The Greatest Lessons from the Martial Arts, compiled by Tim Johnson for the Martial Arts Lineage Project, is a thoughtful collection of quotes and testimonials focusing on the proper mindset required for those pursuing Martial Arts and the wide range of possible benefits associated with...

The Griffin’s Boy: The Griffin Riders is the second book in The Griffin Riders series by Julia Hughes. In this book, we get the history behind the griffin named Balkind and his rider. The rider is introduced to us as a boy who wants to...

The Cats and the Cradle is the third book in The Ann and Henry Novels by Jane McBride and I think this was probably the best one by far. It was a bit different, there wasn't a mystery to solve, no murders going on, but...

When Mathius takes over the kingdom from his father, who was not the sort of king you wanted to have, his only thoughts are how to make sure people know he is nothing like his father. His first challenge comes in the form of Vikings...

The True End of Money and The Path To Free by Mr Derek M. McGowan II explores the role of money and capitalism across various eras, and through the eyes of characters ranging from a spineless playboy, an immigrant determined to improve the prospects of...

The Heir to the Amulet mixes the ideas of knights and old world, medieval places with futuristic, high-tech places and blends them into a story of mystery and intrigue, kidnapping, and sabotage. Raith was successful in her attempt to take over the country of Cymnosa,...

The Last of the Titans by Darryl D. Bowman is one of the most unusual books in the espionage or action genres I have ever read. I picked it up, thinking it might be a story from Greek mythology. Then I thought it referred to...

The Quaker and the Rebel, book 1 in Mary Ellis’ Civil War Heroines Series, is an excellent and exciting start to this new series! Emily is beginning her life over in the south; however, she has not given up all of her old ways as...

The Wreck of the Rachel Marie, written by Reginald J. Thorne, is an exciting, adventurous, and suspenseful short story that tells the tale of pirate Simon Daggett, first mate Tom Smythe, the beautiful Rachel Marie, and the rest of the scurvy pirates of the "Brotherhood...

Author Busola Jegede in her book The Secret Place of the Most High for Women helps women find their place of security and safety within the arms of their Heavenly Father. She leads the reader along a path and describes how they can arrive at...

Parenting is undergoing massive changes depending on the generation and times. In James Pedersen's The Rise of the Millennial Parents: Parenting Yesterday and Today, the author discusses the complexity of parenting style and methods and how it affects the growth of a child, positively and...

Angie has been in love with her Uncle Chris (they are not related by blood) for as long as she can remember. But everyone in the family watches and disapproves of their interactions so it took a long time for Angie to act on her...

For the last couple of years Julia has dreamed of the high school golden boy, Michael. She has used him to inspire her poetry and music and she has thought herself in love with him. At the graduation ball, he finally asks her to dance...

The Monsoon Killed the Tiger by Jack Lyndon Thomas is a thriller that will keep readers riveted to the story. Kannon Ballard returns to Vietnam, giving up a girlfriend and a motorcycle adventure in the San Juan mountains. A letter stating 'We have unfinished business'...

The Sound Advice Encyclopedia of Voice-Over & the Business of Being A Working Talent is a non-fiction reference and instructional book written by Kate McClanaghan. The author is both an actor and voice-over talent, a producer, and the owner of The Sound Advice, a service...

The Vicious Case of the Viral Vaccine is a wonderfully educational book for children in grades four through six. In this novel, authors Pendred Noyce and Roberta Baxter have presented Mae and Clinton. They are two adventuresome children who attend the Galactic Academy of Science...

The Death of the Rose by Selina Bodur is a masterpiece of poetic art. Throughout human history, the rose has been a symbol of love. The rose fits this book of artistic poems very well. The poem "Friend" is so true to the nature...

The Pinkaboos, Bitterly and the Giant Problem by Laura Gosselin and Jake Gosselin is a delightful story for children which revolves around two friends, Abyssma and Belladonna, school and bullying. It is a perfect story to discuss with children the fears that bother them while...

The Great Adventures of Peter the Fish by Glenn Thorpe is a fun little book. Peter is a small fish who lives with his parents in a pond surrounded by a beautiful forest. Although tiny in size, he is a super fast swimmer and often...

The Legend of the ICant's by Rhonda D. Ross M.Ed. is a very witty and unique story of the ICan't family that struggles every day to get things right. Ino and Maybea meet and fall in love and they have two children, Ussed and Eissed....