Poetry is the window to the soul and the words of the heart. Poetry says so much more than mere words on paper. Poems express the inexpressible. They share the unsharable. By Fire by Rhonda Harris Slota tells of life in a poor, fundamentalist family....

Revenge Never Rests by Laurie Lewis is a sequel to the alluring Secrets Never Die. Tallie Brown is still reeling from discovering that the woman she thought was her mother, Julia, was in truth her abductor. Julia's death revealed a family Tallie never knew she...

Rainbow Valley: A Story Of Choices by Francis Mont unfolds after a nuclear war destroyed most of the USA and the rest of the world. Climate change has also wreaked havoc on weather conditions resulting in hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, droughts and a rise in...

Charlie and Emmet Snowy Day by Lori Ries is a fun and adventurous picture book for young children. Charlie wakes up with his dinosaur friend Emmet rocking his bed, yelling that everything is white outside. Charlie sees that it snowed but Emmet thinks that something...

When I Was Better by Rita Bozi is a historical epic that follows the lives of a small family of three up against some of the biggest, most destructive events in Eastern Europe's history. Following a brief prologue, the book begins in mid-century Hungary with...

The Hebrew Torah and, therefore, the Old Testament of the Christian Bible contains many instances where animals are directly used to let God's will be done. Many instances, if not most, have the donkey as a means of transport, support, or companionship. God sent ravens...

Kate the Kitty and the Unlikely Friend by Kristine Hokstad-Myzyri is an important story for kids about navigating friendships. Kate and her best friend Billy are flying kites on a beautiful summer day. Suddenly Tiana appears and wants to play too. Tiana and Billy head...

Brigor & Thandril: Skeleton Trouble is a work of fiction in the fantasy adventure subgenre. It is intended for young readers aged 7 to 9 years old and was penned by author Ian Blackthorne. In this exciting and lovingly crafted chapter book, young readers can...

I have to begin my review of Drunk as Fu*k by congratulating the author, Ryan Kanaley. This couldn’t have been an easy memoir to write, given the copious amount of personal detail about Kanaley’s teen years that even he states “will not paint me in...

Athena in the Icebox by Demi K is the continuation of a series of memoirs that champions the young, rebellious teenager from New England, Athena Angelopolous. Of Greek extraction, Athena, or Tina as she prefers to be known, is running from her abusive and controlling...

Why Do People Have Pets? by Barry KuKes is a collection of just over seventy articles KuKes has written for a Florida-based paper. KuKes is an employee at a local humane society and uses his experience and the questions he receives to craft his articles....

Growing up is tough at the best of times, but when your parents split up and your best friend dumps you for some bully, life really can’t get much worse. Or can it? In Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions by Anthony J. Rapino...

Shadows Rising is the second novel in The Shadow Trilogy by Amanda Berthault. It continues the story of heavy metal singer Shadow McKinley as he faces his biggest challenge yet. After the fiasco of faking his death, Shadow is back on stage and ready to...

Ticks Are the Worst! A Public Service Announcement by Kaine and Duds is a witty educational children’s book about ticks. Ticks are parasites that transmit pathogens that cause disease through the process of feeding, and because of this, they can be very dangerous. Kaine and...

Brazen Summer by Jordan Elizabeth is the second Hayview Manor book. It’s summer again and Annie Carmichael is about to graduate at eighteen years old. She’s hoping that this summer will be better than the last and that she’ll at least have a summer fling....

Sophia Freeman and the Era of Darkness by T.X. Troan is the story of a young girl named Sophia who lives on the magical Pandilone Island. Tombermon, a former Guardian leader, cast an Eternal Curse on the island, which has left the village of magical...

Combining two full-length novels in the same Cool Assassins speculative fiction series, J.O. Quantaman offers up Spin-Off: Cool Assassins 1 & 2, containing book one, Loose Threads, and book two, Hot Wheels. The story is set about fifty years in the future with a fluctuating,...

Ranya was a British-Bangladeshi who endured hell with her parents. She moved to her brother’s home in London, and life wasn’t any better. Ranya lived each day by rules that would break the strongest person. She had just started the first year of her academic...

The Broken Bridge by Iris March is a Succulent Sleuth Cozy Mystery. Molly Green enjoys her work in her late grandmother's garden center where she's found a place for herself. Her peaceful existence receives a shake-up when news breaks about a backpacker disappearing, confirmed by...

A.D. Craig’s The Queen of Two Hearts: The Indie Hearts features the dynamics of an open relationship. Avi is the lead singer of Indie Hearts. He is also known for his one-night stands, recreational drug use, and excessive drinking after his performances. Before one of...