Pebbles in the Water by Mandar Naik is a series of short stories that reveal an element of realism associated with humanity. The book consists of four stories. The Third Companion is about a woman who just found out that her dead husband had an...

Skeleton in the Closet and Other Scary Stories, by Russell J. Dorn, is a collection of horror stories that reveal the monsters waiting in the dark, hoping to catch a glimpse of the children they’ll feast on. Each story contains a dark twist that plunges...

Where in the World is Thailand? by Margaret Davis Ledford is a children’s picture book story narrated by a boy named David, who moves with his father and other family members when his father transfers to an army base in Thailand. It details the new...

A Light in the Darkness: A Canyon Rock Series, Book 1 is a Christian mystery/thriller novel written by Patricia Bell. Alexis knew that she was doing the wrong thing, making a huge mistake. Part of her was tempted to go back to Sierra’s house, even...

Tilly recalled VE Day. She sneaked out of the nursing home where she worked and spent most of the night dancing with Johnny, an Army captain. Then he proposed to her. She liked the prospect of marrying him, but dreaded meeting his wealthy parents, since...

After nearly three decades, a town's dark past is brought to light in the intriguing mystery novel, Secrets in the Woods (An Emilia Long Mystery) by J.E. Smythe. When she was a newborn infant, Emilia Long was adopted after being left on the doorstep of...

Wings in the Meadow: Marlie and Grayson's Explorations - Volume 1 by Idris K. Stokes opens with Grayson and her best friend Marlie going to the meadow for a butterfly hunt with Grayson’s mom. It is a beautiful spring day and the sun is shining...

Cats in the Barbecue: A Novel by Carl Monuto is an interesting read that features family drama and explores the dynamics of father-son relationships. Is it really important for sons to have fathers in their lives? David isn’t an articulate man and he’d rather keep...

Locked in the Past: Darius Morefield Mystery Series #2 is a sleuth mystery novel written by C. Craig Coleman. Myrtle and her mom, Agatha Wittlesbach, have received a royal summons from Myrtle's Aunt Hilda, Uncle Clyde and Grandmother Hattie Brunsucker. Hattie is ailing and not...

Embers in the Ice: Prequel is a romantic science fiction novella written by Jade Lawson. Theoden had not been meant to survive his birth. His parents and the Krasak had all been in agreement that the newborn infant was to die, but, somehow, he did...

Stuck in the Sick Role: How Illness Becomes an Identity by Melissa Stennett Deuter, MD is a book about how young adults become victims marred with the disability label. The disabilities Dr. Deuter writes about are those within the mental health realm. Using patient stories...

Secrets Hidden in the Glass by Cate Beauman is a romantic suspense novel and a part of the Carter Island series. Callie Davis, a world-renowned stained-glass artist, is in desperate need of a break from her hectic Manhattan life. Carter Island seems like the perfect...

A Musician in the Great War: Diary of a WW1 Soldier is a short volume of military historical non-fiction writing by authors Adolph Kuellmer and Joanne Kuellmer Franklin. Joanne is the granddaughter of Adolph, and has therefore taken on the role of compiling his personal...

A Fire in the West by Harry James Fox and Lucia Midgway is the third book in the Stonegate series. I read the first two and they are great. They are both award winning novels. If you haven’t read them, I strongly advise that you...

Brianna and Mrs. Moomoo were going to the park and Brianna's father was taking them. Brianna loved parks and all the rides there. She loved the swings more than the slides and Brianna could already see the big red swing set. As soon as her...

Footsteps in the Attic by James P. Usavage is about a group of co-workers who go on a road trip to a wedding where one of the co-workers, the spiritually gifted Rita, mysteriously goes missing after her ability with tarot cards gets noticed by some...

Royal Pains and Angels in the Outhouse is a children’s adventure story by author Gregory Saur. Centering on all the fun of the sport of baseball, the tale focuses on the locale of Hills Brook County, where it’s every young boy’s dream to play for...

In Skeletons in the Attic: A Marketville Mystery, Volume 1 by Judy Penz Sheluk, when Calamity Barnstable’s father dies, she is surprised to learn that he still owns the family home in Marketville. He leaves her the house in his will with one disturbing codicil....

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in the Western District of Tennessee is a legal resource book for the layperson, written by John E. Dunlap. While most consumers never envision having to file for bankruptcy, sometimes that option may be the best solution for their financial situation. In...

Past and present collide in this time-travel tale of a man wishing to correct his mistakes. Stephen, a physics theory professor, is sad when one of his favorite students, Amelia, experiences fainting episodes that prevent her from attending class. Upon further investigation, Stephen discovers that...