Laura Cottam Sajbel’s novel, Buoyant, subtitled How Water and Willpower Helped Wella to Channel Aaron and Hayley Peirsol, is an inspiring story about a mother who discovered the healing powers of exercise and in the process, raised two champion swimmers. This is Wella Hartig’s life...

Ratpaths by Angelika Rust takes place around the Renaissance times, in Istonnia. The plot follows a young man named Nivvo, who is a skilled thief. During one of his errands, he overhears something that could overthrow the current ruler and change his life forever. Having...

Songs that I Whisper (Warren Family) by Regina Puckett is a romantic fiction. Seth Black is an upcoming country musician. Seth wants fame and fortune and wants to stay away from drugs, alcohol and beautiful women which once destroyed his famous father, Montgomery Black, and...

Hal Marcovitz’s funny yet thought-provoking My Life With Wings is about a newspaper copy editor, Eggerton, who wakes up one day and discovers that he has wings. What is he going to do with them? Eggerton does not seem to easily relish this unexpected development....

After yet another shooting while on duty, Track is under the microscope again. This time it’s knocked him down from his dream job of robbery and homicide detective to investigating a missing person’s case. Huxley is a girl with a lot to stick around for,...

I loved the opening lines of Blood Moon Over Africa by Paul Zunckel that said, "nothing is safe when the moon is full." That sums up this story's premise very well. Piet van Zyl, safari owner, finds himself drawn into a world of witchcraft, and...

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like in eight hundred years time? Have you wondered what humanity would be like after an Armageddon or apocalyptic disaster? Would the human race even exist? And what in what manner would those surviving humans thrive? Liberty...

Warrior Patient by Temple Williams is a true story about one man's struggle to survive a series of medical problems over the space of three years. It's a witty story full of unexpected humor, which is sometimes deadpan and sometimes cheerful. The aim of this...

A Place in the World by Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon is set against the backdrop of Colombia. Alicia, a young American, marries into a wealthy Colombian coffee growing family. A biologist, she is transported into her husband Jorge's world where she lives on a coffee finca....

The Finest Hat in the Whole World by Colleen A. Parkinson follows a family's journey through the years 1917-1937, from the Great War to the Great Depression. Des Stewart is the responsible member of his family, having never married or left home and devoting his...

Lacey’s Law by LS Fellows follows one woman on her path of vengeance against someone who was supposed to be her friend: Carla. Years in the making, Lacey’s cunning plan takes an unexpected turn and she ends up in the hospital with a head wound;...

Set in Jamaica in the late 17th century, Nights Arose follows an amazing heroine, Arose du Mouchelle, as she constantly combats the efforts of a strong Voodoo priestess to take a coveted jewel, the Gem of the Red Spirit, that has been in her family...

The Homecoming by Tammy Tate is a great opening for the Bayou Shifters series, a perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy and a book for readers who are into unusual characters. Sydney, a rare breed, a half-human and half-wolf, has been having unusual dreams for...

Magic O’Clock is a fictional narrative of dementia and hope, written by Lynne Fellows. Although it is difficult to adjust when somebody dies, it is often more difficult to face the day with somebody you love, when you look into their eyes and know that...

Alice: The Wanderland Chronicles is a dark take on the Lewis Carroll classic. Follow Alice Carroll as she leaves the safety of the Sector to find a cure for the (un)deadly Momerath Virus to save her sister, who has begun to show signs of infection....

I liked The Sorcerer’s Quest by Rain Oxford. As the title implies, it is a traditional quest adventure with magic and all the fantastic beasts and other elements you can expect in this kind of tale. I am a big fan of magical stories so...

Lucifer's Star by C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus is a compelling sci-fi with interesting characters. This story centers on Cassius Mass, the best star pilot of the Crius Archduchy, a highly skilled and accomplished fighter. But he is a man who wakes up to find...

Fishing With Hyenas by Theresa Mathews is a fascinating tale of her real life adventures on the open sea with a group of fishermen. You can almost smell the fish as you crash through the adventure in the ups and downs of life on the...

Travelling through Tokyo is the second book in the Pug with a Passport series, written and illustrated by Marie Story. Kipling Pug visits his friend, Taiki, in Tokyo, Japan. With more than 31 million people living in Tokyo, it is the most crowded city in...

Pug with a Passport is a children’s book, written and illustrated by Marie Story. Kipling Pug has the travel bug and carefully explains the steps involved in taking a holiday, whether it be local or abroad. Whether getting his passport photo taken, going through the...