The schools in England have closed for the Christmas season, and Alvin Goode and his family travel to South Africa for the holidays to visit his grandparents. During their journey, Alvin and his sister, Carey, learn about the train, the airport and airplane, as well...

Warrant Officer Ryella Goode is called to the fourteenth brutal rape and murder committed by a serial killer. The victims are typically found in a shallow tidal pool on the beach. Each time, a black crow appears to Ryella immediately before another victim is found....

The Garland is a young adult coming of age novel written by Martha Keltz. Sondra Everett and Amanda Davison were embarking on a grand and somewhat terrifying adventure. They had taken the train from New York City, changed trains in Pittsburgh and were now in...

Do you want to write a book and get it published but do not know how to go about it? How To Write Your Book: From an Idea to Your Published Story by Bobbi Madry and Francine Barish-Stern is an insightful and useful guide that...

Nobody Knows Where Frank Hutchison Is Buried by Richard Siciliano is an interesting, character-driven story with strong social themes. Meet Frank Hutchison, aka Peter Sanchez, a sophisticated character with powerful dreams. Frank knows nothing about his father or his ancestors from his father’s side. But...

Clouds and Earth is the first instalment of the trilogy The Piece Outside I by Sayde Scarlett. It is the post-apocalyptic story of a war heroine, Lieutenant Alisande Attiyeh, who survived the Long War against terrorists. In a time of peace, Sandy, as everyone calls...

The Chosen Man by JG Harlond is an historical novel set in 17th century Europe during the period known as “Tulip Mania”. Tulip bulbs in the Netherlands were fetching incredibly high prices at the time, making many people extremely rich. The story of Ludovico de...

A Turning Wind by J G Harlond, the second novel in The Chosen Man Trilogy, was an interesting novel to read. Historical fiction is not usually my cup of tea, but there was something about this novel that had me hooked from the very beginning....

Treasure Fever: The Hunt for El Dorado is an action and adventure thriller novel written by James B. McPike. Max Finley knew his superior at the NSA would have loaded the training exercise sprung upon him with the unexpected and the unpredictable, so moving the...

Pam Clayton is looking forward to her fourth year at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada. She hopes to complete her degree in New York City – close enough to visit her parents frequently, while leaving her small Canadian hometown. Since the death of her brother,...

In Jan Turk Petrie’s Until the Ice Cracks, it’s the winter of 2068, and a massacre in a criminal-infested zone by a rogue agent－a ‘decoy’－sends the authorities on a cat and mouse chase, including putting the governor’s job on the line. Inspector Nero Cavallo and...

It is 2014 and thirteen-year-old Jesse Weitering is struggling with anxiety, a condition that threatens to destroy the dynamics of their family. In Thirteen and Underwater: One Mum's Heart-Warming Journey, Michelle Weitering shares the heartwarming and painful journey of the family as they stand up...

As they say, “…and now for something completely different.” That is exactly what The Persistence of Memory by Karen Janowsky brought me. This book took me completely by surprise with both its premise and its development. Major Daniel Hecht was somewhat of an enigma. A...

Anna’s Shadow is a dramatic and personal work of women’s fiction penned by author Ingrid McCarthy. Set in Europe during both the present day and the events of World War Two and the German occupation, this unusual novel chronicles a story inspired by real...

I'm In Here Somewhere: Memoir of a Food Addict by Celeste Prater is not only for those who are addicted to food but also for those who are addicted to bad habits and those who make excuses all the time. The book speaks about Chad...

Cries of Mercy by Angela Beach Silverthorne is not your ordinary love story. As Bren reflects in her journal, she still can’t believe she’s married to Joseph. Their love remains strong even through the loss of three sons. The burden of remembrance causes her to...

Dark Data: Control, Alt, Delete is a work of thrilling fiction based on conspiracy and terror, and was penned by author Douglas J. Wood. Written for adults due to its explicit scenes of violence, some nudity and language, this engaging and edgy tale focuses on...

Daniel Friedmann and Dania Sheldon’s The Biblical Clock has the ambitious aim of showing how science and religion are not opposites. On the contrary, they can help to explain each other regarding the origin of life and the End of Days. Based mainly on Jewish...

Mallory M. O'Connor's novel Epiphany's Gift is a complex tale of a psychic investigation to unravel a convoluted web of crime, corruption, and environmental disasters. Epiphany Mayall, a psychic medium with a degree in art history, lives and works in a Spiritualist community in Florida....

Suppose We is the name of an interstellar exploration ship manned by a crew of four, with a mission to explore a suitable planet for human habitation in the Kepler system. It is also the title of the latest book by author Geoff Nelder. The...