The short story continues alive and well, and Tales 2 Inspire: The Diamond Collection is living proof. Editor and author Lois Stern - with Stan Cupery M.D. and Tom Eliopoulos - has compiled twenty-three award winning stories from previous collections, and has presented to readers...

Four in the Garden by Rick Hocker is a thought provoking account of man’s relationship with God. This beautifully written allegory portrays the forging of trust between Cherished and the Creator. Cherished is created and placed in the garden; from conception the Creator is there...

Lantern in the Mist, Book One by Liliana Shelbrook is one of the best books I have read in an incredibly long time. I was pulled in and felt the joy and the sadness, and cried and laughed along with Kathleen from page one until...

Polly and the Peanut Pull by Rodo Sofranac is an interesting storybook for children that highlights positive thinking. Peaputts are having fun and playing on a Sunday. Polly and her friends are dancing around what they think is a tree. As they look closer, they...

Polly and the Peaputts by Rodo Sofranac is an adorable storybook for children that revolves around Polly, a little girl who is relatively small when compared to other small kids. Polly lives in a little village with her friends and family. Polly's family is big...

Finding the Rainbow by Rachel McGrath is a chronicle of the timing of cycles and waiting for good news, with the hope and excitement of finding out positive results. However, this is followed by the pain and grief of miscarriage, which often leads to starting...

The reason I chose to read Creamed at the Coffee Cabana: A Cozy Mystery by Constance Barker was simply because it had “coffee” in the title. When the most hated lady in Sweet Home, Florida, is found murdered in the Coffee Cabana, Lily Parker, owner...

A Drop in the Ocean is a brilliantly well written novel, one that will instantly pull readers into its deepest depths. Jenni Ogden has beautifully woven a story that readers won't easily forget. A story of one woman's journey to life, love, and loss, A...

Caerwin and the Roman Dog by Lizzie Ashworth is the story of Caerwin, a young Cornovii woman, who is taken as a slave when the Romans won the battle for her home. Marcellus is Caerwin's new master. She fights against everything that Marcellus stands for,...

In an absolutely great entry in the genre of true crime, In the Company of Evil: Thirty Years of California Crime, 1950-1980 by Michael Thomas Barry is a fantastic composite of some of the most notorious and interesting cases in California in the time period....

Children of the Sun, Book 11: Runner, by M. C. Misiolek, is based on the drama series, Children of the Sun, which was very well received by The Screen Arts Foundation in 2002. Joshua Kane joined the Marine Corps, suffering from PTSD and not caring...

Little Katie Goes To The Moon by Carmela Dutra tells the story of Katie and her dog Smudge, who take a wonderful journey to visit the Man in the Moon. Katie and Smudge don their space suits and take off on their journey, eventually...

Girl in the Air by Tyler Pike is a brilliant opening to the series featuring Alice Brickstone, a teenage girl with unusual skills. Alice knows what it feels like to have a twin brother and to live for years wanting to know what he looked...

In The Blood Of The Greeks - The Illustrated Companion: Intertwined Souls: Eva and Zoe Companion Series, Volume 1 is an educational historical companion volume to the Intertwined Souls Series written by Mary D. Brooks and illustrated by Lucia Nobrega. Part of the book is...

Exchange at the Border by Alexandra Goodwin is a story of suspense. Porro Camorra’s life is at stake because he got the powerful Don Francisco’s daughter pregnant, and the only way he can save himself is to get out of Mexico. He thinks that if...

Songs of the Osirian by Christopher D. Abbott is an epic tale of good and evil. It is a tale of the enduring power of light in a world where darkness is relentless. I like the idea of a force for good quietly teaching men...

Out of The Box Regifted by Jennifer Theriot is a moving romance about a second chance at love. Olivia is looking forward to a future without her ex-husband. She now has Ash, an exciting lover who appreciates and loves her. Her new life with Ash...

On Sunday the 8th day of September in the year of Our Lord 1560, 28-year-old Amy Dudley was found dead at the foot of a staircase at Cumnor Place, a country manor house in Oxfordshire, near the college town of Oxford, England. Since her childless...

Steve the Alien by G. Brian Benson begins with a boy named Zeke who, while walking along on a snowy winter’s day, hears a sound in the sky. Zeke soon discovers that a spaceship is landing right near him. His mind is racing with all...

Danny and the DreamWeaver is a young adult, fantasy novella by the author Mark Poe (aka Rich DiSilvio) that is not only a wonderful mystery/adventure story through time, but an intelligent parable linking imagination and man’s thirst for knowledge. Mr. Poe’s story begins with young...