Wow! How's that for a review? Well, it's definitely what I thought when I finished reading Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War by author W. Craig Reed. A simply fantastic re-telling of an extremely tense time in the relationship between the United States...

Oh Brother!: A Nico and Tugger Tale by Kimberly Sentek is a delightful storybook for children that revolves around Nico and Tugger, two dogs. Nico was the only dog in the house till Tugger was brought home. Nico thought Tugger acted like a baby. He...

Grumble and Tumble: A Nico and Tugger Tale by Kimberly Sentek is a delightful story of two dogs and how they look at the world. Tugger wants Nico to wake up and play with him but Nico wants to stay in bed. He has already...

Rebecca Monhollon’s Mischief on the Mountain is a story set late in the nineteenth century on a homestead in Tennessee in the shadow of what the locals called the Smoky Mountains, though the name was still unofficial until 1934. A mixture of history, pathos and...

Cupid's Angels by Erin Bevan is exactly what readers want. Here, readers get a taste of a sweet romance that naturally starts to bloom by itself, but needs a little shove in the right direction before it can fully blossom into its true beauty. A...

Mana Mutation Menace by Brian Wilkerson is the third book in the Journey to Chaos series. Eric Wately, the protagonist of the novel, is a humble mercenary. I know it is ironic, but it is oh so good. The novel begins and we find that...

In Harry Watt, Bounty Hunter: 2150 AD - And Harry's Life Just Got More Complicated, Rob Guy combines old-fashioned detective thrillers a la Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett with futuristic science fiction—and it works! As the title indicates, Watt is a “fugitive recovery agent,” or...

Dimorphic by Cy Wyss is an action-packed, thrilling ride with a heroine who does not take any sass, but has plenty to offer to the world. And believe me, she has a lot of sass to dish out. Before I jump into the actual review,...

The Color of Character by accomplished author Glen Shuld is a gem in the history of a certain part of the 20th century, one that everyone around the world has come to recognize as very important in the integration process of schools in the 1960s...

The Cactus Who Wanted to Be a Christmas Tree is a very imaginative story destined to become a Christmas tradition in every family. Parents will enjoy telling this creative tale to their children. It’s a story they’ll remember and want to re-read every Christmas. What...

Running from the Mirror by Howard Shulman is a memoir about Shulman’s life. When Shulman was just a newborn baby, he contracted a staph infection that ate his face off. His parents did not want to deal with a child that had so many health...

Essence by A.L Waddington is a YA paranormal romance unlike any other that I’ve read, and is a great start to a unique series with an interesting premise. When seventeen-year-old Jocelyn meets her new neighbor, Jackson, he’s an instant hit with her friends and family,...

The cycle of life is really quite simple. A living creature is born, matures, and grows old. In the process, there is a definite learning curve as the young aspire to achieve what the elderly have already conquered. The bond between a grandparent and a...

Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car by Cathey Graham Nickell is an amazing illustrated story that fits every age group. The story follows a man named Arthur Zarr, who is living a life that is colorless and plain. He is a simple man with simple needs;...

The Chase farm is not doing so well. The bills are mounting and the recurring accidents on the riding trails are not good for business. After all, who would want their child learning to ride at a stable where the riding trails are riddled with...

Trina Bell's Humming Summer by Silke Stein is the story of 13-year-old Trina. Trina's mother died giving birth to her and her father is a world renowned nature photographer, who spends most of his time photographing endangered species, so Trina lives with her great-aunt. After...

Spotless by Camilla Monk is an awesome love story that will actually make a great rom-com one day. The story follows a woman named Island Chaptal. She is a romance novel enthusiast and a boring IT professional. She may seem like a stiff upper crust...

Cape May is a women’s fiction novel by Holly Caster. Fifty-nine-year-old Joanna Matthews feels her job and life are too predictable and dismal, and she craves a change. She decides to make her dream of owning a bed and breakfast in Cape May a reality....

Lithium Luke and his Gal Pal Peanut by Kathryn Berla is the story of what happens when ordinary Luke announces his ordinariness to the rest of the world – when everyone else has some super special ability. Luke becomes a bit of a star due...

Can you say, "Cute?" James and Games that are Not Games by Andrea Carrera is an adorable illustrated children's picture book telling the tale of James, a little boy (portrayed by the animal character of a fox) who is a bully. The story starts out...