The Last Observer by G. Michael Vasey is compelling to say the least. He successfully manages to take every belief that you find solid and indisputable, and turns it on its head. Stanley is just an "Average Joe." He may be creative, but he's also...

Authors Erik Daniel Shein and Theresa A. Gates continue to delight readers with Sanctuary, Book II of The Monsterjunkies, An American Odyssey series. A year has passed since the Monsterjunkies welcomed several trusted souls to their estate. Crow is now 15 years old and enjoying...

Set in the days after Napoleon has surrendered for the second time, A Note of Scandal touches on more than romance. It tackles complicated timely issues that include the decimation of the middle class man in post-war England, the advancement of the printing press, and...

An Untitled Lady takes a real life political event, the Peterloo Massacre, and gives it life and voice in the form of fictional characters. Madeline has grown up alone, but her godfather has been grooming her to be his son's bride. Too bad he forgot...

The Spanish Patriot: A Novel by Nicky Penttila is a historical fiction novel that adds a dash of romance into the mix of incredible settings and story. The story begins in 1808 in Corunna, Spain. The Wakefields are an American loyalist refugee family who...

Author Gary Snyder knows exactly what he writes about in this expose, "Silence: The Impending Threat to the Charitable Sector". He has held many positions in the non-profit sector and has served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. What...

Rebecca Coffey explores the topic of school shootings and tragedies at the hands of seemingly innocent individuals, individuals we see and interact with on a daily basis. I remember Columbine very vividly and reading the description of this tragedy and many others that span the...

Jay Antani’s “The Leaving of Things” is the story of Vikram, an eighteen-year-old Indian-born and American-raised high school senior, who is determined to make a bold move for his future. A rebellious Indian-American teenager, Vikram starts his compelling journey of culture shock, loneliness and self-discovery...

Wheels within wheels or a story within a story, The Muse Of Violence by Bruce Hartman reveals and deceives at the same time. Will Schaefer, 37, a fiction writer with writer's block, leads a seemingly harmless writer's group. His day job is with a large,...

Adventure Inward: A Risk Taker's Book of Quotes is written and compiled by Jonathan J. Wunrow. Wunrow is a mountain climber, one of those intrepid souls who crave extreme sports. Collecting risk-taker related quotes has been a hobby of his for most of his life....

Swamped! by Ingrid Sawubona is an exciting picture book about a little animal named Hershel who lives in a swamp. One day, Hershel decides that he doesn't like living in the swamp. He wants to live where there is no moss and no slime. He...

Mile Marker by Terrill L. Davis is about a serial killer who kills people and then hides their bodies in the woods near the mile markers. One day he is trailed by a state trooper which leads to some bad happenings for him the next...

From Antarctica to Zimbabwe is a non-fiction travel memoir written by Dr. Quinta. Quinta’s life had followed the professional career track expected by a child of Nigerian educators. She successfully pursued a doctorate in chemical engineering and was offered a career position in the petrochemical...

Lady Justice and the Geriatric Gumshoes is the latest in a long line of hits by popular author Robert Thornhill. In this episode, our hero Walt Williams inadvertently becomes the inspiration for an unlikely trio of fellow senior citizen crime-fighters, and finds himself spending as...

When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Connie Sanders makes the brave decision to embark on an adventure to the Arctic, where she will work as a nurse. When Connie reaches her destination, she is surprised by the different types of people found in the area and their way of living. Connie...

Hour of The Beast by C. Michael Forsyth is a fast paced thriller. It follows the story of Elaine, who suffers at the hands of the beast one evening in the woods. She later gives birth to twin sons: Jason who is small, frail and...

In Reckless Abandon, the third book in the Shadow Soldiers series by Kallie Lane, Billie Bradshaw, a feisty cowgirl in Alberta, Canada, is nearly killed by a mysterious sniper. When her dad hires Reece 'Rocket' Morgan, a capable military man and old teenage flame, to...

I absolutely loved Conflicting Webs by Darlene Quinn. Conflicting Webs, which happens to be a stand-alone story, is the fifth addition to Quinn’s Web series. The Web series contains four other books. This is the first book I have read in the Web series so...

A very promising start to a new series of adventure novels directed towards young adults, Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold by author Iain Reading was a fun, high-flying adventure from the start. Recent high school grad Kitty Hawk leaves her home...