Principal Sam wants to wear something so that children remember Valentine’s Day. He is forgetful and he has forgotten what the special day is! He thinks it is Thanksgiving and dresses accordingly so that his students will be happy seeing him. He arrives in school...

In The Tale of Two by Micah Inouye, two little kids brought together by misfortune and fate grew up to be best friends. Living across the street from each other, Lexi and Darren grow up to be as close as siblings. Unbeknownst to them, however,...

Annals of the Five Moon Fleet: The Largoan War by Charles Remington is an exciting sci fi novel set on a spectacular habitable planet named Margareta (the Pearl) with five moons. It is endowed with oceans of fresh water, and a slightly denser atmosphere set...

A French Quarter Alphabet by Christine Achille Gunter is a colorful book that captures the beauty of New Orleans’ French Quarter in alphabetical order. The beautiful verses and watercolor paintings will captivate readers as they flip through the pages. The author not only teaches the...

Proud American: The Migrant, Soldier, and Agent by Sergio Tinoco is a first-person account of three distinct phases of the author’s life. Beginning his senior year in high school, Sergio realizes he wants to be the one to break the cycle of migrant work...

Fuzzy Wuzzy: Stories for the Early Years, Book 3 is a children's action and adventure picture book written by Theodore Jerome Cohen. Fuzzy Wuzzy is a bear; a baby bear who lives in a lair with his mom and siblings. The bear cubs love to...

The Great Sugar War is an adventure fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Benjamin Ellefson and illustrated by Kevin Cannon. Brandon wasn't crazy about school; he was able to do his assignments and get good grades without too much effort, but he'd much...

A Wizard's Forge by A.M. Justice is the first book in The Woern Saga, a fantasy that has elements of a thriller and sci-fi beautifully knit into its fabric, a compelling tale of war, kidnapping, revenge and redemption. Many years ago, a crew of explorers...

Rachel McGrath's memoir, Embracing the Storm, is possibly one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read. Her style, transparency, openness and storytelling pull you deep into this heart-wrenching account of her battle against her body to conceive and carry a baby to full term....

The Royal Heart by Greg McGoon is an enchanting storybook for children that deals with the messages of love, acceptance, discovery, and celebration. Lyric was born to the King and the Queen after a long time. The King expects Lyric to rule the Kingdom one...

Diamonds 101: A Diamond Buyers Guide is a non-fiction educational book written by Dirk Rendel A.J.P. (GIA). Rendel has been a professional in the diamond buying and selling business for over twenty years, and is accredited by the Gem Institute of America. Rendel gives the...

Anyone who lived through the 1960s remembers it as a time like no other. The counterculture of young people smoking marijuana and using LSD, the draft, protests against the Vietnam War, changing sexual behaviors, and other events defined the hippie, or flower child, movement. Author...

Instant Wit: How to Be Witty and Come Up with the Right Things to Say Instantly! by The INSTANT-Series covers many more topics than the title describes. You are cleverly taught how to interact with everyone in professional and social settings, no matter how uncomfortable...

One perfect word quickly comes to mind when trying to distill the effect of Theodore Jerome Cohen’s collection of short (truly short) stories in The Road Less Taken. The word is: Gripping. And I do not use that word lightly. I mean, utterly, sometimes devastatingly,...

God Quit by Anthony Cabrera is a unique story that first caught my attention because of the title. And I asked myself the question as I downloaded the book: What happens when God quits. I wasn’t disappointed when I started reading. In a story set...

I had the great privilege to review Theodore Jerome Cohen’s Book 2 of The Road Less Taken, and I mentioned there the primary descriptive word for his great skill at short story writing: Gripping. Actually, I may have said: Utterly Gripping. Having the honor then...

Earth Inherited: A Short Tale of Planetary Plague & Astronomical Affliction is a science fiction short story written by Justine Avery. In a matter of just five earth days, momentous world-changing events took place that most certainly merited the selfies Nathan took in that conference...

Wow! Just, wow! That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading Enlighten Your Life: Spiritual Guidance + Life Coaching, by the Church of Terra Sanctuaria. This book is extremely detailed, full of wisdom and advice as well as practical ways for a person to...

Operation Blue Sapphire by David B. Gilmore contains adventure in surplus. This is a story of some magnitude. An exciting tale of murder, subterfuge, OSS engagement, drug dealing and arms smuggling. As if that were not enough excitement for one book, the tale takes...

Lightning Strikes (An Andromeda Spencer Novel, book 1) by Theresa Parker is a paranormal mystery story. Andromeda Spencer was struck by lightning when she was 15 and was in a coma for a month. Not long afterwards, she discovered that she had a few special...