“Know yourself” has been a mantra for philosophers, teachers, and anyone who is serious about the human condition since the dawn of civilization. But this simple, two-word statement is harder than its brevity suggests. In fact, it can be a lifetime challenge. I believe the...

The Little Light is a fascinating fairy tale style story for children and young adults written by author Dipa Sanatani. Promising ‘A Story of Reincarnation and the Crazy Cosmic Family’, the book seeks to awaken philosophical and spiritual considerations within its young readers by presenting...

Twists Turns and Truths: The Life and Lines of a Master Scientific Hand Analyst by Jayne Sanders is a thought-provoking read with an inspiring voice, scientific hand analysis, and personal stories. Sanders opens up about her journey with key moments in her life, detailing each...

David Lighthouse used to be an investigative reporter once upon a time, but something changed everything for him. Six years ago, his fiancée was brutally murdered and he was the prime suspect. Now he is living peacefully as an assistant pastor in Florida, hoping to...

Retribution: The Riveting Sequel to Redemption! is written by Stephanie Baldi, and it is full of breathtaking suspense. Carmela Santiago, daughter of Ricardo, founder of a drug and smuggling empire, waited for almost six years before she placed her plans in motion - to exact...

Raccoons Don’t Use Spoons, written by Sharon Hanzik and illustrated by Bobbi Switzer, is both an introduction to raccoons and an introduction to respecting wildlife. The illustrations and the text show how clever raccoons can be. The book also shows why you shouldn’t feed them...

How Can a Man Die Better by Roy V Gaston is a compelling historical novel with powerful themes of war and fans of Civil War novels will find it utterly fascinating. While there is chaos as the war rages on, Cage Carew is withdrawn, focused...

Book one of the Forsaken Series, The Christ Project is set in the distant future following a great war that left half the earth uninhabitable and the other half a dystopian world firmly in the control of a renegade United Nations with a military enforcement...

Jackie was born with a gift, but to a twelve-year-old, it had seemed more like a curse. When her talent manifested itself in the form of a vision in the church, it began a string of unforgettable events and a lie she struggled to live...

The Last Seer King is book two in the Shadow Sword series by S.J. Hartland, a well-plotted and wonderfully written epic fantasy with characters and worlds that transport readers. In a realm that is fast heading towards annihilation, heroes and brave warriors fight to restore...

“You just continue to break the rules and make a mess of things.” Such are the memorable admonitions we receive in childhood. Young Frank Nappi heard this prophetic utterance from one teacher when, according to older Frank Nappi, I Became An Elementary School Outlaw. Possessing...

Where Is Smelly Ann Skunk? is written and illustrated by Christianne Thillen and Janet Hill. The forest frogs were supposed to be keeping an eye on Smelly Ann Skunk but somehow managed to let her slip out of sight. Afraid that Mama Skunk would be...

Victoria will embark on a new life when she marries her fiancé Gerald so this should be the best time of her life, yet she feels like her life has grown a little dull and knows something more is out there. Then she meets a...

Cooper: The making of a service dog is a nonfiction memoir written by Clyde Hoch. Hoch was a tank commander in Vietnam in the late sixties, a time when that conflict was at its peak. He was hospitalized when the tank he was riding in...

Racing Shadows is a contemporary paranormal novel written by James K. Dill. Fourteen years of dedicated running and training had paid off. The U.S. Olympic Trials were the shining goal any serious runner aspired to be competing in, and Jeff still couldn’t quite believe he...

As I read Buck Brennan’s Life Champion, the name of a hilarious British sitcom kept springing to mind: “Some mothers do have ‘em!” Yes, some moms do have children like Buck, boys who grow up believing they will never amount to anything thanks to what...

The Book of Chaos by Jessica Renwick is a book of fantasy and magic meant for middle-grade readers. The story centers around a twelve-year-old girl named Fable who possesses raw magical abilities that she must learn to control and hide from the real world. She...

The Guitar of Mayhem is a work of children’s fantasy fiction penned by author Jessica Renwick and is the sequel to the award-winning The Book of Chaos. We continue the adventures of our heroine Fable Nuthatch and her faithful friends a little while down the...

Befuddled is a short, sharp mystery novel from the Love Inc. Mystery series, and was penned by author Anita Bombard. This charming and light mystery novel provides a fast-paced read when our plucky heroine AJ Love finds herself on the arm of the studly Detective...

Water Lily Dance is a novel mixing contemporary and historical stories and was penned by author Michelle Muriel. Set in both 2014 and 1865, we meet women in search of a better life for themselves, all of whom are connected by the romantic art and...