The Eleventh Ring: Bartholomew the Adventurer, Book One is an epic fantasy written by Tom Hoffman. Bartholomew Rabbit had a strange dream about a mysterious figure wearing a green cloak. The stranger's paw emitted a blue glow that wrapped around the sleeping rabbit, and he...

The Thirteenth Monk is Book 2 in Tom Hoffman's epic fantasy trilogy, Bartholomew the Adventurer. Oliver T. Rabbit has designed a new Electro-Vacuumator powered device, the Adventurer II. Unlike its somewhat noisy and rather primitive predecessor, the Adventurer II is a sleek and powerful machine...

In author Jody R. LaGreca’s new work, Fleshpot, we get a peek into the sad and disturbing world in a brothel, and in particular, the world of one prostitute, Maria Cezaro. Maria, a beautiful 18-year-old, works for her mother, the Madame Colette, at her bordello...

In a lovely, meandering and romantic story set in Victorian New England, Afternoon Tea by author Jody R. LaGreca is simply a must-read for any reader who loves historical fiction, a little bit of romance, and a whole lot of love story. Follow the story...

Trigger is a fun, suspenseful tale of a girl whose summer vacation backpacking across Europe goes from strange to thrilling and ultimately empowering. Jordan Shaw and Anna Richards, both early 20-something students, leave Oregon for a grand European adventure, which turns out to be much...

City Times and Other Poems is a collection of poetry written by Vihang A. Naik. Naik is a poet, professor and translator of poetry. This collection contains six major poem-themes with the exception of his visual, standalone poem, Self Portrait. The poems are free verse...

A children’s book that educates, entertains, and offers real tools for coping with a life-threatening health issue is a rare find. It’s Cool to Bring Your Own Cupcake: A Children’s Food Allergy Awareness Book by Leanne Sebastian and Lora Cipriano is just such a book....

Failing at Fatherhood: A Book for the Imperfect Father by Jack Barr is the story of the birth of Jack's daughter, Marley, and her diagnosis of Down's Syndrome. Jack shares his feelings about the diagnosis and how it affected him in the early part of...

I Dreamt of Trees is a science fiction novel by Gilles DeCruyenaere, which focuses on Jason Crawford, a man whose purpose in life is to seek out the domineering alien race that poses a threat to his way of life. Like many other humans, Jason...

You will find yourself giggling through some of life's most precarious moments in Mary Huckstep’s, Mary, Mary Quite: On Raising Children (and other mind altering substances). This inspirational book is beyond cute. It is packed full of silly descriptions, which accurately, yet comically describe real...

Confessions of a Bronx Bookie by Billy O'Connor takes you on a wild ride starting in the 1950s in the Bronx, and to Vietnam and back again. Follow Connor Kelly as he goes through life; he is a gambler, addict, alcoholic, misogynist and lover of...

Jamaal's Journey by John McCormack has a story line that must be vaguely familiar to anyone who has gone through the joys and pains of high school life. An African American student and a likable senior student, Jamaal is in his final two months at...

In Grace Upon Grace, the Reverend Dr. Gregory Neal begins by explaining the difference between various faith communities about how God's grace is received. Neal explains that those faith communities which follow sacramental theology believe that grace is received via instruments of grace, and those...

“The few friends I had, if you could call them friends, turned away from me when I started seeing things. Visions. Clairvoyant was the term my therapist used. Freak was the term kids at school gave me.” Visions: The Mystical Encounter Series, Book 1 by...

The Stones of Power is a children’s fantasy book by R.G. Hemm, the collective name for creators R. Caya and H. Montcalm. It is part of the Googaloos Adventure series, and is beautifully presented as a fully illustrated volume with prose sections of story on...

A Walk Back Home by Gilbert Garcia is a memoir relating the details of his boyhood, growing up in a Mexican family in the south side of Los Angeles. His story is composed of short vignettes, told from the young boy’s perspective, in the '40s...

Diary of an Inner City Teacher by Tamam Tracy Moncur is an eye opening book about what actually goes on in a sixth grade classroom throughout the year. It is also a book that gives ideas on how to teach your own children. Teachers do...

C.D. Bryan has written an excellent introduction to his Flight Knight series. In his first book, No Aliens Allowed, the three children are introduced. Parker, along with his friends Hanna and Mark, are being chased by bullies when they stumble upon an alien crash site....

The second book in C.D. Bryan's Flight Knight series, Take Me to Your Leader, tells about a mysterious mission for beginning Flight Knights Parker, Mark, and Hanna. They receive a message that there is an alien threat to the nearby community. Parker's new neighbor as...

These are...Healthy Snacks by Cintia Roman-Garbelotto is a colorful book which shows kids some healthy food options that they can eat in the mornings. They range from cereal, toast, fruit and fresh orange juice. The book encourages children to choose their own favorite healthy snacks....