Tall Tales from the Small Folk Clan (Small Folk Tales) by Christine Larsen is a set of stories and rhymes for our little readers. The stories and rhymes, along with the illustrations, are absolutely delightful and endearing. The author has kept the child audience in...

Children will be drawn to this story of elves, druids, dwarves, trolls, monsters, and magic! Truth Teller, by Kurt Chambers, opens with Charlotte, a curious child, on holiday with her family. Running out of time before she must return to her everyday life, Charlotte sets...

The Gross Gang written by Christine Larsen is about Larsen’s fascination with words that can be classified as "odd" or “extinct.” The book introduces us to many of these words (some of which I’ve never heard before) in the form of various poems. Her poems...

Working for a fashion house that's threatening to go under, Natalie Flemming is desperately searching for Mr. Right, even taking out a wanted ad in a magazine. After a few disastrous dates, she finds herself inextricably drawn to the dashing Oliver Miles, the man in...

Small Folk Rhymes - Part 2 - Fun + Activities (Small Folk Tales) by Christine Larsen is a delightful and cheerful book for our small friends. It focuses more on activities that are stimulating for children and challenges them to be more creative and aware...

The Other Side of the Door by Jill Vance is a curious collection of seventeen diverse and absorbing short stories. Some of these shorts have a paranormal aspect, while others are more along the lines of urban fiction. Still others represent a number of distinct...

When a young, healthy employee of LTG, a defense contractor for the US Navy’s drone development program, dies suddenly from an overdose of a dangerous chemical, Jake Palmer is called in to investigate. Jake, an ex-Navy Seal turned private investigator, is reunited with an old...

Black clothing-wearing, skull-toting, Mohawk-sporting Nick Cross has a bad attitude and believes not even death can touch him. But when Angelina Asmalia, Lady of the Underworld, comes calling, he somehow can't help but accept her offer of becoming a powerful....something. Her cold and wrenching...

As a HUGE steampunk fan, I was thrilled when I got a chance to read The Lotus Effect, the first book in the Rise of the Ardent series by Bridget Ladd. Lily Emmerson is the daughter of two of the most important leaders of her...

Marionette by T. B. Markinson is the story of seventeen-year-old Paige Alexander. Paige is found in her home with slit wrists by her girlfriend. Her friend convinces her to undergo therapy. Though Paige does not think it is going to help her, she decides to...

Journey Within a Story by Giovanni Venturi is a short tale about a little boy who is trapped inside a library and is struggling with the real and the imaginary. The story starts by painting the image of the little boy reading a book inside...

Hank of Twin Rivers was such a delightful read that I hated to see it end. It's the story of young Hank Heaton, and takes place in 1855. Hank and his family live in a soddy along Buck Creek in a small Iowa settlement. It...

Fog is the perfect name for this suspenseful book written by Michael Wombat. Finlay finds himself in an unfamiliar location, with a vehicle full of body parts. He has amnesia and his confusion increases when he is chased by armed men. Finlay is rescued by...

Masters of magic come together in The Raging One by Lexy Wolfe in an effort to fight an unknown but dark enemy threatening all the lands. Unfortunately, the people of the lands do not get along with one another ever since an ancient war. The...

Red Clay and Roses by S.K. Nicholls is a story based on Southern America during the 1950s-60s. The story focuses on Hannah, her journey, and the people she meets, such as Beatrice, the good doctor’s wife, and Moses Grier, their colored handyman, as well as...

False Prophet is a police procedural set in San Francisco and the Mormon community in Abbottsville, California, and written by Donna Banta. Detective Lieutenant Matt Ryan is called to investigate the bludgeoning death of an elderly man. When he turns the body over, he's somewhat...

George Knows by Mindy Mymudes is the interesting story of George and his girl-pup, Karly. It is George's duty to train Karly. In the process, he finds himself being taken on an adventure which will teach him more about himself and help his girl-pup learn...

Opening up your world and allowing everyday life to become laced with miracles is an avenue that too few people explore and therefore they do not fully understand that life can actually become much richer and much fuller. Life Can Be a Miracle by Ivinela...

Jennifer Gilby Roberts' The Dr. Pepper Prophecies is about Melanie Parker, who is going through a rough patch in life. After getting her boyfriend a job as her boss, he dumps her and now seems to be making her life a living hell at work,...

The Last Rose of Summer (The Celtic Rose Trilogy) by Kenna Gordon is a painful love story that spans four generations. The main focus is on Kasey and Katelin Quinn, twin sisters, who look alike but who want very different things from life. A deadly...