"Coastal Empire", written by John “Rocky” Leonard, has its setting in the beautiful Savannah, Georgia. Our story begins with a murder and a big bang. When Sarah Reid walked into private investigator Robert Mercer office, he admired her beauty. She hired him to investigate her...

Max Sawyer meets the young girl who steals his heart, his best friend’s sister. The kiss would never be forgotten, and he knows her by the letters she wrote. Max restores old historical buildings making them into resorts, and he has just purchased an old...

Selma Jovanovic is in the eighth grade when war breaks out in Bosnia in 1992. Her mother is a Bosnian Muslim while her father is Bosnian Catholic and Selma has enjoyed a delightful young life until the Yugoslavian army attacks the Muslims and Catholics of...

The Vase with the Many Coloured Marbles is the intriguing title chosen by Jacob Singer for his book on the equally intriguing story of a young Coloured girl in South Africa who crosses the racial barriers in place at that time and passes herself off...

Camy De Mario's children's book "The World of Happy - Let's All Be Friends" is a cute book teaching that friendships can be formed across cultures. Happy, a red sea star, is bored and his friend helps him to fix up a boat and he...

The world created by H. L. Watson in "World of Ryyan: Birth of the Half Elves (Elven Age Saga)" is one filled with magic, enchanted forests, humans, elves, violence and prejudice. In "World of Ryyah" we meet Donovan who lives in a fishing village. Donovan’s...

In "The Dragon Gem" by Brian Beam Korinalis Karell, also known as Korin, is the leading character and the narrator. Korin has long been overwhelmed by dreams of being taken from his birth parents as a mere baby. He has spent many years searching for...

Laurell L.M. Wright’s “Yearnings of the Heart” is an ebullient collection of prayers, testimonials, psalms and affirmations of the wondrous power of Christ’s redeeming love. Through many scenarios, witnessed in diverse voices, readers will find both comfort and inspiration for any milepost on their journey...

Growing up in Poughkeepsie, New York, Clarice Martin, better known as Reece, has a vision of a large hand on her bedroom window when she is only seven years old. A few years later in 1991, she finds herself passed out on a sidewalk outside...

"The Glass Flowers" tells the story of Lalita Khatoun, a young mortal girl who is an orphan being raised by her aunt and uncle, and who has lost her only brother Kholi, a traveller. Lalita is a very talented and humble writer and illustrator who...

This is a really cool story about a kingdom of ants whose inhabitANTS have the most creative names I have ever seen. This intriguing and fun story is quite refreshing, and a cute concept for the children’s market. "ANTics" is a well-done tale that will...

"Lemon Dot Town is happy to be surrounded by love by the Lemon Dot Tree." And the town loves it back. The mutual love and respect is taught here using simple terms geared towards young children. Lemon Dot Town lives by the action of treating...

"The Xavier Mosaic" by Emma Austen is a beautifully crafted fantasy novel. The author has meticulously constructed a complex, menacing yet intriguing world in Larasca for her rich variety of characters to inhabit. The unpleasant Queen is slowly dragging the realm into crisis with persecution...

“A Royal Elf of Abalon” by Anna del C. Dye is almost certainly the finest Fantasy it has ever been my pleasure to read. The human Kingdom of Abalon was ruled by the wicked and evil Queen Amathis. In her efforts to produce an heir...

In "Johnny Big-Ears Meets His New Neighbor Suzy", we meet Suzy and Tatis Dancer. Suzy was afraid to meet Johnny because the kids at her last school called her ChunkySaurus. They hurt her feelings. At school Johnny greeted Suzy and introduced himself. He explained that...

“I’m not guilty. I did not kill him.” Khadesia feels like a broken record in her plea of innocence. The implication that she was responsible for the shooting death of her one–time boyfriend, the crime she did not commit, falls on deaf ears for a...

In "Twin Bred" by Karen Wyle, twins fascinate scientist Mara and have done all her life. Her own twin Levi died as a baby but he is a constant imaginary companion for her. Set this against a background where you have two species living together....

Owen Black has created a first-rate young adult fantasy in "The Realms of Animar". Teenage Thane lives and goes to school in the village of Avryndale in Animar where everyone is called a polymorph for they have two forms, one human and one animal. The...

"The King’s Challenge: A Quest for Eternal Life" by Lucas Zahn is a fantasy adventure for adults and young adults. Matthew has interesting dreams. He recounts those adventures about soldiers and orks to his fellow pupils at school. But now freshly graduated, he has a...

"Sydney’s Song" by Ia Uaro is a love story and emotional journey. The heroine Sydney, sharing her name with the city she lives in, takes on a temporary job. It is a tough one, dealing with customers phoning the 1300500 transport helpline and anyone who...