Language Barrier is a work of fiction in the humor, paranormal fantasy, and magical realism sub-genres, and was penned by author Russell Cornhill. In this whimsical, dry, and highly amusing work, we met protagonist Daniel Nichols at the tender age of seventy-three. When Daniel is...

It is a genuine surprise when a successful and happy family man commits suicide on his tenth wedding anniversary, and only he knows his motive for ending his life in the exciting thriller, Eyes of Poseidon, by Richard Wickliffe. Everything changes for Zach Carson, a...

After a car wreck, a young college student wakes up inside a shabby clinic within a strange city in the fascinating urban fantasy, Caligation by Brhi Stokes. After wasting several years in college, Ripley decides to stop drifting and start living. Discarding everything in his...

Strangler figs are rainforest plants that wrap their roots around a host tree, eventually killing it. So, Ramona Ortenga Alterhood Jackson is born to a dead mother and is left by a priest at a local California hospital where baby Ramona is adopted by Sophie...

Z.E. Frey's "Open: Candid Haikus about Everyday Life" is an interesting take on the standard haiku format. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a different theme, including sections on love, work, faith, racism and friendship. Don't expect the old conventions --...

Sal, Captain of the Baby Guards, by Jennifer Reinoehl, is a delightful romp into a toddler’s imagination. Sal comes from a long and distinguished line of baby guards that have been given the important task of protecting their family from the dangers of dragons. Sal’s...

Scepter by Scott L. Collins is the story of Daniel and his younger brother Aidan. King Argyle's soldiers are on the move, taking parents and older children into slavery and forcing them to work in the mines. Having come of the proper age, Daniel knows...

I was pleasantly surprised to see Scepter: The Emerald of Phaunos by Scott Collins turn up on Reader’s Favorite list of available books. It hasn’t been that long ago since I read and reviewed the first episode of Scepter. This is a great YA story...

The Singing Stones of Rendor is Book 1 from the Eidolon Trilogy by Neils Knudsen. When K’Las was born to tinkers, Willim and B’Tris Campanill, his aunt Haegatess transferred her potent magical powers to him before dying. His parents also possess this magic known as...

Enlightenment by Raminder Bajwa is a book of poetry mainly about love. Romantic love, spiritual love, love of country, love of God, finding love, losing love. Raminder Bajwa's lyrical verses take us on an enchanting journey along pathways which we may find hauntingly familiar. Through...

It is very important to get in the habit of laying aside money from each paycheck to pay yourself. The thesis of this book is on percentage of paychecks. The style is easy to read and understand. Jannelle L. White's book, Easiest Short/Long Term Plan...

Command Influence is the memoirs of Robert A. Shaines, mostly covering the years he was a JAG officer in the Air Force. He shares his experiences in the Air Force and Korea; however, his main focus is on the trial of George C. Schreiber. Shaines...

I thoroughly enjoyed this book of poetry. The poems were with meaning, fluid and with a point that living for yourself is meaningful, but living with others is spiritual. I think this book has a purpose of informing everyone who has experienced a spiritual let...

Detective Delsey MacKay woke up screaming. Six months earlier she suffered a brutal attack the hands of Tom Ireland. The police had not caught him. He returned with a vengeance; the body count is adding up. MacKay knew it was him, the M.O. was the...

Wendell is an orphan who wanders around the city stealing what he can, especially food to survive. Sometimes he would pick up a job, including keeping crows out of the fields for one of the residents. This only lasted a few days, but Wendell did...

A Star Curiously Singing is a fascinating look at what could be the future. Kerry Nietz pictures a world dependent of technology. Humans that excellent in technology are given implants and forced into slave labor. The implants allow the Masters to communicate and punish the...

Rosemary Gard's Destiny's Dowry begins on the country side of Croatia in the later 1800s with a birth and a death. Mila was dying, and her last desire was to hold her unborn son in her arms. Her husband Mato rushes out and retrieves an...

A Trevott's Tale is a charming story about small people and their doings in a land named Trelandia. The tale starts by introducing some of the people and places of this world. It progresses to a particular young Trevott by the name of Waldon Woodott....

Dark Solus is a dark tale of revenge. This tale grabs your interest from the beginning by introducing you to Dark’s parents. The story begins in the dark of night with two figures being hunted. Elim tried to send his half elfin love Leynorr, to...

Olivia loved horses and loved working at the stables with Claudia. Olivia’s aunt had given her lessons for her 7th birthday, and Olivia worked at the stables to continue paying for them. Working around horses so much, she always wondered what it would be...