In The Elementals by Michelle Knohl, Mia had never been a normal girl. From the time she was little her mother feared her ability to tell a person's future, keeping her away from peers her own age. At her wit's end, Mia’s mother takes her...

In The Little Ouch, we are introduced to a little girl named Penelope who doesn’t want to go to the doctor. She has to get her flu shot which is something she doesn’t want. The little girl makes a scene, kicking and screaming at the...

The Duke Meets His Match by Karen Tuft keeps the reader engaged as sparks fly between Susan Jennings and George, Duke of Aylesham. Susan first meets the duke while reading in the library of an acquaintance. Because of his sensitive meeting, he assumed Susan was...

I loved the twists and surprises in The Strange Tale of Miss Victoria Frank by Kelly Evans. Nikola Tesla is the real-life star of this fiction story set in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Victoria Frank is a young girl who grabs Tesla’s attention...

The Misted Mirror: Mindfulness for Schools and Universities is a work of non-fiction in the advice and guidance, educational and mental health sub-genres, and was penned by doctor and author Peter Mack. As the title suggests, the work puts a particular focus on the importance...

A love story blossoms between Lilia Bennett-Parker and Mathew Campbell in Roberta Carr’s The Things We Don’t Say. In the first book, The Bennett Women, we witnessed how they grew up together and how they dealt with their feelings for each other. Now Lilia is...

The Ink is a work of fiction in the gritty drama, horror, and psychological sub-genres, and was penned under the author name Antigone. Written for adults due to some extremely impactful scenes, as well as the presence of graphic violence and scenes of a sexual...

Ancestor by Lee Matthew Goldberg is a suspenseful psychological thriller that will have readers flipping the pages as fast as they can to find out what happens next. Wyatt wakes up in the present day feeling out of sorts and finally realizes he had been...

“I never gave much thought to magic until the day I went for a walk through the woods.” In The Unexplained by David Serra, a young man, Scott, encounters a strange magician who holds him captive when he tries to cross a woodland bridge. If...

The Opal Amulet by Victoria Drozda is the first book in The Forbidden Gems of Regalia series. Emberly Tollens keeps having the same dream which is a sure sign that things are about to get worse. Little did she know just how right she was....

If The Art of Love (& Loathing) by Stephen Daniel Ruiz were an academic treatise, it might be called: A Study in Cynicism. But it is not. Nor, as might be suggested by this inauspicious opening, is it gratuitously heavy-handed in its mordacity. Quite the...

The Big Blind Bat, written by James Trainer and illustrated by Kate Twigden, is the cutest short story about a bat who plays music. The Big Blind Bat quietly hangs in a tree, patiently waiting to get called into action and use his talent. When...

Author Maxwell Ivey Jr. describes his book, The Blind Blogger’s First Speaking and Signing Adventures, as “part memoir/part self-help” and the two genres are inextricably entwined. Max takes us along on his journey from Texas to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, South Carolina, and Florida,...

Leah Brown knew from an early age that she was different somehow; special. When she tried to help a fellow runner at school, who appeared to be suffering, she realized the instant she touched her that there was something seriously wrong with her and that...

The Lies That Bind is a work of fiction in the contemporary romance and interpersonal drama sub-genres and was penned by author Marie Scully. Written as the opening book in the Dark Legacies series, this work is intended for adult reading audiences owing to scenes...

The Interview (Country On Fire) by Lazarus is a provocative novella portraying the social issues of racial discrimination that is currently rampant in our nation. Shawn Thomas's father was a hard-working man who taught Shawn to respect law enforcement, that their presence was necessary to...

Darya Nandkarni moves to Chapel Road in Bandra, Mumbai because, according to her, the place has a lot going on. It is true for both good and bad reasons. The good one is that it is a prime spot in the area; the bad one...

The Mom Prom Murder: A Berger & Fryze Mystery is a murder mystery novel written by Trish Evans. Someone killed Vickie Mack, and her belated appearance at the Calivista Heights Elementary School Auction was bizarre and terrifying. The steamer trunk, which was brought out for...

The Art of Creating Story by William H. Coles is a writing help masterpiece. The massive work is loaded with priceless nuggets of literary knowledge. Get on your brain’s wetsuit and be ready to plunge into the invaluable treasures offered within. Coles leaves readers wanting...

The Proud Sunflower, a short story by Ngozi Edema, narrates the tale of Princess Sanzu, the most gorgeous sunflower on earth. All the other flowers adore her for her beauty and her loveable nature. As a kind-hearted flower, she shares her gifts with the birds....