Life in the Chastity Zone, by Holly Brandon, is a leisurely novel about a modern woman named Chastity, and how she navigates romance in today's society. This is as she tries to figure out who she is and what (or who) she really wants--always at...

Let's meet Mavis and Margot in the story The Adventures of Mavis and Margot: Mavis and Margot Join the Circus! by Robyn Gonzalez. Mavis loved playing frisbee even when she was tired and one day her mom threw the frisbee so high up in the...

From Hell with Love (The Forsaken Comedy) by Kevin Kauffmann is an engrossing epic fantasy that showcases the author’s imagination. I was fascinated with Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, but this novel takes supernatural intrigue to a new level. The protagonist is Niccolo da Firenze who,...

I loved Betsy’s Philadelphia Adventure: From the Betsy Ross House to the University of Pennsylvania and I think children will, too! The story by authors Marcia Sawyer and Sandy Mayer is a scavenger hunt that takes place in Philadelphia. Betsy the red squirrel receives an...

Oliver West was still in his pajamas while the other kids were outside having fun. Tommy was running and Jackson was high up in a tree. Parker was having fun riding his bike and Bree and Jade were drawing with chalk on the sidewalk but...

Seasons Out of Time by Kimberly Wenzler is a wonderful story for fans of women's fiction. Heather Harrison is separated, and ironically, she writes an advice column that offers surprising answers to people involved in relationships, opening new perspectives, and challenging them. Then a man...

The Talisman by R. L. Kasprzycki is the story of a family who tries to navigate their tumultuous lives after the matriarch of the family makes a fateful decision. The Eagleton family is both very proud of their family and an ancient gift called the...

Death is always an unwelcome presence, especially in the home. Once he knocks, it could leave an open wound that festers and makes everyone vulnerable. Such is the story of We Go On by Regina Walker. The first installment in her Then Comes Hope trilogy,...

It was a windy day when Kurt, Gert, Jazmine, and Bagel went into Briar Wood. Bagel's eyes were glued to the brown figure and Jazmine wondered why Harley the Good Witch had brought them there. She welcomed them to Briar Wood and asked them to...

Not Afraid to Fall by Brian Hall comprises nine chapters of faith, strength, and courage in a man who simply did not want to give up. When Brian Hall saw the early signs of Parkinson's disease, he was just 14 years old. It was at...

Letter to My Dreams for Planet Earth by Pilar Velez is an informative and educational book that will make children realize the importance of protecting the environment using interactive activities and a diary format where readers are the captain of the trip. The magical stories...

Billy's Brain Booster Juice is a work of fiction in the children’s adventure story sub-genre and was penned by author Becci Murray. The story focuses on ten-year-old Billy who, while exploring his own school playground, comes across a magical recipe that boosts his brainpower. Although...

Skipping Stones: A Memoir by MJ Blaeser is the book you want to read to boost your emotional immunity and psychological stamina. It's about a woman who finds strength and resilience within herself to take care of the curveballs life has thrown her way. Just...

When reporter Debbie Bradley returns to her home town, St. Louis, primarily to be at her mother’s side as she undergoes a mastectomy, Debbie anticipates that much will have changed about the city during her absence. What she doesn’t expect to discover is just who...

The Scar of a Miracle by Monica Gonzalez is the heartbreaking story of a young pilot, Martin, who survived a plane crash after suffering multiple burns that saw him undergo a physical transformation and later on led him to a positive transformation; physically, mentally, emotionally,...

In 1853, a much-loved reverend is being tried for murder in the fictionalized true-crime novel, Beneath the Splendor by Jamie Taylor. While visiting her cousin, Elizabeth Carawan takes the maid's twelve-year-old daughter, Mary, to be her personal maid. Having grown up in servitude, Mary is...

In Jane Ver Mulm’s delightful historical romance novel, Finding Paradise, Ellen Schmidt struggles against the repressive social norms of her era. During her childhood, Ellen forms close bonds with her father’s slaves. Unlike most people in her circle, Ellen abhors the practice of slavery, an...

The Secret Journal (God Stones, Book 1) by Otto Schafer brings to life two main characters in two very different locations. First, you have Breanne Moore, who blames herself for her mother’s death and relives the event often in her dreams. Breanne is with her...

LauraAnn Migliore Ph.D. and Erik Bean Ed.D.'s 20/20 Prudent Leadership is the first of nine lessons for personal development. These researchers have developed a fascinating metaphor that compares human awareness to an atom. The nucleus of the atom represents values; the neutrons represent beliefs;...

Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle by Kevin St Jarre is almost a coming of age story, but with a twist. When Tom Tibbets takes a job at a weekly newspaper in a small town in New Hampshire, he has no idea he will become more...