Eliana Davis is no stranger to moving house a lot as her dad is in the army and she has never lived anywhere for more than a few years. She has grown to love her current home in California, however, and is devastated to learn...

Jane Baskin is a highly talented author. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting from this novel, but I got some good laughs and really had the wild ride-of-my-life with this interesting story. Ms. Baskin has done a wonderful job at creating a complex...

Betty Collier's Angel In My Room is a heart warming, emotionally moving story of hope and life. I hardly ever read these kinds of books, but once in a while I will, and this one just reached out, gripped me and never let go. Ms....

In the third installment of the 'Soul Guardian' series, Elemental, Kara Nightingale, a guardian angel with special elemental powers finds herself in trouble once again. After being falsely accused of intentionally hurting another fellow angel in the elite special unit, Kara is also accused of...

It is 100 hundred years into the future and for the past few generations everyone has been a reader – someone with the ability to read minds and have all their thoughts heard by the rest of the world. Unlike everyone else, 16 year old...

Okay, I’ll admit it – I am a sucker for kids’ books that feature animals. That is why I chose to read “Animal Sound Mix-up” by Connie Arnold. It tickled me that the illustrator’s name was Kit Grady because I have a kitty named Grady,...

Poet Payal Roy explains in the preface that poetry has been a major focus in her life since junior high when she was required to create a poem as a class assignment. Inspired by the emotion of writing as well as nature photography, she includes...

William Wordsworth wrote five poems inspired by a young woman named Lucy. Scholars have long speculated as to the identity of Lucy. Was she real? Could she have been a fantasy of William’s imagination? "William and Lucy" is a fictional work speculating on the identity...

S. Thomas Bailey transports readers back to the time of the French and Indian War. It was a fascinating time in history. Our tale begins near Black Creek where Maggie Murray lived in the family’s small cabin. Alone Maggie ran the farm. Her husband had...

"Apologia" is the author's memoir about his life in Cuba as a child and on through his years as a teenager. He speaks of his family, the difficulties and trials he went through as a child and as a boy growing up in the Cuban...

A Pointed Death is a riveting read. The strong female personality in the person of Nola Billingsley provided mystery, action and wit in one neat little package. The story is set in San Francisco and describes the city so beautifully that one is literally transported...

Amanda Stephan’s “Lonely Hearts” is a charming, romantic read that will pull into the story and keep you turning page after page until the end! Becky and her two children move to a new town and a new home in order to start over and...

“Dear Coca-Cola” is a collection of letters written to various companies by Terry Ravenscroft and the responses he received from the companies. This is a collection that will have you thinking, laughing out loud and looking at products in a whole new light! A few...

Paula Paul, author of Wizard spins a delight tale featuring Merlin’s younger sister. Fifteen year old, Meghan was planning a visit to Amorika in the eleventh century but ended up in America’s twenty first century. It seems Merlin has a bit of trouble when it...

The Immortals. The Wares. The world of the undead. Those without a soul. The mind-benders - very special new kind of vampires with a powerful and wonderful gift able to read the thoughts of others and bend their will to them. This encompasses the lives...

“Princess Charleston of the Isle of Palms” is a sweet book for children. The book includes a moral, something that is hard to find in Children’s books today. It tells the moral that if you care for others, they will care for you in return....

Ex-NYPD Detective Sam Jenkins is now the Chief of Police for the Prospect, Tennessee Police Department. He and his team take on what looks to be a routine task, investigating all the civilians working for the Prospect Police Department. However, things don’t turn out exactly...

While helping Mr. Thompson on his farm, Carl and one of the farm puppies fall in love with each other. Seeing this, Mr. Thompson gives the puppy, Lady, to Carl as a little added bonus for his work. Carl and Lady spend a lot of...

I've always heard that a Downs Syndrome child is so precious with a blooming and wonderful personality and always smiling. After I read Matt Patterson’s book about his daughter Emily, I can truly agree. As you can imagine, Matt and his wife Bonnie were beyond...

“The Story of Everdream” is told by grandmother Holly about a trip she took to Everdream when she was little. Now that she is older, she has secrets she wants to share, and she wants to share it with each child who reads this book....