Yummy in my Tummy is a colorful, educational book for children, written by Saragine Francois and illustrated by Antara Majumder. Dylan loves to eat fruits, as do the other children in his class. One day the class is eating various fruits that each student brought...

Angela's Club: A Love Story by Carl Turner is a story that delves deep into love and human emotions. Dr. Nate Williams is a cardiologist and his busy life and dedication to excel as a doctor keep him away from relationships. He is trying to...

“The three o’ clock in the morning sessions” is described as a book on loss and unrequited love. However, several poems at the beginning paint love beautifully and are full of joy. Whether the tone is bittersweet is largely up to the reader’s interpretation. There...

The Falling of Love by Marisa Oldham follows the lives of seventeen-year-olds Grace Hathaway and Ian Taylor as they meet, fall in love, and face difficulties that life throws at them. Grace is instantly attracted to rebellious-looking Ian when he walks into her math class....

Petar: An Inspiring Story About an Unexpected Friendship by Maranda Russell is the story of Petar, a boy with a disability and his story of friendship with Skyler. Petar joined his new school in grade 4 after Labor Day. He was always accompanied by Mrs....

Life isn’t always easy and when you have secrets, even from your closest friends, it can be even more difficult. For the seven women of The Two Bits Club, life isn’t what it appears from the outside. These women have suffered in life and some...

Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion by Rhonda Paglia is the charming story of three gnomes. They live in Papa and Grammy's garden with its twisty paths, mile high ferns, and brightly colored flowers. The gnomes are always busy in the garden and...

Duke “n” Matt, Rescue Road Warriors is an educational book by Rhonda Paglia, aka “Grammy Pags.” Duke is a cute red beagle who was adopted by Matt Pi in 2009. They are now members of the Rescue Road Warriors. Their jobs include transporting dogs in...

Fifteen-year-old Glen Klinkhart finds himself unable to reconcile his emotions of guilt and anger over his sister Dawn's atrocious murder. All he knew is that he needed to find justice for his sister's death, and others like it. Glen Klinkhart enters the Alaskan State Police...

Our First Christmas is a compilation of four different stories written by four different authors. In A Ranger for Christmas by Mary Burton, Marisa Thompson, a history professor who studies ancient languages, agrees to help Texas Ranger Lucas Cooper solve a case involving a code...

The fabled air battles of World War I have a tendency to be romanticized, and even satirized as in the popular 1960s song, Snoopy and the Red Baron. But Will Ottinger, in his historical novel A Season for Ravens, not only makes the lives of...

"Being a birth parent in the adoption world can be difficult. It is hard to talk or write about." So confides Darrick C. Rizzo, author of The Open Adoption. That difficulty takes on a special meaning for birth fathers, silent voices rarely heard regarding the...

Hollywood Failure by Will Phillips is the story of Tom Weaver who has great dreams and expectations when he lands a job with Adult Cartoon, his one-time favourite show of all time. He anticipates success and waits to be discovered. His job as Production Assistant,...

How to Become a 3D Printing Entrepreneur by Yoni Binstock is an instructional guide into the fast-paced world of 3D printing technology. In easy to digest chapters starting with the history of the field, Binstock examines the creative world that exists between reality and virtual...

Kate Lockwood hopes to mix business and pleasure when she returns to her small hometown for her sister’s wedding. Unfortunately, her business becomes personal and any enjoyment she has may be threatened by secrets lurking from the past and schemes in the present that threaten...

In Niko, by Kayti Nika Raet, 17-year-old Niko's life was shattered when she returned home one night after scavenge for some food to feed her two brothers, only to find their home on fire. The neighbour had set the place alight in defence against an...

Harm is the second book in The Outsider Chronicles by Kayti Nika Raet. Just after reuniting with her brother, Niko is forced to flee from Amaryllis City, taking along her brother and her dear friend, Ben. After walking for three days on dangerous acid scorched...

Outsider by Kayti Nika Raet is the third book in the Outsider Chronicles. In this part of the story, Niko and her allies focus on bringing some positive change to the lives of the Grey-men and the people in the slums. Although stuck inside Cherai...

Every day we are faced with life’s challenges. Regardless of our culture, adults are guardians over their children and what we instill in them does make a difference. So what happens when ten-year-old Buck Brown who, after spending a week with his grandparents in Wyndham...

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my very favorite genres is that of the short story. Another type of book high on my list is horror. And if I can combine the two, well, that's just a completely winning combination in my opinion....