The Shark in the Park by Mark Watson is a cute little story which will tickle the creative and imaginative minds of all small kids. Michael is walking to school one day when he sees something swimming beneath the trees. It looks like a shark;...

Delightful. Delightful. Delightful. I’m not sure how many more times I should write that word, but it’s the best one I can come up with to describe The View North from Liberal Cemetery by debut novelist Joel Wapnick. Following protagonist Carl Anderson through his journal...

The Modern Job Hunting Guide by Pete Mary is a straightforward guide with a view to demystifying online job hunting. There's no doubt the internet has changed many aspects of life, including job hunting. This guide is simple and effective for all ages and outlines...

The Independent by Rick McGee is a political fiction novel about a retired coach who is tired of the corruption of politics. When Coach Bob hears another story about the lies and deceit of those in political power, he decides to do something about it....

A Biography of Linda by Clyde Hoch is an intense biography of a young Chinese girl, La Fong, her family and their struggles during the changing times of the mid-1900s. Came the Chinese revolution and La Fong and her family had to escape from 'Red...

The Quiet Kill is a mystery novel written by Luke Taylor. Loeb Cohen is a young writer who's had a best-selling novel published and made into a popular television series. His agents, of course, want more. His days are spent quietly trying to write at...

Thomas Lopinski’s The Art of Raising Hell is the story of young Ryan Johnson (nicknamed Newbie by his friends and throughout the book) and is set in the 1970s. Newbie and his father move to Bunsen Creek, Illinois, after the tragic death of his mom...

Caroline is so disorganised that, according to one of her daughters ‘she couldn’t even organise a shopping list.’ She can’t even seem to make up her mind if she is a lesbian or bisexual. Yet she’s on trial for arranging the long-distance, cross-country assassination of...

The Walking Fish by Rachelle Burk and Kopel Burk is a funny and adventurous story where Alexis, a seventh grade student, makes an exciting discovery that a blind fish can walk. It all starts when she catches a strange looking fish that resembles a living...

The Many Adventures of Cuddles: Tobey, Pandora and Cuddles by Marcel Ray Duriez is a delightful storybook for children. Once upon a time, in the boondocks of a mysterious neighborhood, lived three squirrels: Tobey, Pandora and Cuddles. They live together in a home under the...

The Crossings by Barry Kienzle is a delightful coming of age story that follows young George “Georgie” Martin as he hops on a freight train from his home near Cincinnati, Ohio, determined to experience the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. Georgie, once an innocent...

The Tiefling by Barbara T. Cerny is an enchanting tale. Branan Lachlan, heir to the title Earl of Glaxton, is five years old when he feels a light in his "belly" and hears angels speak. He believes he has an Angel light. A dying stranger...

The Methuselarity Transformation is a science fiction novel written by Rick Moskovitz. Marcus Takana has given up on his future, ever since the environmental calamity that impoverished his family when he was 22 years old and he joined the ranks of the data deprived. He’s...

In The Outworlds: War Torrent by Daniel P. Douglas, Zy is looking forward to getting old enough to start service to the others of his bipedal, reptilian race called Angorals. That is until he stumbles on a spy from a rival moon. Sekkalan Angorals launch...

The Legacy of Tallow Manor is an entertaining tale based on the romance between Benjamin Rawlings and Elizabeth Gatcombe. This childhood romance blossomed at Tallow Manor in Britain. Elizabeth was from a family of high ranking and Benjamin was the son of the farrier. They...

The Speed of Darkness: A Tale of Space, Time, and Aliens Who Love to Party is a hard science fiction novel written by Mendy Sobol. Roy Geiger and Jeffrey Graham had grown up, attended Admiral Farragut Academy and gone on to Annapolis together, but Roy...

The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy is a young adult fantasy about a sixteen-year-old orphan named Aurora who gets kidnapped and taken into the magical world of Avalonia. There is dangerous magic in Avalonia and a wicked queen who has proven she will...

Love, life, beauty, poignant, short, challenging and wholehearted are just a few words to describe The Other Side of Here: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems by Shuna Meade. Each story stands on its own and, with a few added short poems, creates a...

n a creepy, psychologically thrilling read by author Sandra Gustafsson, The Rival, the reader is introduced to Sara and Tobias. Neither character seems completely reliable or trustworthy, but through each of their stories, the reader just might be able to piece together what happened to...

Every legend is a story with a lesson to share. A mermaid kidnaps children swimming in a Colombian river on Good Friday, a day of religious observance, and many, fasting, easily fall victim to the mermaid who only wants children to play with her in...