Santa’s Fuzzy Little Visit: The Everyday Adventures of Papa & Paws by Mama Paws with illustrations by Papa Paws is a delightful read, sharing the joy and magic of the holiday season. Molly Paws and the adorable puppies in her family are anxiously awaiting the...

“Change is the current that drives our lives.” Janet Rice wrote these poignant words in her creative nonfiction story, Bygone Brooklyn. Change is also what makes our stories so empowering, so sensitive and compassionate, and so important. Life is all about stories; it’s what defines...

Mr. Taffle’s Pants of Insanity by Daniel Eric Finkel tells the story of a man oppressed by a life he repeatedly describes as a brutal pain machine with rechargeable batteries. It sure seems like that. Mr. Taffle is bad at his job, has a complicated...

Corbin Speaks Bee is a sweet, educational children’s picture book by Emma Pesis and illustrated by Divya George. Corbin’s not like any other kid – he can speak Bee. Well, sort of. He watches them carefully, and in turn, they teach him all kinds of...

Social Media Monsters: How to Survive Creeps with Keyboards by Mozelle Martin is a powerful blend of personal memoir, educational guide, and social commentary on the modern phenomenon of cyber-hatred. Drawing from her extensive background in forensic psychology and handwriting analysis, Martin offers a comprehensive...

The Fishhook Rebellion: Hawai`i 1847 (A Swift and Dancer Adventure) by Dan Gooder Richard takes the action-adventure story to new heights of thrills and excitement. In giving an adrenalin rush to its readers, it also provides a high level of reading pleasure. Jack Dancer and...

Mark is still mourning the death of his wife when his job as a programmer with Varion is terminated. The different emotions he is experiencing at this sad turn of events push him toward spiraling depression but even in the depths of darkness, he cannot...

The Unvaccinated by Jean Grandbois is a post-apocalyptic look at the world as it could become after the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s been five years since the Coronavirus pandemic and the unthinkable starts to happen – the vaccine meant to protect is leading to massive occurrences...

Positive Notey: Get Creative with Your Negative Emotions by Rebecca Porter is a refreshing and insightful read that encourages readers to explore new avenues for managing negative emotions in a positive and creative manner. In a world where stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges are prevalent,...

Life brings challenges especially if you are a kid. Kids need to discover healthy, positive ways to release tension and frustration. This is why Positive Notey Managing My Negative Emotions Journal: A Guided Journal to Help Regulate Negative Emotions by Rebecca Porter is an essential...

Just Say Hello by Rebecca Porter is a children's picture book about accepting our differences and the importance of friendship. Deep in the hills, a group of elves is stunned when one of the twin babies, born in their small community, laughs at birth. They...

Augie the Therapy Doggie: A Tale of Becoming a Therapy Dog by Heather Vina is the story of Augie, a Golden Retriever who is a pet and the business partner to the author. Together they spread joy to the elderly, people with disabilities, and young...

I loved every delicious moment of Wild Monogamy: Cultivating Erotic Intimacy to Keep Passion and Desire Alive by Mali Apple and Joe Dunn. As a fifty-something married woman well past the honeymoon phase, I tentatively cracked the cover, apprehensive about the subject of erotic intimacy....

Most of us have 46 chromosomes from our mother and father. Chromosomes are structures that carry information about who we are. But have you ever met anyone with 47 chromosomes? If you haven't met a person with this trait, known as Down Syndrome before, you...

It is said that to err is human and to forgive is divine, and how this might play out is a foundational element of the Christian romance novel The Rock at the Bottom by Cynthia Hilston. But forgiveness of who? Your biological father? Yourself? Stephen...

Set in 1867 in Bantry Bay, Ireland, Out of Ireland by Marian O'Shea Wernicke follows sixteen-year-old Eileen O'Donovan, who, due to her family's financial hardships after her father's passing, is reluctantly married to a 40-year-old widower named John Sullivan. The prospect of an arranged marriage...

Punny Jokes to Tell Your Peeps! by Lisa Ayotte is the tenth book in this delightfully charming series. The Punny Peeps are back for even more quirky and punny jokes together with an assortment of creative visuals. These are cleverly arranged and will no doubt...

If ever a story and its author were worthy of the accolades it has received, it’s the memoir Strip by Hannah Sward. I have read dozens of memoirs, even written my own, based on early childhood abuse and its lifelong effects on the child, but...

Unfinished Witchness by Ada Bell is the first book in the Haunted Haven series. Emma is embarking on a new chapter in her life after receiving an inheritance from her grandfather. She has big plans to turn his quiet mansion into a quaint bed-and-breakfast with...

Trigger Point is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, grief and loss, romance, and disability representation subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience, although it does contain some sensitive content around death and loss. Penned by author Juliet Rose, this...