The Colorful Balloons (Greek and English, Bilingual Edition) by Kalliopi Raikou is a wonderful picture book for young children. A young boy named Jason is at the airport with his mom and dad, heading home after visiting Jason's grandmother. Jason loves his grandmother enormously and...

What is happiness and how do you attain it? From Half-Full to Overflowing: A Simple Guide to Personal Happiness by Paula B. Leed sets out to answer these questions. Everyone has their definition of happiness, but all of them are centered on positivity. The author...

Sarah Maghsoodlooei's book Magical Suitcase, which she both wrote and illustrated, is about Amelie, a slightly impetuous youngster who thinks that going to see her grandparents is boring in comparison to the vacations and travels her classmates will be taking to more interesting locations like...

'Til All These Things Be Done is a dramatic slice-of-life novel by Suzanne Moyers set in 1918 Texas. Leola Rideout was just a teenager when her father, Frank Rideout, lost his arm in a fateful accident in the local town sawmill. Frank leaves his family...

Longevity: The Awakening is a young adult fantasy novel by Caleb Smith. Set during the Scottish War of Independence in the late 13th century, the book follows Alastair Ramsden, a young boy who witnessed the brutal murder of his father by English invaders who sought...

A Bit of a Laugh by Ben Tiffen is a wonderful and fun insight into the world of stand-up comedy, based on the author's own personal experiences and his journey in the world of comedy. Tiffen gives an honest and straight-to-the-point account of starting out...

There Go I is a short story collection by Bill VanPatten. The book opens with the titular tale "There Go I," where a man observes a cantankerous old woman at a grocery store who reminds him of his childhood abuse. "Leaving" is the story of...

Reginald by Rhonda Mailey is a grim and foreboding tale of family secrets and demons. Leah has inherited her Aunt Shirley’s plantation-style manor in Einer’s Bay, a small seaside town. She incorrectly assumes running away to a small seaside town will provide some respite from...

Are you ready to follow Gail and her friends on a scary mountain journey? It all starts with the stories Uncle Perkin told Gail - stories that had given her nightmares for a long time but that she does not believe. Although her uncle asks...

Arthur James Watson believes himself to be the greatest detective in the city. At sixteen years of age, he is poised to become the youngest graduate of the detective program in the London Police Academy’s history. He can easily untangle any crime that comes to...

Dwight Berry is not only a dentist, but he is also a photographer. However, more importantly, he is a servant to the Most High God. My wife loved lighthouses, and we have taken a few trips to take pictures of some of these critical structures....

If you like comic books, The Mootants vs. The Unstoppable Mega-Chicken by Derek Taylor Kent will be just up your alley. Kyma is a curious 11-month-old calf living a humdrum life on Lumpke's milk farm. All she wants is the freedom to roam the outside...

Forever Changed by Paul Sande is a thriller filled with espionage. Agent Lavinia Walsh is sent by President Olivia MacQueen on a long-term mission to Germany. Lavinia must infiltrate a secret organization called UTIX. They are bent on resurrecting what Hitler used to call the...

Mind the Gap by Thomas Maurstad is a novel with plenty of drama and action that will keep you entertained for hours. Justin Mayhaps was not over the death of his wife and the constant dreams about her being just out of his reach were...

The Persimmon Tree Narrative by Michael Brookshire reminds us that we all need someone to talk to, someone who understands all of our thoughts, our fears, and our hopes and dreams. For Mike, that someone was the persimmon tree adjacent to his back porch. Yes,...

Unexpected events unfurl in Cursed (Morningstar Academy Book 1) by L.R.W. Lee. Gladriel was always known to be passionate and extremely loyal, so when her partner and best friend Astread is severely injured by demons, Glad decides to take revenge. The only problem is she...

Winning Your Biggest Paycheck: Career Advancement and Financial Freedom Through Sales Productivity and Empowerment! by Edmund Yeung sounds like the Holy Grail for moneymaking success, but it sets you up for more realistic expectations. This financial and motivational guide is aimed at people who want...

Fortified is the first book in The Legacy Chapters series by V. Romas Burton. It is a bleak and dire story but with plenty of things to hope for and look forward to. When the story begins, you find Lady Devora Medee, Governor Cusha Medee’s...

Tommie is a good kid. He should be able to do the things he loves and live freely. But everywhere he goes, trouble somehow finds him. Whether he is taking a stroll in the park, studying at school, or relaxing at home, trouble just won't...

We used to do a lot of cloud gazing on a hot summer’s day. What’s that? Lying down on the grass and glancing up at the clouds, seeing what images each cloud made. In The Camping Trip by Nirja S. Khemka, readers will learn that...