The Case of the Missing Cell Phone is the first book in the Davey & Derek: Junior Detectives book series written by Janice Spina. Davey and Derek Donato are ten-year-old non-identical twins. After receiving some sleuthing books for their tenth birthday, the boys decide to...

Bianca: The Brave Frail and Delicate Princess by Meg Welch Dendler is a fascinating adventure story with fantastical characters. Princess Bianca has not seen the outside world. She lives a royal life within the Kingdom of Pacifico and has not gone outside the castle. Princess...

Crossing Borders: The Search for Dignity in Palestine by Christa Bruhn is a personal narrative recounting the author's experience of Palestine, drawn from direct observations, acquired knowledge, and imagined scenarios. Historical aspects are supported by archival research and personal testimonies, predominantly from Palestinian and Israeli...

An Israeli agent in Rome knows she has been poisoned and turns to an American, Kate Gottlieb, to deliver a message Shin Bet agent Ari Yannai. After Ari witnesses a contact between the Gottlieb woman and a Palestinian, Ayub Farid, who is a suspected terrorist,...

“Pepper and Longstreet Mysteries: The Complete Series” by J T Lewis contains every episode of the “Pepper and Longstreet” mystery tales. Very similar to “The Hardy Boys” and “Nancy Drew” mysteries familiar to those of us considered “boomers”, Pepper Jones is a 14 year old...

Sinful Purity by K. A. Standen, is a coming-of-age story of a young girl, Mary Elizabeth (Liz), who was orphaned at the age of four and placed under the care of Mary Immaculate Queen Orphanage. Not having remembered anything of her life before the age...

Sinful Relations by K.A. Standen weaves around the tragically lonely life of Sarah (aka: Liz) whose life has been a roller-coaster of running away, yet she cannot fathom why. Having lived her entire life in an orphanage, Sarah is not worldly. She is anything but....

Emma Corray’s novel Struck is an intense look at the life of Jodie. Married to an emotionally abusive and controlling man, Jack, who also leans towards physical and sexual violence as well, Jodie resorts to drinking to numb the pain. Jodie works hard to keep...

In Creole Moon The Betrayal by ST Holmes, Sgt. George Francis Genois, an officer in the Confederate army, finds himself under the black magic spell of Mamuska (The Chicken Man) and his wife Ophelia. The pair causes George to fall in love with the sentenced...

Sen'giza, the first book in the Dimension Arcana Series by JD Cole, gives me a feeling of déjà vu, and it’s probably because it is reminiscent of big-budget flicks like Bright and Artemis Fowl. The central plot focuses on a young lady named Kelli Ingram,...

A Bloodied Tapestry: The American War in Vietnam from a Civilian War Veteran's Perspective by JanStephen James Cavanaugh, Ph.D. is a moving autobiographical account of a civilian volunteer during the Vietnam War. His story was reconstructed from personal journals written during his time in South...

The Success Initiative (Project: Limitless, Volume 1): The Start Guide to Unleashing Your Potential, Crumbling the Boundaries Around You, and Achieving Revolutionary Success! by author R.J. Tolson is a quick read. I felt the book was well-written in an inspiring manner that will benefit all....

Well-researched and professionally written, Directory of Federal Prisons: The Unofficial Guide to Bureau of Prisons Institutions by Christopher Zoukis is an eye-opener, a book that presents the reality in the different prisons, both state-owned and private, across the country. In this book, the author doesn’t...

Laura Wiltse Prior’s early chapter book, Emma Just Medium: The Beach Dilemma, is about family dynamics and finding your place. Emma was the middle child, stuck between her older brother, Big, and her younger brother, nicknamed Little. That made Emma’s nickname, Medium, though few people...

Day Sleepers by authors Tristan and Steve Ryan is the first book in the Day Sleepers Series. Jupiter and Stephanie received ghost-hunting equipment from their parents, and they searched their house for ghosts without success. When a new kid, Rusty, moves in next door and...

A Successful Failure: The Complete Series by Okisha Jackson is a trilogy that includes the three stories: Against All Odds, The Betrayal, and More Than a Conqueror. The stories chronicle the fictional life of a soldier named Shauna Jackson. It is an inspirational tale that...

I truly was blown away by A Journey Toward Perfection. Author Helen Kamenos is an Orthodox Christian and gives a truly stellar description of many tenets of their doctrine. It is very detailed and thorough. I very much enjoyed it because, as is true of...

This Dread Road by Olivia Folmar Ard starts off in the modern era, then quickly takes us back to September 1968, just as Annemarie Vanderhorst is entering freshman year at Howard Knox. Finally free of her mother's control and societal expectations, Annemarie is determined to...

In this second volume of poems by R.S. Rain, we encounter a woman’s struggle with severe depression. We follow her through her words of struggle and sorrow as she explains what’s going through her head. From childhood trauma to adulthood hopelessness, Rain describes her battle...

Kyle Steenblik's Tales of Weirderland is an engaging collection of six interrelated stories centered around the exciting adventures of two children—Princess Iris Wilding and her brother, Prince Cael Wilding. Volume one covers daring and exciting fantasy-based exploits that beautifully unfold in the magical kingdom of...