The Guardian by Aneta Cruz skillfully combines historical fiction, mystery and the paranormal in one fascinating package. In Prague in 1939, Dr. Josef Stein, the head psychiatrist at a sanatorium called the Chateau, seems to be the epitome of upper-middle-class respectability. However, he has lost...

In The Mysterious Mandolin by Aneta Cruz, all Mathelda wants is to be beautiful like her stepsister, Rosalynn. It's not a vicious desire, because Mathelda is not really like the wicked stepsisters in Cinderella. It's just a desire to be accepted as someone who is...

Wow! Just wow...how's that for a review? I almost feel I should just leave it at that, but it might not do The Travelling Man, the excellently creepy novel by author Matt Drabble, justice. On the surface, the small town in the desert where the...

The Princess by Stanislaw Kapuscinski is a young adult, coming of age tale about 13-year-old prodigy, Alec. Alec has been blessed with an incredibly vivid imagination which he thoroughly enjoys exploring, to the occasional dismay of his teachers. His daydreaming takes him on wild adventures,...

The 110lb Hulk by Benjamin Pierce is a distilled, concise yet comprehensive book on how regular Joes can traverse the road to fitness. With a detailed look at nutrition, programs and individual exercises, this small book packs quite a punch. Perfect for beginners looking for...

Jeff Mercer, having lost his gay lover a decade ago, is a sad character with no ambition to rise above his current position as salesman in the men’s department at a London department store. When he is warned one morning that the entire third floor...

The Eclipse of a Black Sun by Suzanne Cowles is a speculative fiction story that focuses on the mysterious deaths of people who appear to be extremely elderly, but the corpses may not be what they seem. Mixing elements of science fiction and fantasy together,...

If you like women's fiction, you'll love the latest from Wendy Wax. It's entitled The House on Mermaid Point and it takes off from Wax's previous novel, Ten Beach Road. It also stands alone in development, plot and in comprehension. Most of the characters from...

The North Pole Penguin is a children’s picture book by Christopher Payne. The story follows Parker Preston, a bright-spirited penguin whose only wish is to spread Christmas cheer everywhere he goes. After a very successful Christmas, Parker is so grateful to Santa Claus that he...

The Aurora Affair by author Carolyn Haley begins with hints of the paranormal. Madeline LaRue was on her way to answer the distress call of her identical twin sister Blanche in her 1966 Sunbeam Tiger. She is soon confronted by powers that she can only...

Jonas McCleary is thrilled to be hired as the detective in quiet Sand Bluff. There have been no murders or high crimes in twenty years and Jonas expects to have an easy and laid-back job. When a dead body is found three days after he...

Does your child have problems getting a haircut? Do you have to drag them, kicking and screaming, into the barbershop? Have no fear. The Hair Fairy by writer and mother Mamma Macs is the perfect solution to your problem. The story follows The Hair Fairy,...

The Osborne Legacy by Mark Cundy is a fun read that takes you on a treasure hunt spanning several continents. Michael Osborne, a British multimillionaire, is dying without heirs and wants to leave a million pounds to someone, a randomly selected stranger. Having worked hard...

The Catherine Wheel by Niya White is a compilation of three short stories. The first story is called, like the book, The Catherine Wheel. Mary Catherine Wheeler and her parents come to a small town with a strange ritual. Every November, they reenact the martyrdom...

This is a review of the audio version of The Farm by Tom Rob Smith. Dan must determine whether his mother has lost her mind or has stumbled onto a conspiracy to hide the murder of a young woman. When his mother shows up at...

This is a review of the audio version of The Matchmaker written by Elin Hilderbrand and read by Erin Bennett. This is the story of Dabney Kimball Beech, matchmaker extraordinaire. She had 42 'something good' matches to her credit. While her husband Box and her...

As I started The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, I didn’t have any idea of what it was really about. What I soon found out is that it is a celebration of the deep love between a man and a woman, beginning in their teens through...

If you’ve ever looked at a project you’ve completed and been unable to call it ‘amazing’ until someone else told you it was or you’ve never been able to give yourself a compliment until someone else does it first then you may need this book....

When The Black Lion begins we know that a man, who we later learn is called Sascha, is on the hunt. For sex or something else, we aren’t quite sure until he spots a beautiful woman from whom he can feed. But when he spots,...

The Keepers Files 1.5: A Holding Kate Series Book by LaDonna Cole follows multiple story lines as they relate to a group of teenagers who are part of Heartwork Village, a compound that specializes in time and space travel called “Jumps”. These teenagers are part...