Serenade by Heather McKenzie is the first book in the author's series, The Nightmusic Trilogy. Kaya has lived a shockingly sheltered existence as the heiress to a billion-dollar empire. Her father (and grandfather) have made her a virtual prisoner, dictating where she can go (nowhere,...

Set in Parthia, in the period of the Roman invasion, Little Gods, A Tale of Ancient Wonders by Andrew Levkoff takes readers into the heart of ancient history, with a culture that is woven around superstitious beliefs, the gods, and conflict. In a quiet desert...

Foodie people are particular about their food. This is why cooking shows are so popular on TV today. People are beginning to experience a love affair with food by what, how, and the way that they are eating it. In this hilariously illustrated children's book,...

Here is a story that every publisher and media house should be scrambling for, and it beats me that it is self-published, because it is well-written, a powerful documentary that readers would enjoy on screen. I wish to shout out to the big movie giants...

Sage wisdom in numbered poems, beginning with one word, “Transfiguration”, meaning a complete change of form – the form of a poem change from one to fifty. Imagine a series of poems, a collection really, each one using a specific number of words, each poem...

I Still Want Fireworks: A Single-at-60's Odyssey Through Life, Love & Online Dating by Judith Hill is a compelling memoir that takes readers on a rollicking ride down the path of online dating with the author, a well-published fiction writer. It all starts as...

In the children's picture book story Twice as Worsa! by J.R. Poulter, Albert’s Aunt Kate comes to visit. She is accompanied by her son, Lionel, Albert’s cousin. Unfortunately, Albert does not seem to be cheerful about the visit. He tries to get away, but his...

What is feeding, empowering and developing the next generation? Is it the TV, music, movies, tech toys or the videos games that they're exposed to? These vices possess a great hold and influence on the future generation. Through these vices, both the current and future...

Bigger than a blueberry, the Saskatoon berry has many other benefits that outshine the more commonly known blueberry. For instance, it’s high in vitamins and fibre and, of interesting note, it contains 11 percent of the daily intake required of calcium. The First Nations knew...

Ten Cultures, Twenty Lives: Refugee Life Stories by Daina Jurika-Owen is a powerful book that explores a socio-political phenomenon — the refugee problem. In this spellbinding, eye-opening book, the author shares the lives of refugees who, after numerous tribulations and gruesome experiences, arrive in the...

The Wanderer and the New West by Adam Bender is a dystopian view of an America that many may well see as a path the country is already headed down. Federal rule has virtually ceased and all power lies with the states - no longer...

Gary Braswell does not know how to stop and he keeps getting deeper and deeper into trouble. Fueled by alcohol, Gary is a gambler, and he likes to bet on cricket matches in his home country, Australia. He owes the bookie, Jocko Mackenzie, $4000 and...

Charley's Cat Family is a chapter book for children, grades K-3, written by Jeff Magnuson and illustrated by Bettina Brasko. Charley loves cats. He grew up with Max, a shelter cat his parents had adopted when he was small. Now that he was working and...

The Power of Your Perceptions: The Choices You Can Make and How to Make Them by Paul Miller is a rich and deeply spiritual book that brilliantly handles the themes of self-awareness, positive change, personal growth, and living with meaning. But most importantly, it is...

Exiles is the fourth book in the Ilyon Chronicles by Jaye L. Knight and even though I hadn’t read any other books in the series, it wasn’t difficult to get into the story. And this is because of the author’s excellent use of backstory. This...

Vampires at Easter, Diary of a Snoopy Cat by R.F. Kristi contains characters from hamsters to vampire bats. Inca, the main character and voice of the story, is a cat who belongs to a cheese shop owner and runs an all-animal detective agency. Inca and...

A first volume for a promising, refreshing, and inspiring series, Purpose - Volume I: Meditation on Love, Relationship, Fear, Death, Intuition, And Power by Noura is a ground-breaking self-help book that is both insightful and intelligently crafted, a book for readers who want to generously...

Danica's Destiny is the sixth novel in the Destiny series by Rosemary Gard. Danica is a sweet, intelligent, unsophisticated young woman who flees her rural Texas home to avoid a traditional marriage arranged by her immigrant Croatian parents. Finding work in a hotel owned by...

The Christmas Redemption: A Courtroom Adventure by Landis Wade acquaints the reader with an unusual attorney, one with intimate connections with Santa Claus and Christmas — and there is no joking about this! For how could Thad Raker even defend people working for Santa Claus?...

Two young women, from opposite ends of the spectrum, are set to collide in L.C. Perry's dystopian fiction Gold Shadow (Bronze Rebellion Book 1). Eighteen-year-old Ebony, born a slave, has only ever known the horrors and struggle for survival underground as a slave in the...