¿Eres tú?: A History of Lonquimay by Frank Tainter is situated in the Araucarian region of south-central Chile, incorporating themes of ethnobotany, indigenous knowledge, cultural history, and love. The story is centered around Robert, a young man from Montana, who visits Chile in the early...

No! No, Nap! by Pam Sears is a wonderful and helpful children's picture book. It's about the benefits of sleep for children. Zander is mad as he wants to keep playing, but his mother wants him to nap. He throws his toys, screams, and starts...

The Strength of the Nation by Luisa Mirella Plancher is thought-provoking in its highly original and out-of-the-box thinking in terms of making the USA reclaim its greatness and retain that status. The pressing themes and ideas discussed here are presented from an engaging perspective as...

The townspeople of Leiko face another raid after just recovering from one. For Kilo and Shenrae, peace appears quite far-fetched in the ruins in which they find themselves. As a Shadow, Kilo has reasons to believe his superior has defected to people disguising themselves as...

If stories involving Japanese mythology and folklore are among your favorites, grab a copy of Staff of Justice by Noelle Nichols. Ever since his father's death, Hayashi Kilo has trained as a Shadow under the tutelage of the three Phantoms of Vaiyene and vowed to...

Journey Back into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints is Mario Cartaya's story about reconnecting with his roots after spending decades away from the country of his birth. Mario lived the first nine years of his life and developed his sense...

Mariard Volume 1: The Gifting by Christine Jones is not your average science fiction novel. It all starts with a prophecy. Two are born to a kingdom. One is good, one is evil. The kingdom is divided, each seed using its intelligence and power to...

Tension rises and the stakes get higher in Christine Jones's latest installment of the Mariard story. In Mariard Volume 2: Glass Pawns, Nathanial, Tegan, Cathmore, and Rebecca are thrust back into the game board for a second round against the Necropolin. With new players, different...

Riding with Forrest: The Memoir of John Barrett, Escort Company, Forrest’s Cavalry, CSA, during the War Between the States by L. E. Denton, is one of those rare historical novels that has used an actual character’s journal as the basis for creating the story. Nathan...

To master any art form takes hours of repetitive exercise to integrate the practice into muscle memory. This logic can be applied to our endeavors in other areas, creative or otherwise. To succeed, you must be focused, disciplined, and experienced to achieve optimum results. Apart...

Metro may be the oldest of the Armstrong children but that means little to him when he compares his puny size to that of his younger brothers Red and Victor. What's more annoying is that while they get all the glory and popularity, he has...

Hector and Heloise in Paris by R. Janet Walraven relates the story of two hedgehogs that go to the Louvre in Paris, France, to see the artworks on display. They visit the Mona Lisa and The Great Sphinx of Tanis. Tired after the day’s activities,...

Hitler's Maladies and Their Impact on World War II: A Behavioral Neurologist's View by Dr. Tom Hutton is one of the most interesting books I have read about one of the world’s most notorious madmen. Adolf Hitler was a sick man – no matter how...

A New England community is terrorized by a serial killer, The Huntsman, whose calling card is the female victim’s heart cut from her body and placed next to it with an apple. The primary suspect suffers a fall and lies in a coma, effectively halting...

Eli’s Story: What Makes Me, ME! by Tracey Lear is based on a poem written by the author for her son. The story takes shape as a boy, Eli, decides to present his feelings about his autism to his classmates. At the beginning of the...

How To Have A Healthy Relationship In An Unhealthy World by Laura Streyffeler Ph.D., LMHC is a self-help guide that explores the differences in the many types of relationships and discusses real-life examples to illustrate further that a healthy relationship can be cultivated with the...

In Puppy Pals and Puppy Tales: Letters from Liza Year 2 by Johnette DeRose, we learn that Puppy Liza isn’t a puppy anymore. She’s grown into a fine young Labrador retriever who is a loving member of a family of four. She watches as the...

Angelica's Discoveries: Romance and Journey to the New World is a captivating story by Otilia Greco. It tells of a young woman's journey of self-discovery. Angelica grows up in the Swiss Alps and dreams of traveling. However, she is haunted by her fear of water....

Life is a journey, one that can be incredibly inspirational, full of love and laughter, or one that can be dull and mundane and merely a means to get from one day to the next. For Elizabeth Highland, life is a journey of discovery, one...

The God of the Bible: Revised Edition: Genesis - Isaiah is a work of non-fiction in the Christianity, religion, theology, and analytical writing subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and is penned by Rev. Leo Kuykendall as the first volume...