Numa and the Pirates by Brian Kim and Rachel Kim is a picture book about Numa who lives on an island and has two problems: a bad leg and bad breath. Numa is a Mooglian who is not accepted by the other children. He does...

Nina's Memento Mori by Mathias Freese is a memoir about the author’s wife as he knew her in life. Loving someone in life is beautiful, but loving them in death is very difficult. The author shares the life of his wife and who she was...

Imagine knowing where the gold is located, only you have to cross a desert, starved and dehydrated, to find the abandoned town and the abandoned mine. It’s difficult not to get excited at the prospect of instant wealth. And then there’s a young boy who...

Cuttle is a quirky and clever work of literary fiction penned by author Chelsea Britain. The peculiar title of the tale comes from the post-doctoral work of central protagonist Nora Novak, who has been studying the wonderful world of cuttlefish (and other marine life) for...

In The Rebound Effect by Linda Griffin, when Teresa Lansing meets SWAT officer Frank McAllister, a spark between the two strangers immediately ignites. Teresa is enamored with the handsome, somewhat mysterious new man in town. As their dating life heats up, Teresa is torn between...

Ten Secrets To Losing Weight After Fifty by Julie A. Gorges is a useful manual to all readers above fifty who are struggling with losing weight. The book will motivate readers to improve their health and change their lives and will also make them realize...

Joe’s Odyssey is a work of fiction set in the comedy genre and was penned by author Nick LaTorre. Written for an adult audience due to the references to profanity, sexual situations, and some non-graphic violence, this amusing parody work takes the idea of the...

The impression I felt upon seeing the cover was one of warm whimsy. It almost looks like a witch's broomstick, until you look closer and see the hook and realize it's the titular "fly" of William Walsh's Fly Fishing in Times Square. I loved everything...

Masters of Murder by Eagle Monsoon is a disturbing compendium of stories that deal with murder, including a father who murders someone just because he hurt him in a rugby game and goes on to tell the story to his child: “I didn’t want him...

Children of the Unndis Sedna by Lynelle Souleiel is an enchanting YA urban fantasy that melds with adventure to create a wonderful reading experience. The narrative follows two teenage girls on a summer holiday — a long-time dream for them — who unwittingly find themselves...

When Summer Ray Whitcomb receives a diary from her mother for her birthday, she isn’t impressed. Writing isn’t her thing. But she decides to give it a shot. She quickly comes to enjoy putting her thoughts and emotions on paper, and her diary becomes the...

Alycat and Bugsy excitedly began Tournament Tuesday with a race downstairs. Alycat almost tripped on her brother’s lucky golf ball he had left on the steps. Bugsy believed this special ball, with a star on it, brings him luck while playing golf. When Mom, Dad,...

Love Lost in Time by Cathie Dunn gifts the reader with a mystical kind of tale set in Carcassonne, a historical city in France. The plot shifts between two time periods: 973 AD and 2018 AD. In 2018, Maddie is a divorced woman who moves...

You’re Perfect to Me by Isabel Scheck is a collection of forty-nine short freestyle poems written about an anonymous person – all we discover about him or her is they have brown eyes. The secret lies not in the poetry itself but in the dedication:...

A Hitman Walks into a Bar is book 2 in The Castle Chronicles by Michael S. Vassel. Mark Castle had no idea what he was supposed to do with his life. After completing high school, he wanted to do what any other teenager wanted: to...

Granny JJ lived in a house in Soesdyke and she loved solving mysteries which other people do not bother about. Granny JJ was Christian and she did not take any nonsense from thieves, bandits, and beggars. All the cases she solved had her special signature...

Mariko and the Magic Mirror by Kristi Shimada is a child’s fairytale story. Mariko’s mother is dying and, as her legacy, she gave Mariko a magic mirror. Saddened by her mother’s death, Mariko looks into the mirror and she sees a white owl. The owl...

Acea and the Animal Kingdom by Kyle Shoop is the first book in the Acea Bishop series. Acea wakes up in a strange place that resembles a zoo and, as he explores, he discovers amazing rooms that introduce him to a variety of animals. When...

Fans of psychological thrillers that border on horror will have goosebumps as they feel the confusion and fear that Lauren Adams experiences once she realizes that the handsome Max with whom she has fallen in love is a sadist bent on revenge and that he...

The Marseille Millionaire by Kaya Quinsey Holt is, as the subtitle says, 'a delightfully sweet romance in the south of France.' Elise Laird is ambitious and not only as a realtor. She has just sold a French multimillionaire’s home in Ashfield, USA, for the eye-watering...