Olivia loved horses and loved working at the stables with Claudia. Olivia’s aunt had given her lessons for her 7th birthday, and Olivia worked at the stables to continue paying for them. Working around horses so much, she always wondered what it would be...

Ruby and the Mix Games starts as a young girl named Ruby is entranced with the idea of becoming a Hue warrior. She arrives at this decision mostly because her brother, a hero to her, becomes one, and everyone is very proud of him. But...

For Whom The Curtain Calls by Ian O’ Regan is a humorous mystery that the reader can quickly get hooked on. Denton Rourke teaches English at the local community college and in his spare time helps the police department solve some penny-ante crimes. Now they...

Narrator Nancy tells of her pretty Southern mother's life and loves. Mother Elise receives a telephone call each year on her birthday from her first love, Peter, and her husband, Rich, just smiles and doesn't disapprove. Elise's mother, Nancy's Nana, totally disapproved of Elise's love...

Voices is an intriguing novel written by Roger Ladd Memmott. Kala Westergaard was orphaned as a young child and raised by her grandmother and aunt. The novel starts with Kala and her boyfriend, Tommy, out driving late at night. They encounter a deer on the...

First friends, first loves, childhood secrets, love, passion, loss of innocence, guilt, betrayal. Angels and demons. Choices and agency. Loss and grief. These themes are all woven intricately into the plot of Heaven’s Way by Roger Ladd Memmott. The narrator is Danny, and we see...

The Witch, The Cat, and the Egg by Joanne Lécuyer is a fantasy book for children ranging from 4th to 6th grade. It’s the story of good witch and her cat. Julianne lived in a cottage on the border of a magical forest with her...

Kathy M. Miller has captured the personalities and the lives of adorable chipmunks in her book, Chippy Chipmunk: Babies in the Garden. Miller took pictures of four baby chipmunks, fondly named Rosalie, Roosevelt, Rachel and Benjamin, after they were brought to her yard by their...

Agape Jones is a retired NYPD police officer whose cell-phone ringtone is “Theme from Beverly Hills Cop.” Now living on Maui with his career brought to an early close because of a bullet in his thigh, Jones has become the volunteer head of security at...

It's nice to see diversity represented in a children's book, with illustrations of children in color and names that aren't your basic Mary and John. Good job, Donalisa Helsley (author). The story is presented so wonderfully as it describes a typical household of two sisters who...

Catherine West's writing instantly pulled me into this story and made me feel a part of the characters’ lives. A dramatic story in a time when the world was torn, a raging Vietnam War was happening and the lives of those serving AND those on...

The Dragonfly Prophecy by Jacquelyn Castle is a wonderful book for young adults that takes you on a journey to another universe! As we begin the book and meet Lexi we are taken on an adventure into another dimension. As we get to know Lexi,...

Here is another great story from Karleen Bradford. It is as good as the other two I have read from her, although I found this one a bit slower paced than the others. It took me a bit longer to get immersed in the pages....

"What Would You Do? A Kid’s Guide to Staying Safe in a World of Strangers" is a specially written book by Melissa Harker Ridenour. This book is written specifically for parents to share with their children. It explains the delicate topics of what a stranger...

In the late 1970's and early 1980's, a government-backed genetic experiment went out of control. Two doctors, Fred Taylor and Robert Paynter, involved in this clinical study, try to save the lives of some of the babies conceived by getting them away and into the...

Unheard Cries:A Marriage Horror is realistically written in a southern setting probably in the lower sector of society. It tells of a woman who starts her choices as a school girl in staying with a man who disrespects everything and cherishes nothing. Joyce Mitchell writes...

"Stairlift to Heaven" by Terry Ravenscroft is an irreverent, hilarious look about one man’s life after retirement. He pokes fun at everything, even his urination problems and anal pain. No one and nothing is spared including how to silence the neighbour’s barking dog, the colour...

Queen Vernita Visits The islands of Enchantment by Dawn Menge is the latest installment in the Queen Vernita series. This children’s book consists of thirty one pages filled with brightly colored illustrations. Queen Vernita invited twelve of her friends to visit her. A new friend...

“Slotback Rhapsody” by Christopher Harris is a novel based on the character Nick Morrison who is a reserve punter for a special team football league. Morrison has been to several minicamps during football trainings to select players to start on professional football teams. During training...

"Chrystallia" by P.M. Glaser was a pleasure to read and review. Glaser has created a magical world brought to life through beautiful illustrations and brilliant writing. Siblings Maggie and Jesse were facing a family crisis; their home was being repossessed and their mother was dying....