“Old Friends” by Sally Jenkins is this author’s second anthology, with 13 award-winning short stories, following closely on the heels of the successful publication of “One Day for Me”, her collection of 8 award-winning shorts. “Old Friends” is another very pleasurable read, sure to invoke...

Martin Roy Hill's anthology, "Duty", is a compilation of short stories with the common theme of duty to one's country. The cover story 'Duty' is a tale about the mythical red button that starts the atomic war, and the soldiers who are assigned the fatal...

Squirrels & Puppies: Dark Morality Tales by Russell Mebane is a collection of short stories which introduces readers to a deep, dark, gut wrenching state of emotions. Themes include morality, sexual behavior, interracial concepts, relationships, religion, futuristic technology, and superior beings. This book is not...

The City Center (The New Agenda Series Book 1) by Simone Pond is a dystopian tale set in the future. A group of elitists have killed off most of the people, leaving two sects; the elitists that reside inside the utopia of Los Angeles City...

The Prophecy (The Fulfillment Series) (Volume 1) by Erin Rhew is a young adult fantasy and romance that pits enemies against each other for the purpose of peace. When seventeen-year-old Layla is proclaimed to be "The Fulfillment" of an old peace prophecy, she is carried...

My Crazy Purple Pen is written by Ruth Whenham and illustrated by Emma K.L. Hunt. It is a charming, very funny and well-written rhyming story about a boy’s purple pen that gets up to all sorts of mischief writing inky notes with rather personal messages...

Captain Sillyvoice and his Pirate Band by Ruth Whenham is a wonderfully written children's book. Captain Sillyvoice and his crew are playing and having fun, but soon after they learn that they must be scary and find gold in order to be real pirates. The...

The Day My Teacher Came to Tea by Ruth Whenham was a funny and cute book. Matt has the meanest teacher in the whole school. Because he keeps playing pranks on her, she decides to go for tea at his house in order to talk...

Captain Sillyvoice and the Sea Monster by Ruth Whenham is a delightful storybook for children that revolves around a nautical theme. Captain Sillyvoice and his crew have a new way of being pirates. They are not bold, tough or fierce. Captain Sillyvoice speaks with a...

Birthday Cake Disaster by Ruth Whenham is a color illustrated rhyming story for children. It’s Mum’s birthday. Tess and her dad are making a special cake for her birthday tea. Dad claims to know exactly how to do this and the antics begin. Without a...

Constant Guests by Patricia Nedelea is a complex story with multiple themes, and, as a debut novel, it is little short of a masterpiece. Isa’s story covers so many centuries, involving a tarot deck from 1389. It isn’t until the time of her real mother’s...

Láilá is very different from all the other children who live in Nuorgam on the banks of the Karasjohka River in the northern part of Finnish Lapland. Her father, Axsel, is a fisherman. Her mother, Arinví, used to be a teacher before the stork...

The Tenth Nail is an entertaining police procedural whodunit, written by talented writer, Kwen D. Griffeth. Seasoned Albuquerque homicide detective, Nate Burns, and his new partner, Manuel (Manny) Trujillo, have been assigned a new case; finding the killer of a pretty young streetwalker found behind...

Harbor in the Storm: The Greek Isles Series, Book 6 is a romantic suspense novel written by Angel Sefer. While this is book 6 in her series, each of Sefer’s Greek Isles books is written as a standalone story that takes place on one of...

Grasping Destiny by Keegan Harkins is a densely plotted novel that is both entertaining and inspiring. Marcus, the rightful heir to the kingdom of Morovia, receives a surprising blow: his kingdom has been stolen from him. He doesn’t only lose the one thing that belonged...

Intimate, curiously emotional, and psychologically exciting, Poetically Unapologetic by Sophia King is a collection that features gems that readers will adore. It’s not a book for readers who are looking for erudite verses, but those who have learned to listen with the heart, to see...

Death and Seven by Dan Welch is a rollicking ride, an engaging tale that mixes crime and corporate law in an alternate world, a world in which crime finds a new definition and the art of investigation takes on a brand new style with the...

Retribution: The Riveting Sequel to Redemption! is written by Stephanie Baldi, and it is full of breathtaking suspense. Carmela Santiago, daughter of Ricardo, founder of a drug and smuggling empire, waited for almost six years before she placed her plans in motion - to exact...

Everyone seems to have an opinion on what the term 'a good mother' means, but what is the true definition? For many working mothers, juggling motherhood with their chosen career can be a demanding balancing act filled with guilt as they try to live up...

Datapocalypse introduces Dr. Kicis Ryan Orion, who lectures in History at Berkeley, specializing in the demise or erosion of civilizations. While on a trip around the ancient sites of the Mediterranean to gather material for a paper he is producing, he becomes intrigued by an...