Forty is a significant number in the Bible. Jesus fasted for forty days. Moses stayed on the mountain for forty days. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years. You get the gist. The amount of time is long but effective. In the instance...

What happened to Kyle Gardener? Why was she found dead in her room by her mother, Sharon Gardener, the next day? Why did the police find her dad, Paul Gardener, with blood on his shirt and in his vehicle along with the murder weapon? Did...

They say that nice things come in small packages, but Shreya doesn’t want to be small anymore. It’s her birthday. Shouldn’t she be growing taller? That’s her wish, but when the day of celebration comes to an end, she is saddened to realize she hasn’t...

The Cornell Effect by John C. Cranham, DDS. Cornell Richardson arrived into this world alone and three and a half months premature. Doctors held little hope for his survival but Kim Cranham, an Occupational Therapist saw something special in Cornell. She convinced her husband...

Learning in Lockdown by Dylan Meikle is a non-fiction guide for parents and guardians who have had to pick up the baton during the race to curb the global COVID-19 pandemic, working with the children in their home who are no longer able to safely...

The Addicted Child by Richard Capriola is an insightful book that will assist the parents of addicted children to help not only the child they love but also themselves as they navigate the problem. The book is all about adolescent substance abuse and the author...

Finding Home is a work of fiction in the adventure, time travel, and romantic sub-genres, and was penned by author Christy Cooper-Burnett. The work is intended for the mature reading audience and contains some use of explicit language and moderate references to sex and violence...

The Other Side of Eden by Fazle Chowdhury, a family epic, begins in 1947 as Sultan Aslan tries to restore peace and harmony within his province. He is pressured from both East and West who try to convince the Sultan that they can help to...

Rekindling Connections by Nicky Abell-Francis is the journey through a brief period in the life of Zara, who seems to have her career and social life figured out but is still searching for the elusive ‘one’. As a sports physiotherapist in Brighton, Zara meets many...

The small zoo Carolyn Warren runs with her daughters is not only a source of income but also a memory of her late husband, with whom she had constructed it years ago. The zoo boasts a Bengal tiger, christened Ms. Benny by her daughters. Their...

Devils You Know by Miles Watson is a brilliant collection of short stories, some with WW2 themes, gangsters, and paranormal settings, and, of course, the devils we all know make an appearance too. All the stories are great, but I do have favorites. In Nosferatu,...

Pansy Finster lives in Brimstone Horror where the weather normally included grey clouds blocking the sun and thunder rolling in the distance. Normally Pansy would not be concerned by the notice she received in the mail, but she had been trained to never ignore such...

What defines a single person’s life? Is it the number of people they reach out to? And how they reach out to them? The memories of award-winning author Rachel Field speak of her humble ability to love and show compassion, to care about others, and,...

Stepping Into the Fire: A Journal about Growing-up in Appalachian Ohio by Steven P. Keller is an incisive book that explores the author’s memoirs and experiences of Ohio. The story features some of the favorite people in the life of the narrator and presents their...

I’m sure we’re all afraid of something at some time or other. Sometimes our fears take over our lives and that’s never a good thing. That’s what happened to Paulie. He’s a plover, a shorebird (or beach bird) who spent the warm summer months at...

There are shapes all around us. Everything has a shape. Even sea creatures have shapes: like the octopus with its rectangular eyes that help them escape danger. There are even boxfish that are, you guessed it, shaped like a box, the whale with its triangular-shaped...

The Young Reader: A Game Plan for Parents to Teach Their Little Ones How to Read and Problem Solve by Margaret Craig is a useful book for parents who want to guide their children to read and solve problems. The tips and techniques in the...

In Reforming the Duke, Laura Beers takes us back to the early 1800s where we meet three sisters who are very good at matchmaking couples with the emphasis on a ‘love match’ and not the usual status and financial matching of the time. They have...

Bats: A Novel by Cathie Smith Keenan is a compelling character-driven story that clings to your memory long after you finish. A little town in New England is where this unconventional love story unfurls, centering on the life of a woman named Jean Woodland, who...

The Roberts family is off to Norris Lake for some summer fun. Every year, Mom creates a challenging scavenger hunt for the three children. It encourages young people to have fun at the lake while still working on different skills, like math and map reading....