In The Avalon Trilogy by Julie Elizabeth Powell, the reader begins the journey by following kids Davie, Ben, Anne, Chrissie, and Billy through a fantastic journey in a different world called Avalon - one of many different worlds. The time keeper turns up in the...

Murder Has Consequences (Friendship & Honor, Book 2) by Giacomo Giammatteo is another excellent book by a very interesting mystery writer. I usually don't even read mysteries, yet this is the third book of the same author I've read! In this novel, you follow two...

Lummox Number 2, edited by R.D. Armstrong, is a literary journal devoted almost entirely to poetry. This edition’s theme is “place,” which allows readers a glimpse of cultures all around the world. However, the theme is much more varied than the simple geographic references the...

Ross Dinwiddy’s Danyrogof Deep is a coming-of-age story set in a world of magic, fantasy and adventure. Jake Darrow is just another unassuming kid with big dreams and a quirky, but weak talent for ventriloquism when his life is torn apart by tragedy. Scared and...

Minerva’s turbulent relationship with her daughter, Piper, becomes more intense when her adopted grandson, Fellow, is abducted and murdered. Piper accuses her mother of the heinous crime but is Minerva really to blame? The tragic event leads to questions regarding her husband's death four years...

At some point in everyone's lives there came that time when we stopped looking to our parents as our idols and role models and started letting our friends be the bigger influence. In His Father's Footsteps is a tale of just that time in a...

Gated II: Ravenhill Academy by Matt Drabble is another excellent novel by this exceptional author. It is not necessary to have read Gated prior to reading Gated II, but I strongly recommend that you do. Not only will it help familiarize you with the main...

As if trying to get through senior year isn't hard enough, discovering there is a completely hidden side to your life doesn't make it any easier. In Haunting Echoes by S.L. D'Addario, Alec is the new boy in school who comes with a complicated past...

Perhaps it all gets better the second time around, regardless of which century it happens. A Conall Christmas by Bethany Claire is not only a celebration of Christmas and new birth, but a celebration of new and unexpected love that finds two willing participants who...

The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines, written by Cate Lineberry, is a deeply researched account of a true experience. Imagine being in WWII as a nurse in a new and every-changing segment of the military. Airplanes are...

Love Beyond Time (Morna's Legacy Series) Book 1 of Morna's Legacy is written by Bethany Claire. The multiple genre series gives readers a chance to explore time travel, historical Scotland, magic, as well as love and betrayal. A career oriented, non-social kindergarten teacher from Texas...

In Love Beyond Reason (Book 2 of Morna's Legacy Series) by Bethany Claire, kindergarten teacher Brielle Montgomery from Texas finds herself looking at a strange, very old portrait that looks remarkably similar to her own portrait. As she reads the description on the plaque, she...

Mr Right and Mr Wrong by Grigory Ryzhakov is the story of a common dilemma – which one do I choose? Twenty-something Chloe has thrown herself into her studies following a disastrous relationship breakup. For several months she has been unattached, sharing a flat...

5 Easy Steps to Financial Freedom: Do What You Love & Get Rich by Duane Harden is the kind of book that needs to be read with a pen and a notebook by your side. This is not just to take notes about the concepts...

Can parenting be taught to people, or learnt by reading few books or attending some workshops? This is an on-going debate. Many argue that our parents, grand parents and many other generations of men and women raised their kids without the need for any books....

Persian literature is known for excellence in many genres, mainly in the area of poetry. Within poetry, there are many Persian masters who wrote wonderful lines on the subject of love. This book is a collection of poems from three such masters: Attar, Saadi and...

Writing about politicians always proves to be a difficult job, however, writing about an influential character such as Ronald Reagan is an even more difficult task. Paul Kengor’s 11 Principles of Reagan Conservatism tells us what made Americans rank Ronald Reagan as the greatest president...

Tom Ashdown owns a betting shop in Brighton. Tom is just a simple man living an uneventful life until he stumbles across an attempted kidnapping which he is able to foil. Tom thinks things are beginning to look up and maybe his life has changed...

The world of Richard Pacheco’s Perspectives is dark and compelling, much like a thriller movie where we squint to dim our vision rather than expose ourselves to the full impact of the scenes we know will come. The 20 poems in this collection are lean,...

For a short story, Her Christmas Cowboy by Tanya Stowe and Delia Latham provides a satisfying read that is far from short on character development and plot! Emily Mabrey finds herself on the run when she learns that her ex-husband wants to put their six-year-old...