The Piano
The story that Chari Smith presents to us is from the perspective of The Piano, which tells us about the arrival of the piano in a new house, where an adorable girl named Katie approaches it, and with the help of a teacher Katie learns...
The story that Chari Smith presents to us is from the perspective of The Piano, which tells us about the arrival of the piano in a new house, where an adorable girl named Katie approaches it, and with the help of a teacher Katie learns...
Janet Delane gets into trouble with technological devices all the time. Either they don't function properly or break in her presence. One sunny Connecticut day, Janet's floatcar accidentally damaged the roof of the City Hall. As a result, Janet found herself in the Galactic Universal...
Elissa Kerr shares a story about an annual late-winter tradition in her children's book The Sweetest Season. This rhyming tale follows a young girl and her dad as they set out to make maple syrup. In the northern parts of the United States and Canada...
Tesfahun is a young member of the Akara tribe. As a youth, he looks forward to the day when he will be recognized as a man and allowed to partake in stick-fighting jousts, one of his favorite pastimes. As he matures and the day draws...
Inspired by Oscar Wilde's famous play, Tom Beattie's The Importance of Being Earnest Enough is a fresh take on one of the most famous works of the Irish legend. In this version, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff are lovers in 1894, London. Algernon somehow gets...
The Devil's Hand is a work of fiction in the western and adventure subgenres and was penned by M. J. Hayes. The work is suited to the adult reading audience but contains no explicit or graphic material, only references to violence and sexual situations. Set...
Alonso, a spider weary of his travels, looks everywhere for a place to spend the night. Sadly, all the wayside inns of the city are occupied. Even the rafters are brimming full of spiders, leaving no space for him. A kind spider lets Alonso in...
The Savior: Women With Deadly Secrets by Abdellatif Radja is a psychological thriller. Emily and David decide to have a child three years after their first daughter, Sarah, died in tragic circumstances. Emily hires a doula to help and throws herself into her work. Now...
In many ways, this is Carissa’s story. The oldest of three, Carissa had a younger brother confined to a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy. At the age of nine, Carissa created The Everybody Club, an all-inclusive club where everyone could belong and everyone was equal....
It is never easy to cope with loss, especially if you are a child. Rachel, the young protagonist of The Cardinal's Gift by Carole Heaney, is a little girl who has lost her dad and is very sad. She would like to spend her days...
An anthology of thirteen short stories that transcend time, The Inquisition and Other Stories by Michael Tabor gives you a taste of the best that the genre has to offer. Historical, romantic, and mysterious are just a few of the themes and experiences that you...
A book that gives you characters you care about, worry about, and celebrate with is one that knows how to pull its readers in. The Gulch Jumpers by Catherine Pomeroy is such a book. Our heroine, Ellie, is a competent lawyer who throws herself into...
Barrett Wentworth started his life privileged. His mom and dad were exceedingly generous with their funds but sparing with their time. An untimely accident leaves him an orphan, with only his Aunt Evelyn as his guardian. During his years staying with her and being subjected...
Three sisters named Angel Scarlett, Princess Daphne, and Fairy Cora lived in a magical land. The little ladies were beautiful, sweet, and kind, and their home was a dreamy castle behind an enchanted waterfall. Angel Scarlett loved her sisters but had a stuffed animal and...
A passionate and intelligent memoir, The Long Tale of Tears and Smiles: An Oncologist's Journey by Rana Bitar, M.D. chronicles her life from her humble beginnings growing up in Damascus, Syria to becoming an oncologist. The author had her first taste of disappointment in pursuit...
The MoonStone Girls by Brooke Skipstone is a very moving story about the true struggles many gays and lesbians faced in the early 60s and 70s. You envy her bravery and tenacity, and you find that Tracy is a woman on a mission. We follow...
If you pick up The Second List by Max Bridges, prepare yourself for a roller coaster, wild, non-stop ride. Patrick Rooper, an ex-Navy SEAL writes for a Los Angeles newspaper. He’s approached by an elderly woman who asks him to recover a notebook buried in...
The Choices I Make by Michael Gordon is the latest in his series of books on Self-Regulation. Josh is a preschooler who is learning how to deal with his emotions in a positive way. When Josh gets home from school, he discovers that his sister...
The Draco Judgement by Tom Gauthier is an old-fashioned, shoot-'em-up spy thriller brought up to date with modern technology, systems, and political environment. The Victrix Forum is a non-governmental, privately funded organization that has been formed to provide intelligence and to facilitate fast and required...
The Thief of Roseland by Jim Pugmire is a mystery, an adventure, and a most pleasant read. From the beginning, the scene is set, and the characters are brought to life. The author sets the tone for the story and maintains a steady pace throughout,...