Scarecrow Finds A Heart is an engaging picture book about a group of friends who become victims of rumor-mongering. Written by Sydney Roubian and Papa Dave and illustrated by Auntie Erika, the book follows a group of friends belonging to the community of the porch...

Strings Attached by Andrew Nitkin follows Jonathan Lanbourne, a concert guitarist on a European tour. While in Brussels, he’s coerced by the World Trade Company (WTC) to deliver mysterious packages after threats to his family. Along the way, Jonathan uncovers the WTC's illegal activities, including...

When five tons of gold bullion are hijacked and stolen on the streets of London, DCI Shepherd and DS Mendoza go in pursuit of answers and suspects. Their hunt leads them to Rafe Miller, one of the two drivers of the armored vehicle transporting the...

Featuring animals as main characters, Denise Danzo's Toadalina is a delightful children's adventure tale. When young Maddy discovers that the little frog doll she recently received as a gift can actually talk, she can hardly believe it. Maddy has asthma, which stops her from becoming...

Agents Scorned by Ephraim Clark is an action-packed thriller set around 1975. The story follows Brad James, an intelligence operative, and his partner Chuck, an ex-Marine, who are suspicious about the death of Georges Papachristoy, a financier. He is reported to have committed suicide, but...

When an enormous explosion rocks the server room of Edenville hydroelectric dam, the largest source of electricity for the Northwestern U.S., taking it offline, local authorities suspect foul play. The Governor of Washington State authorizes Jonathan "Jon" Roy, a National Guard Special Forces officer, and...

Monsters Arise! by John DeGuire begins after a near-fatal attack in London, with Vlad Dracula III awakening with a transplanted human heart and discovering that his survival is part of a wider operation run by Dr. Moreau. Escaping confinement, Dracula follows a trail of stolen...

Elizabeth Kellam's Chopin’s Last Manuscript begins in 1971, when a Polish craftsman renovating Eugène Delacroix’s Paris studio discovers a hidden leather portfolio beneath the floorboards. Inside are a manuscript signed by Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin and a diary that appears to chronicle his private account of...

Spun by Glenda Toews is the true story of what happens when a con man finds his way into the life of someone who genuinely believed in him. Glenda is a bartender at Corky's Pub in British Columbia, a woman of sharp instincts and warm...

There are books that will linger in the reader's mind forever and "Portrait of a Spy" is one of them! Gabriel Allon is both a master spy for Israeli intelligence and a restorer of art masterpieces, but now he is retired from his work at...

In her book “Messages from Nature,” Patricia Daly-Lipe gives her readers a collection of interesting short stories about many areas of the journey of life. She also includes a really nice tale written by her late father, which to me was a great honor to...

Shelly’s New Shell is a children’s fable written and illustrated by Elisabeth Ekornes. Shelly is a hermit crab who loves to play in the ocean’s waves and has a lot of fun with her hermit crab friends. One day, she looks at Crabelina’s shell, which...

Strength and talent are not limited to men, although that was how it was seen in 15th century Florence under the rule of the powerful Medici family and the Church. When Viviana is faced with the murder of Guiliano de Medici by the hands of...

What a story I just read! A Walk in Connection by author Tracy Ane Brooks is an absolute revelation. Recounting the real life experiences of the author, an impressive person who served as the director and co-founder of Mission: Wolf, a wolf sanctuary in the...

Timothy Rags, or Taylor as he liked to be called, is a detective. He’s on a sabbatical of sorts, imposed by his employers. He’s been sent to de-stress in a tiny village, Kipper’s Cove. Stumbling out of a storm into a quaint store, he discovers...