When his daughter was twenty-two years old, James I. Bond realized that he really didn’t know his daughter at all. This prompted him to start The Father-Daughter project and to put this book together. James Bond interviewed 101 fathers about their relationship with their daughters,...

Just how bad can one kid’s life get? When 13-year-old Erik Burks discovers a black lace bra in the glove compartment of his dad’s car his life falls apart. Totally! His mom leaves his father and drags Erik from being king of the hill in...

"Killing Sharks: De Profundis" by Eric Wentz is in some ways a typical modern political thriller in that it has the elements we have come to associate with such literature – a strong military figure who is something of a maverick, fuzzy ineffectual politicians, a...

"Jackson Speed: The Hero of El Teneria" by Robert Peecher is a fun, fast paced read that brings you into the life of Jackson Speed. So you think you know who Jackson Speed is? A Hero? An Adventurer? A legend who has won the congressional...

“The Life Cycles Revolution” by Neil Killion is the kind of book that attracts spiritually attuned people, open-minded individuals, intelligentsia members or “left-field” thinkers like me. The basic premise is that your life changes in 12-year intervals and is marked by Trafalgar Moments (low points...

We first meet Tabatha in "Zyanya", a contemporary fantasy by Greta Benavides Adame. Tabatha is travelling with her mother and step-father to their new home in the jungle, and she is not at all happy about leaving her home and friends back in Texas. Zyanya...

"Crimson & Cream", book one of "The Oxbow Kingdom Trilogy" is a rollicking ride through a land where magic is outlawed. C.M. Skiera's novel tells the story of Jetsam, a young orphan whose life is as bleak as they come. With their parents murdered, Jetsam...

"Respot the Pin" by Timothy Sawyer gets its title from a bowling term. When the pinsetter might accidentally knock over a pin, the bowling center must return or "respot" the pins to their original position. Keeping this in mind, the story begins with Kirill "Nick"...

“Why She Left Us” by David Dennis is comprised of the diary pages of five people and five different accounts of the times leading to September 1985. The characters’ memories provide the basis for this romantic fiction. Monica, an 18-year old self-described psychopath, alone with...

Martin Roy Hill's anthology, "Duty", is a compilation of short stories with the common theme of duty to one's country. The cover story 'Duty' is a tale about the mythical red button that starts the atomic war, and the soldiers who are assigned the fatal...

"Misguided Sensitivity" is the story of Philip Nork. Born in Chicago, he moves to Nevada where his job brings him often on the road. Having time on his hands, he starts writing his memoirs. What comes out is a story that centers around divorce...

Becca Mills’s "Nolander" has enchanted me by daring to be a unique concept in the paranormal genre! Beth Ryder, our heroine, comes from a small town where nothing is private, and everyone knows she suffers from debilitating panic attacks. Part of her coping mechanism is...

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...

"The Kindling Muse" serves up some real action from the paranormal and fantasy with its roots in Greek mythology. This story is a teen girl’s dream! Imagine an ordinary teenage girl who leads a simple life in a foster home but is haunted with strange...

"Mooseclumps" by Ryan T. Bliss is a poetry book. Mooseclumps, the title character, is a cat with a big ego. The rest of this book has poems about monsters named Mangor and The Grumble, Scotland, ladders, the seasons, body parts and the senses, pillows, cooking,...

In a sleepy Canadian town, the heat is taking its toll on the residents and so is a serial killer that the media dubs “The Kidney Slasher”. He likes young, healthy brunettes with blue eyes, but the seeming randomness of his kills leaves the entire...

"It’s Your Way, Or the HI Way" by Brian Kagan is a book for business leaders about how to lead businesses more effectively, by, as he says, “getting out of their own way.” This book goes over business presence and how to effectively listen, how...

"Dead Medium" revolves around seventy-five year old May Elizabeth Trump’s life after death. A hermit who doesn't really want to do anything with everybody else during her lifetime, she reluctantly agrees to help Penny Saunders, a woman who dies a few days before her, to...

“Surfing on a Banana Peel” opens with an account of how the author, Brona Fanelle, spent the better part of her early life desperately searching for spiritual meaning and balance. That is until her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Through her mother’s battle and recovery...

"Aversion" the first book in the 'Mentalist Series' is a superb young adult book! This is the story of Gemma Green who is an “Averter” coming of age and into her powers. On her first mission, which should be easy, she just needs to get...