Vincent E. M. Thorn continues the saga with Promises of the Empire: Dreamscape Voyager Trilogy #2. Following the death of Elyia Asier, Cassidy became the captain of the ship. Cassidy believes she killed the murderer of her predecessor and ordered the immediate destruction of the...

The Case of the Crazy Cat Lady by Debbie De Louise is the first book in the Buttercup Bend Mystery series. Cathy is a dedicated resident in Buttercup Bend. When she is drawn into the murder of Maggie Broom – otherwise known as the town's...

Opening the Gates of the Heart: Images That Heal and the Stories Behind Them by Carolyn CJ Jones is a delight on several levels. Jones shows she is a master of both poetry and prose. She is also an accomplished photographer and philosopher. The images...

Distracting the Deputy by Shanna Hatfield is a sweet small-town clean romance that I enjoyed very much. Deputy Strickland strives to keep law and order in his small town, and now his thoughts are on a certain Zadie Redmond, and what she is all about....

Maurice McFadden understands dogs. He knows what dogs need and how important they are to humankind and expands on this theme in Blessings Are For Dogs Too. Dogs have a long history of blessing people, but Maurice wants us to remember that we need to...

The Last Jewish Gangster: The Early Years is the amazing story of Michael Hardy and how he became a gangster. David Larson reveals that Michael was doomed from the start when his Jewish mother left him with his Southern Baptist grandpa at birth, later coming...

We read about Hastings’ pursuit of retaliation and reputation-building in The Kings of the Sea: The Saga of Hasting the Avenger by C.J. Adrien. Hastings learns the hard way that reputation, at whatever price, is everything. Because of his cunning and luck, Hastings gains a...

Children should take every opportunity to make new friends. Sometimes even adults can be afraid to meet new people, but having friends helps us feel a sense of belonging and provides security. Rasmoose the Christmas Moose is an entertaining story that will show children how...

Journey to the West reveals the troubles and joyful moments that Devanath Thenabadu experienced in his search for enlightenment and self-awareness. Devanath's journey takes him to different cities and countries, including London, Sri Lanka, Vancouver, Montreal, Paris, and Japan. Through his relationships and discussions with...

The team effort of Kristina Schoettle, Elizabeth Welch, Stephen Welch, and Dominic Schoettle knocked the ball out of the park with The Bear in The Blue Bowtie. This children’s book is full of humor and rhymes. The writers are Kristina and Elizabeth, with illustrations by...

People who laugh tend to live longer. Not only that, but in over 40 years of marriage counseling, I have never seen a couple headed toward divorce who remembered how to have fun and laugh together. There is an old saying that laughter is good...

The Chiaravalle Family by Natalia Settembrini Casillas centers around the Chiaravalle and the Cavalieri families. Even though the Cavalieri family was very wealthy, and the family of Chiaravalle was not, they each faced the same love and loneliness, secrets and tragedies that life throws at...

Blink, Blink, Blink in Sync by Sharon CassanoLochman is about a unique firefly that is mostly found in the Great Smoky Mountains. What is different about these fireflies is that they synchronize their sparkle. When it's that time of year, people from all around drive...

In the little Italian town of Saviano, Natalia receives terrible news from the doctor that she has been diagnosed with a heart disease that can only be treated in the US. Fortunately, she gets a miraculous opportunity to study in the US, which she takes...

Ever Wilde by HK Jacobs brings us the story of Doctor Alexandra Wilde. The year is 2011 and Alex has just married Ian. For their honeymoon, they are spending some much-needed time together in the British Virgin Islands. Alex has been working in Botswana at...

Children face challenges all the time, both at school and at home. Emotional intelligence will help them to act appropriately as they will no longer feel frustrated or misunderstood. Emotional intelligence is being able to understand and channel emotions effectively. If kids learn to express...

That Monster on the Block by Sue Ganz-Schmitt is a picture book for young children. One day Monster notices that someone new is moving into Vampire's old house. He ponders all the possibilities of who it could be. It may be an "ogre," a "dragon,"...

The World of Bestelions is the first book of the Chronicles of Castra series by R.J. Tolson. After getting kicked off the Crimson Syndicate, sixteen-year-old Jace Weatherbow is left with few options to survive and take care of his eleven-year-old sister Daisy. However, fate intervenes,...

All children enjoy blowing bubbles and will love Bubbles, a picture book by Sarah Vizzard, which forms part of The Amazing Hidden Talents of Anibabs series. We are all amazing, and we all have hidden talents. In this story, Vizzard introduces us to a girl...

The Price of Silence by Ulla Hakanson is the story of Amy Robinson who joins her cousin on a kayaking trip in the wilderness of British Columbia. She tries to put an abusive relationship behind her and start life afresh. She makes new friends and...