The Wonderful Once: A Christmas Story by JR Buchta is a wonderful children’s story. A special home for children without parents is in a lovely, friendly village. Well looked after, the children are happily waiting for their forever homes. At the annual Christmas Festival, all...

Wrecked by Nichole Rose focuses on notorious mob boss Rafe Valentino and his lovely captive Amalia Santiago. When Amalia is kidnapped as a ploy to lure out her foster brother, the last thing Rafe expects is to fall for her. While she wants to protect...

Colleen Driscoll’s Flora Finds Fall is a charming picture book. Flora wants to play. As she goes around talking to her animal friends, she discovers they are too busy to play with her since fall has come. Each animal gives a reason that it cannot...

Attractive artwork accentuates an entertaining story with an important message in Laban Learns Mindful Breathing by Sara Taher. Laban is an adorable kitty that has just moved into a new home. As you might expect, a new residence offers many opportunities for a curious young...

My Neglected Gods is a collection of narrative poems and thoughts by Joanne Nelson. They give details about old memories and daily activities. She talks about her earliest memory of going to the park in a yellow stroller with her brother Dale, learning to swim...

The Befallen by Cambria Williams features the journey of Tolvar and Sloane as they face the Befallen, a force that appears at night and destroys every living thing. Sloane planned to walk from Mohn to Asana to sell her father’s leatherwork. Her parents worried about...

Differently abled children possess extraordinary strength and resilience. In their unique journeys, they inspire and shine, leaving us in awe. Mighty Mila: Dream Job by Katie Petruzziello is a special book combining the elements of delight, contentment, love, kindness, courage, and the power of support....

Juliet Rose’s Catch the Earth features the journey that Audra and Luke experienced after boarding a charter plane. Fleeing from an abusive husband, Audra took the flight not knowing who she was anymore. She saw two athletic men talking but then noticed that one of...

House Made of Sound by Freeman Jayce is a speculative fiction novel revolving around Jensen Bennett. Troubled and separated from his wife, he's controlled by his employer, Wicked Records. Seeking redemption with the hit band Quiet Catastrophe, Bennett's own misconduct estranges him from the group....

The Ultimate Self-Esteem Toolkit intends to provide readers with the ability to like, appreciate, and be kind to who you are and who you will become. In doing so, self-perception will markedly improve, and positive behavioral choices will enhance the quality of life. To bring...

U.S. Marine Vietnam Sacrifice is a memoir by Raymond Isaac Lindsey, a Vietnam veteran, of his experiences after the war, written by his wife, Crystal Mary Lindsey. At nineteen, Raymond (Ray) fought in the Vietnam War against children recruited by the Viet Cong. The experience...

Sea Glass Memories by Anne Marie Bennett is a romantic story about love, loss, and healing. It is the second installment in her Seahaven Sunrise Book series. Elena Jeffries, a grieving woman, moves to Seahaven to start afresh and be close to her brother, Carlos....

My Mother’s Tattoo and Other Stories for Kids by Nanette L. Avery is a fun little book. Each of the three chapters is a different story. The chapters are My Mother’s Tattoo, Octavia’s Uphill Battle, and Madame La Mew Puts Her Paw Down. The three...

Treat yourself to a humor-filled account of Sara E. Braca's journey of self-discovery as a solo traveler with When the Church Burns Down, Cancel the Wedding. Sara's preferred church burnt down a week before her wedding, which should have rung alarm bells. However, she went...

The literary fiction novel Those People Behind Us by Mary Camarillo is set in a suburban neighborhood in Wellington Beach, where a compilation of residents contend with personal strife and intersecting lives. Keith Nelson, having clashed with his father, lives in his car; Ray Murdoch...

“When you take pictures, sometimes you focus hard on one thing and you don’t see what’s right in front of you.” The same sentiments can explain so much about life. In Tory Christie’s A Touch of Blue, Cecilia is learning what it means to grow...

The Chicken on the Moon, written and illustrated by Jana L. Farris, is a delightful children’s picture book. This story follows a nameless chicken from being a newly-hatched chick to his first mission as an astronaut. The narrative describes how the young chick expressed his...

Bee Conspiracy by David Boito is a fantastic environmental thriller. Detective “Duke” Wayne has been put on admin leave, doing desk work for the LAPD. Desperate, he’ll do whatever it takes to get back to Robbery-Homicide, so when he’s asked to produce a report on...

Infernal Infinity is a dystopian sci-fi novel by John Paul Warren. After the cataclysmic bombardment of asteroids destroyed all life on planet Earth, the 250,000 survivors of humanity sought sanctuary in Apollo City on the moon. Under the authoritarian rule of Governor Edmund Sears, art,...

Dogmatic by Gerry Burke is an entertaining collection of satirical short stories featuring dogs in prominent roles. A small town crook of a mayor tries everything in his power to stop a heroic sheepdog from ascending to his seat with disastrous results. When two immigrant...