Let’s begin this review of Not a Fairytale by asking if it’s not a fairytale, then what is it? Essentially, it’s a rare form of memoir, not told as a story with characters and dialogue, but as a poem based, as many memoirs are, on...

Dar Bryant's 360: A Full Circle starts with the author’s first day of eighth grade, a period that turns out to be nine months of teasing, harassment, taunting, bullying, and torment that makes him hate school. This memoir tells his story of how he becomes...

In Beth Gildersleeve's debut novel, Love Rehired, we are introduced to funny perfectionist Emily. And to call Emily a workaholic is a bit of an understatement. She's given more of her time and devotion to Hart Hospitality than anyone could ever match. But it had...

The Vineyard Dregs by Anthony Carinhas is the story of Claus Berliner, a young man in 1938 Germany. After a house fire rips through too quickly to be extinguished, Claus' brother, Radulf, and a female companion who had accompanied him are killed in the inferno....

An Evil Among Us by J.E. Holling is the sequel to The Falcon’s Revenge and is the stage for a succession of seemingly unconnected explosions. FBI consultant Eric Tyson is called upon to investigate the suspicious circumstances. He discovers that one name seems to be...

"And then it shrieked at me, the agony of centuries piercing my ears till I thought my skull would burst, electric shocks searing through my fingers, hand, arm, ripping through my whole body, gripping my lungs and squeezing until I couldn’t breathe. I flung the...

Enigma by George Mattheson is a novel about the psychology of a schizophrenic character who never liked to study as a child and who never read any books. He confesses that he has never been able to watch the television for more than two hours....

The HappyFeet Kids Load the Train by Donald Dione is an intelligently written, well-designed book for preschoolers. Created to respond to the HappyFeet's imaginative and innovative “Story Time with a Soccer Ball” methodology - one that enables children to enhance their cognitive growth, develop self-confidence,...

The HappyFeet Kids Make New Friends is an animal/sports adventure book for pre-school children written by Donald Dione and illustrated by Eminence System. Socceropolis is home to the talented team of the HappyFeet Kids and Coach Jan. Each of the HappyFeet Kids has a pet...

What makes Mind Files by Penny Hodgson such a unique and vital contribution to the immensely relevant and timely subject matter of individual psychological health is Ms. Hodgson’s manner of applying the deepest of psychological understandings from practitioners as astute as Carl Jung to a...

Granny JJ Volume 2 by Joshua Cartwright is a delightful collection of stories detailing the adventures of a Guyanese grandmother. She is a detective with a strong sense of right and wrong, and she won’t let anyone get away with anything. This book contains three...

In His Hands, I Am Healed by Laura J. Weber is a touching biographical story about the author’s four-and-a-half year battle with cancer. Written from a devout Christian perspective, the book details the difficulty of Laura’s journey through multiple surgeries and radiation treatments for recurring...

Does your child consistently look at the negative? Do their favorite words seem to be 'never' and 'can't'? Discover how to help modify your child's self-destructive thinking habits in the groundbreaking how-to book, Navigating Negativity (Practical Parenting Strategies to Reduce Conflict and Create Calm) by...

Autism Is...? by Ymkje Wideman-van der Laan is a delightful, positive and affirming picture book for young children. A boy hears his grandma tell a friend that he has autism and asks her what it means. In an upbeat manner, Grandma tells the boy all...

United in Autism: Finding Strength Inside the Spectrum by Julie Hornok speaks about autism and the challenges of raising children with autism. Every story in the book throws light on families living in different parts of the world and their struggle when it comes to...

Kelegeen by Eileen O’Finlan is a wonderful story, a tale of a people and a place in trying times. It is Ireland in 1846 and while engaged couple Meg O’Connor and Rory Quinn are happily preparing for their wedding, while they join other villagers in...

Take the Late Train by Jack Messenger is a novel based on the life of Stephen Ketley, a professor whose marriage begins to fray at the seams on his tenth wedding anniversary. Problems with his wife's infidelity is only one of a number of issues...

Ted the Friendly Frog and the Tale of the Diamond is an animal fable for children written by Scott McCall and illustrated by Autumn Brook. Ted was a young frog who enjoyed each and every day. He loved to play games with his friends, swim...

After reading the third book in the Director series, I knew I would read anything from this author, so I picked up the fourth book, Chakana, and there is not an iota of disappointment. Zach Fortier understands that it takes a compelling protagonist to keep...

Michael and Kyle were brothers in both arms and blood, but any in the Black Knights would stand side by side, shoulder to shoulder. They would put their lives into the hands of their fellow guild members without question. Experience from the twenty-year war had...