After Charles of Anjou (Re Carlu) from France vanquished Prince Conradin in 1269, Sicily became a shadow of itself. Re Carlu used his fierce Angevin soldiers to subdue, dominate, and make the lives of Sicilians unbearable. However, seven-year-old Aetna Vespiri and her elder brother, Cicero,...

The Reporter’s Unlikely Reunion: The Most Unlikely To Series, Book 1 by MaryAnne Clarke revolves around the rekindled relationship between a reputable war correspondent, Ruby Zimmer, and her high school sweetheart - local farmer and chef Julian Michaels. The two reconnect at their tenth class...

The Goldilocks Genome by Elizabeth Reed Aden is the most exceptional medical thriller I've ever read. It starts with Wendy von Gelden's suicide. Wendy was diagnosed with major depression, and because the treatment she tried didn't work, she took her own life. When her wealthy...

Lily Scott is a widow living in Salem, Massachusetts. She was born a witch, can dream walk, and like the females in her family has a firefly birthmark. The ability to uncover injustice comes with the consequence of having to face and fight a dream...

Significance is a work of non-fiction in the self-help subgenre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Tab Edwards. The book is an analysis of human behavior with a particular interest in why rational people do irrational things. By...

Flynn finds himself on the roadside somewhere near the wood. He had been thrown out of a car. His little paws hurt, and he was scared, starting to realize that the beloved human he trusted so much had left him all alone. Or so it...

The Difference is a romance about finding your future by investigating your past. C. D’Angelo has structured a genetic scavenger hunt throughout the book, leaving readers clues before the mystery is solved. Rachel is a New York psychiatrist who is stuck in a slump, and...

The Visitor: A Novel by C. D’Angelo is a delightful story for women who love authentic, endearing, and relatable life experiences. The protagonist, 30-year-old Mary Pontrelli, is a stereotypically superstitious, impulsive, and emotional Italian. She rents a store with a studio apartment above it and...

Where Waters Run North: A Kent Stephenson Thriller by Frank Martorana is a page-turner of a book from the first chapter to the last with some wonderful surprises along the way. The main characters are very much ordinary people, very down-to-earth, and relatable. They are...

In Mr. Nachron's List by Mike Corbett, we learn about Ron, who is your typical everyday guy. He enjoys the fleeting pleasures life has to offer and does everything in his power to forget the pain that he feels from having lost contact with the...

Brigitte Goldstein has created in "Court of Miracles" a story version of the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. And as Lerner and Lowe did with the musical "My Fair Lady", she has formed a brilliant story based upon the theme of a sculptor who...

Mathematics helps children to be focused problem solvers and have a more agile mental capacity. This grounding is important and if children practice reading books at the same time, they will be able to understand what they are taught in school more readily. Ten Little...

Song of Redemption is a moving account of a young slave girl who lived in the cruel environment of slavery. Shocking findings are made when the remains of Danielle, a young vocalist who was a slave, are discovered inside the Soileau estate wall, where she...

The Golden Bowl: A Book To Help Children Cope with Grief is a beautiful Christian children’s book by Linda Matesa with illustrations by Oksana Kindzer. This illuminating story sheds light on the difficult subject of grieving and loss gently and lovingly. A mother explains to...

The House of Baric: A Brother's Defense by Jillian Bald is a European historical fiction novel taking place in the late 1600s and is book two in The House of Baric Trilogy. Book one is Shields Down and book three is Widows and Weddings, and...

The Seventh Reel by C.J. Booth takes on a subject that most mystery fiction writers shy away from. When President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in the streets of Dallas in 1963, despite the official findings of the Warren Commission, the incident remains an...

James Francis William Driscoll lived his life in the words of Frank Sinatra: “I did it my way.” The second to last child in a family of nine, James had a rough childhood that could have crippled him in many ways later in his life....

It is 12th-century England and the country is ruled by King Henry but always with the support of the barons and lords. Sometimes, though, these powerful men and the odd woman can seek too much power and challenge the Crown. In The Arrangement by Lu...

In My Brother Javi: A Dog's Tale by Tracy Stopler, a mom spoke with care and love to her baby Javi: “We’re not the same, but we’re equal. It’s our differences rather than our similarities that make us special.” Javi’s mother was very wise. As...

Children and adults have the same right to feel all kinds of emotions. Hiding our feelings is never good, but we must know how to manage them. It is a lesson every child should learn. To regulate their emotions, children must first understand what causes...