"Streetwise: Mafia Memoirs" by Russell A. Vassallo is a memoir of a kid raised in a world that feared the Mafia. It was a tough life where even saving the life of a friend could mean your own life was at risk. The story tells...

Someone is intent on finishing what he started, and none of it good. Embryo 2: Crosshairs by J.A. Schneider is a medical thriller with a very current day twist involving in vitro fertilization and other medical miracles. OB resident David Levine and intern Jill Raney...

The Sect: The Windgate, Book 1 of The School of Minsitry Series by Braxton A. Cosby is a tantalizing tale of the ongoing battle of Good versus Evil in the supernatural realm. Three men are essentially kidnapped and brought to the School of Ministry, where...

Sinful Purity by K. A. Standen, is a coming-of-age story of a young girl, Mary Elizabeth (Liz), who was orphaned at the age of four and placed under the care of Mary Immaculate Queen Orphanage. Not having remembered anything of her life before the age...

It’s a scary thing to think about: after all the months of preparation and planning for your newborn baby, to have everything go out the window when that baby says it’s coming fast and you end up delivering somewhere unexpected. En Route Baby is a...

Rogue, by P.A. Minyard, is a fascinating blend of historical fiction and fantasy. Daniel joined the Union army in order to make a difference and to protect his land and his family from the threats of the Confederacy, but in a fatal clash on the...

Readers looking for a thrilling fantasy adventure need look no further than D. Maria Trimble’s Amane of Teravinea. Amane has always been fascinated by the songs and stories of old that depicted the quests of dragon riders of the past. Hearing of their adventures makes...

I think that this book will one day become a classic among fantasy/world-building stories and novels. It must take a special kind of imagination, perseverance, and aptitude to put together a novel of this magnitude and complexity while maintaining an easy to read level of...

Author Michael A.T. Stewart in his book Quotable Quotes gives the reader some wonderful nuggets of truth. This is more than a book just filled with insightful quotes, but a book that expounds upon that quote and takes the reader deeper into the truth and...

Sinful Relations by K.A. Standen weaves around the tragically lonely life of Sarah (aka: Liz) whose life has been a roller-coaster of running away, yet she cannot fathom why. Having lived her entire life in an orphanage, Sarah is not worldly. She is anything but....

Primeval Origins: Paths of Anguish by Brett Vonsik is, I fervently hope, volume 1 of at least a trilogy. Vonsik begins Primeval Origins on a Bolivian archaeological dig, where the fossilized skeleton of the largest known example of a prehistoric carnivore on Earth has been...

Hush Now by L.A. Green is a unique and original story that enthralled my senses on many different levels. From start to finish I was engulfed in the plot theme and storyline that took me away, deep into a past era. In short, this is...

Selling Energy: Inspiring Ideas That Get More Projects Approved! is a non-fiction business book written by Mark T. Jewell and Rachel A. Christenson. Jewell's organization, The Efficiency Sales Professional Institute, offers training programs and seminars that highlight ways in which each and every presentation or...

The Ripper is a riveting horror story by L.A. Maldonado. Ripperologist Chelsea Reid gains clairvoyant vision after a brutal attack and warns a stranger in Whitechapel of her forthcoming murder. A tabloid hires Chelsea’s detective father, Matthew, descendant of the detective on the original case,...

The Baby Sea Turtle is a children's book written by S.A. Mahan and illustrated by Deborah Mahan. A mother turtle leaves the sea one night to lay her eggs, which she covers with sand to keep them safe. One day, the baby turtles hatch and...

Fate's Fray Volume 1: The Story of Time No More by J.A. Tocksworth is probably one of the best, if not the best, fantasy books I have ever read. It's refreshing to read a fantasy book that is completely original and unique. Fate's Fray is...

As an orphan in a large group home, Franny Mireles contented herself with stories of fairies and make-believe lands. Imagine Franny’s surprise one day, on an outing in Highland Park, when she discovers a fairy trapped in a spider’s web. In Franny and The Land...

Unhappy about moving away from her city home and friends in Gabbie and the Secret Door by L.A. Maldonado, Gabbie is pleasantly surprised when she discovers an amazing secret hidden in the wall of her new bedroom. In a suburban neighborhood where she has to...

Apple by R.A. Black is a stomach-churning story of terror. Skye and his younger sister are inseparable and, after a long illness, Skye is forced to leave their home to find work to ease the burden on the family. Apple insists on going with him,...

I had reviewed Part I of Fate's Fray by J.A. Tocksworth, so I was anxious to read Part II. The journey of X'ieth and Kort, the rogue elf, continues in Part II. Tocksworth provides readers with much action and unexpected twists in the second half...