In The Stone Maker by Nancy Babicz, 9-year-old Max and his 12-year-old brother Eamon race each other through the woods to the Shadowy River that divides the Emerald Forest from the Dark Forest. Max loses the race, and the fun soon turns into an argument...

Long ago there had been a tale of an epic struggle between a snake and a monster bird. For a long time, Ted thought this was just a tale woven by the elders. Despite this, there was no denying the magic of the snake stones....

The Triskelion by Victoria Lehrer is a dystopian tale where two people desperately in love are trying to find each other, but the world has other plans for them. Dora d’Arc is the daughter of a Landlord of the Earth and she is in love...

The World's Oldest, Most Powerful Secret Society by Anand Arungundram Mohan is an epic young adult fantasy that connects a historical event with a modern adventure in India. The plot begins during the rule of Emperor Ashoka who entrusts nine learned men to write and...

The Vienna Connection is an amazing crime novel where mystery and good wine interweave to create an enjoyable story. It all begins with Darren Priest, also known as Armando Listrani, an ex-U.S. Army intelligence officer hired by the President of the United States to investigate...

I am surprised by how much I loved The Gallery at Bristol Pines by Bob Mandala. It was so good that, even though romance is not my favorite genre, I simply could not put it down. I loved the characters, I loved the town, I...

The Falcon Diaries: An American in Jordan by Emily Lodge is a non-fiction memoir and travel narrative. In this book, Emily starts off with a general introduction of herself and the subject. As an American and the wife of a contractor working in the Middle...

The Lodge Women, Their Men and Their Times by Emily Lodge is a genealogical memoir in which Emily talks about several generations of family members right from the time of their arrival in America and their subsequent lives and lifestyles. In this book, Emily starts...

It was a cold and windy day and Jocelyn, the fairy, flew directly into a snowstorm. Jocelyn flew into the footprint of a little girl named Taylor which actually looked like a hole. Taylor saw something small and glistening, and when she bent down she...

The Ransom: A Nicole Graves Mystery by Nancy Boyarsky takes us inside the world of a private detective, Nicole Graves. Nicole’s boss gives her the task of researching the past of a kidnap victim for one of the Agency’s more wealthy and important clients; the...

The Imposter: A Norfolk Romance by Chris Shaw opens with a short chapter describing the gruesome life of a First World War sniper, but quickly moves on to the start of the Norfolk romance mentioned in the title. It is Saturday night and Frank Matthews...

Meet three little hedgehogs - Toko, Tiki, and Tutu - in the story The Hat House by Tina Wijesiri. The hedgehogs had nowhere to live and they went looking for a new home. They were very tired after walking for a long time and decided...

The Bathtub, written and illustrated by Tina Wijesiri, is an adorable children’s story about barnyard animals who love to bathe and play. With the pond too far away and too dangerous for them to bathe in and the fox always taking their soap, the animals...

The Vagabond Stage: Misadventures of a Boy Player by Kell Cowley is a YA adventure story with a difference. Timony hates his life and his family hates him. A born actor, he has pulled off what he thought was a glorious escape when he is...

Jerry and Walter are two old fellows in their eighties, living in a rather exclusive Californian retirement village. They share an interest in postage stamps, with Walter specializing in issues from nations that are no longer in existence. The Third Half of Our Lives, subtitled...

The Task Force That Saved Christmas by Jack Gannon and Cyndi Williams-Barnier is a collection of three short action stories. In the first story, Silent Night, Murder Night, Billy who is a store owner and Fred, his employee, are attacked by the members of a...

The Final Wars Rage is a work of action-packed and intriguing science fiction penned by author S. A. Asthana and is the second novel in The Final Wars Trilogy. Picking up the action where book one left off, we find ourselves back in the action...

The Poker Players by Edward Dreyfus takes us deep inside the male psyche, especially fashioned by the era of the mid-20th century prevailing attitudes. Growing up in the 50’s, there were two cardinal rules for men: 1/ Big Boys Don’t Cry and 2/ You Are...

The Bewitching of Camille is a work of suspenseful and exciting supernatural fiction and was penned by author D. A. Barney. Set in the dark and fascinating voodoo culture of New Orleans, we enter a world of witches and warlocks where hundreds of years of...

The Art of Healthcare Innovation: Interviews and Industry Insights from 35 Game-Changing Pioneers by Christina D. Warner is designed to revolutionize the healthcare experience for patients, articulating on the different points in the journey, including awareness, diagnosis, treatment, lifestyle change, and ongoing care. The book...