To avoid stressful situations children need to identify and control their emotions. That is why they should learn to meditate and reflect on their moods. In this way, they will be able to lead a more tranquil life and improve their level of attention. After...

The Orphan is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama and Christian fiction subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author James Lloyd. A cautionary tale about regret, redemption, and the choices we make in life,...

The Damned of Magdeburg by H. Allenger is a historical fiction novel that chronicles the lead-up to the 17th-century Sack of Magdeburg, one of the most notorious massacres in world history. Allenger explores the human elements of a period that we don't really know much...

The Color of Acceptance by Carol Siyahi Hicks is the compelling narrative of a young woman’s journey toward self-knowledge. It is also a time trip through the sixties and early seventies, and I felt Gabrielle’s hopes, her dreams, her successes and failures, and her eventual...

In The New Lizard Queen: A Dragonstone Story, Book III by Mark M. Even, Mandy and all her blood relatives have magical abilities inherited from a wizard ancestor. After Mandy's cousin, Joey, is injured in a car accident and none of his family members has...

The Black Queen by Jumata Emil commences with a confrontation between Nova Albright and Tinsley McArthur over the homecoming queen campaign. Tinsley feels it is unfair because the school has introduced “quotas” and attempts to perpetuate white privilege by bribing Nova to withdraw. Ironically, it...

The Lapone Sisters is a work of fiction in the impersonal drama and nostalgia subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by Barry Wilker. In this charming and highly enjoyable drama set largely in the summer of 1976, Wilker...

If you are a fan of board games such as Monopoly and Cluedo, then The Billionaire’s List by Cortney Donelson is the book for you. Upon the death of her Great-Uncle Richard, Greta Goldman becomes the executor of his estate. Her job as an author...

The Devil Within is a short but psychologically scary novella by T.R. Slauf. The story starts in the beautiful Vermont countryside, late in the 19th century, but that is where the beauty ends. Dr. Grey, the protagonist, is the head doctor in a lunatic asylum...

The Thrice-Gifted Child is the second book of the Shadow Journey Series by Jo Allen Ash. The book opens with sixteen-year-old desert warrior Grace Irese and her friends Duncan, Mika, and Carina - together with Duncan's extraordinarily gifted yet unstable sister Resa - fleeing from...

The Cardinal Sky: Sky Saga Book 1 by M. K. Osmun inexorably sweeps the reader into a dystopian future where all electronics have been decimated by alien technology, wielded by a race known to humans as Cardinals. These aliens have remained an enigma to mankind...

Jules Larimore's The Muse of Freedom is a well-crafted historical novel, a coming-of-age story of Jehan BonDurant, a young French nobleman. Larimore has drawn inspiration from the 17th-century historical figure of his ancestor Jean Pierre Bondurant dit Cougoussac, a French Huguenot. The Muse of Freedom...

Aquila Hannigan lost her memory while at sea, and all she remembers is her name, age, and what she is - a siren. Everard, a kind fisherman, comes to her rescue. Everard goes far and beyond for Aquila, and she falls for him, but things...

The Compassion Antidote: A Path to Change for You and Your Child Struggling with Substance Use by Cathy Taughinbaugh is a valuable resource with practical tools for guiding parents and caregivers on how to support their children while taking care of themselves. The work encourages...

The Five O’clock Pig by C. Geraldine is a children’s picture book about a female pig that enjoys going through her day finding new activities or getting into mischief. The narrative has a rhythmic thread from page one until the end. From pickles to corn,...

The Great Squirrel Burglar by Mary Ellen Graham Wehrli and John L. Graham is the story of a squirrel, Grandpa Earl, who couldn’t remember where he hid his acorns and nuts. He enlists the help of his grandchild, or more precisely, his grandkit, and together...

The Independent Child: A Modern Day Story of Growing up and Happily Ever After! by Arwen Russo is a story of one girl's hard work and perseverance. Macy has two siblings, Ed and Yuna. They are all distinctive in their own ways and have different...

The Self-Sufficient Teen and Young Adult: Skills for Living on Your Own, by Valli L. Quaintance is the ultimate guide for teens and young adults to make it in the real world. This compact book is packed with valuable, accessible advice that you can start...

Ophelia Day is practicing her mayoral debate speech when she meets Chase Bondurant – the owner of Bondurant Construction. For Ophelia, winning the election will be the pinnacle of her career in Goodwater Ranch, a small city in Texas. Over the past ten years, she...

When Shawn woke up inside a moving carriage with no recollections of the last few days, his first thought was that someone had kidnapped him. Yet, did kidnappers use horse-drawn carriages and dress like they were from a different era? Shawn’s confusion escalated when they...