She Dared to Be: The Legacy of Phillipa Maxine by Karri Theis is an enchanting and empowering tale that takes readers on a captivating journey through the life of a young girl named Phillipa Maxine, affectionately known as "Phil." The story is beautifully woven with...

With life there are all types of experiences, lessons and challenges that shape us. It is the beginning of life from the womb to our formative years, up to the age of five, that help to create who we will be. If something drastic, brutal,...

In this tale a boy questions whether his parents truly love him. If they loved him they would not make him ___ (you can fill in the blank). He confronts his parents with the question, “If you love me so much" why should I brush...

In Memoriam: 27, Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote, “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” This is a semi-appropriate statement describing The Best Is Yet To Come by Tara R. Alemany. I used the word semi-appropriate because...

Jimmy Learns About Life: A Book of Character Traits for Kids by Pamela A. Taylor is an engaging and insightful book that teaches young readers good values through the story of Jimmy. The lessons about Patience, Praise and Worship, Perseverance, Pride, Wisdom, Laziness, Forgiveness, God's...

Country Love is a contemporary romance by Chelsea Dorsette. Paden Thomas is working as a radio announcer in Nashville when she’s asked to interview the lead singer of a hot new country band. So she does what any reputable interviewer would do; she researches her...

In a story that is in turns heartbreaking and heartwarming, Seven Days to Goodbye, the first book in a planned series by debut author Sheri S. Levy, readers will find themselves completely immersed in a book that is hard to put down. Follow protagonist Trina,...

100 Love Notes to my HBCU Students: From your Mama Professor by Sabrina Taylor et al. is a compilation of some of Dr. Taylor's best question and answer quips between herself and her students as a professor at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, an...

Karl met Leda when Karl’s group, a group studying tropical diseases, contracted with the company Leda was working for to provide personnel for the study they will conduct. After three years of working together, a fight broke out in the area where they were working....

God's Love Is All Around is a faith-based children's picture book written by Misty Black, with illustrations by Gabby Correia. The book celebrates the omnipresence of God's love in everyday moments, nature, animals, music, and acts of kindness. It emphasizes that all of creation reflects...

What is Love: A Bible Based Story written by Corine Hyman is a delightful children's educational, faith-based pictorial book that introduces children to the concept of love as well as the knowledge of Bible verses. Twin sisters Kar'Leigh and Kar'Moni have just finished a Bible...

The death of a parent is, for most of us, one of life’s major challenges. In a moving and beautifully written tribute to her late father, Lisa J Shultz’s A Chance to Say Goodbye drives home the importance of accepting the inevitability of death, and...

From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram: Wisdom for Mind, Body and Spirit is a self-help book that touches on life lessons and holistic health. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by Deborah Charnes. In this intuitive, engaging,...

My Journey to Know the Truth by Tony Kent is first and foremost a personal account of a depressed and angry man who went to Jerusalem to study with Sidi, a guide in the religion of Islam, at a time when his wife had left...

Relationships aren’t easy to begin with, but add the element of being a long distance apart and the difficulty increases exponentially. After making it through the storm and staying together, Chris Stinchfield and Teresa LaVine decided to write The Keys To A Long-Distance Relationship:...

In How to Write Fiction: The Basics, the twenty-second book in Dorothy May Mercer's How To For You series, Mercer dives into the mechanics of writing with helpful tips for the burgeoning storyteller. Taking the reader and hopeful writer through the step by step basics...

From Antarctica to Zimbabwe is a non-fiction travel memoir written by Dr. Quinta. Quinta’s life had followed the professional career track expected by a child of Nigerian educators. She successfully pursued a doctorate in chemical engineering and was offered a career position in the petrochemical...

The Mixtape to My Life is a young adult coming of age novel written by Jake Martinez. As far as Justin was concerned, band camp made the hell that was August in South Texas even more hellish. Justin’s mom wondered why he seemed so glum...

Punny Jokes to Tell Your Peeps by Lisa Ayotte is a collection of clean jokes illustrated with cute photographs picturing the puns. Lisa didn’t just write down the jokes; she built miniature sets for each one, and put colorful peeps into each set. I’m not...

Whether you’re an adult or child jokester, Punny Jokes To Tell Your Peeps (Book 2) by Lisa Ayotte will keep your brain whirling as you try to think of a punny answer to a clue like “What has four wheels and can fly?” You might...