Saved by the Bang: A Nuclear Comedy by M.J. Neary is the story about one woman's life in Belarus before, during, and after Chernobyl in the 1980s. Antonia is a pianist for the Gomel Music Academy and she loves flirting and fooling around with...

Longinus aka The Viper is Damsport's self-proclaimed most elegant assassin, who also considers himself the best alchemist in town, although I see him more as a poet. Amusingly, Longinus can’t stand blood; an irrational fear that must be kept hidden at all costs to protect...

The Ivory Staff: A Dark Fairy Tale of Kings and War by M. Lachi begins with the description of a mysterious box in a forbidden room that is as eerie as it is foreboding, thus creating the sense of mystery and suspense that fills every...

Wooly Meets the Chickens: A Huckleberry Farm Book by Susanne Blumer is a cute little book. The story is about Wooly, the new farm dog, and how he meets the chickens on the farm. At first the chickens did not like Wooly because he was...

That’s Special: A Survival Guide To Teaching by Dan Henderson is a collection of humorous stories of kids pushing buttons. Dan begins with the story of one such student, Chase. The harder the school came down on Chase, the more he rebelled. He recounts many...

Kingdom of the Pumpkins (A Rainey-Estelle Kind of Day) by Michael Verrett is a children's adventure story that follows the hilarious and precocious Rainey-Estelle and her dog, Scamp. Today, Rainey-Estelle and Scamp are on an adventure in a farmer's garden. Rainey-Estelle wants to crown the...

When an author claims that his or her book is funny, inwardly my eyes are rolling. Most people don't have the chops to be either stand-up comics or humorous authors. I am amazed and delighted to introduce readers to Vicki Lesage and her collection of...

30 First Dates by Stacey Wiedower is a romantic comedy. Erin Crawford has a bit of a vendetta. She doesn’t have any luck whatsoever in her relationships and she decides that the time is right to start a new blog, one called “30 First Dates.”...

Interdimensional Travel for Dummies by John Lee Bunting is a rollicking good read. Imagine a multiverse where everything that can happen does happen and each alternative becomes another world in another universe. Now imagine a device that can take you from world to world or...

Martyrs & Traitors: A Tale of 1916 by Marina Julia Neary is a historical novel based around the turbulence of Ireland's civil uprising in 1916 that eventually led to Ireland's freedom from British rule. The story begins in Dublin on Good Friday in 1916 and...

Wynfield's Kingdom: A Tale of the London Slums by Marina Julia Neary is a historical fiction set in the 1830s in the heart of one of London's most notorious slums. Dr. Thomas Grant adopts a ten-year-old thief who was beaten for disobeying his gang leader....

True Freedom: A Beginner's Meditation Guide to an Easier Life by Amanda Rex begins with wise advice: “With meditation, it helps to dip your toe in first.” This book introduces meditation as more of a mindset of attentiveness that can be applied, rather than relating...

The Dreaming Grove (A Shimmer Novel Book 1) by Levi Melton is a young adult fantasy that explores the darkness of dreams. Meri and Alice are best friends that share a secret. They can share dreams with one another, so even when they move thousands...

The Lost Dogs of Shoretown: A Koko the Canine Detective Mystery is a cozy mystery written by Annie Mack. Dogs are going missing in Shoretown and nearby Porcupine City. Some people in town are using their disappearance as as excuse to get a leash law...

Not the Same Person: A Journey From Heritage to Inheritance by Stanley Faddis is a story of redemption. A memoir of Faddis' life, Not the Same Person beautifully illustrates the Gospel message of Christ's never failing love and God's grace. Beginning with stories from Faddis'...

Predatory Kill: A Legal Thriller by Kenneth Eade is book 2 of the Brent Marks legal thrillers. There’s a killer on the loose, a killer who murdered April’s mother and left her father for dead, viciously beaten. April hires Brent, an attorney of 20 years,...

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house..." Well, not really. It's a darker version that begins with "It was a black Christmas Eve and all through the world...." The meter of this poem reminds the reader of Clement Clarke Moore's classic 1837...

The Power of 10: A Practice for Engaging Your Voice of Wisdom by Rugger Burke is an uplifting and inspirational book for readers which helps them to discover themselves and set their own goals to make them happy. The book reiterates the power of love...

Wow! Just, wow! How's that for a review? That is definitely how I felt after finishing the wonderful novel, The Day to Eternity: A Novel of Love and Survival in the Korean War, by author Joanne Monte. Set in 1950s Korea and Japan, the story...

Síofra's Tale: A Short Sci Fi Romance is a science fiction short story written by Jennifer Fales. Siofra is a botanist who lives on Neamh, an exoplanet she and Orson, a retired planetary engineer, colonized many years ago. She’s curious about the three men who...