Fat Dreams by Idris Ostrovsky is a novel about an aging man’s journey towards self-discovery and self-love. I thought the theme and the atmosphere of the story would be very grim and dark, but it was actually very positive. Although the pace of the novel...

The Love of Gods is a dramatic work of romantic paranormal fiction penned by author Tarrant Smith and is part of The Legends of Pale Series. In a world where gods come down to earth and interact with humans on a regular basis, our central...

The Consultant by Tj O'Connor is a fast-paced action thriller in which Jonathan Hunter, an AWOL CIA consultant, learns that running from life has a way of catching up with you in the worst way possible. Jonathan and his brother Kevin have been estranged for...

The Power of Praise: Empowering Students through Positive Feedback (Rogers Pedagogical Book 2) by Richard James Rogers is a book for educators and any professional involved in the life of students. The author offers a strategy to coax students to success using the art of...

In the opening lines of this groundbreaking self-help book, Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life, Thomas Jordan, Ph.D., the author, cautions that: “This is a book about love relationships. About the relationships we form, healthy or unhealthy, when we fall in...

Following the tenth wedding anniversary of her aunt and uncle, Detective Katie Scott awakens to learn her aunt has been brutally murdered and her uncle, the Pine Valley Sheriff, is the only suspect. Because of her relationship with her uncle, Katie, the head of Pine...

Anders Roseberg’s Tweedledee and Tweedledum: Other Wonderland Tales is a children’s picture book that takes readers into the daily lives of two brothers from the beloved children’s tale, Alice in Wonderland. The two brothers may look alike, but as the book describes, they have vastly...

In The Gingerbread House by Laura Gia West, we are introduced to a gingerbread man who happens to come alive. It’s winter and time for making yummy desserts for the holiday. His eyes are made of raisins and his buttons are chocolate chips. So excited...

People come in all shapes and sizes and, yes, colors, too. We are all different, unique, original. Can you imagine what the world would be like if we all looked exactly the same, if we all liked to do exactly the same things and we...

Last Girls Alive is the fourth book in the Detective Katie Scott series by Jennifer Chase, a totally addictive crime thriller and mystery novel that will appeal to fans of sleuthing and crime. The body of a beautiful girl is discovered, half-buried in the area...

The Fragile Ones by Jennifer Chase is truly a gripping mystery and suspense novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final page. Detective Katie Scott is back and has a temporary job of showing a film crew around the...

Will Computers Revolt? Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence by Charles Simon is a thought-provoking book that not only engages information and digital technology buffs but anyone that cares about the future of humanity. While this book recognizes the astonishing advancement in AI (Artificial...

(Mostly) True Tales of Birchmont Village begins with a fire. Peter J. Stavros describes the plight of the Johnsons, a family whose presence is missed when their house catches fire not once, but twice, on the same day. The family is discussed at length by...

Here’s the surprising thing about The Day of the Ferret by Michael Woodman: It’s good, intelligent, and funny because it resonates with parallels to the life of an American president that it lampoons. Here you will meet U.S. President John Thomas Rump who is beginning...

Clarissa: The Flight of a Monarch Butterfly, by Maria Elena Lavaud, highlights the grim reality of domestic violence that many women have come to endure. Clarissa’s husband used his wealth and influence in unspeakable ways against her and she suffered the worst kind of domestic...

Forever Sheyanne: A Sweet YA Romance by K.L. Penaluna is a charming, clean romance. The story commences as Sheyanne, known familiarly as “Shy,” notices a new student in the class. Shy feels an instant connection with Lanny Romero and pursues him when he attempts...

Pressure To Mutilate by Matthew Uzukwu is the story of a young man from Africa, Osak, who came to study in America and fell in love with a white woman, Ingrid. They married, and after three miscarriages Ingrid finally gave birth to their first child,...

My Bones Are Love Gifts is a collection of poems by Dawn Sperber. There are thirty poems in this book and each one brings readers to an extraordinary realm that is both familiar and unusual. The Turning Time is a good example of the tone...

First Year by Barbara Schnell is a romantic comedy. Young actress Stevie O’Neill has married Robert and returned to his home in South Dakota. While her ancestry isn’t an issue, it would appear that her lack of domestic skills is, and her mother-in-law sets about...

In response to her reaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Amelia Burke-Garcia wrote Communicating Through a Pandemic to relate her experience. As she and her team developed How Right Now during a project for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, she heard distressing and uplifting...