Shortly after her loving Aunt Hilary’s funeral, Heather faced a challenge at her job. At the State Library in Victoria, Australia, she was assigned the task of assessing a one-hundred box collection donated by the late Professor Foyle. She was a professor of religious studies,...

In The Swan Garden by Anne Biggs, readers are introduced to Alice, who is sent to a mother-baby home by her parents because they don’t want to deal with a pregnant daughter. The pregnancy was not planned, nor did it happen because she carelessly slept...

The Princess of Baker Street is a young adult coming of age novel written by Mia Kerick. Eric Sinclair and Joey Kinkaid had always been best friends, and they were the focal point of the Baker Street gang, five kids who ran and played and...

Petunia Skunk grabbed the strongest bottle of perfume she owned and sprayed and sprayed before going to school. Petunia stunk like a skunk and her tail had a mind of its own. It would always raise and spray whenever she felt any type of strong...

The Drowned Tower is destroyed, sunken into the Zexin Sea. While many of the surviving magic practitioners who called the institute home linger near the ruins, Sylvie Sirx and Jack Dace search for the hidden entrance to the Red Veld institute. Here, they must play...

My emotions were all over the place while I was reading The Tower by Nicole Campbell. It is witty, humorous, emotional and endearing, which led me to keep on reading. It has a special place in my heart because of the sassy female lead, the...

The Bins of Cotteridge Down by Peta Lemon is dedicated to the common street bins, life's unsung heroes. Cotteridge Down was an old town situated in a corner of England. The streets were clean and all the children walked in a sensible line. The people...

“There are only a few who have read this book. Their whereabouts till this day are unknown. That is the only warning. Read if you dare.” After finishing the fourth day of his shift, fireman Clifford Swanson spots a black book on display at a...

The Holiday Brothers Present: Big Brother’s Little Problem, written by Onicka J. Daniel and illustrated by Jess Araujo, tells the story of a young boy who feels annoyed and pestered by his little brother. The little brother likes to follow his older brother around like...

Reading The Front Porch Sisters by Sue Chamblin Frederick is like sipping Southern Comfort in front of a warm fire, or, perhaps more appropriate to the primary setting of the book, relaxing on the front porch, watching the sun set over country farmlands. The Front...

The Blackbird’s Song is a work of fiction in the thriller genre and was penned by author Katie M Marshall. Written for mature readers due to some scenes of violence and the use of explicit language, this is a dark tale containing themes of abuse,...

Pearl the Panda was on her way to play. It was a hot day and as she skipped by the lake she saw her friend Mike squinting through a fence. She walked up to Mike and peered through a hole and saw an umbrella floating...

The Nest of Nessies by Chrys Cymri is the sixth book in the Penny White series. Penny's engagement to Peter has ended. She knows the pain can only get better with time, but the break-up weighs on her even if she knows it's for the...

The Headless Hammerhead Guide to Entrepreneurship and Other Advice for Business by Giovanni V. Crisan is one of the best books on entrepreneurship I have read. The author has the right mix of knowledge, experience, storytelling, and humor in bringing important information to the reader....

The Unrepentant by E. A. Aymar is set in the Virginia, Maryland, D.C. triangle and follows eighteen-year-old Charlotte Reyes, a girl who runs away from an abusive home only to find herself tricked and kidnapped by a gang of criminals. When she escapes again, she...

The Unexpected Visitor: A Retelling of a Scene from Pride and Prejudice is a Jane Austen fan fiction short story by Margaret Lynette Sharp, part of her extensive collection of works inspired by the classic novel which follows the relationships between Fitzwilliam Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet,...

Learning to dress well has many benefits. The Ultimate Guide to Styling Yourself by Adeline Chenney is a handy manual that will help readers shop like an expert, wear their best colors, and choose clothes that suit their body shape. This book is for all...

Well, well, well, what has R.M. Wilburn created here? Although her book, The Rescuer’s Tale, is the second in a series - Mary Morgan’s Journal - the elements of my incredulous (as in knocked my socks off) observations must have found their genesis in volume...

The Five Days of Christmas: A New-Adult Holiday Novelette by Maria Cassano is the story of Allison as she reluctantly flies home for Christmas, only to find a person from her past right there to make her second guess everything. It has been five years...

The Magical Love Box by Mary Reinhart is a story of giving and receiving, a story of love and magic. Jack gets a small package from his grandma on his birthday. It is his birthday present and Jack is very excited. Jack likes getting presents...