I’m going to start this review by giving Future Prometheus by J.M. Erickson the highest praise I think anyone can give a book. I could not put it down. There are a lot of characters in the Future Prometheus series and I found myself caring...

Tales of the Troupe is a collection of short stories penned by Rob Dinsmoor, capturing his time on the road with the comedy troupe, Chucklehead, in the 1980s. Whether performing on stage or taking some down time at a bar or a bowling alley, the...

In an excellent new offering from author Michael Pang, In the Eyes of Madness: Declan Peters Chronicles Book One, readers will be treated to a highly original book that will keep them obsessively turning the pages from the very first words all the way through...

All About A Boy Who Was Afraid of the Dark: And How He Got Over It is a storybook for children, grades k-3, written by Ann Marie Hannon. Patrick was accustomed to waking up when it was sunny or, at least, light outside. He'd...

Chipo and the Mermaid by Grace Ashley is subtitled An African Fairytale and it is certainly also a mermaid story with a difference. Chipo and her father, Mukoko, lived in a little village in the savanna plains of Africa. Chipo’s mother died in childbirth and...

Ben and the Little Blue Bus: A Caribbean Adventure is a children’s adventure/travel picture book written by Stephen K. Scott and illustrated by Shelby Irwin. Cruise ships often make stops at Caribbean islands to allow their passengers to spend some time exploring, which is...

Avoiding the Mistletoe: Mistletoe, Jingle Belles, and Second Chances, Volume 1 is an historical Christian romance novella written by Anne Greene. Darcy was determined to get her sister, Olivia, to sign on with her to be one of Asa Mercer’s mail-order brides. Lowell, Massachusetts held...

In Well Beyond The Grace Period and Excerpts from Other Collections by Paul L. DeVore, each work delves into the aspects of old age and aging gracefully. Sometimes frank, sometimes tongue in cheek, DeVore manages to invite the reader with him on a journey through...

When I read Stop the Slip: Reducing Slips, Trips and Falls by Thom Disch, it wasn’t just as a book reviewer who might look at the format, the content, the clarity of the narrative, and the marketability of the book. I read it from two...

Riley the Brave is a children’s picture book written by Jess Sinarski and illustrated by Zachary Kline. Riley’s a pretty happy-go-lucky bear cub who enjoys having fun with his friends. He races on his scooter with his buddy, Travis; indulges his artistic side by painting...

After the Thirty Days is a novella in the Christian historical fiction genre. Written by Susan M.B. Preston, the novella is a companion to the Apostle John Series, which explores the trials and tribulations of Christian life during the first century AD. In this novella,...

In a story set in 1689, Jamaica, siblings Atia and Livia are sold into slavery with no hope in sight. Their circumstances are worsened when Atia is gambled away in a card game and given to Captain La Roche, a sugar merchant. Although she thought...

A suspenseful, unfamiliar premise, dense plotting, and unusually compelling characters are just a few of the aspects that make No Quarter: Wenches (The Complete Series): A Piratical Suspenseful Romance by MJL Evans and GM O'Connor the ideal escape for fans of adventure and romance, unfolding...

When trouble starts, it multiplies and escalates quickly. It all begins on a Monday in October when Richard’s dog barks, alerting him to the presence of an intruder on his property. The next blow comes when he learns that he’s been laid off. Now jobless,...

Two Face the World: Marry in Haste... by Sarah Stuart is a suspenseful romance with strong psychological hints, a second entry in a gripping romance series. I first read Three Against the World and was literally hypnotized by the author’s exploration of the emotional depth...

Gaming the System is the second book in the Polyamorous Passions series by Sagan Morrow. The story of Emma continues as she discovers that she can have a polyamorous union and be happy with who she is. Finding two incredible men and being in love...

Welcome to the Darkside is a work of non-fiction which labels itself as “A BDSM Primer”, and was penned by author Rajan Dominari. Written as a guidebook for those who think that they might be interested in stepping into the BDSM world for the first...

After years of a self-focused, living-to-work lifestyle that was further worsened by divorce and losing her job, Mary decided to take a new route by traveling to Africa to impact lives as a teacher and conquer herself and her fears. At almost sixty, Mary yearned...

The destiny of two planets depends on a twelve-year-old girl and her acquisition of a highly advanced astrological technology that disappeared many years ago in the science fiction fantasy Journey to the Hopewell Star by Hannah D. State. Sam Sanderson's parents are notable scientists who...

In ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (and Santa Needed A Poo) by Paul Wennersberg-Løvholen, children and parents are asleep as they wait for Santa Claus to bring them their presents. They hung up their stockings and left out cookies, while the elves in the North...