Literal: Defining Moments by Victoria A. Hudson is an unusual piece of poetry, unusual in its form and unique in its style. As one reads through the political poems, one doesn’t only get the impression that the poet plays with words, but one equally understands...

Blood Shackles by Rosemary A Johns is the second book in the Rebel Vampires series, following Blood Dragons. Light is a Blood Lifer (vampire) in London where First Lifers (humans) have decided they were superior. Now First Lifers have captured and enslaved the Blood Lifers...

In They Call Me Alexandra Gastone, a young adult thriller by T.A. Maclagan, all seventeen-year-old Alexandra Gastone wants to do is graduate high school, get into Princeton, and work for the CIA like her grandfather. At least that's what her cover as a spy entails....

My Lonely Room by John A Vikara was really an unexpected treat. When I read it had to do with gangs, I was prepared to not care for it. The first thing I think of is violence and death. It turned out to be a...

Roxie the Doxie Finds Her Forever Home is a children's animal picture book written by Jody A. Dean, Ph.D. and illustrated by Susie Lee Jin. Roxie knew it was going to be a very special day when her foster mom, Dawn, woke her up that...

Three boys, three countries, three eras in history, three tragedies. Each boy is marked by his past, but how the past marks his future depends on how he deals with his tragedies and the horrors that inflict these tragedies. As men, they all sought to...

"If I had learned anything about life after Dad’s death, it was to expect the unexpected,” says Americka - aka Meri - in Bombs Bursting In Air by Lisa A. McCombs. When Meri went with her dad, a retired veteran, to see a war movie,...

Apalachicola Gold is an historical fiction novel written by Michael A. Kinnett. Kinnett was instrumental in the creation and is an ongoing curator of the Orman House Historic State Park Museum in the historic city of Apalachicola in the Florida panhandle. While Apalachicola Gold is...

ABC With Me: The Early Ed Series Book 6 by D.A. Batrowny is a fun, educational children's book. The book teaches the alphabet in a fun, rhyming and lyrical way. It starts off "A is for Apple so shiny and red, B is for Blanket...

Bold and beautiful pictures leap off the pages of Watch Me Count by D.A. Batrowny. This entertaining and educational book will help children learn to count, but can also be used to learn about animals and colors. There are a variety of animals used in...

I Know Colors: The Early Ed Series Book 7 by D.A. Batrowny is a rhyming, educational picture book. The book teaches the main 12 colours in a fun way. It mentions things that are a particular colour, like bluebirds for blue and carrots for orange....

Good Morning Baby Girl is an easy-to-read discovery book with simple, but colorful pictures. Using this story written in rhyme by D.A. Batrowny, parents can start each day reading with their baby, and then they can act it out. “What sound does the bee make?...

Good Night Baby Girl is an easy-to-read discovery book with simple, but colorful pictures. Written in rhyme by D.A. Batrowny, parents can end each day by reading with their baby. Developing rituals at bedtime should be part of a baby’s routine. Reading a familiar book...

Good Morning Baby Boy (The Early Ed Series Book 3) by D.A. Batrowny is the adorable story of a cute little baby boy’s observations of a day. He hears the birds singing and the sun is shining. The bunnies are hopping and the bees are...

Babies and very young children are often reluctant to go to sleep at night. They want to keep busy all night, just like they did during the daytime. It makes for a very long day when it stretches into night, especially for the parents. A...

Charlie is returning home from her job as a nightclub bouncer when she’s caught up in an attempted robbery. She intervenes and gets stabbed in the side. The two robbers kill another woman, but her daughter escapes. Across the street, Iona, a cyber crime detective...

The Journey Beyond Seven Values of the Kingdom by Cheryl A. Matsen-Nieves is the story of an amazing journey through many crystal geodes by a young prince named Raphael. He is accompanied by his friends; Skylar, a pony, his sister, the beautiful and gracious Haniel,...

Skin Food is an urban fantasy novella written by Type A. Tyson and Lana were making the best of their break from classes with an adventure that began with a visit to Korea where their school friend, Sam, was now teaching English and living in...

C.A. King’s Miracles Not Included will have readers’ emotions extremely rattled. A tale with real and compelling characters that readers will be keen to watch as they navigate love and loss, and as they struggle to rise up from tragedy and face life again. Chris...

The Warehouse Tour by K.A. Cummins is a short story that follows Jill as she attempts to find out what happened to her brother Josh after he mysteriously disappears. Jill, Josh, and a small group of friends are waiting in line for a popular haunted...