Fireflies, by P.S. Bartlett, is the story of an Irish doctor Owen Whelan and his wife Sarah. They are Irish immigrants. The Whelans had seven children. As we know all children are special. However, the youngest, Ennis, was unique from the beginning. He was born...

Ted Bear Esq. - His Photo Album (Small Folk Tales) by Christine Larsen is a pictorial delight. The book comprises short tales about Ted. It takes you through some of the important moments in Ted's life, and the things he holds dear such as his...

Anna Wolfe has spent her entire life feeling different from other people and, at the age of 29, finally learns why in this great read by Casey Keen. I’ll Be Damned introduces the reader to Anna, a Savannah coffee shop owner who has been plagued...

Sinkhole begins as a parallel story of a couple that has separated but need to come together again as the result of incredible circumstances. Deborah Jackson has created Kat and Mark, a wife and husband who drifted apart, and a supporting cast of characters, each...

Very simple and easy to understand, Poems and Prose for How Life Goes would be a lovely book to introduce children to the world of poetry. Roanne H. Fitzgibbon writes with a sing-song quality all about the domestic duties that a child and their stay-at-home...

Master the Genie within by Gladys M. Anderson is a book that wants to help you to: 1) discover your real strength; 2) discover what your real dreams are; and 3) help you to combine the two, i.e. use your strengths to achieve your dreams....

Stranger Awareness by Mark A. Anderson is a children’s book teaching kids about common situations that may arise with strangers. Examples include: someone the child doesn’t know asking for directions; trying to give them goodies like ice cream; and when someone says they are a...

In Finding Angel by Kat Heckenbach, 14-year-old Angel has no memory of her life before she was rescued by the loving Mason family. She spends her days with her sweet little brother Zach, foiling the pranks of her older brothers Josh and Jacob, and sitting...

An Eye on the Sparrow: The Bird Lover’s Bible by Sally Roth is a must-have book for anyone interested in birds, nature and/or the Bible. Roth transports the reader back to Biblical times and lands in a study of the birds that play prominent roles...

Author Nancy LaRonda Johnson brings readers a dark tale of good versus evil in her book Anticipation of the Penitent. Alezea was merely a child when her parents took her out of school and introduced her to their financial enterprise. She was forced to make...

Inspired by true events and stories passed down from his father, D.A. Chadwick’s The Chimera Project is a most interesting read. Hunter Brodie gave new meaning to “down-on-your-luck”. He was dealing with it all: a college dropout, divorcee, child support, overdue car payments, rent and...

The Special by J.E. Pendelton is set in the uncertain years leading up to the Second World War. While hitchhiking to California in search of a better life, Billy Pendleton finds himself building an automobile. He goes on to set speed records and becomes a...

Between is a dragon-infested, dreamworld fantasy. The heroine Vivian is an unwitting dreamer. She dreams things and then they happen; she dreams about people and then they appear. Coincidence or not, Vivian fears she may be going insane, like her mother. 'Like mother like daughter'...

Keeping Hope Alive is an inspirational novel by Somalian author Dr. Hawa Abdi. Sarah J. Robbins has done an excellent job of translating the book to highlight the personality and strength of the author. Dr. Abdi was born into a strong family in which education...

The Goodwill Vultures Club by Hugh Willard is about a fifth grade boy named Elton, whose dad is a ornithologist. The story includes domestic and wild animals. The plot is simple, and well-explored, teamed up with great characters to boot. This tale has many interesting...

Robin Hillard and Matthew Gregory are attracted to each other after their first meeting in the hospital. Love soon follows. After successfully battling Matt’s ex-wife's intrusion in their lives, the couple get married and buy an old house to start their new life, together with...

Diary of a Real Payne - True Story by Annie Tipton is about a 10-year-old girl whose name is Emma Jean Payne. E.J. (as she likes to call herself) lives in Spooner, Wisconsin which she thinks is a very boring town. She has a little...

Who I Am Yesterday by Victoria Adams is a plan to help others cope with a loved one’s dementia. This book will appeal to those with ageing parents and caregivers of loved ones who are showing signs of forgetfulness or disorientation. This book was one...

Set in the near future in the year 2027, Collapse is a story about a United States of America that is on the verge of collapse. It is the country’s Second Great Depression and the most powerful hurricane on record has torn apart Florida. The...

Powder Monkey by Donna M. McDine tells the story of 12-year-old Tommy Kitt. He is captured and forced to be a seaman by the Royal Navy Press Gang, which has also taken his older brother James and other young boys in his village. Life at...