In Finding Joy by Raven Howell, we meet a young girl who quickly tells us about her first and second happiest days. The first is the day her giggly brother John (who likes peas) is adopted and the second is the day her family adopts...

Earth Energy Meditations: Awaken Your Root Chakra―The Foundation of Well-Being by spiritual teacher and founder of Divine Revelation Dr. Susan Shumsky helps us understand the importance of cleansing our root chakra to be the best version of ourselves. In Chapter 1: Are You An Energy...

Puppies and children often have the knack for getting themselves into mischief. Ruby is no exception. A cuddly Shiba Inu puppy, Ruby loves to chase squirrels and rabbits. So, when her best friend, Anna, takes Ruby on an overnight camping trip in the forest, Ruby...

In Lynn Crandall’s Touch Me: Book 1 Dark Sides series, a battle of light and dark describes Payson’s fight to save the light. She could not share her feelings with anyone apart from her boyfriend, Braden Powers. As Aeons, they can channel light and love...

'Chag sameach' is Hebrew for happy holiday. A Sukkah is a temporary shelter whose roof is mostly covered with branches. When Jewish families celebrate Sukkot every autumn, they are remembering the 40-year journey of the Jewish nation when they searched for the Promised Land after...

Maurice Aldridge is a London-based antiquarian book dealer. Along with most independent bookshops in the age of the worldwide web, his business is struggling. He is surprised but cautiously optimistic therefore when invited to lunch at the Ritz by a rich American collector who entices...

If you're looking for a racy romance thriller to spend your evening with, grab a copy of Invisible Pursuit by Elizabeth Meyette. Layla Forrester is a successful attorney recently promoted to a new rank in her firm, much to the chagrin of her rivals. When...

In the Skull Palace and Other Stories is a work of fiction in the short stories and dark fantasy subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Mary Patterson Thornburg. Collecting together a rich anthology of dark...

All children love pets. Pets come in every shade imaginable: dogs, cats, lizards, snakes, hamsters, rabbits, etc. If your child is thinking about adopting a cat, then Andy Wortlock has authored an excellent book called Cats Don’t Like That! Andy is not against you adopting...

The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: The Emerald Lake is a children's fantasy adventure novella by Wallace E. Briggs. Jimmy Crikey is an alien orphan from the world of Attalia who has made Earth his forever home. Friends with the four witch guardians and Lord Oron,...

The Lion and the Impala by Kalenga Augustine Mulenga with illustration and layout by Boutique Books is a sweet story of a curious son who asks his doting father questions about how the circle of life affects both lions and impalas. The story can be...

Empress of the Jade Realm: A Mongolian Epic by Starr Z. Davies is a historical fiction novel that follows the line of Genghis Khan generations later. It is the fourth and final book in the Fractured Empire Saga series, preceded by book one, Daughter of...

Chris Coward's novel Perpendicular Women: Adventures in the Multiverse is an intriguing science fiction story about perpendicular universes, which can be similar to, or quite different from, the original home universe. The novel begins with the life of Kara Cuesta. In 2012 Kara was a...

When you're a young adult on the cusp of adulthood, sometimes it can be hard to choose your path in life because of the sheer abundance of choices and distractions around you. In A Well-Launched Life, Bruce Sheridan chronicles his experiences as a young adult...

Playing With Fire: A Supernatural Urban Fantasy (Uncommon Bonds Book 1) by William E. Noland follows Lotte, a teenage girl who has just moved from Germany with her father. Lotte is the epitome of an outcast, although she couldn’t care less about what others think....

Stories For My Grandkids: Moral Lessons for Kids to Use Throughout Life is a collection of eight short stories by James Dixon. Having a screwdriver permanently stuck in your head will attract attention as it did for Annette Dixon, but it also proved beneficial in...

Ek Navo Divas (A New Day) by Anuja Mohla is a Hindi-English children’s picture book that tells the story of a little boy named Reyan. It follows his day from beginning to end with his mother and father. As Reyan goes about his tasks, readers...

Happy Jack Sad Jack: A Bullying Story is a children's picture book by Mark M. Bello. Jack is a happy interracial child who is due to start kindergarten. On the very first day of school, he excitedly joins his new classmates on a new adventure....

The Drop and the Glop by Sanjiv Saran is an engrossing novel that takes place in a part of the world in upheaval: The India-Pakistan war in 1965 and the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. Against this turbulent period are intertwined lives that will come...

Lauren Bingham approaches her topic frankly, explaining that a writer has to make tough choices because writing fiction is a task that requires planning, preparation, and a lot of work. The author's function isn't limited to imagining plots or scenarios or writing a certain quota...