As autumn hinted at the arrival of winter, all the animals started preparing for the upcoming snow and cold. Hunnie Bunny was busy making her home as cozy as possible while Mr. Squirrel fretted over the meager food he had collected. Mr. Frog, on the...

How to Think & Succeed by Empowering Your Mind is a work of non-fiction in the self-help, inspirational writing, and positive thinking genres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Lori Gradley, this engaging work offers a comprehensive guide to...

Ozzy Ox Stands Against Socks is a children’s picture book written by Callen Kropp with illustrations by Emily Erickson Hagen. During the winter, the oxen in the land of Ox dress in warm clothes to protect themselves from the cold weather. Unfortunately, little Ozzy does...

Many people believe that anxiety is normal since it is so prevalent in today’s society. Kelly Jeanne Pittman’s wonderful book, Unleashing Happiness, shares the knowledge she learned while seeking ways to calm her child’s anxious thoughts. Kelly and her husband adopted a young girl from...

Tempest's Secret: Brave Kids Never Give Up by Ariane Chapelle is a wonderful children's book about a brave girl and a kitten. Tempest is an eleven-year-old girl who tries to convince her mother to get a pet. She and her little brother would love a...

Mead by Joseph Guberman follows a young man battling his demons while witnessing the slow destruction of his family. Sam Isaac became aware of Mead and his m-team from the writings of his sister, Lily. Mead works on behalf of God and His executives, planning,...

In A Gorgeous Messy Life: Snapshots of Gratitude from a Global Yogi, Anna Folmer, a well-traveled, certified yoga instructor for over twenty-five years, relates stories about her family and life as it pertains to yoga. Folmer shares recipes and narrates her life experience with challenges...

Liv Forever: Never Say Zombie by Diana Davis is a humorous kids' mystery story. Liv Creep is dead and it’s no fun at all. Her diet stinks, bits of her keep falling off, and she’s so tired of keeping quiet about her “condition” – her...

Since Ling Shaw's father vanished during a voyage, she clings to the hope of his eventual return to their family. In the interim, she works at her uncle's herbal medicine shop and dedicates herself to her studies. The tension in her quiet community has heightened...

In G.D. Obermiller's River Walk Murder, a young boy in a Davy Crockett outfit discovered a woman's body in the San Antonio River. The deceased was identified as Marissa Luna, a college student, and the authorities deemed her death a drowning incident. Araceli, Marissa's mother,...

Miss Sugar Crumb (don't you just love that delightful name!) seems to be a single young woman who loves the forest animals around her home. She invites these beautifully illustrated animals to come into her home and teaches them how to use measuring cups, the...

What a pleasant surprise that there were actually three stories in this book! I was not expecting that when I first picked it up. Just 59 pages long, I would encourage author Tim Kizer to add several more short stories and make it a larger...

It's the 1980's and Istanbul-based Yasmin Atakol loves her work as a psychologist and has a goal of working with pre-schoolers with developmental disorders like autism. She enjoys socializing with her friends, but most of them are married and have started families. Yasmin would love...

While helping Mr. Thompson on his farm, Carl and one of the farm puppies fall in love with each other. Seeing this, Mr. Thompson gives the puppy, Lady, to Carl as a little added bonus for his work. Carl and Lady spend a lot of...

Victoria has locked herself away in Holt’s Tower in despair and grief over the death of Kross, who was killed for contradicting the will of the universe and defying the gods, or more importantly, Odin himself. But Victoria is also ashamed of the evil Kross...

"Together Again" a children's book written by Laurie Stephens and illustrated by Sharon Grey. It is a must-have for any family with adopted children. This tells the story of a mother and daughter who are joined together through adoption. The baby girl is born in...

It’s February of 1970 and in South Orange, New Jersey, Seven year old Flynn O'Shea likes living in her parents' apartment which is located above the bar they own and manage. Flynn is the youngest of the three O'Shea children Maeve being the oldest and...

Mindy Levy offers readers a candid look at her family. She readily admits that there are two important F words in her life, Food and Family. Mindy’s family is Jewish. Even though I had read about some of the Jewish holidays and traditions, reading this...

"Pumpkin Day" by Grigory Ryzhakov is a short story/novelette about Agie's adventures in the tunnels underneath the city of Slowne as recorded in her notebook. Jake, an art dealer who lives a lonely life in a large mansion, finds Agie's notebook on a park bench...

We first meet Tabatha in "Zyanya", a contemporary fantasy by Greta Benavides Adame. Tabatha is travelling with her mother and step-father to their new home in the jungle, and she is not at all happy about leaving her home and friends back in Texas. Zyanya...