A group of scientists with ulterior motives experiments on dogs in a secret facility, but one day the dogs outsmart them, and seven of them escape. The dogs only have numbers for names and are brought to an animal rescue center. They meet Gilda, a...

Slashtag by Jon Cohn is a horror story that will leave you cold. Slashtag is the competition to end all competitions and perhaps your life. Seven celebrities head to the Propitius Hotel where Arthur Wilson once lived, one of the worst serial killers America has...

Ride On! Dame Sarah Storey’s Extraordinary Journey of Triumph by S. A. Sterling is a biography of Dame Sarah Storey, a Paralympic champion who has the use of only one hand and overcame adversity and challenges, including bullying, an eating disorder, and chronic fatigue syndrome....

In Bison Blog: An Erutuf National Park novel by Kathy Arnold Cherry, Reese Walters rushes home and tells her brother, Dean, about a mistake she made at school. They reminisce about their trip to Erutuf National Park, and she explains that she told her best...

At 23, Aria Sutton has just become homeless. For the last time, her drug-addicted mother has been kicked out of their rental by the landlord, and she and her 12-year-old brother Ben are out on the street. She makes several calls to “so-called” friends, none...

Polar Post by Kathy Arnold Cherry is an adventurous and imaginative children’s novel that transports readers to the magical Erutuf National Park. The story follows siblings Reese and Dean, along with their dog Tutu, as they are whisked away to a park in the Arctic...

Fringes, Heartstrings and Lyrics by Jan Sikes, Rick Sikes, and Sydney Klein is a collection of original speculative and literary fiction short stories and poetry. Among them is The Forgotten, a story of a fading population on Egluna, whose existence changes when two visitors awaken...

“Writing books for children is a marathon, not a sprint.” So claims children’s author, Simon Rose. With quite a few children’s books published and in circulation, the author knows the amount of time and effort that goes into writing a book. And the work never...

It’s not easy making a living as a writer. Gone are the days when book royalties alone would constitute a substantial income. Unless you’re one of those writers who can instantly make it to the top as a best seller and keep your books on...

The famous bard, Shakespeare, knew how to make a candid point in very few words. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, sums up the need to be short and to the point, or, quite frankly,...

There is nothing better than a good story to sweep one’s imagination away to another world. But these stories originated somewhere and there are always some interesting tangents that a reader can pursue based on a good story. Teachers are always looking for new and...

Once a book is written, edited and published, the work is by no means complete. Authors have to be very resourceful in how they promote their work. This doesn’t have to be a burden. Some parts of self-promotion can be quite enjoyable. For example, a...

Exploring the Fantasy Realm: Magic in Stories for Children and Young Adults is small in size, but packs in a lot of information about writing in the fantasy genre. Included in the book are examples from fantasy books, including fairy tales, children’s stories, and YA...

The Time Traveler’s Guide: Writing Time Travel Stories and Historical Fiction serves as a go-to reference when writing both historical fiction books and novels that include elements of time travel. The book begins by asking the question: What is time travel? The concept of time...

Roam by Erik Therme is a young adult novel that explores the themes of young adult angst, social awkwardness and the ever-present threat of violence and danger. Sarah is celebrating her twenty-first birthday with her boyfriend Matt. It was supposed to be the perfect day...

In Keep Her Close, Erik Therme covers the story of every parent’s nightmare; the abduction of a beloved daughter. Ally is the daughter of Dan and Holly, adopted by them when she was found abandoned in a parking garage at the age of three. Holly...

When, after enjoying a novel as suspenseful as I Know You, author Erik Therme tells you that “When I started writing I Know You, I had no idea who had abducted Alissa or for what reason...” it’s almost hard to believe. The plot is so...

It has been nine very long and miserable months for Tess whose five-year-old daughter was killed in a car accident. Brady was the man responsible and he is sitting in jail for the crime. Tess can only find a strange sense of peace when...

Reeling from the aftereffects of her five-year-old daughter Lily's death, Tess Parker stumbles into another disastrous event when she is involved in a car accident that sends her sister-in-law Torrie into a coma. With Torrie incapacitated, Tess has no choice but to foster her nephew...

In Bad Dreams and Bad Memories, Keith Thorn explains how these two issues continue to influence everyday reactions when the body responds to stored impressions, as if those earlier conditions still exist. He tells us that these responses begin before conscious thought and reflect patterns...