Storm Watcher by Maria V. Snyder is a coming-of-age young adult novel. While at a tracking competition, Luke Riley meets Willajean, a dog trainer and breeder. Luke’s father, a famous search and rescuer, wants Luke to have a bloodhound pup like his brothers. Willajean agrees...

The Children of Time by Chaiene Santos is a futuristic, science fiction novel with plenty of thrills, mystery, and romance. Nicolas is a young college-going student studying physics, who is very interested in astronomy and the cosmos. He has never been in love until he...

I must confess that ever since I first read Anna Elizabeth Bennett's Little Witch, I have been drawn to children's stories about witches. As soon as I saw the title of Patrice Lyle's book, I had to grab it and start reading right away. I...

Destiny Finds Her by Miranda Lynn is a time-travel historical romance. Adopted at birth, Jami Morgan has never fitted in with her mother and father’s rich lifestyle. She strives to set herself apart and make her own way in the world. All she has left...

Lethally Blonde by Patrice Lyle is a brilliant story about sixteen-year-old Morgan Skully. The only blonde demon in existence, Morgan is a typical girly teenager who is obsessed with clothes sold in Dante’s and the colour pink. One day she is forced to become a...

Through the visions of Marie, Alec's mom, and Alec himself, and the sights given to her by Wade, Eryn knew what was to come, and she didn't like it one bit! In order to save the town of Redgrave, she would have to give in...

Her parents wanted her to have a normal life, but Eryn had no idea what normal was. Now that they were missing, or "dead" as the Council said she had to tell everyone, she was living in Redgrave with her uncle. A town that isn't...

Island Sting by Bonnie J. Doerr is an adventure as well as an educational story for children. Kenzie moves to Florida Keys with her divorced mother. While Maggie gets on with her job as a nurse, Kenzie has been allotted the job of unpacking their...

What a great book! That's the first thought I had when I finished reading Stake Out by author Bonnie J. Doerr. Following the gang from her previous work, Island Sting, we again find the Keys Teens Care (KTC) group working to protect endangered species in...

Maurpikios Fiddler: The Magical Amethyst of Spes is the second installment of a fantasy series by M.J. Logan. In the first book, The True Meaning of Magic, readers are introduced to young Maurpikios Fiddler with a mission to save his own life and those of...

I loved the opening lines of Blood Moon Over Africa by Paul Zunckel that said, "nothing is safe when the moon is full." That sums up this story's premise very well. Piet van Zyl, safari owner, finds himself drawn into a world of witchcraft, and...

When You Were a Worm (and Other Stories and Creepy Crawlies!) by Neil McFarlane is a collection of imaginary stories that will make your child wonder what would happen if they turned into a creepy, crawly creature. Kids can go through myriad emotions at the...

My Giant Farts by Neil McFarlane is about a boy who finds a lamp with a giant in it. He starts walking around with his giant and meets a bunch of friends who have pets that can do cool tricks. When they ask what his...

A Moat is Not a Goat – Poems for Clever Little Girls by Elsa Takaoka is a collection of delightful and imaginative stories for young children, all beautifully illustrated by Fanny Liem. Each story is told as a poem and takes the reader on a...

A Cozy Country Christmas Anthology by Christine Arness is a collection of short stories that will put a smile on your face and a glow in your heart. Each individual story shines with happy Christmas joy and cheer. There are twelve different stories included...

Jan Blonk pens a purposeful and engaging devotional in An Unfathomable Gift: God’s Astonishing Grace. Each daily reading describes God’s grace towards us through the gift of salvation via Jesus Christ. The emphasis is that sin separates us from God, but God’s grace and...

Daniel’s Fork is a dystopian-style novel by Zeecé Lugo. The world as we know it has reverted back to a simpler time, one of lords and villages. In the settlement of Daniel’s Fork, Lord Strongheart has passed away, leaving an opening for a new lord....

In Lust. Mechanics. Mini Cooper, by Elle Brookes, Lesley Meryn lived a very secluded life, with just the characters in her books for company. Save for her long time best friend, major movie star Jax, she was not really into socialising with anyone, especially after...

Maggie Adams provides romance with depth, feeling and plenty of real emotion in Whistlin' Dixie. Mac Coalson is using his construction company to help rebuild his hometown, but it seems that someone is out to sabotage his work, so when the local sheriff gives him...

Born in the same hospital on the same day to parents who were best friends, Fernie and Andes were best friends and soul mates for 14 years, until they were unceremoniously separated. Imagine Fernie's surprise when she realised that the craftsman whose story she had...