What could be more fun than a collection of cat-themed short stories when you're a dyed-in-the-wool cat lover like me? Felinity, a collection of "flash fiction" brought together by Sammy H.K. Smith, doesn't disappoint. The book's contents were selected out of an avalanche of 500-word...

Willow, Weep No More, published by Tenebris Books, will leave you mesmerised with this collection of fairy tales written by selected authors. Have you ever wondered why the willow weeps, or why there is a man on the moon? Do you know how the moon...

Set in the beautiful and captivating cities and countryside of India, Slow, by Digonta Bordoloi tells the story of Baba, a young boy living his life at a slightly slower pace than others. The story begins with Baba's birth as he enters the world to...

The title of book one is The Scrolls: The Missing Eighteen Years and book two is The Volcano that Changed The World. In The Tsunami That Reshaped America, Dr. Mark Malloy, a geologist, is kidnapped by a militia group connected to a religious organization called...

Every once in a while, a book of poetry comes into my possession that forces me to share it with others, whether they consider themselves poetry readers or not. Sherry Rentschler’s book, Paper Bones, is one of these books. As I read her poems, I...

There is a deep warning in Adapt, at least for the one who is willing to pay attention. Edward Freeland has written a thriller that can hardly go unnoticed. When Daniel first noticed that his actions were being tracked and that something fishy was going...

Author Luke Burke gives the reader a simple solution of how to make money even at a young age. In his book 25-Year-Old Millionaire - It's So Simple, he explains how a person can take action rather than look for excuses as to why one...

In Branded in Oasis we finally get up close and personal with Kade Blackwell and Skylar Rutherford. Skylar and Kade met initially in Stranded in Oasis where their first meeting was literally accidental. She is driving too fast and runs into him as he is...

Escape From Nuur by Kathy Porter is the second episode in her Gray Guardians series. In Escape From Nuur, we learn that the Grays have returned to Earth. A year earlier, half a million humans had been abducted and transported to the planet Nuur, ostensibly...

In 21 Days we meet Sasha and TJ, who couldn’t be more different on the surface, but share a lot underneath. TJ has had to work hard his entire life for everything he has. He’s proud and loyal so when he finds himself without a...

Satan's Garden: A Novel by Kit Lyman brings us into the life of Dani and Keely who imagine that life is more magical than others do. The twin sisters felt that often it was them against the world until something else interfered with that. The...

Surrounded By Madness: A Memoir of Mental Illness and Family Secrets by Rachel Pruchno Ph.D. is a heart-breaking memoir of a woman who loses both her mother and daughter to mental illness. It is an honest account of a woman's desperation and powerlessness in handling...

BarCats by Douglas Keil introduces us to Ethan, who is saving the BarCats from certain death when he meets Annie. Annie is a mysterious woman, who is going to prison for trying to protect her Mafia uncle. Ethan falls madly in love with her. Having...

Through Emerald Eyes by Belva Rae Staples is a riveting Christian fantasy, the third book in the Kriterion Saga. Half of the book takes place in our world, telling us the story of George O’Dell, who is still reeling from a rough breakup with his...

The Birthday Triplets: Granny Rosie's Amazing Magical Day by Kelly Tooman is a delightful and endearing story for children that will take them on an adventure trip. Granny Rosie is sad because she is alone for her birthday. She decides to create a birthday party...

I just completed one of the most engaging reads of recent months: Long Live the Suicide King by Aaron Michael Ritchey. It opens with 17-year-old JD, who is troubled by an event that transpired just days prior while with his friends and under the influence...

Edges of Truth: The Mary Weaver Story by Deb Brammer is the moving story of a woman who is accused of murder. Melissa Mathes is eleven months old and she dies while under the care of Mary Weaver, the caregiver. The autopsy reveals how the...

Just Because I'm Black by Sully Grand-Jean, MPA is a collection of poems about poetry, literature and history, and it is from the perspective of a poet who speaks about racism, black civilization, and black values. Written in an informal and easily comprehensible style,...

Atlantis: Rise of the Nile by David Speight is the last of the trilogy of the Atlantis series. The story that begins in Atlantis: Bearer of Fruit and Atlantis: Fall of the Gods concludes impressively in this book. Aedon is an illegitimate prince. Aedon finds...

Poetry, at its core, is made up of words at play. Seldom has this dynamic been more richly or wryly expressed than in Steve Davies’ Out of My Mind. Davies’ dark, self-deprecating collection of double entendre verse is a treasure trove of sardonic splendor and...