Blood Island: Secret of the Halflings Book 2 by Samantha Coville is a young adult fantasy about the Siren community. When three elders of the Siren community go out for their monthly hunt, no one expects them to turn up dead. This puts the community...

Neil and Candy are happily married and desperately in love. They fought hard for the relationship and it is perfect now, except Neil really wants a baby and Candy can’t give him one. Neil steamrolls over Candy and hires a surrogate as Candy begins to...

Betrayal Only Comes In Green is a short, sharp thriller by author Sandy Appleyard. The second story in the Betrayal Series, the plot focuses on widower Saul Jessup, who lives a solitary life in San Bernardino and appears to be just like any other single...

I would recommend not starting Novus (The Cresecren Chronicles, Book 1) by Crystal Marcos if you have anything planned for the rest of the day, as you will most likely not want to put the book down! Cayden, the main character, is a Cresecren, similar...

Where do I even begin with Dandelion on Fire by Sherry Torgent? This book is a genre-bending blend of coming-of-age, romance, mystery, sci-fi and fantasy neatly bundled as a book with a simple dandelion puff aflame on the cover. In it, we follow socially inept...

In an absolutely fantastic read by author Kelly Risser, Always Remembered, Book Three in the Never Forgotten Series, we find ourselves on another epic journey with Meara Quinn, the lovely young woman we've followed all throughout this enchanting series. In this, the final installment, Meara...

Broken Places by Rachel Thompson is a very descriptive, well-written memoir of abuse. Broken Places is a collection of non-fiction essays, short stories, and poetry. Author Rachel Thompson has a well-developed vocabulary for describing one of the worst experiences of her life — sexual abuse...

Daniel the Camp-er (Daniel the Draw-er Book 2) by S.J. Henderson is a fun read for children that captures the voice of a nine year old beautifully. The author looks at the world through the eyes of Daniel whose life is filled with adventures, excitement,...

In The Girl in Red Pajamas, the third book in the Pajama Trilogy by author Chris Birdy, the reader is again pulled deeply into the lives of Bodie McGruder and his family, especially that of his enigmatic daughter, Isabella. Bodie's sister, Ann, has been accused...

Triangulating Bliss by Janelle Jalbert is a fascinating story filled with unusual encounters and heartwarming surprises. Mikel Thomas, a professional basketball player, has been found dead in his home in West Los Angeles and is alleged to have committed suicide. The story is all over...

I confess, I am a mom and I do not know how to make pancakes. So when I saw Lucy Ravitch’s book, The Pancake Menu: Menu & Cookbook Hands-on Math Fun, I grabbed it in hopes of learning. I was not disappointed and am happy...

The Advocate: The Advocate Series, Book One is a legal thriller written by Teresa Burrell. Sabre Brown is an attorney who specializes in Family Law in San Diego. She and her close friend, Bob, have worked a number of cases before the Juvenile Division of...

The Seventh Medallion: Bartholomew the Adventurer Trilogy, Book 3 is an epic fantasy written by Tom Hoffman. Oliver, Bartholomew, and Edmund the Rabbiton have found themselves on yet another quest. This time it's at the request of Madame Beffy, Oliver’s love interest and the baker...

The Advocate’s Betrayal: The Advocate Series, Book 2 is a legal thriller written by Teresa Burrell. When the phone rang at four in the morning, Sabre Brown didn’t expect good news, but she was still shattered when her friend, Betty, told her that her husband,...

Firebird by Jennifer Loring is a definite scorcher. This is one novel that will make you blush, but at the same time, it will make you smile. There is a hot Russian hockey player, Aleksandr Volynsky, who is a bad boy and a great sportsman....

Attorney Sabre Orin Brown, affectionately known as SOBS by her co-workers, is on a mission to unite broken families and restore order in the family court judicial system. When young Bailey goes missing, a mystery evolves that highlights dangers even seasoned child advocate Sabre and...

Hieroglyph: TC's Adventures, Book 1 is a children's and preteen historical adventure novel written by W.J. Scott and illustrated by John Helle-Nielsen. TC lives with her Aunt Letty who's been her guardian, more or less, since the disappearance of her archaeologist parents. Letty is committed...

In Dragon Knight's Shield, Mary Morgan writes a captivating tale about Angus MacKay and Deirdre Flanagan, two lovers who travel through the veil of time to be together. Angus, a Highlander once belonging to the Order of the Dragon Knights, must begin his quest for...

Outpost by F.T. McKinstry is the first novel in The Fylking series. This novel is simply WOW. The story is complicated but in a good way. I have been on the look out for a series that is as good as The Lord of the...

Ivory Shepard, known as The Razor, narrates her own story in P.S. Bartlett’s Demons & Pearls (The Razor’s Adventures Book 1). It opens when the pirate ship, Demon Sea, attacks a merchant vessel. Not satisfied with taking her cargo, Captain Barclay commands that her crew...