Freckle-faced four year old Jason Smith sits on the rooftop of his Craftsman-style home in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Jason has a lisp, a wild imagination and a knack for mischief and now he is pretending he is Batman. He jumps off the roof, a twenty-two...

“Reluctant Gods” by A.J. Aaron asks you to imagine waking up one Saturday morning and learning that you are literally a god with the power to save the world. Your grandmother, Ayel, is an ancient mystic who showed you the secrets behind the trap door....

If you have always wanted to know more about wine without coming across as one of those arrogant connoisseurs then you’ll love J.P. Bary’s "The Persistent Observer’s Guide to Wine". Starting with the notion that the wine industry and so-called wine experts make the process...

It is a rainy day outside, and Lexie worries what she will do inside all day. Lexie remembers her mother telling her about an imaginary friend she created as a little girl, and Lexie decides to try this. Lolly, named after one of her favorite...

"Upside Down Mommy" is more than a book about a mom trying to raise her child. It is about a mother struggling with herself and her own doubts. After having a meltdown and fearing she has forever scarred her son, Amanda Johnson reevaluates her parenting...

A true storm takes the two alien worlds of Korin and Arranon by surprise as Erynn begins to discover her unknown abilities. Faced with the possible destruction of her home world and a related planet, Erynn and her friends from the academy, the Anbas warriors...

Erynn continues to grow in her special abilities that allow her to search for the way to stop the threat to her world. "Fire and Ice: Storm of Arranon" smoothly picks up the unfolding events begun in Book 1 as Erynn becomes more in tune...

Remembering love: this is what Holly is looking for. She spent all her childhood under the love and care of her foster parents and she grew grateful for that. Holly was aware of her past, but only just. She only knew that her parents died...

The Fallen Pharaoh by S.W. Lothian is the third book in this marvelous series, following The Golden Scarab (Book 1), and The Cursed Nile (Book 2). All three stories are good enough to stand alone, but they really are better read in order. Various references...

Susan Grossey's Fatal Forgery is a detective tale set in the 1820s. The story is written in the first person. The events are described as seen through the eyes of the conscientious Constable Plank, from the moment he arrests Henry Fauntleroy for forgery in 1824...

Like many male and female friendships in high school, Jill Hale found herself in love with her lifelong best friend Brian McConnell. As graduation rolls around, Jill finally gets up the nerve to tell Brian how she really feels. However, as these things tend to...

Are You Sleeping: Stormy Weather by Dermot Davis is a fascinating although fictional look at the sleeping mind. Dr. Robert Munro was turning into his father. He ignored his wife Gail and insisted that his son see reality rather than use his imagination. Little Jason...

At first it seems that the world, Eridu (Earth, as it is known by the Moirai), is at peace, in Once Humans by Massimo Marino. But things are not exactly as they appear. Humans are undergoing a transformation into becoming greater beings (transgenic beings that...

Marriage War: Lipstick Breadwinners, Erotic Housewives by Noel Terry speaks about marriages prevalent in the current society. He says that to get married well and be happy throughout nowadays is an art. It is not something that is easy. Women have become equal breadwinners and...

Thomas M. Cirignano is the author of "The Constant Outsider" and "67 Cents: Creation of A Killer." This is a review of the latter. Our tale begins with Nick meeting someone in an alley to collect $1000. Instead he is stabbed repeatedly in the back...

At first glance, Sweetly Broken is a simple tale of a girl falling in love with her best friend’s older brother. But Christie Pettus has gone to great lengths to ensure that nothing, especially the emotions evoked, is simple about this story. This is a...

What can I say and where do I start? Brain - The Man Who Wrote the Book That Changed the World by Dermot Davis is one of the best books I have read in the last few months. The story is about novelist Daniel, who...

The Mayonnaise Murders, written by the talented and creative Keith A. Owens, is a fantasy fiction story with a mix of intrigue, humor, and mystery. Johnny Beardy is dead, and problem-solving alien Vid is on the trail of whoever killed him. How did he die,...

These words greeted me in the introduction, “As you are now reading this introduction, I think it is reasonable for me to deduce that you feel or know that you have a low self-esteem and would like to increase it.” Well, no. My self-esteem is...

The Great PJ Elf Chase: A Christmas Eve Tradition by Judy Voigt and Karen LoBello is an endearing story for small kids with Christmas as the backdrop. The Christmas Eve tradition at the Taylor household is that when the boys go to take their baths,...