The Tree Watcher by Christopher P. Stanley is an inspiring and beautifully crafted children’s book. A little boy sits at the base of a huge, old tree and gazes up in wonder. The reader is invited to ponder at the size of the tree, what...

Gaslight Grimoire: A Steampunk Collection is a collection of twelve short stories written by K.C. Finn. While each tale bears the trademark tech and Victorian time frame most commonly associated with steampunk literature, Finn's stories expand on those themes and embrace adventure, fantasy and other...

She’s the product of the Underground and in all her sixteen years has never seen the outside. All that changes quickly when the soldiers stage a raid on her home. She manages to escape, leaving her family behind, but in so doing goes above ground...

A popular app called eTelepathy, which is able to capture a person’s brain waves, creates a wireless interface between a person’s brain and their smartphone. But once downloaded, it also allows for ongoing subliminal influences from the app’s creator, Dr. Karl Hoffman, a professor of...

Finding Maslow by Susan Lee Walberg is an interesting novel about Justina Gonzalez, an avid student, and her budding romance with Daniel. The story begins with Justina so fully absorbed in her studies that she does not realize that Hurricane Sandy is approaching her area...

Romance, 50’s Style by Margaret Lynette Sharp is a set of two nostalgic stories of romance in the 1950s. Whatever it Takes is the first story, set in both Sydney and in London. Lisa is studying in London and finds herself falling hard for Liam,...

In 1905, in the town of Bisbee in the Arizona Territory, a married woman aided by her Mexican maid gives birth to a baby girl named Sara. Thus we are introduced to the first of many intriguing characters in Josephine DeFalco’s novel, The Nightbird’s Song....

Killer Unleashed: A Humorous Romantic Mystery is a lighthearted, fun whodunit story. Chloe is a girl who can’t say no. The first time she finally does not do what she was asked, her life changes forever. Betty, her elderly neighbor, is moving out of the...

For I Will Be With You: Daily Reflections on Recovery From the Bible by Mr. Boruch Binyamin is a series of reflections from the first five books of the Bible, starting with Genesis and ending with Deuteronomy. It also starts from the first of January...

Sugar thinks that her life is completely perfect and that nothing could ever come between her and her husband. That’s before she finds the phone with a message that changes everything she thought she knew and threatens to throw her entire family for a loop....

Cuthburt Under the Sea is a delightfully illustrated children’s book. Written by Mamma Macs and illustrated by Emma Matinca, it tells the story of Cuthburt, an adventurous giraffe who decides to spend the day at the beach with his friends. They all go water...

In Exonerated by S.A. Dymond, Ed Roletti is a police officer. One day he is on duty when a call comes over the radio about a murder scene. Ed double checks the address and then races over there. He knows this address! His younger sister,...

Blood Passage by Malcolm Pierce taught me a lesson: don't judge a book by its cover. Let me clarify that. I have never been drawn to fiction based on military experience, soldiers, murder and mayhem on the high seas. But Blood Passage gripped me in...

Silent Voices by Debbie Nau Redmond takes readers into the world of mental illness. Debbie is a teenager, full of life and hope of what high school will bring. She is the youngest child of a very large family. The Nau family is devoted, caring,...

Tilly’s Top Secret Trapdoor by Maureen Bartone is a children’s story. Tilly is not the happiest child in the world and, whenever she can, she hides away from the world under her bed. Here, she can imagine that she is the most popular child in...

It’s not unusual for me to cry at the end of a movie. But it’s totally unlike me to cry at the end of a book. How did Glenn Starkey move me so much with his historical fiction novel, Black Sun? Was it the series...

Mystery Lady by Anjannette Conner is a romantic mystery that will keep you guessing and falling madly in love. Zachary Chandler’s life was a content one, albeit a little boring. However, that was remedied when he found a raven haired woman who desperately needed help....

The Strawberry Festival by Meaghan Fisher is an entertaining story for young children. Kevin and Emma Rose are excited because it is time for the Strawberry Festival. The Strawberry Festival lasts for a couple of days and is all about having fun and, of course,...

Quentin's Problem by Misty Baker is an entertaining story about Quentin the Quick who loved Pirate School, but could never bring himself to say 'Arr.' Swashbuckling came easily to him and he could swing from ship to ship without missing a beat. Now he wanted...

Lizardville by Steve Altier is a very entertaining ghost story for young adults. Even though I am not exactly a young adult anymore, I really enjoyed it. It is a dark and stormy night when the power goes out and John decides to entertain his...