Heirs of War by Mara Valderran is about five teenage girls connected by blood that know nothing of the life that fate has in store for them when they come into their powers. Destined to fulfill a prophecy that only one knows about, the others'...

Arach - Within Lie Dragons by MG Schoombee: Raphael dreams of becoming a rock star. He and his band take a road trip, wishing to become popular and famous. But the trip takes them on another journey where they find themselves fighting for their own...

It’s Just One of Those Days by Melissa Burke is a well written story that pulled me in immediately. The opening pages are about the main character Liz and she is talking directly to me, sharing her every thought. Liz is having 'one of those...

Dana Mansfield’s story, Sunset Park, is set in Memphis and unravels in April, when spring starts to creep in to end the cold of winter. It is a story about childhood friends who have gone through a lot of ups and downs, but manage to...

Because of an accident that occurred during her childhood, Dawn McNally has given up hope of ever having a family of her own, so instead she spends her time working at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home where 83-year-old Moses Bailey is one of her favorite patients....

The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case#3: The Case of the Missing Arch by Renee Hand opens with Dr. Cedric E. Meant (Dr. Ced), a world-renowned researcher on erosion, giving a lecture about erosion. As the lecture ends, Dr. Ced discovers that...

What in the world do a NASA satellite program, race cars, beer, and a 7-year-old who is fighting for his life against cancer have in common? Well, on the surface, not a single thing, however Government Beers by Guy M. Beaver proves that unintentional things...

Breathe by Zane Dickens is a captivating short story about a man whose every action falls under the control of a stranger on a phone and the choices he makes to ensure his survival. The reader’s attention is captivated from the normalcy of the first...

White Picket Prisons by Phil Taylor is located in the suspense book category, but it is so much more. Cooper, Dave, Chuck, and Cliff have been best friends since childhood when they had dubbed themselves The Golden Boys. They are now adults and have remained...

Doing what is right isn’t always the easiest thing and sometimes it is costly. The Favorite by Franklyn C. Thomas brings that point home all too clearly. After having spent eighteen months in prison on a weapons charge, Michael Dane is given a chance at...

Habit, motivation, food, exercise and results are all necessary steps that are outlined very clearly in Keeping Youth Alive: Five Steps for Reshaping Your Relationship to Food and Exercise by Tim Tweedy. Habits bring comfort and with repetition they become something that we can’t live...

Frog's Winter Walk by Jessica Schaub and illustrated by Sarah Aman is a delightful children's picture book which introduces young readers to the concept of hibernation and also introduces them to many different animals. Frog is a creature that usually burrows deep within the wet...

Finn Colville survives the destruction of her home and family as a young girl of 12 and is forced by the religious rules of her planet to disguise herself as a man to survive. In New Sion by Diana Green, the human settlers on a...

Winds of Wyoming: A Kate Neilson Novel by Rebecca Carey Lyles is a love story. Kate Neilson is looking forward to beginning a new life as a guest-ranch employee in Wyoming. Her past has been tough with being in and out of foster homes, a...

The Mayonnaise Murders, written by the talented and creative Keith A. Owens, is a fantasy fiction story with a mix of intrigue, humor, and mystery. Johnny Beardy is dead, and problem-solving alien Vid is on the trail of whoever killed him. How did he die,...

Half Popped is a really cute story about Kenny the Kernel. Kenny is upset because he is not popped like the other kernels, so he goes in search around the kitchen for something that will make him like the other kernels. But will Kenny ever...

Come Fly With Me! by Terri Kelley tells children about traveling in a plane. Traveling by plane can be a scary experience for many children, especially if they are going in it for the first time. The young boy in the story tells us his...

In Artificial Absolutes, a cyberpunk novel by Mary Fan, Jane and Devin Colt are on the run. After her boyfriend had been kidnapped and her brother framed for the murder of their father, she and Devin must travel the universe to clear his name and...

When I read the title of Pursuit: A Story of Dragons, Dreams, Discovery and Destiny by Jim Murdoch, I thought it seems like there is nothing but dragons out there these days - but I decided I'd give it a try as it seemed a...

Na-Bolom: House of the Jaguar by Forrest J. Hayes is an awesome story! At the time I started writing this review, there were four reviews posted on Amazon.com. Those reviewers used words like: “a must read”; “a study in fact-filled fiction”; “a gripping adventure”; “a...