Mission Song: Chenoa's Story, Book 2 from the Ladies of Mischief series is a lovely historical fiction by Karen Dean Benson. Impetuous twelve-year-old Chenoa Sandoval’s adopted father, Padre Tomas, dies and she reluctantly goes to live with Don Sebastian at his ranch in Monterey. Her...

Bumbling Bea is a story that will echo the experiences of many youngsters. Beatrice regrets that her parents live apart and she often blames her father. However, Beatrice attributes disasters, resulting mostly from activities aimed at being popular at school, to Bumbling Bea, her alter...

As Much as a Rat's Tail: Korean Slang is an irreverent guide to the way young Koreans really speak. I learned Korean from a textbook. I guess that’s not a bad place to start, and if you want to learn a language you have to...

Grief Tools for Healing: 3-2-1 God’s Way by Lois Jean is a helpful book for all those readers who have experienced grief and know that they have no control over life and where they stand in all of God’s creation. The book is a source...

If you think You Can’t Crack Me … I’m a Rubber Duck! is a funny title for Charlie Northage’s heart-breaking, self-revealing memoir, you are destined to revise your sense of humor. This is a cool book – there is no other way to say it...

There was the Percheron horse, Jesse, retired from pulling logs and carriages, who resisted human or, for that matter, any other form of contact, preferring to stick to himself. Then there were the snuggling orphaned baby raccoons. And there were cats and dogs and sheep...

With a penchant for creating titles more suitable to his developmental background in market research and analysis, ad copy writing, and article production, Tom Mach writes a memoir devoted solely to his writing life called Persistence, Then Peace. And at first glance, this creation reads...

Immortality, Death and the Hereafter by Shefflorn Ballantyne is an intriguing look at one sect's views on death, dying, and the afterlife. While Seventh Day Adventism is not a denomination I can believe in, this book makes many good points based on the Bible. Ballantyne...

Shadow of the Avatar by Will Greenway is a brilliant introduction to the epic fantasy series, Savant’s Blood, a compelling work that will thrill fans of fantasy. Hecate, the goddess of the moon and dark magic, wants a new incarnation and she’s chosen the savant...

Mike Klaassen’s retelling of Hansel and Gretel was a pleasure to read. He has brought the classic story back to life, modernising it slightly with the language so that it can be read, understood, and engaged with by children young and old. The story of...

The Heavenly Rocker: The Angel’s Little Sister Plays Merry Heaven and Hell by Ruth Finnegan is a delightful short story that reads more like a poem or, better yet, a Shakespearean sonnet. As Ms. Finnegan describes, the story of the Angel’s little sister descending to...

Keeping it Together When Life Throws You Curves: A Major League Wife's Guide to Overcoming Challenges with Faith and Fortitude by Jennie Ritchie is an uplifting and encouraging book for readers who need courage, strength, and hope to face their life curves. Life is full...

Offbeat Enlightenment: A Mother and Daughter's Unconventional Guide to Peace by Dr Janice Anderson and Kiersten Anderson is an engaging book that teaches enlightenment in a compassionate, modern, and practical style. This easy-to-understand guide is useful to all those who want to draw health, happiness,...

If She Let Go of My Hand by John D. Wattson weren’t about such a serious subject, and weren’t so full of pain, this memoir would make a great sitcom. But funny it isn’t, as there’s nothing funny about getting divorced after 33 years and...

“Traveling to an unknown destination ignites our desire for adventure.” Know Before You Go: Traveling the U.S. and Abroad by Stephanie Tehan Patterson is designed to make those adventures easy to plan and ensure the reader is not the person left trying to cope with...

Create Your Book Business Plan is the second book in Rochelle Carter's The Authorpreneur's Guide to Publishing. In book 1, you learned how to polish your manuscript, and in book 2, you will learn how to make a business plan for your book. After all,...

Polish Your Manuscript is the first book in Rochelle Carter's series, The Authorpreneur's Guide to Publishing, and the first book you need to read after you have finished writing your book - be it fiction or non-fiction. You will learn that getting a book ready...

Create Your Author Platform is the third book in Rochelle Carter's series, The Authorpreneur's Guide to Publishing. While book 1 deals with editing your book and getting it ready for publishing, book 2 deals with creating a business plan for your book sales. Book 3...

Hot Chocolate Underpants is a children’s book written by Rafael Jacimin and illustrated by Van der Saim. Each year, Caspian’s grandfather gifts his grandson an un-birthday present on the fourteenth of February. For the sake of giving an unconventional present, this had become tradition in...

The Puppeteer: Who’s Controlling You? by Cory Bradbury is an unforgettable read. The main character is living a life of misery. His job is very stressful and unfulfilling. His long-term relationship is dysfunctional. His physical health is compromised, as he reaches for too many cups...