Making of an Empress by Frank David is a gorgeous story with a powerful conflict, a story that features strong themes, including personal development, family, leadership, and the power of change. As the only person — her grandfather — who could help her harness the...

In Two Spies Too Many by Sandra Kostere, as psychologist Dr. Jeff Dylan takes an early morning run, he is looking forward to celebrating his fifth wedding anniversary to wife Rebecca. Unfortunately, Jeff never makes it home and his death, caused by a hit and...

In Strange Places by Clare Porac is a story about an ambitious career-driven young woman trying to make her mark in a largely male-dominated field in 1974. After completing her Ph.D. in psychology, Susan Barron searches in vain for job opportunities. Coerced by her research...

Pud: The Wannabe Cat by Brian Murphy is the true story of a lost cat. Brian’s cat Pud used to enjoy spending time with his family, Sue, Ben, and his special playmate, Theo. When Pud accidentally fell asleep in the gardener’s trailer, he ended up...

When Dovie Sings by J. L. Stone is an emotional novel about a sweet girl named Dovie and her family. Her father works in the mines so that they can have something to put on the table. Besides Dovie, there are two younger siblings, Charlie...

Determined to get away from his abusive aunt and uncle, Takeshi enlists in the Imperial Japanese Army. Circumstances beyond his control cause him and his colleagues to end up on the recently captured island of Guam. Despite his loyalty to the emperor, he is uncomfortable...

Every once in a while, a book comes along that keeps you up at night, even though you have to get up early the following morning. Reign of the Black Flame: The Waterglobe by B.B. Vayk is one of those gems. It is the story...

This book is about a Rabbit named Peter. He whines and cries especially when he doesn't get his way. Peter is always complaining and whining when he thinks someone got more of something than he got. When he gets too whiney, his mother always tells him...

Santa's Birthday Gift takes two Christmas stories and combines them in one story book. This story begins with the traditional story of the birthday of Jesus Christ. The story continues by telling of the star that shined bright in the sky. Santa Claus was an...

Elisabeth did not use good manners. She never said "please" or "thank you" and she did not like to share. She and her mother planned a birthday party. They made invitations and sent them to all her friends. Each day Elisabeth checked the mail to...

Reno Antonin and Blaise Berrington have been lovers and partners for twenty years. They have a perfect life together as they own a beautiful home with lovely gardens and a loving dog, part golden retriever and part Samoyed, named Zulie. Reno has always been the...

“Lucci – The No Smoochie Poochie” by Donna L. Sadd is a short rhyming story written specifically as a gift to her three nieces and one nephew. The story is a tale about one particular dog they adopted who did not give “kisses” like the...

"Twoon" describes the thrill of killing others, first a drunk, then a young girl, then a couple making love in a sleeping bag on the beach. The killer loves it when the newspapers begin to refer to him/her as the "Beach Front Stabber". Meanwhile in...

Set in London’s East End, The Kiss of Karma by Vimal Vaz is the dark story of a fourteen-year-old boy. Ashok Choudhary is in a struggle not only for his own life and the peace of his soul, but for the lives and souls of...

After her boyfriend dumps her on her birthday, Clara is having the inevitable break up blues like a normal person would. However, a mysterious woman, who introduced herself as Lucilla, is having none of it. She criticizes Clara's old car and gives her a new...

Author Vimal Vaz tells us at the outset that his main character, Ashok Choudhary, has changed his destiny by choosing a very different path than the one he chose in The Kiss of Karma. As a result, he finds himself in a future that is...

Identical twins Lucy and Poppy may look like carbon copies on the outside, but Martina Munzittu makes sure we all know that is where the similarities end. While it isn’t a new idea that twins go to great lengths to define themselves as individuals rather...

My Beautiful Suicide by Atty Eve tells the story of Cosette Hugo. Cosette is unhappy; she has every reason to be. Her brother, Victor, has died, her parents are divorced, and she runs the gauntlet of the school bully each day. But she survives. Until...

Hacking Kickstarter, Indiegogo: How to Raise Big Bucks in 30 Days by Patrice Williams Marks comes with a warning: Do not launch your crowd-funding project before reading this book. No one should entertain the notion of funding a project with any crowd-funding group before they...

In Chances and Choices, Ann Omasta brings us two books that follow the complicated love story of Abigail Brown and two manly hunks, Sam and Seth. Abby is not your run-of-the-mill girl. She is 28 years old and is already divorced. Some bad decisions of...