We tend to take for granted what we enjoyed in our youth: time spent with grandparents, learning Grandma’s traditional recipes, and pottering about together in the kitchen. There is love involved in the making of food, the serving of it, and the enjoyment of eating...

Five-year-old Oliver loves living on a pirate ship with his pirate parents. He loves being a pirate and playing around on the ship, but being around everything piratical also gives him a wild imagination. Oliver is a sick little boy, and while he is in...

Allegra is a work of fiction in the dystopian genre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Nikita Bloom. Set in a nightmarish vision of the world we know, the story follows a soldier named Aiden who serves in...

When Mommy Feels Sad by Heidi Bartle is about a mother's journey through depression. Bartle explains the emotions that someone with depression experiences, including frustration, disappointment, shame, guilt, embarrassment, anger, and hopelessness. The beautiful illustrations give a visual representation of those emotions, helping the reader...

It is the year 1728, and piracy has been outlawed by the government of the day. The members of that storied profession are either dead, in jail, or on the run. Casper, a former pirate, finds himself on an abandoned island, one of only two...

"If you want to hide something, hide it in plain sight." Dr. Berkfield had come from a small town of around four thousand people, but the impact of his work and research on creating super soldiers would be felt far and wide. Was his message...

Short Stories From Faraway Places by Kevin O'Flaherty is a thought-provoking anthology featuring four tales of individuals at pivotal moments in life, where their choices shape their futures. From an impulsive New Yorker in Argentina learning about the Dirty War to an Irishman facing personal...

The Evolution of Nora O'Brien Pacheco by Kevin O'Flaherty is a coming-of-age story with themes of travel, friends and family, and peer influence. Teenage Nora goes from her home country Spain to a summer boarding school in Wales. She makes friends, discovers a mystery that...

In AJ Channing's The Cleopatra Aspect Series Boxed Set, Tia graduates early from college and goes on a fabulous trip with her friend, Julia. Tia had a lovely time, and a spa visit sparked a business idea in her mind. Julia is not as fortunate...

Through the Lens of an Ancient Yisra’elite Bible Study by Benjamin Nieves Carrasquillo Jr. presents biblical interpretation through historical, linguistic, and cultural analysis, emphasizing the distinction between hermeneutics, exegesis, and eisegesis. He traces Christianity’s evolution from Yahusha and Pharisaic Judaism, considering the influence of Roman...

Shmoopie: A Whole Hug Planet by Sharon Y. Edlin is about a teddy bear who does not look like other bears. The toy factory worker was on a marshmallow ball break, and Shmoopie got stuffed with too much fluff. Shmoopie now has an unusual shape...

Runebound by Alessa M. Norwen is the story of a culture torn between its pagan roots and Catholicism. Milena is a princess of Mecklenburg, where the old pagan gods are banished by the Church, but their beliefs and rituals are still secretly practiced. Milena’s parents...

A choice between two silly possibilities can turn into a surprisingly honest conversation. In Would You Rather Book for Kids 7-13: Feelings & Friends Edition by Luna Mindwise, children work through more than 250 “would you rather” questions arranged in six missions. Each section focuses...

Keep Right On by Julie B Day is a wonderful story of friendship and true love, involving two families and two gentle souls, and a tragedy that left everyone in grief. Julie met Paul while on vacation in Walt Disney World in May of 1981....

Tamera Lawrence's The Slither Queen is a dark fantasy narrative that centers on Rachel Garth, an 18-year-old girl with the supernatural ability to transform into a serpent. Her life is anything but uneventful and predictable. Already, Rachel has discovered love, struggles to control her shapeshifting...

A Hollow Death by Colleen Dumaine is a historical mystery set in Adelaide, Australia, in the late nineteenth century. Bethany Durrani is a determined investigator trying to keepher Investigation Agency afloat while raising her young son and managing the challenges of daily life. Lydia Emerson...

Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Autumn Tales (Volume 1) is a children’s fantasy by C.F. Crawford. While climbing a tree in her backyard, Hallie touches a magic branch that shrinks her. She is also surprised to see a tiny door in the tree and enters...

Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Winter Tales is Volume 2 in the children’s fantasy series by C.F. Crawford. It’s Christmas Eve and Hallie and Cory climb the magic tree where Mr. Snuggywhiskers and his family reside. They see how the family celebrates Mouse Christmas and...

The many stories of Jesus clearly show his love for children. “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them. For to such as these belong the kingdom of heaven.” The stories we hear in the New Testament are told by Jesus’s...

The Nephilim's Fate is a work of fiction in the paranormal romance and adventure subgenres, and it forms the first book of the War of the Nephilim series. The work is best suited to the mature reading audience owing to explicit sexual scenes, paranormal fantasy...