Karen Henton introduces us to delightful characters in her picture book Meet the Snozzeralls, with illustrations by Sarah-Leigh Wills. The Snozzeralls are a family who lives in the face of a human and through their adventures we learn more about the anatomy of the human...

Lost In Beirut: A True Story of Love, Loss and War is a work of non-fiction in the memoir subgenre. It is aimed at mature readers and was penned by author team Ashe Stevens and Magdalena Stevens. The book follows Ashe Stevens, an actor on...

My Little Angel Coloring Book by Sherrill S. Cannon tells us that we all have a guardian angel looking out for us. The guardian angel is always there, even if we can’t see her or him. One little guardian angel named Angela sits on her...

My Race for Life: Finding New Strength After Tragedy is an incredibly inspiring true story written by Alison J. Delgado, MD. Alison starts with a harrowing prologue, throwing us deep into the traumatic accident that started her tragedy. With that in mind, she goes through...

The Light Among Us: The Elizabeth Carne Story, Cornwall by Jill George is a remarkable historical novel about a brilliant woman, Elizabeth Catherine Thomas Carne. Among other things, Elizabeth Carne (1817–1873) was a published geologist, ecologist, industrial psychologist, philanthropist, poet, and friend of many...

In the Middle is a paranormal young adult novel by Jamie Handling that tells the story of a teenager trapped in a puzzling purgatory. It takes Camille a while to accept that she died in the car crash, but when she is finally able to...

The Evil Inside: A Horror Novel by Marc Layton is a riveting read that will transport you to a world of suspense and chilling horror. Following an ugly divorce, Denise moves from Portland, Oregon, with her two teenage children, Lucas and Amanda, to an ancestral...

Comfort Zone starts with an introduction to the subject of mental health, and the stigma those diagnosed with it can face. The story itself begins with the murder of a female victim which is described in very vivid detail and sets the scene for the...

Just a Touch Away by Jae affirms the power of touch as a primal need and as a gift of love. You’ve heard about unusual jobs before, and Hannah Martin has one. She works as a professional cuddler, occupying a weird spot in her clients’...

“They associate, infiltrate, befriend their target, and covertly gather evidence for a future day of reckoning,” writes author Mark Dickens with Stephen Bentley with respect to undercover police officers. “The Troubles” cut a swathe of human misery through Northern Ireland for nearly four decades(the 1960s-1998)....

Meandering: Stories of Past, Present and Future is a work of fiction in the short story collection subgenre. It features a variety of tales from science fiction to fantasy and speculative themes and was penned by author team Francis Mont and Vera Mont. The works...

The Man Who Screams at Nightfall and Other Stories by Rush Leaming is a powerful, gritty, and exquisitely written anthology based upon the author’s own travels (and 93% true so he tells us). The tales take us to some superbly presented settings--Zaire, NYC, Thailand, Spain,...

The Keeper: Part 1: An Invitation by Craig Speakes is an action-packed adventure about twelve-year-old Arthur who discovers a little black box in the lake near his house one ordinary summer day. He doesn’t realize this seemingly innocuous event will change his life forever. After...

Saved By Hope by Jenny Lowe is a gripping memoir about one woman’s painful path to motherhood. Born and raised in Utah, Jenny Lowe got married at the age of nineteen. The marriage ended in divorce, and at thirty years old, she married again. Emotionally...

For What It's Worth by Kelli Milligan Stammen is a historical romance with an anti-hero and a fantastic story. Set in the late 1960s when the Vietnam war was still at its peak, Becca Schmidt was an up-and-coming journalist. She was covering the war and...

A Trophy Life is a short work of fiction by Robert E. Kearns. It opens in England where a retired company executive named Allister comes upon a trophy that has been discarded near a dumpster. Allister takes the trophy home and cleans it up, noticing...

Novels and films about girl friendships that end up in backstabbing are a dime a dozen, and most of them are dumb and forgettable. Zachary Ryan changes that with his intriguing and smart novel, The Perfect Sister. Tinsley is the main protagonist, a girl who...

A battle between the want for revenge and an unexpected desire ensues in A Knight's Vengeance: Knight's Series, Book 1 by Catherine Kean. Geoffrey de Lanceau vowed to take revenge for his father’s death and get back what rightfully belongs to him. When he stumbles...

A Knight's Reward: Knight's Series, Book 2 by Catherine Kean follows the tale of Gisela, a woman who is on the run with her little boy, fleeing an abusive marriage. Gisela settles in a town called Clovebury where she finds work as a tailor. Gisela...

A Drive Down the Coast: Getting Lost on the Back Roads of California by Russ DiBella is an informative travel book designed for the adventurous traveler. Looking forward to a relaxed trip down the west coast, Russ planned to see a few sights and retrace...