Spilt Milk: A Collection of Stories by D.K. Cassidy is a dark compilation of twisted tales. Several of the stories focus around George, an obese collector of things, and Caleb, a young man who has an almost psychopathic streak. As the collection begins, we see...

Fatal Forty-Eight: A Kate Huntington Mystery by Kassandra Lamb is a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word is read. Sally is drugged and kidnapped. Charles, her fiancé, is devastated by her disappearance when he arrives...

My foray into the world of the Mystic Carnival Collective, henceforth known as MCC, introduced me to an authoress of exceptional talent and a story with a magical pulse. With Dark Perceptions, Debra Kristi has written a paranormal/fantasy story that, if I’ve done my research...

When Karen Pierce returns to the island, the sleeping spirits reawaken and strange things begin to happen again in Return to Mateguas Island: A Tale of Supernatural Suspense by Linda Watkins. Reluctantly accompanying her twin daughters and her husband to the Island where there are...

A Step in the Right Direction by Jennifer Rossouw is an inspirational book that is meant to nurture, self-soothe, and heal. A Step in the Right Direction is essentially a collection of short stories and inspirational thoughts that are arranged and meant to be read...

Hidden Among Yourselves by Bill Hiatt is Book 3 in the Spell Weaver series. Taliesin Weaver is faced with a number of difficulties, not the least of which is that a war god wants him dead. Added to that is finding out what is killing...

The Greek gods have returned to the public eye, prompted by the death of Zeus. What? That's right, the king of the gods, Zeus, is dead and the rest of the gods have come back into view to be worshiped and given their due once...

In Learning to Waltz, Kerryn Reid has written the perfect historical romantic novel. Deborah Moore is a young widow, a mother to Julian and a loner in her village. Evan Haverfeld is a rich and single heir to the Northridge estates. He has no interest...

Forever Boy is Book 1 of Lita Burke's Clockpunk Wizard steampunk fantasy series. Kadmeion is a newly trained wizard whose companion, Bright, is a Metal Man, a seventh son and of Elfin heritage. They've gone to witness a mandrake root being animated and freed. In...

Prodigious Savant is a thriller written by J.J. White. Gavin Weaver was counting on getting an athletic scholarship to a good college the following year, but everything changed due to a freak accident. He had met up with his friend Steve, who was shooting at...

Posie Pixie and the Copper Kettle (Whimsy Wood) by Sarah Hill is a delightful adventure story where young readers find themselves being taken on an adventure along with Posie Pixie in Whimsy Wood. Posie the Pixie is looking for a new house for autumn as...

The Last Order by Angela M. Caldwell is a medieval tale of iron-willed 17-year-old Lana Crewe who lives in a village with her father. When the king and queen of Wenham are killed, the kingdom is divided and war between the lords is inevitable. Lana’s...

Beyond Believing: An Inspiring Story to Awaken the Heart by D.D. Marx follows the life of two people, Olivia Henry and Finn McDaniels. Both characters face the loss of a loved one. Olivia loses her best friend Dan, and Finn loses his wife. Unbeknownst to...

Cinders by V.M. Sawh is a short story included in the series Good Tales for Bad Dreams. Rella works in a house of ill-repute for the villainous “Stepmother.” All of the girls there were rescued off the street and are held in the house, subjected...

A Memory Worth Dying For by Joanie Bruce is the best book I have read in ... well, forever (and I do a lot of reading). Marti is living in Tennessee but her heart is still in Texas with her ex-husband Daniel. Three years earlier:...

To say that Stephanie is an out-of-control teen is a profound understatement. In spite of an extraordinary gift for music, her internal demons turn her to drugs and violence. In Stephanie: One. Life. Lived. by Melissa Service, Stephanie’s family tries desperately to help her, but...

Consoling Angel by Denise Alicea is a short story about Mira and her admiration for James Dean. She and her father used to spend time together watching James Dean movies. Since her father passed away, she feels that James Dean is keeping her connected to...

The Incredible State of Absolute Nothingness: A Personal Account of Spiritual Enlightenment is a first hand account of one man's experiences with spiritual matters in finding and exploring man's non dual nature. Stephen D'Amico explains the many fantastic journeys into the spiritual realm of...

Puffy & Blue: The Chronicles of Nine Lives Together by Kayla Fioravanti contains stories from the author’s life during Puffy’s twenty-one-year life span. This book is about Kayla, fondly known as Blue, her family, her furry family members, and their travels. It’s an inspiring true...

It’s time to rock in Gone For You by Jayne Frost. Cameron Knight lives his life by one rule: love ‘em, love ‘em good and after a good roll in the sack, leave ‘em smiling and sighing your name. As Cameron is a guitarist for...