"Finding Esta", the first in "The Supes Series" by Shah Wharton, is what can be called the coming of age story of a woman (Luna) who struggles to define who she is. The world that she knows crumbles around her as she struggles in this...

“False Shadows” by B V Lawson is a fine collection of eight short stories, three of which have been published previously. A common thread running through each of the stories is the main character, Private Investigator Scott Drayco. Drayco is unusual in that his...

If you’ve already read a few of the many self-help books for salespersons, Michelle Moore’s Selling Simplified—55 Fast Tips to Jump-start Your Real Estate Business might seem at the outset to be something of a rehash of the standard shibboleths that characterize the genre: commit...

Moctezuma's Zoo, by author Jackie Herman-O'Neal,is an educationally sound, written lesson plan entailing a vibrantly illustrated story about Emperor Moctezuma and his young daughter Ixtla, who lived on a beautiful island. Moctezuma very much liked to serenade the wildlife and they in return rather enjoyed...

Success Against All Odds by Regina Ozoemela is an interesting book by a woman who has seemingly overcome great and some would even say extreme challenges to be self-supporting. Coming from Nigeria, she found herself abandoned by her husband and his family and left with...

Invasion of Privacy and Other Short Stories is a collection of Jim Liston's tales and vignettes. The title story, Invasion of Privacy, is about Jim Gotweb, a computer geek who has a little computer store which he runs with his wife until she's stabbed and...

In Reckless Abandon, the third book in the Shadow Soldiers series by Kallie Lane, Billie Bradshaw, a feisty cowgirl in Alberta, Canada, is nearly killed by a mysterious sniper. When her dad hires Reece 'Rocket' Morgan, a capable military man and old teenage flame, to...

Ella Minnow Peed by John D. Avera is about a little fish named Ella. She is dreading her first day of school. She is convinced that she is going to have a horrible day and the other fish will laugh at and make fun of...

Peter: The World by William O'Brien is a wonderful collection of short poems and tiny thoughts. The book is separated into two parts, The Light and The Dark. Each part is unique in its entirety and each is as mesmerizing. The Light examines the delightful...

Surreal Peter by William O'Brien is a book of short poems and tiny thoughts. This book differs slightly from his other work in the fact that the poetry reaches out to one's inner insanity. The poetry displayed in this book has more depth and meaning...

Peter: Crank's Time by William O'Brien is a wonderful collection of poems and tiny thoughts. It is originally based on Peter: A Darkened Fairytale and the poetry is almost mystical. I would describe it as being about magic and fairies as well as other aspects...

A House without Windows by Stevie Turner is the story of Dr. Beth Nichols who was held captive for ten years together with her daughter, Amy, who was born in captivity. Shortly after she fell pregnant with her fiancé Liam's child, Beth was kidnapped by...

Broken Pieces by Rachel Thompson is truly a unique book. A compilation of essays, each one independent of but connected to the rest, so as to construct a seemingly random string of confessions from the very soul of the author. Seen as one, they make...

Selena, You’re Beautiful! is a short story focused on the issue of incest. Selena and her current boyfriend Trent went out for dinner one night. Trent realized that Selena was being rather distant with him and wasn’t letting him get close to her emotionally. She...

The one place Georgia never thought she would be for Halloween was in the Yukon with her best friend Marion, but then again Georgia never thought her husband Colin, whom she helped through school, would cheat on her and get his mistress pregnant, and then...

I absolutely loved Conflicting Webs by Darlene Quinn. Conflicting Webs, which happens to be a stand-alone story, is the fifth addition to Quinn’s Web series. The Web series contains four other books. This is the first book I have read in the Web series so...

Adventures of Faerie Folk, Volume 1 is a cute children’s storybook by Paula J. Roscoe. In Annabelle and the Strawberry Faerie, rainy weather damages the crops that Annabelle and her mother planted, and they don’t have money to buy food. Annabelle finds strawberries in the...

Stuff!: The Things No One Ever Told Us About Life After Sexual Abuse by Edna J. White is an autobiographical tale of one woman's abuse. Edna's abuse started at the age of five. When she told, at age 9, her family believed her but wanted...

The Food Dare by Lindsey Banks gives us an informative look at how to change your life and eating habits. This is a comprehensive guide with dares each day to help you change your eating and lifestyle habits. One of the essential things that she...

Following up with his well-received children's book, The Boy with the Big Blue Hair, Chris Censullo writes another charming story about embracing diversity. Tin Can begins with a lonely young girl named Sam, with pink hair in a tree house, who wishes upon a shooting...