What a nice read! That’s what I thought as I put down Ambrosia by the Sea by author Traci Hall. Following the story of newly widowed Celia Langford after she realizes the depths of her husband Preston’s betrayals, from affairs to financial ruin, Celia needs...

Asylum is an absorbing dark suspense by Kathryn Orzech. In 1899, twelve-year-old Margaret Rosa Delito is committed to an asylum after witnessing a shameful incident that changes her life forever. She secretly writes about sinister activities at the institution that include missing inmates, while living...

Najee: Awakening - Najee Series, Book 2 by Sarah Y. Westmoreland is the continuation of Akinia’s story as she comes to terms with her life; current, past and future. While the first novel in the series was all about Akinia learning to trust herself, her...

An African-American cowboy and U.S. Marshal in Indian territory, Cole Winter accepts a commission to bring in Joseph Two Guns, his own brother. So begins the story in To the Gallows by author G.S. Luckett. Cole knows that Joseph is not guilty of the crime...

The Quince Tree Blooms Again by Elide Bors is a memoir of the author’s life growing up in poverty in Romania between and during the world wars. Ellie, as the youngest child of a dysfunctional family, struggles to find her place in life, trying a...

The moment we are asked to give a presentation or a sales pitch, the nerves kick in and every negative feeling we've ever had about doing a presentation suddenly tries to take over. Thanks to Subbarao Mukkavilli and Slide Spin: Your Power of Expression, you...

When you think of a rainbow, what comes to mind? What does Earth mean to you? What is the significance of the sun? A rainbow is the result of several elements (including water and the sun) coming together, causing an array of light that illuminates...

Sex God: An Erotic Adventure of Self Discovery by Matthew Armstrong introduces us to Alex Sterling, who has a marriage and a life that is just not as fulfilling as he had hoped it would be. That is when he decides to suggest to his...

Tales from the Beaumont House by D.F. Holland is a superb collection of very good short stories, connected one to another by virtue of their setting. Several of the tales share other connections as well, and the entire book gently wraps its tentacles around the...

It started with a note. A simple request. Nothing unusual for a high school student to be asked to a party. Unless he had never been asked before. So, when Chase found the note in his locker, his suspicions lit up. Shellinger’s. Friday. 10 PM....

Blessings, Miracles & Supernatural Experiences is a fascinating, in-depth look at miracles from God, and more specifically what it means to have God on your side and in your life. Many examples are given of dangerous situations Christopher H.K. Persaud encountered growing up and living...

Legacy is an important topic, too often overlooked in today’s fast paced society. There comes a time in life, as some of the characters from this soul touching outcome of a fourteen authors’ gathering reveal, when we wonder about the end and what would happen...

Discovering inner strength she never knew she had, Ana Martin tries to go about her normal life, even though things around her are far from normal. Ana is constantly on guard while her natural empathic abilities let her ‘read’ the intentions of others - and...

In her work, The Book About James, Julia Gray shares her thoughts on raising her son born with Down Syndrome. The book is broken into twenty-one “articles” – chapters that can be read as stand alones or in conjunction with the rest of the book...

Ana Martin’s life continues to become more and more complicated in Frozen Flame, the third volume in the Ana Martin Series by Lyneal Jenkins. Refusing to think of Gabriel and wanting more from Adam that she knows he can’t give, Ana understands that she has...

Ana Martin has survived more terror and torture than anyone could possibly handle, but she is back for more in The Last Prophecy, volume #4 in the Ana Martin Series by Lyneal Jenkins. Hunted by the police, the government, The Others, the Fae and others...

There are so many tales and novels out there about meta-humans. I have read or watched most of them. The best of these tales are awesome, but since I read so many such tales I often find myself disappointed. Yet, I keep buying them as...

Sto-etry: Love. Nature. Song. by Christopher Meesto Erato is a hopeful, insightful, and winning collection of poems and stories born of a life lived in appreciation of love, nature, music, and humanity. Christopher Meesto Erato explores the landscape of the human heart and the environs...

Rx for Retirement: Boomer's Guide to Surviving Downsizing by Sandra W. Evans is a guide written with the Baby Boomer generation in mind, those who may find difficulty in adjusting to the downsizing of life during post retirement years. Approaching the issue in a logical...

In What We See in the Stars by Kathe Yuksel, a child rides along with his/her (the reader isn't sure which) mother to take Dad to work. It's very early in the morning and no one has eaten breakfast yet. The sky is still dark...