Stone Fever is a work of fiction in the science fiction, action, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Norman Westhoff. Written as the first book of the Erebus Tales, we meet the young savant geologist Keltyn SparrowHawk during a futuristic mission to Antarctica....

The love between a father and son is unconditional and rewarding. But what if the son is a lion cub and the dad is a donkey? Louie lives with his donkey friends and families. One day he finds an injured lion cub all alone. When...

When Moggie met Froggie by Julia Stebbing is the story of an unlikely friendship between a cat and a frog. Moggie is a rather scruffy-looking ginger cat, out looking for a meal when he happens to see Froggie sitting on a log. Froggie comments on...

A Matchbox Full of Pearls by Kamille Roach is a story of courage. Lola Harris has returned to York, Western Australia, to her old foster home to attend her foster mother’s funeral. It doesn’t take long for her to go back in time to the...

Fruit is a short and crisp novella written by B.B. Calais. Twenty-seven-year-old Raff Thompson considers himself a prime Casanova, breaking hearts left and right without any repercussions in his own life. But his hedonistic lifestyle turns upside down the day he meets eighteen-year-old Julie Hayes...

Simple Tricks and Nonsense by J Andrew Corbett tells the story of Gaius Claudius I, founding Emperor of the Infinite Empire and current Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial armed forces. Viceroy Claudius had the grace to step down at the end of his term of office...

In Tennyson’s Big Secret, A. H. Benjamin has children guessing what the secret might be. After exploring the many possibilities, the author makes the big reveal. What can it possibly be? As you read this book with your child, give them time to guess what...

Brain Food for Thought: Not Quite 100...Zen and Other Spiritual Quotes and Proverbs to Enlighten Your Mind (Making Mindful Meditation) by Daniel Hilldrup is an inspiring book full of quotations from Zen Masters. If I understand it correctly, peace is not to be sought but...

Hell is a World Without You by Jason Kirk is a starkly comical look at the life of a teenage evangelical Christian. It is the early 2000s when a 13.9-year-old teenage boy begins to seriously question the church lifestyle he has been brought up in....

In A Trace of Romance by Ann Swann, Laynie Connor goes through her routine pre-Valentine Day business at her flower shop with a lot on her mind. Her shop in Beach Way, Oregon, makes a profit - thanks to word-of-mouth - but she feels like...

Iron Rose is a work of fiction in the fantasy, action, romance, and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience. Penned by author Abigail O'Bryan, this thrilling novel reimagines the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast with a dark and...

Abbas Mehran's Alley of Scented Roses is a fascinating and thought-provoking work that blends satire, society, and compassion with the captivating beauty of Australian flora and the alluring scent of Persian rose attar. The narrative follows Mitra Johnson, a successful writer living in New York...

Judy Joseph Hamlin begins her book, From Riches to Happiness, by sharing a conversation with her soon to be ex-husband, John. When he dropped their sons off, he had seen a car in the driveway. That had set him on a tirade of how he...

Nick Donovan was out of money, out of a job and out of his marriage. He came home early from work and found her in bed with his best friend. His ex wife was pregnant and he wondered if he was the father. He lost...

While visiting her aunt and uncle, 14-year-old Emily discovered two ghosts living in their quaint little cottage near Stonehenge. One ghost was a young girl. The other ghost appeared to be evil, taunted her during her visit and left her feeling threatened. No one believed...

"A Summer in Oakville" by Lisa J. Lickel and Shellie Neumeier is a novel of four family members and how their lives become connected during one summer. Tessa Murphy, her daughter Lindsay, her brother Art and his son Andy make up the main characters of...

"Saltwater Taffy" by Eric Delabarre is one of the best children's books I've read in years! The story about the antics and the growth of five friends in the Pacific Northwest involves a search for the long-lost treasure of pirate Jean Lafitte. Pieces of a...

One night, James Decker gets killed while saving a young girl. Problem is, he doesn't stay dead--he's an Eternal--and starts seeing all sorts of supernatural beings, including the ghosts of his dead grandpa, his long-dead dad, and his dead girlfriend. The young girl he saved,...

“Fine lines define/this road map etched upon my face/a highway of information/ stored in each and every turn.” Thus begins the title poem of Alicia Winski’s "Running on Fumes." The lines to which the poet refers are hard-won truths, shared with a gritty passion and...

In Love Crazy, author Selby Fleming McPhee recalls the first time she read her father’s letter. She was 41 years old then. The letter evokes many emotions towards her father and her mother, who was angered by her father's decision to join the army during...