Cuckoo Clock - New York: Unbroken Bonds Book 3 by Elisabeth Marrion begins with the sale of an old clock in an antique shop, which fails to keep the time for a very good reason. It has a history dating back to when it was...

Hear Me Roar by Mindi Hood is a most interesting yet difficult memoir to read without crying and getting angry with adults and the powers that be. It is very much a must-read for every young girl or even young boy who is starting to...

A deeply personal and emotional work, Butterfly Wings is Kasthuri Packiyanathan’s anthology of poems divided into three sections of love, pain, and believing. A job that began when the author was facing one of the most difficult challenges in her life physically, the experience also...

Someone murders the choir director, and the chief suspects are the choir members and the pastor in the fascinating murder mystery, In The Secret Heart by Kathy J. Jacobson. Early one morning, Sergeant Joe Zimmerman goes to the home of Charles Paulson, one of his...

The Three Tamaracks camp near the Orenda lake is an unusual place. The air is full of magic for those who can perceive it, and the area is teeming with talking wildlife if only you can hear them. When Martin spends the summers there with...

In The Adventures of Tippy Tappy: The Lost Peanut by Nicole Marie Maniedeo and Amanda Louise Sajous, a gray squirrel, Mrs. Graytail, has lost her prized peanut. She had buried it safely beneath the willow tree, but now it’s gone. Tippy Tappy, the dog, and...

When a pool hustler picks up a runaway teen to safely escort her to her father, they end up on a life-changing adventure in the sensational novel, Shadows Unveiled by Amanda Berthault. Although Shadow Mckinley had a painful childhood, singing was a balm to his...

The suicide of a young woman and the death of a top executive have the police scrambling to find the connection that leads to murder in the sensational sleuth mystery, Tokyo Zangyo (Detective Hiroshi Series: Book 4) by author Michael Pronko. Homicide Detective Hiroshi arrives...

A troubled young man targets specific women for murder, and with nothing but a few enigmatic rhymes to follow, the police must stop him before it's too late in the thriller novel Primed For Vengeance by Gill D Anderson. Butch suffered violence and abuse from...

Katie, Bar the Door: A Novel by Ruth Hull Chatlien is a story filled with realism and humanity, following a young woman on her journey to find a foothold in a world that has mercilessly broken her. Yes, Katie is broken. She has suffered a...

Out and Back: Essays on a Family in Motion by Elizabeth Templeman is a memoir that was a perfect read for me. As a father of four and a man who has been on the road all too often, the message of this book resonated...

Kiki Goes to Brazil: Little Polyglot Adventures, Book 4 is a picture book for children, grades K-3, written by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos and illustrated by Eszter Miklos. Dylan and his little sister, Isabella, were thrilled to discover that Rio de Janeiro was sunny,...

The Prison for the Magically Cursed is a work of fantasy fiction by author Brett Perkins. Excitement and adventure begin with the very first line as "Green flames twisted around Tallon’s fingers as he raced through the forest." The tension builds considerably as Tallon tries...

The Ghost Hunter is a young adult paranormal mystery novel by Steve Altier. After being bullied his entire school life, sixteen-year-old prodigy Gerald Dupickle hopes to turn things around in college. However, mistakenly presuming a group of black t-shirt-wearing students to be pulling pranks on...

Many people seek answers to fundamental questions about life. Does the afterlife exist? And how can we find out if our opinions about it are correct? These questions are fascinating but difficult to answer, and anyone who tries to do it deserves our undivided attention....

The Family Cross is the first book in the Circle Seven Series by Gabrielle Ash. Matilda Ashby stops at Elle's Coffee Club for her usual order. While leaving a tip, she then routinely buys a coffee and a scone for the patron behind her to...

Lost and Found is a compelling crime novel written by Ronald L. Ruiz. Abel Mendoza is looking for a new life as a lawyer. He felt that he could make a good living, but he also wanted to make a difference in the Mexican/Chicano community....

Flash Point by Luna Joya is a sizzling paranormal romance that ignites with magic, mystery, and irresistible chemistry. The story follows Mina Donovan, a woman with a remarkable array of supernatural abilities, including being a fire elemental, a psychic, and a Legacy witch. She also...

Moo Jung Cho’s second installment, Easier to See Jeong (Love) Leaving than Arriving, collects one hundred Korean proverbs and essays and offers practical advice on social, cultural, and political matters. The proverbs encourage creativity and hard work, for example in the phrase "a mediocre carpenter...

Daddy’s Time Out by Rachel Nee Hall is a children's book for pre-school or early grade-aged readers and is aimed at the special audience of those whose parents may be serving time. It is designed to help with the effects on children who are separated...