The Moon Shines Red by Pamela Sparkman is the first book in the fantasy/science fiction romance series Heart of Darkness. This is a book and series that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy cursed love stories filled...

Perhaps you have already thought about taking a trip to Haarlem, even if you have no idea how to plan your visit and what to see. Glynis Ann Cooper’s The Haarlem Walk can be a helpful tool for you. This delightful guide is intended for...

The Long Passages: Paths of Self-Discovery by Paul Winder is a wonderful memoir, taken from a long life lived contentedly and freely. The Long Passages is really a collection of anecdotes, short sketches of memorable incidences, and Paul’s insights based on his life experiences. The...

Imagine if you knew why you always give up on yourself and sabotage your success? Why are relationships with loved ones strained and communication nonexistent? Do you want to learn how to finally accept yourself and understand your true self and talents and use them...

With her heart set on escaping her draining lifestyle for a few weeks, Dr. Jessica Atkins decides to stay at her vacation home in the quaint coastal town of Raven’s Nest. To her surprise, she finds herself face to face with four men seemingly misplaced...

The Chest of Visions: New Pathways 'Cross Broken Highways by Tim Ferguson is a young adult Christian science fiction novel that is set in two parallel worlds or universes. The story is told partly through an exchange of letters between personalities from our universe and...

In the 42 poems collected in The Night I Burned My Origami Skin, Romanian-born writer Catalina Florina Florescu ranges through a wide swath of human experience, delving into both the deeply personal and the broadly political. Likewise, there is a variety of poetic styles, some...

The Beast Within by Liz Cowan is a wonderful rendition of Beauty and the Beast. This is a second such novel that I have read and this one is by far the more modern and approachable story line. It is more believable and enjoyable because...

There’s a certain political figurehead, who shall remain nameless, but who never fails to make the evening news reports. When he begins bragging, I either put my hands over my ears or grab the remote to press “mute”. I can’t stand the sound of this...

Weeds are everywhere. In The Best Edible Wild Plants in Britain by Amanda Scott, readers learn that some weeds are rather worthy plants and useful, too. Some are very tasty and/or have beneficial effects on your health. Even stinging nettles, the bane of so many...

Seventeen-year-old Toekin has spent the last six years on his own, hiding from the evil Emperor and his powerful warriors and the madman who stole his parents. The last word his mother said to Toekin was “Hide” and that’s what he’s been doing. And very...

"The end of the world began with a rotten banana." In The Fruit Of Thy Womb by Lori R. Lopez, the world is getting hotter, people are starving, nations feud over the limited sources of water, and plagues are on the rise. Disgruntled Ziggy Boyle...

If you enjoy murder mystery laced with humor, a boatload of colorful characters, and a plot that stops evolving only on the last few pages, you’ll like The House Always Wins by Tom Minder. This is a fun read that might not appeal to the...

Mrs. May, the teacher, tells Master Jet that he has not written out the alphabet properly. Jet is sure that he has written it but that is the day A ran away. B is sad and she did not stay. C wanted to play and...

The Cheap and Easy Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bill by Amanda Alix is a short book chock-full of ideas on how to spend less at the grocery store. Alix begins with a discussion of how grocery stores use product placement slotting fees to get...

The Short Straw by Irene Mathias is a fun children’s illustrated story about a boy who, upon picking the shortest straw, is forced to go inside the local Haunted House, make it up to the right bedroom window and wave his flashlight to all who...

Amish women are very modest in their attire. Dresses are usually a dull blue, green or grey. But red? Scarlet red at that. Crimson red. The color of sin. Or so Ruby believes as does her Amish community who have shunned her for becoming pregnant...

In The Secret Observations of Liliana Joo by SC McQueen, let’s be clear about the term ‘yaoi’ for the sake of some readers who might have no clue about it. Yaoi is a Japanese term for ‘boys’ love’ or male-to-male romantic relationships. The yaoi genre...

I have not read Remnants of Eden by D.S. Causey, yet the art depicted in The Official Art of Remnants of Eden is so riveting, so descriptive, and so thought provoking that I immediately wanted to read the book itself and delve further into the...

Meet Goti, the shiny red bus, and Vivek, the dusty coal train, in the storybook The Dusty Train’s Sweet Surprise: A Lesson in Kindness by Subhash Kommuru. They were both very hardworking but Goti always made fun of Vivek, saying he was faster than Vivek...