Marc D. Brown is a poetic Everyman. Although his third collection of poetry, The Lost Art of Self, was written from a purely personal point of view in an attempt to convey a perceived lack of authenticity in the life he had been living, there...

The Killer Inside (Detective Jessica Daniel Book 1) by Kerry Wilkinson is a spellbinding and suspenseful murder mystery. A woman's body is found in Manchester, locked inside her home. The woman's friend had reported her missing two days prior to the discovery of the body....

The Bully’s Bullies by Donna Eget and JC Bessoir is a social issues story. Ben is really excited. He’s about to start seventh grade and it’s his turn to host CHiPS (Child Prodigy Service) at his home. On his first day at home, he goes...

A man doesn’t have a clue who he is when he wakes up in the sand outside of Las Vegas. But as time passes, he finds himself living out the most wonderful six days of his life … again and again. Because each time disaster...

The Imposter by Judith Lucci is the second book in the Alex Destephano series, a gripping medical thriller that will entertain readers and have them enthralled for a very long time. The story starts with the newly promoted police commander Jack Françoise, “a man’s man,”...

The Lonely Balloon by Gemma Mallorey is a charming and delightful story about a new balloon that is inflated to full size, and is happy that he can touch the clouds. He realizes that being so high up in the sky is not as fun...

The Crystal Crux - Betrayal: YA Edition (Volume 1) by AM Werner is the revised version of an original title. Crafted for young adult readers, this compelling work features interesting characters and creatures like wolves, dragons, lizards, and winged horses. It is the time of...

The Undelightened is Volume 1 from the young adult paranormal series by Bentz Deyo. After failing the magical delightened test given to prospective followers of evil, Leam Holt is given a second chance by Gideon, the pernicious leader of Darkness. Gideon has devised a dangerous...

The Way to Riches by Sittra is a profound book that brings one to the point of becoming rich before a tangible manifestation. The author introduces concepts and questions that demand an inward response. Even though the book is short, the knowledge provided by the...

As the first entry in the Gateway series, The Calling by Louise G White, holds huge promise of a wonderful ride for fans of contemporary young adult fantasy. Carolyn’s mother and brother have gone missing, escaping through a hole which appeared on their kitchen wall....

The Crossover Mystery by Ronald A Feldman is a perfect mix of adventure and unsolved mysteries. The story starts off with a strange ceremony performed over the body of a man named John W. Wiley in order to prepare him for what is referred to...

What breaks your heart? This was the question that Brie Daniels was asked one day during a six-week Bible Study series on Purpose. Brie Daniels saw her heart break each time that a young black girl did not see or understand her true God-given beauty...

Lena is a gawky, nerdy teenager who can't wait to get to college and blossom, like her older sister Linda did. For now, though, she has to get through her eighteenth birthday with her father out of town. To make matters worse, she had a...

The Fortunate Accident by Francine Rodriguez is a very modern novel that talks about things that actually happen around us. Alberto is our hero and he is an antihero. He is a member of the Hispanic community. He is a 'notario,' he writes and reads...

The Writer With No Hands by Matthew Alford is a true account of an investigation into the death of Hollywood screenwriter, Gary Devore. Matthew Alford has managed to get hold of a file that had never been seen before, the report on the autopsy for...

I enjoyed reading The Grave of Lainey Grace by Aaron Galvin. It is good, lighthearted reading for fans of slice-of-life narration with a touch of fantasy. The main character, Briar Ann Wade, is 10 years old at the start, 12 at the finish. Briar Ann’s...

The Fabulously Fantastic Alfa Romeo: A Short Memoir by Sandra Staas is an interesting story. In it, Staas talks about her beloved car, an Alfa Romeo. She also tells about the adventures she experienced with it in different countries in the '80s. Before reading The...

Samantha Wolf is back and she and her friends are getting into more trouble in The Haunting of Eagle Creek Middle School by Tara Ellis. Now that the mystery at Covington Ranch has been solved and Cassie has been reunited with her sister, things have...

The Road to Kalbakar: Wyrms of Pasandir by Paul E. Horsman is a young adult fiction novel with fantasy, adventure, and magic. This book will appeal most to an audience made up of primarily young adults who enjoy stories of adventure, fantasy, and magic; though...

Annie Wood has dreams. She was an upper housemaid to a very prestigious family and she dreamed of earning her way into the position of lady’s maid. She has a talent with needle and thread and she’s often called upon to improve or alter designer...