Fat Dreams by Idris Ostrovsky is a novel about an aging man’s journey towards self-discovery and self-love. I thought the theme and the atmosphere of the story would be very grim and dark, but it was actually very positive. Although the pace of the novel...

Crush: A Tale of Two Vineyards is a work of dramatic family saga and romantic fiction penned by author Joye Emmens. Set between the lush vineyards of both the South of France and the valleys of California, our central heroine is Olivia, for whom wine...

After Kilimanjaro: A Novel by Gayle Woodson has a strong appeal for fans of women's fiction and adventure. Dr. Sarah Whitaker knows she needs a break. She’s been burned out from work. So, when David, the man who has been central in her life for...

The Gathering Dark by Brett Armstrong is the first book in the Quest of Fire series. Jason is on the run and looking for a place to hide when he stumbles into an inn to find the owner sharing a fanciful tale. The story follows...

SPANK: Odyssey is a work of sharply humorous fantasy fiction written for adults, and penned by author Klara Raškaj. Reversing the traditional stereotypes of epic fantasy style fiction, this intriguing novel focuses on the villain of the piece as its central character. Domino, a strip...

Sophia Freeman and the Mysterious Fountain is a fantasy/adventure book for children by T.X. Troan. Sophia is a lonely young girl, whose mother has passed away and whose father is too wrapped up in his business affairs to spend any time with her. Materially, Sophia...

The Power of Praise: Empowering Students through Positive Feedback (Rogers Pedagogical Book 2) by Richard James Rogers is a book for educators and any professional involved in the life of students. The author offers a strategy to coax students to success using the art of...

Immortal Magic: Forbidden Love is a work of paranormal romance fiction aimed at young adults, and was penned by author B. J. Fournier. Set in the complementary fields of both romantic vampire fantasy fiction and tales of witchcraft, this dark and seductive work keeps its...

Songbirds and Stray Dogs by Meagan Lucas is a Southern fiction novel that revolves around two characters who have both found themselves in situations that feel impossible, particularly at the tender early twenty-something ages. Jolene has been smacked down by life since her earliest childhood,...

In the opening lines of this groundbreaking self-help book, Learn to Love: Guide to Healing Your Disappointing Love Life, Thomas Jordan, Ph.D., the author, cautions that: “This is a book about love relationships. About the relationships we form, healthy or unhealthy, when we fall in...

Living Lightly is a work of non-fiction focused on spiritual and psychological advice and the ways to “Bring Happiness and Calm to Your Everyday”, and was penned by author duo Dale Curd and Kimberly Alexander. In this extensive and informative guidebook of positive advice, Dale...

Stranger Days on Peculiar Hill by Grimly Darkwood continues the tale of The Vale of Strange. Darkwood flawlessly ties book one to book two by making you feel you hadn’t been away from The Vale of Strange for longer than a minute. This book is...

Daughter of Winter by Corina Douglas is the first book in the series by the same name. Our main character, Brydie MacKay, is one of those ordinary people until she discovers she’s not. She learns that she has powers and the destiny to destroy an...

The Royal Search for Shenanigans is a work of fiction in the adventure sub-genre, penned for children by author Nita Marie Clark with illustrations by Kathy Doherty. This delightful and partially illustrated chapter book is a great introduction to independent reading for young children, and...

In Luna Kayne's Step Darkly, Emilia had run away years ago to university, leaving her past, her pain, and her secrets behind. Leaving Joshua Darkly behind too. He and his mother had been insufferable, his mother, her step-mother for a short time, had been trouble...

Illusional Reality is a young adult epic fantasy written by Karina Kantas. Becky rushed out of her office building and began looking for a cab to take her back home. Her somewhat battered Mini hadn't cooperated when she tried to start it to go to...

The Dreams of Demons: The Legends of the Pale Series is a romantic paranormal fantasy novel written by Tarrant Smith. Gabriela found it impossible to resist reaching out and reading the minds of people passing by. Sometimes, the act was a harmless exercise of a...

In Pam R. Johnson Davis’s book of poetry, Seasons (I’ll Be Seeing You), her poems follow seven years in her life in which she experiences heartbreak, healing, and redemption. Following a broken relationship, she experiences grief and depression which are beautifully represented in poems like...

The Renascent World is a work of fiction in the science fiction, romance, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author Carryn W. Kerr. The work is aimed at both young adult and adult readers to enjoy and it is largely accessible, though it does...

Wraith is book three in the Garbageman series by Erik Dean, a story ingeniously written for fans of paranormal and horror. The blurb clearly asks readers to remember to keep the lights on and that is understandably true because the story has a spell that...