Everyone has a story – even a violent killer Weresnake.Trystan is a young boy living with his mother and brother in the swamps of early 20th century America. Trying to make a better life for themselves the Weresnake family move to work in a hotel...

For readers who don't like to get into long novels, "Paraskavedekatriaphobia" (fear of Friday the 13th) may be the ideal read. Author James Driscoll takes the reader on many journeys and most of them are dark journeys, journeys that most of us hope we will...

Going from a life of luxury - living with a rich step-dad - to a small cozy home with her mom should have been a difficult move for Ember Matthews, but in truth, she welcomed the change. You see, Ember Matthews has a gift that...

Sherman P. Bastarache has an inordinate interest in language. His interest began when he was in the eighth grade. His teacher was discussing evolution and a student commented that words cannot evolve. Suddenly, it occurred to Bastarache that if you add a 't' to 'here'...

"Werewolf Descent" by Elizabeth J Kolodziej is the second in the 'Last Witch' series, following on from "Vampyre Kisses". Faith, the last witch in the world, and Trent, her loving Irish vampire boyfriend, have moved to live near New York for peace and quiet after...

"Tribute: The Dark Side of the Mood" by Arthur Orfanos is a complicated and fascinating story of a man whose sole purpose was to start a Pink Floyd tribute band. Orfanos partners with a man who proves to be highly controlling and devious in his...

The setting is Compton, California, in 1987 and Edith Hicks and her identical twin sister Edna are about to graduate from high school. Edith has full scholarships to several colleges lined up but Edna does not. Their mother and stepfather, Dave, care about the girls...

In a literary world rife with paranormal characters and situations, "The King's Ransom" offers a refreshing and realistic approach to pre-teen medieval reading material. The three young protagonists come from different levels of society: a prince, a blacksmith's apprentice, and an orphan. When their friend,...

"Floats the Dark Shadow" by Yves Fey transports the reader back in time to 1897 France. Our tale begins in a dungeon where someone was impersonating the owner of the castle. It appears he unexpectedly found a child, bound with ropes, hanging from the ceiling....

I totally enjoyed this book, reading voraciously, not wanting to put it down and reluctant to find it come to the end. It is a memoir, the diary of Adrienne Allison Jones, a nude dancer in a strip club. It is a glimpse into the...

"Come Inside: 31 Days of Devotions", written by Judith A. Harrah and illustrated by Jack Foster, is a devotional book for children. The title is an invitation to delve into God’s words. The devotions are written in simple language and are easy for children to...

Atul Uchil has written a self-help book based upon a massive heart attack he experienced. In "Remember Thou Art Mortal", the author tells that he was a corporate workaholic who believed he was physically invincible. He ignored the first signs of his heart attack until...

"Kaylen's Rising" ('Tomes of Taria, Book 1') is an exciting adventure tale for children and young adults. Kaylen is a cave elf who has been sheltered by his parents and kept away from society. He spends his days tending the flowers and other plants that...

"The Serapis Fraktur" is a futuristic story set off by the discovery of antique dealer Charles Dawes of a Fraktur that is dated 1748. A Fraktur is a schoolmaster creation that commemorates rites of passage such as baptism, marriage, graduation, and death. This particular Fraktur...

If you are one of the legions of people who have experienced a job loss, then you have to rethink, regroup and recharge with Sean Ashleigh Russell’s “Getting Fired Up: A Manual for Self Exploration in Your Time of Job or Life Change.” Russell, a...

In "Parry Pretty and the Eight Realms: Caught in the Slipstream of Time" by S.J. Musgraves, the young heroine Parry Pretty is both contorted and confused as she continues to wake up on the same day over and over again, caught in the slipstream which...

Marla Martenson, noted author of "Diary of a Beverly Hills Matchmaker", returns with "Hearts on the Line: The Elusive Pursuit of Love in the City of Angels". This delightful further look into her life and lifestyle is highly readable and often quite humorous as the...

John Avery has a hit on his hands with “Black Cobra” for sure! Aaron Quinn is fifteen, mature beyond his years, an orphan living quietly on his own in a tropical paradise until fate introduces him to a couple that will end up putting his...

I was asked to review this book because of the way we Americans are killing ourselves with our intake of fast food, soda, and the amount of meat and diary we eat. The doctors and nutritionists on my radio show, Oprah and now Dr.Oz, have...

Lisen Holt’s quintessential life as a seventeen year old teenager from Woodland Hills abruptly changed when a strange monk-like woman abducted her. Now she has to deal with a foreign world of Garla – her original world, her real home. But Lisen doesn’t feel that...