The Man I Love by Suanne Laqueur is a beautiful romance that explores love, sexuality, and the blossoming of a new relationship, as well as the trauma and anguish in the wake of a school shooting. College freshman Erik Fiskare is drawn into the world...

Ollie the Orca (Bubba and Buddies TM), written by Laura Maw and with artwork by Mike Motz, is the story of a dolphin called Bubba who is casually swimming around when he hears a strange noise and goes to investigate. He comes across Ollie the...

The Miracle Mitzvah Moose by Dawn Wynne is a beautifully written story about a young girl named Abbey, who feels out of place and out of sorts after moving to a new home. Abbey has no friends and she is feeling down and alone when...

Ah, Sweet Life by E. Adrian Dzahn is an extremely moving, beautifully written fictional story about a woman named Andrea Gabe, or Andy. Written in the first person narrative, Andy recounts her childhood and the instability that accompanied it, including sexual abuse and rape by...

What Happened To David is a romantic young adult adventure by P.M. DeVuono. The plot centers around Mary and David, two youngsters sent to an alternative school in Los Angeles, where it becomes quickly apparent that they have been victims of an unfair school system....

One Night At The Jacaranda by Carol Cooper is a story of discovery, a tale of one night that can change everything you ever thought you knew about yourself or about life. The Jacaranda is holding a speed-dating event. Sanjay has been diagnosed with terminal...

The Audacious Little Princesses (The Audacious Series) by Janet Breceda Wright, A.E. Wright, and Nataly Michelle Wright is the story of six little girls who lived in the same neighborhood. They lived in a land of tamales, bagels, wontons, collard greens and hamburgers. Although their...

The Quiet Kill is a mystery novel written by Luke Taylor. Loeb Cohen is a young writer who's had a best-selling novel published and made into a popular television series. His agents, of course, want more. His days are spent quietly trying to write at...

The Shining Stone is Book Two of the epic fantasy series, The Avatar of Calderia. This is fantasy in the grand tradition of Tolkien with all of the classical elements. The Shining Stone opens with a glimpse of a huge, powerful, dark army boarding ships...

Things to Do in Amsterdam: Museums by Marko Kassenaar and Liesbeth Heenk presents art in a conversational and enjoyable way. This is a 4-book set of lavishly illustrated pages, with Book 1 showing the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Book 2 - Anne Frank House, Book 3...

South Face by C.F. Waller is a thrilling paranormal fiction read. The story recounts how in 1989, Karl and Fiona Blaine, along with their friend Zachary, went on a Mt. Everest climbing expedition, but only Zachary came back alive. Twenty years later, an unrelated climbing...

Dancing With The Fat Woman by Eliza D. Ankum is a contemporary romance that sheds a light on the thoughts of a fat woman and how she perceives the world. Carolyn Carter is a woman on a mission. She wants to find her Mr. Right,...

Olivia wants to be a writer and embarks on creating a vampire novel. Much to her surprise, however, when mentioning a severe case of writer’s block, she receives an offer of help from Adam who is a real vampire. Things get a bit complicated, though,...

Run Rachael Run by Patricia Paris is a 'read-worthy' book which is well written with a credible plot. It is a treat for romance lovers and mystery lovers alike. The protagonist, Rachael, is a spirited individual who is attracted to the handsome detective, Eugene Simms,...

The Vintner's Daughter by Kristen Harnisch is by far the best historical romance novel that I have read in a while. It centers on a young woman growing up on a farm, whose family sells white wine until the fatal death of her father. Soon...

Jabberwocky is a coming of age quest fantasy written by Theodore Singer. Astreus has always lived in the House of the Jabberwock, as have his ancestors for the last five hundred years. His family's history is intertwined with that of the mythical beast, the Jabberwock,...

The Big Blue Slide by Michael Verrett is the colorful story of Rainey Estelle who is very conscious about the clothes she wears. She is adventurous and has fun. There is a Big Blue Slide in her school on which only children of a certain...

McSkeeter McNoid is the biggest, meanest mosquito at the lake. No one - not Lindy the pink turtle, Roux Rabbit, Chumly the raccoon, Sweet Pea Possum, or any of the other myriad denizens of the lake - is safe with McSkeeter McNoid flying around and...

The Day Letter A Ran Away by Michael Verrett is about the letters of the alphabet who live together in town. One day, Letter A decides that he doesn't want to be first anymore - first to rise, first in line - and so he...

Smitten With Death by Sharon Saracino is about Max and Morgan rescuing Buddy from hell. Max is a Retriever still new to her powers of retrieving accidentally severed souls, but she maintains an awesome sense of humor and a clear knowledge of her faults that...