Violet has been a widow for the last year but is still angry and looking for revenge for Roger’s death. She owns a flower shop and grows most of her own flowers. New people have come into Violet’s life as well as an old school...

I Will Always Be Proud of You, written by Michael Wong and illustrated by Zina Jugai, is one of the most beautiful picture books for children that I have ever seen. Its beauty lies not just in the lovely rhyming poetry, nor in the incredibly...

Empathy helps us connect more deeply with others so we can improve our interpersonal relationships. This is also the correct way to gain respect and convey generosity. Children need to learn about empathy so that they can act objectively in new situations. When children can...

Leadership is a skill that can be learned, but it takes work because there are many factors to consider. It is not only about giving orders but also a decision process to decide on the most suitable actions and then carry them out. To be...

The best way to teach is by example and Polite Like a Panda explains how to be polite in different sets of circumstances. The book begins by explaining what it means to be polite because it is not only about acting correctly, but also about...

Do you know what it means to be helpful? Are you helpful? Do you help Mom with the dishes, or help by tidying up your room? Do you help your friends at school with a math problem, or learn how to catch a ball? Helpful...

I loved Shadow in the Sandpit. The hero of the book is Bradley Whitman, an FBI analyst. His legs have been paralyzed since he was six years old but though he is wheelchair-bound, he manages to get around, solve crimes, and get himself into a...

Rich with detail and captivating characters, The Curse of Matilija (Zack Tolliver, FBI Book 9) by R Lawson Gamble is a murder mystery based on an intriguing ancient legend. To FBI agent Zack Tolliver, the accidental death of a man in the Matilija Wilderness seems...

His Ragged Company: A Testimony of Elias Faust - Book 1 by Rance D. Denton is an audiobook that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy western-style fiction with a dash of magic and who do not mind...

Noble Dreams of Amnesty, from the series Factions of Virtue by R. L. Burgess, is an amazing dystopian window into a shattered world, rent by the wayward intentions of a genetic engineer intent on improving humanity. By implementing a Eugenics program wielded with shallow consideration...

The romantic in me could not wait to read A Pacific Love by Serag Monier. Arwa prides herself on her discipline and structure as a Human Resource supervisor. It takes a while for her to warm up to Kamel's persistent attentions. Working together causes them...

The Noble Edge: Reclaiming an Ethical World One Choice at a Time, by best-selling author Christopher Gilbert, is the perfect self-help book for bringing ethics and nobility back to human thinking and behavior. Themes of trust, truth, and personal success are also explored, and this...

It is a sad moment when the mother of Teresa and her younger sister Alma leaves for El Norte (the North) with her other two daughters. However, these children can find happiness even during a difficult time like this. Teresa and Alma will live in...

From an Oval is a children's picture book from the Shape Izzy Book Series by Najah. A. Jabbar. Illustrated with drawings from pencil artist DeNeal Fletcher, the book follows Izzy, an imaginative child trying to create a friend to play with on paper. Two ovals...

When You’re a Jet [West Side Story]—A Dancer’s Extraordinary, Ordinary Life by David Bean is the story of one of the cast members of the original film version of West Side Story. Author David Bean played one of the Jets, who was called Tiger. He...

A Man Walks Into a Bank is a crime comedy-drama novel by Lucky Stevens. Ellis Coldwater is part of a five-man crew that plans to rob a bank. Led by a hardened criminal named Salty, the operation involves kidnapping the bank manager, George Larkin, and...

Folotjing is a magical creature that lives in the forest. He is a kind, caring creature, but not one to instantly become a hero. He cares for his environment, cleaning the waters around him of the refuse dumped by humans. He is the finest example...

The Age of Darkness: Wrak-Wavara by Leigh Roberts is an epic fantasy tale set in the fictional world of Etera. Moc'Tor, Guardian of Etera and Leader of the Mothoc residing in the cave system of Kthama, finds himself facing the biggest challenge of his life...

Crude Ambition is a work of fiction in the thriller and suspense subgenres. It is suitable for the adult reading audience and was penned by author Patricia Hunt Holmes. In the aftermath of a party, a woman is found injured and unconscious and taken to...

Barons of Oartheca is an ambitious genre-blending space adventure, the second book in James Siewert’s Oarthecan Star Saga, and the merest taste of it will compel you to seek out the first book with haste. It launches into action at lightspeed with a vicious alien...