I CAN Believe in Myself (I CAN Book Series)by Miriam Laundry is book one of a delightful and charming children's picture book series that introduces young readers to the concepts of public speaking and self esteem. Molly avoids being the star of the day because...

When a story begins with the main character eating the ashes of her recently deceased daughter, you know you’re in for a wild ride. When Melody Sawyer’s recently deceased daughter shows up as a ghost on the day of her funeral to make sure her...

Elizabeth is a woman whose sole purpose in life is to be a good wife and mother. She has no care in the world but to accomplish these goals and she works hard at them despite the treatment she is given at the hands of...

No Black Flags In Heaven by Jan Holte is an interesting historical fiction story about two girls and their family. When their father died in the war, Mellie and Katie's mother remarried. They hate their step-father Hellmut, but after the death of their father, their...

Alinka Rutkowska and Konrad Checinski have done it again in Maya & Filippo Separate in Skagway. Maya and Filippo travel all over the world with their mom, dad, and their cat named Otello on a ship called the Fun Princess. They see many wonderful sights...

My Husband Looks Better in Lingerie Than I Do....Damn It is the insightful and real-life story of Bobbie, who fell in love with a transgender person named Alan (male counterpart) and Alana (female counterpart). Bobbie grew up obese and had very low self-esteem. This story...

Carved In Cherry, the first in the Curse Collectors Series by Elizabeth Kirke, had me spellbound from the first page to the last. For three sisters, the loss of an aunt they hardly knew is sad, but worse it's an interruption of their busy lives....

There's a Bug in my Blossom is a children's nonfiction book written by J.C. Donaho. Donaho is a photographer who's also interested in plants, bugs and animals. There's a Bug in my Blossom is filled with pictures of flowers, and nearly every one has a...

Who said that a home is composed of four walls and a roof? Those who have never ventured past the three dream corners that are within each of our homes, leading to the Dreamside where adventures begin and dreams morph into reality. A seemingly normal...

Lindy Dale writes an earnest, heartfelt story in her novel, Storm in a B Cup. Sophie Malloy is in a long term relationship with Brendan; they share a home and bank accounts. She has a wonderful six-year-old son and owns her own shop. Life is...

“The three o’ clock in the morning sessions” is described as a book on loss and unrequited love. However, several poems at the beginning paint love beautifully and are full of joy. Whether the tone is bittersweet is largely up to the reader’s interpretation. There...

Moira, an art student, along with her sister, Tabitha, and her brother, Dai, travel to Meini Hirion, a stone circle in Wales, just outside the town they live in. They go to perform a spell from Tabitha's Wiccan religion to try to contact their late...

Help for Hysterical Humans Who Hope to Be Happy in Heaven or Here by James Sterngram is a powerful collection of poems intended to be a "course in happiness” ― to use the author's words ― but the reader will immediately discover that this collection...

Lady Justice in the Eye of the Storm by Robert Thornhill features the usual roundup of characters, but this story is perhaps more timely and relevant than all the others in this series. Thornhill has tackled the raw topic of young black men being disproportionately...

A Man in Control is based on the personal life of Dave Wynthers, a university professor who specialized in microbiology. Dave lost his wife Brenda in a tragic skiing accident. He blamed himself for her death due to the fact that they had just had...

Holes in Space by Andrea Barbosa is a soft and colorful flower. The poetry in this book blooms with life and love. The book begins with a shower of emotion. "Poeme" is filled with warm metaphors that entice all of the senses. I found my...

Love in Real Life by Leah Cole is a book of love, of relationships. It isn’t a love story; it’s the real life stories of real people, people who have travelled the long journey of love and have their own tales to tell and their...

World War II. Oslo, Vienna, Berlin. Two creatives from different countries, Norwegian pianist Ellen and German violinist Friedrich meet, fall in love, and are nearly torn apart by war. That’s the premise of Vanished in Berlin, the newest novel by author Gry Finsnes. When Friedrich...

If I'd known then what I know now. How many people have said that as they look at some of the choices they've made and where the consequences of those choices led them? 10 Things I Wish I Knew In High School is the kind...

Four in the Garden by Rick Hocker is a thought provoking account of man’s relationship with God. This beautifully written allegory portrays the forging of trust between Cherished and the Creator. Cherished is created and placed in the garden; from conception the Creator is there...