rachel Cathan's 336 Hours is the humorous story of a young woman determined to get pregnant. Rachel is in her early thirties, a wife, and formerly successful career woman. Five years ago, Rachel quit her high-stress job to focus full-time on her current career; getting...

Spencer Hatton has created a wonderful glimpse at all it means to be human in More to Crow About: Stories of Humor and Hope. Beginning with a number of tales, which Hatton labels The Lighter Side, you find yourself smiling if not outright laughing and...

Pants Optional by Carol Steingreaber is a humorous memoir about life, motherhood, and the comical situations that develop when living in a large family. Carol is the youngest in a family of eight, until her little sister is born. Her little sister is not only...

Save Her Soul by Amanda J Evans is a great story from a master storyteller, a story that explores the power of revenge and destiny. Since the murder of her sister a year ago, Kate has meticulously planned her revenge and she is determined to...

Unfatally Dead: To Thaw or Not to Thaw by Wayne Edmiston follows a fascinating trip through time from the perspective of two prominent historical figures. The story opens on December 16, 1966, the day believed to be when Walt Disney's body was put into cryonic...

It was meant to be a girls' holiday. A non-stop enjoyment-packed vacation. Unfortunately, the car had other plans. Broken down in the middle of nowhere seemed like the start of a horror movie, and in some respects their instincts were right. While Gabrielle and her...

Werewolves are nothing but slaves in the novel Wolf Unleashed by Jessica Meats. They are treated worse than pets, and even worse than black slaves used to be treated; after all, a werewolf's wounds heal quickly. So what's a few stabs with a knife? Thomas...