Some authors possess a very subtle but potent knack for continuously compelling their reader’s attention, a talent for plotting and presence that makes the avid reader almost unwittingly keep turning pages. Most assuredly, author Ben Wyckoff Shore possesses this particular knack, and his desperately good...

From Hell with Love (The Forsaken Comedy) by Kevin Kauffmann is an engrossing epic fantasy that showcases the author’s imagination. I was fascinated with Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, but this novel takes supernatural intrigue to a new level. The protagonist is Niccolo da Firenze who,...

Should you homeschool your child? Heather D. Nelson's 5 Easy Steps to Homeschooling is an engaging book that delves into the nuances of homeschooling and dispels a few myths and preconceived notions that go along with it. Though homeschooling sounds new, if the history of...

Kassidy Simmons’ life, death, and after-life have had their toll. After she beat her boss in a fight, she gained her freedom. But living the last twenty years, drowning her sorrows in a bottle, she can no longer keep her head stuck in the sand....

After his wife steals from a powerful drug cartel, a man must run for his life in the sensational thriller, Swimming with the Angels by Colin Kersey. When Gray Reynolds and his wife, Heide, join her co-worker and family on a quiet cruise to Catalina...

The Underground Moon is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but does come with a content warning for suicide and some moderate explicit language. It was penned by author Melissa K....

Jan, or Jinx as she liked to be called, is thrilled that she gets to spend the whole summer with her friend while her parents are visiting Scotland. As a way to make money over the summer, Jan and her friend decide to collect sand...

Daughters of Green Mountain Gap by Teri M Brown is a moving, multi-generational story of three rural North Carolina women at the end of the nineteenth century. Maggie McCoury is a healing woman, known as a Granny Woman, and is much sought after around Green...

Marina Oliver is a nineteen-year-old orphan who is drowning in depression, grief, guilt, pain, and fear. She finds refuge in the ocean waves that come to her when she is sleeping. One morning, the waves transport Marina into another realm called Elsudra. Shortly after, Marina...

Blessings Abound by Katherine Scherer and Eileen Bodoh is an exploration of gratitude, faith, and personal growth. The book is divided into three insightful sections: blessings we recognize, gifts from God that often go unnoticed, and blessings that develop peace and harmony. Through inspiring reflections,...

Saving Cottonwood by Lisa Page follows a recently divorced middle school librarian named Iris, who was seeking a fresh start in an old adobe house near the bosque. This landscape of cottonwood trees and winding riverbanks seems to hum with its own quiet spirit. In...

"The Little Rose" is a beautiful story written by Sheri Fink and illustrated by Mary Erikson Washam. Little Rose was surrounded by weeds and never felt as if she fit in with them. Little Rose was teased, called names and treated poorly by those around...

Getting Through What You Can't Get Over: Stories, Tips, and Inspiration to Help You Move Past Your Pain into Lasting Freedom by Anita Agers-Brooks is an inspirational read about getting past traumatic life issues. The book tells the true stories of real people’s overwhelming hardships...

Some of life's biggest lessons come from the simplest stories. In The Red Letters: Parables from the Gospel of Matthew, Angela Fincham introduces young learners to some of Jesus's best-known parables and their lessons. The book begins by defining what a parable is, using language...

Moral Infidelity by Rebecca Warner takes on the controversial topic of abortion and a woman’s right to her own body. Governor Michael Romano is on the verge of changing the laws of the State of Florida by bringing forth an abortion law. He starts his...

"Animal Portraits with the Digital Photography of John Crippen" is a guide for photographers who have made, or are considering making, the transition from a point and shoot or a "prosumer" DSLR camera to a full-fledged DSLR. The first part of the book is a...

Jonny Plumb's New Adventures by Kim Wheeler is an adventure story starring Jonny Plumb. The story takes off from Jonny's previous adventures with the Silver Flying Arrow Space Ship. Jonny's sea life friends, his space home Pashoo, his struggle to save Earth, humanity and the...

God's Top Ten List: The Cosmic Code for Enlightened Living by Lorna Bright is a spiritually uplifting guide that helps us to handle life in a better manner. The book speaks about The Ten Commandments which help to change our lives and lead us to...

In Isabella Babysits Baxter, part of The Wunderkind Family Children’s Book Collection by Melissa Perry Moraja, little Isabella gets a big girl job when her mom asks her to babysit their dog Baxter after he gets into trouble by making a mess while her mom...

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...