Queen of Someday by Sherry D. Ficklin is the first book in the Stolen Empire series. The book, aimed at young adults, is the fictional account of Sophia of Prussia. It’s based loosely on the life of Catherine the Great. Sofia, also called Sofie, comes...

While there are some grammatical errors in this short story, they add to the rawness and impact rather than depreciate it. The author is a confessed sufferer of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) acquired during his service in Afghanistan. The story involves tenseness in the...

Midnight Meditations for Nurses: A Nurse's Soul Revealed, by Diane Bouffard, is sensitively written and worthwhile as it speaks to this under-appreciated group of people. My mother is in a nursing home and I have gotten to know some of the nurses there. They are...

Readers are reunited with Gideon Crew in The Lost Island. This is the third book Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have written in the Gideon Crew series. Gideon Crew is a brilliant scientist and a master thief. Gideon’s employer, Eli Glinn, has given him what...

Fae was the middle child of a brood of children her mother and father produced on their mountain farm in the early 1900s. Fae, a fiery redhead, always thinking she deserved a better life and demanding things her way, wanted off the farm more than...

Legend of Loch Ness Monster for Kids: A Mystery in the United Kingdom by Amber Richards is an insightful book that throws light on Loch Ness and its mystery. This fascinating topic has been brought to children with the help of facts and pictures, which...

Dana Hui Lim’s Mother and the Tiger: A Memoir of the Killing Fields is the autobiography of a life lived during one of the most painful times in human history. Hui is the sixth child born to Lim Cher Hoi and Tom Tai Keng in...

Leftover People is the sequel to No Sleep 'til Sudbury and captures the zeitgeist of the road trip Canadian author Brent Jensen takes to unleash his first book upon an unwary US public. He has an unlikely accomplice and guide in Christopher Long, a native...

The Last Eucharist: A True War Story, set in the quotidian town of Jackrabbit, Arizona, features an amputee Vietnam veteran, Thomas, who earns his meager living doing headstands for the sneering common masses outside of a theatre. While Thomas spends his earnings from these "atrocity...

The Princess in Pink: A True Tale by Samantha Michael is a true story written in fairy story style. Samantha was horrifically injured when the car she was in was in an accident. The driver was drunk. Samantha tells the tale of her journey from...

The Firedragon: A Flynn Nightsider tale by Mary Fan is a fast paced dystopian novella centered around Aurelia Sun. She is a fourteen-year-old 'Norm' determined to prove elitist 'Enchanters' wrong by being the first Norm to win the Challenge and show the world that they...

I must admit that the title Jupiter and Gilgamesh intrigued me. Then when I read the subtitle, A Novel of Texas and Sumeria, I had to throw out my preconceptions and wonder what Texas and Sumeria had in common. More than I originally thought. Jupiter...

Read the label - how many times have we been told to do just that when purchasing human food? It's the fine print that we tend to avoid because, well, it's fine print and no one wants to read the fine print. Plus, it's frightening...

Along the Pilgrim Pathway: A Treasury of Testimonies and Bible Expositions by Gladys Goldsby Ford is a spiritually uplifting book that is beneficial to readers on their spiritual journey. The book honors the priestly prayers of Jesus and spreads the word of God through personal...

Designated Daughters is the latest installment in the Deborah Knott series written by Margaret Maron. This series is the epitome of southern life. Aunt Rachel has suffered a stroke and is in the care of hospice. Judge Deborah Knott and her family are gathered around...

In an age where so many truths and events hidden for years, such as alleged sexual abuse by priests or celebrities, a public who would have dismissed such allegations even a decade ago is steadily being enlightened as to what goes on behind closed doors,...

Maritime investigator Brick Morgan is called to assist the Chief Director of Security with the investigation of a rape aboard the luxurious cruise ship, the Matisse. Brick - the Chief Security Officer - thinking this would be an easy case with a relaxing trip to...

From the first chapter of Devil’s Den, it becomes obvious that something happened among a group of Civil War veterans led by a man called Captain. Whatever happened, someone is willing to kill to keep it quiet. From that moment on it is a mystery...

Aria by Monica Joshi is a short story about a woman caught between fantasy and reality. Aria Johannes is a struggling artist trapped by her financial situation. She knows that she can rely on Will, the misogynistic, cheating boyfriend, for stability, but she secretly longs...

Leaves in the Wind by Ian T King really is a Novel of Dirty Wars. Julia Medrano takes on the job of working to get the best for those who are downtrodden and oppressed but suddenly she disappears, just another political casualty. In a story...