The Bridge Key by Catherine Green is an adventure fantasy picture book that follows the story of two young sisters, Claire and Anne. Spring is here, and Claire cannot wait to go and play outside with her sister, Anne. Being older, Anne usually prefers spending...

Based on the popular fictional 19th-century character of Fanny Campbell, An Accidental Pirate is an action-adventure novel by Brooks Almy. Eighteen-year-old Fanny Campbell has grown up, unlike most girls in Revolutionary-era Rhode Island, learning swordsmanship and sailing from her father. After British Naval officer William...

Children's tales are always fun and exciting. My Dinosaurs! is an exceptional book for children by Dr. DeLois Jackson. It teaches the value of sharing. As the story mentions, children often undergo a selfish phase before learning to share. At times, it may become obsessive...

Keys to Better Healthcare: A Guide for Patients and Healthcare Professionals by Jack E. Lewi is a health and fitness guidebook written for educational and informational purposes. It contains a series of guides for both the physician and the patient. The author outlines the necessary...

Secrets of the Moon: Myth and Mysticism, History and Science by Andrew Osiow examines the connection between the moon and humanity throughout history with an assortment of riveting facts. The moon has fascinated people for centuries with legends and theories found in mythology through moon...

The Boys & Girls of America is a work of fiction in the literary, suspense, and sociocultural drama subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Christopher Gould. Set in the early nineties, the story follows our...

Vasile can’t help but be drawn to the “Glowing Corky” and finds himself conflicted by emotions that he has never felt before. Pursuing a relationship was the last thing on Corky’s mind, not with her current case and having her ex-boyfriend as opposing counsel. Although...

The saga of Empress Heir-Apparent of Alaria, Jenanine Blackwater, and the imperial orb continues in PM Black’s The Solar Realm: Ascending Heir. Kora the Silver Slayer (the universe’s most deadly assassin) was been poisoned by demons and turned into a bloodthirsty, unpredictable, and animal-like being....

The Elephant in the Room: Band Rehearsal by Rubén Rodríguez-Ferreira reminds readers that music can do wonders to bolster a person’s sense of belonging and strengthen their self-esteem. Rogelio the elephant was a good student, but he was also shy. When he’s introduced to music...

Jake Doyle, a once-famous columnist syndicated in 200 newspapers, was busted for an illicit affair that produced a biracial son. Jake’s life is further complicated as his son, training for a Golden Gloves boxing tournament, falls foul of a notorious and deadly dangerous gang member....

Render Me Bountiful is a collection of inspiring poetry by Pamela K. Yarborough. It is divided into Rhapsody, Stars and Dust, and Labyrinth. I find the poem Butterfly particularly uplifting, celebrating one of the wonders of nature as follows, "Tall Ivory towers, meteorite showers/ Amazed...

The Hours In Between by Olivia Barry is a contemporary women's novel that follows a woman named Liz Taite who embarks on a transformational journey in response to a life-altering diagnosis. Liz receives the news that she has leukemia; it is aggressive and terminal. Instead...

Andromeda is a gripping sci-fi novel by James Wells. When the vice-president of the United States of America is assassinated, a nuclear fallout leaves the planet unfit for life. The destruction kills everything, and humans have no choice but to leave and look for a...

How Russia Became a Zombie State by Alexey Molchanov revolves around the history of Russia through to its contemporary political climate today, and how the author believes the culmination has resulted in the deterioration of a once great empire. Molchanov shares his expertise as a...

Our Mothers, Our Daughters by Candace Gish reminds us that the relationship shared between mother and daughter is deep. It’s not always positive, but it defines the identity of both mother and daughter and the way that the world sees them. We grow together and...

Despite his best efforts at keeping a low profile, Malfus manages to get himself captured by an agent of the Vesenian Inquisition and is now on a one-way trip back to certain torture and death. The inquisitor’s journey takes him through a region that is...

A mysteriously open-ended prophecy from the Òrasanue provokes Emneti Mentan Gasadon to the point where he openly challenges the gods of the land in a moment of pure frustration at the turn of events in his life. However, he chooses to ignore the warning signs....

The Witch Whisperer is a portal fantasy romance novel by Barb DeLong. Born in an overachieving Elite witch family, Willow Gladstone's powers, for reasons unknown, have yet to manifest fully, leaving her magic broken. Rather than risking staying and seeing incarceration at Haven, Willow agrees...

The Cavalier by Israh Azizi is a war fantasy epic and the first book in the new Heroes of the Empire series. The novel is narrated from multiple point of view characters with the main characters being an orphan turned warrior named Velemir and a...

Sometimes it’s hard making friends, especially if you’re shy and you like to do things that others don’t like. For example, Jasper likes looking for and studying bugs. He spends recess in the dirt looking for bugs. The other children make fun of him, but...