A man dies at a Halloween Ball, and the only witnesses are a small boy and a large dog in the sleuth mystery Death By Chance: A Josiah Reynolds Mystery 16 by Abigail Keam. During the Farmer's Market, Josiah Reynolds watches two men attack Rodney...

Books on childhood milestones are always popular. Justine Avery’s new book, You Can’t Wear Panties!, is a fun, unique twist on potty training for girls. Unlike most potty training books, this one focuses on the goal of wearing something other than diapers. This chant-along book...

Who Cares? A Guided Self-Help & Devotional Journal for the Seasons of Life is written to assist readers in journaling. Author Dr. Melita Murray-Carney suggests that writing down personal thoughts, goals, reactions, and more is a way to enhance our mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual...

There’s nothing worse than being sick right before Christmas especially with something like chickenpox and especially for a child like Earnestine, who has all kinds of exciting plans, including being the best angel ever at the church pageant. Mom even fixed up her angel dress...

Babies On Board Part 2, written by Susan Marie Chapman, is a beautiful adventure book for children that follows on from part one. Grumpy the iguana, Little Mouse, Green Parrot, and Mr. Squirrel set out on a mission in the middle of the night to...

Button and Bean are best friends. It doesn’t matter that Button is a round shape and has two holes, while Bean is elongated and bouncy. They don’t care about their differing looks; they just enjoy each other’s company. They do everything together and, even though...

"Memory, remember or forgotten, lives on / borrowed time." Those are poignant words and so true. We never realize what we really have to remember until it's gone. When we're younger and forget, we joke about it, memory being fleeting even then. But, when we...

An ancient relic stolen from a temple embodies a goddess-created beast; when a thief unseals it, lives are in jeopardy in the fantasy novel Shadow of the Jade Cat: A Tale From the City of Magic by Susan Ann Walker. A short time before the...

And Still We Rise by Jordan Steven Sher is a powerful story of survival against all odds, overcoming tragedies, and keeping hope alive in the face of unbelievable brutality. This book tells the story of a family torn apart during the genocide in Bosnia in...

In Taint by Janet Kelley, Rebecca is asked by her best friend Luke to keep a secret that she couldn’t even begin to comprehend. He confides in her that he had been raped by two boys at a party. This news immediately sends Rebecca reeling...

Plinky Witch and the Grand Halloween Scheme by Liz Cooper is a children's illustrated book about Halloween, candy, more candy, and uh … too much candy. You know the saying that too much of a good thing is no longer a good thing? That, in...

Awakening Through Anxiety: A Journey to Finding One's True Self by Amy Blakeslee is a non-fiction self-help memoir that harnesses the prior pain of its author and guides the reader to a path of their own making. Blakeslee begins with a profoundly honest analysis of...

Chaos Above the Sand: A Special Projects Unit Adventure by Bruce Thomas is a war story with heroes who know exactly what is at stake if they fail. Special Projects Unit Director William Eddy, a.k.a. Wild Bill, and Assistant Director Mark Jones, a.k.a. Vector, have...

DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids who Rescued Them by Diane Trull with Meredith Wargo is uplifting, inspiring, and emotional. Diane Trull was an elementary school teacher whose students led her to a profound moment when a picture of dogs in...

If you are a unicorn lover - and who isn’t – you’ll adore the magical new series by R.L. Ullman that begins with Petunia the Unicorn’s Dazzling Christmas Debut. We know children need a lot of courage to start a new school. Now imagine that...

The Cowboy by Amanda Lewis takes you to a quaint little town in Texas where Bea St. Claire decides Elijah Callahan is the man she will marry. During the summer vacation, Elijah goes into town every Wednesday to eat out and grab his dog a...

Lords of the Black Banner: A Mongolian Epic (Fractured Empire Saga Book 2) by Starr Z. Davies is exactly what the title implies: a true epic of Mongolian life, death, treachery, and an empire in decline, carefully held together by a cobbled alliance of Mongolian...

How to Slow Your Inner Flash by Kenneth Rogers, Jr. expands on the definition of workaholism and helps the reader in understanding how to overcome workaholism as a coping mechanism for childhood abuse. People are forced to decide whether they will begin the healing process...

Love at the Salted Caramel Café is the latest romance novel by author Angie Ellington. This book is a contemporary tale set in scenic Virginia and follows Sierra Blake as she returns home after a break-up leads to her losing her job. Sierra is a...

What is Anxiety? A Children's Guide by Lindsey Coker is an informative children's book about anxiety. A young girl named Sarah is starting at her new school and begins to have worrying thoughts. Will she make any friends? Will she be laughed at? Or what...