Author D.C. Head in his book The Little Handbook for Navigationally Challenged Cidiots shares various concerns she has with drivers on the open roadway. She defines a cidiot as: "A navigationally deficient person having common driving knowledge in the lowest degree..." Some of the various...

In Prince of Malorn by Annie Douglass Lima, we meet Korram, the Crown Prince and heir to the throne of Malorn since his father’s unfortunate and sudden passing many years previously. All is not right in the land, though, since Korram is playing a diplomatic...

Typhoon Haiyan, the Untold Story: A Story of Hope and Survival by Albert Mulles is a book that describes one of the most devastating typhoons in history; Typhoon Haiyan. It is about the incredible journey of survival, chaos, loss and the struggle and will to...

Siren’s Call is a mythological fantasy written by Jessica Cage. Syrinada is just an ordinary young woman, as far as she’s concerned. She’s an orphan and was raised by her Aunt Noreen. Everything changes when she’s attacked on her way home by a van load...

Pagan Justice: A Karl Pagan Crime Thriller by Jags Arthurson introduces us to a group of people who have had life's hard knocks thrown at them everywhere. You have members like Karl Pagan himself, left an orphan when his parents were killed; Lydia who has...

The R.O.B.I.N. by PJ Dunn is an outstanding story packed with suspense and action. A scientist designs a special miniature device that can be remotely controlled to kill and to spy, among other interesting features. The device looks like the common household fly. It’s the...

Mastering Conversational Hypnosis: Psychology Tricks to Influence People Easily and Get Exactly What You Want by Noah-Jay Michael is a handy guide for better communication with others. If you want to win allies and influence people without manipulation, this manual lays out easy-to-follow systematic tools....

The Secret of Alpine Valley by Paul Crehan is one of the few books that you will actually remember a few weeks or months after you finished reading them. And you have to admit: many books you read, like, and forget. This won't happen with...

I love classic vampires (stay away sparklies!). And I love Japan even more. Yet when I read the description of Sword of the Undead by Steven Fujita, I was quite skeptical. A combination of the classic Bram Stoker Dracula story and Japanese history? Boy, I...

An unspeakable evil has taken over the land of Tomiro and the once idyllic life of the elves has been destroyed by Rau, the puppet of the vengeful god Haulua in The Sword of Lumina: Mira's View by Erin Elliott. The goddess Mira has spoken...

Don Juan was a gentleman. (After all, he was referred to as "Don.") According to the legends of his exploits, the fictional libertine fulfilled a particularly gallant role in courting the many bored wives who found themselves languishing in arranged marriages of the times....

If you (or your kid!) are in the mood for a light-hearted story of magic and battles, humor and adventure, you might be interested in giving Charlie Brooks’ Greystone Valley a whirl. Greystone Valley tells the tale of Sarah, a dreamy young girl dealing...

In Russ Linton’s Crimson Son, Spencer Harrington is the 19-year-old son of Crimson Mask, the world’s most powerful Augment or superhuman soldier. For his family’s safety, they often moved from one city to another, to avoid being a target for his father’s enemies. Unfortunately, Crimson...

Armor of Glass is an emotional and harrowing journey through the domestic turmoil that has become the life of an ex-Marine. Brick reminisces on his daily train ride, thinking about the decisions he has made in his life. From his childhood days to his current...

Incidents at Moore Field School by Liam Moiser is the second part of the Moore Field School series, and picks up a few weeks after Moore Field School and the Mystery left off. Samantha opens the conversation by asking her friends, “So what do you...

Whoa! That was my first thought when I finished reading Chasing Harpo by author Alan Black. Follow our protagonist, Harpo the orangutan, as he escapes into the unknown. Harpo, who has always believed that humans were put on earth for his entertainment and to feed...

A beautifully written fantasy with an international setting, King of the Nine Hells by Dean Klein is a riveting story that will find a comfortable home with readers who enjoy well-crafted stories of dark magic and fascinating characters. It begins in the Dark Ages, with...

Crossing the Border is a collection of short stories by Ksenia Rychtycka. The title of this collection itself presents myriad moments in life with nine stories set in Ukraine and reaching to the United States and Greece. Love, disillusionment, tragedy, strength and perseverance are highlighted...

In Emma and the Cutting Horse, Martha Deeringer has woven a delightful tale around the adventures of Emma, a fourteen-year-old girl who, with her parents, lives on a cattle ranch in Texas. Raising cattle has its moments, but for most small ranchers it does little...

The Virtual Tablet of Irma Tre is a beautiful book of poetry, but with deeper meaning than one might expect. Marie Lecrivain has emulated steps along a spiritual journey, describing them in compelling terms to rip open her psyche and display the transformations and obstacles...