The world is so stressful that even our children are becoming greatly affected. We are all constantly on the run with little time to just relax and embrace the quality of life. Seashell Meditations for Children: The Ten Book Collection by Patricia May is a...

The Underground Toy Society by Jessica D Adams is an adorable story where kids are made to think about the future of their toys when they grow up. Jessica and Jennifer did not have many toys, but every single toy they owned got their attention....

Order of Vespers by Elyse Reyes is a great young adult novel. What I found most fascinating was a protagonist with a split personality. Up until the moment I began a relationship with a woman who had this mental condition, I thought it was something...

Between Baby Dolls and Boyfriends: How to Successfully Navigate Your Daughter’s Tween Years by Debi Smith-Racanelli and Kendall Racanelli is a useful tool for all parents, especially moms, to bring them closer to their tweens. The years 9-12, the tween years, are challenging for most...

Mrs. Clohiggledy was a stylish older woman who always wore vibrant colored clothing with earrings to match. She could be seen driving a Kia hybrid, but no one except her neighbors knew that she was a hoarder. In Mrs. Clohiggledy’s Clutter: The Story of a...

Stuart Craigie’s Russian Monopoly is a stunning entry into the detective genre. Mike Sanders is a skilled agent; intelligent and imbued with a powerful sense of duty. When an assassination attempt on his life fails, he becomes obsessed with knowing why someone would want to...

Aisling Shepherd is a loner in school. Her mother is a single parent working two jobs, and her father left them when she was younger. Life is dull, but she’s been dreaming about a colorful world where it seems like anything could happen. It’s vibrant...

Stinky Steve: Book One - A Minecraft Mishap by PT Evans is the story of a boy who farts. Steve lives in the world of Minecraft, but he has a problem – he just can’t stop farting. He is about to destroy his own Minecraft...

The Secret of Trail House Lodge: A Sophie Collins Mystery, Book 2 by Madge H. Gressley is for young adults. Fifteen-year-old heiress Sophie Collins and her friends explore an abandoned lodge and become curious after seeing a particular guest entry in the registration book, and...

Betty the Rhino Goes to the Theatre by K.S. Belders is a delightful story for children. Betty the Rhino is going to watch a play with her father. Her father explains to her that a play is where they get to see people acting out...

Adam Taylor, the protagonist of The Taming of Adam: Part 3: The Dark Hour by Jason Hubbard, decides that he needs to do everything in his magical power to bring back a person that has been unfairly murdered. But the powers he is tapping into...

Kyrus has lived through what he thought would be the worst of his life, but after the death of his loved ones he is still thrown into more than he can imagine. The life of a general suits him, until he’s thrown into a new...

Susan Carnes’ Epiphany: Starting Over in Oregon reflects the soul of a woman. At the height of success, Lori Meyers leaves her marriage of twenty-six years and her family farm in Wisconsin. Tapping into her dormant spirit of adventure, Lori heads west to Oregon, searching...

Wanted: An Honest Man by Cricket Rohman is Book 1 of the Lindsey Lark Series. Lindsey is a teacher, incredibly beautiful and very talented; a woman who always tries to see the positive side of things and fights for what she thinks is right. Betrayal...

Letters, Lovers, and Lies by Cricket Rohman is Book 2 of the Lindsey Lark Series. Lindsey has finally found a new love in Jake, but there is still so much that is getting in the way. Lindsey is getting letters from a dead man and...

Hit the Road, Jake by Cricket Rohman is Book 3 of the Lindsey Lark Series. Jake and Lindsey have become good at finding petty offenders, but their latest mystery has turned personal, resulting in tires that are slashed, a missing pet, blood, and some very...

In a unique and creative new offering in the very popular category of fantasy for young adults, Immortalis: The Guardian by debut author Leah Lozano will grab readers from the very start and keep them reading obsessively all the way through to the very end....

Young Hannah Wallace loved adventure more than anything. When her older brother Seth decides to join the forces fighting in the Civil War, Hannah is beside herself with envy that he would be leaving the family to participate in the most exciting event of his...

The Candle Star by Michelle Isenhoff is the first book in the Divided Decade Collection and an incredibly engaging read. The pre-Civil War novel focuses on a teenage girl named Emily Preston, who has been sent to live with her uncle in the North. Upon...

In The Quill Pen by Michelle Isenhoff, thirteen-year-old Micah Randall discovers a magic pen while cleaning the attic of Widow Parsons. Micah does not want to listen to his father’s choice of future for him and decides to help Widow Parsons. When he comes across...