Thomas M. Cirignano is the author of "The Constant Outsider" and "67 Cents: Creation of A Killer." This is a review of the latter. Our tale begins with Nick meeting someone in an alley to collect $1000. Instead he is stabbed repeatedly in the back...

In the Footsteps of Rumi…Modern Verse with a Whiff of the Master’s Fragrance was written by Rashid Osmani. Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, also known as Rumi, lived in Persia during the 13th century. Rumi was known as a poet, theologian, and mystic. His spiritual legacy...

Have you ever felt like you were an outcast, as if you are so different from everyone else that they just would not understand you? The sense of belonging is a deep-rooted need, especially for women, but there are so many people out there that...

In The Deep, Book 8, A Woodcutter's Grim Series by Karen Wiesner, we meet Cheyenne (Chey) Welsh. She planned to take her five-year-old sister and leave Woodcutter’s Grim as soon as possible, but she waited too long; her sister disappeared and only Chey knew her...

Choices are for the Living is a practical book outlining how to live a Christian life. Ms Davenport gives a down to earth account of lessons her personal life has taught her. The book explains parts of the Bible that you would normally read and...

Somewhat along the lines of Aesop’s Fables, The Farm of Wisdom: 25 Unforgettable Tales That Will Ignite a Wiser You by Warren Cassell Jr. is full of tid-bits of wisdom that are taught from short parables using animals one would find on or near a...

Find Your Passion: Simple Steps to Discover Who You Are, How To Choose a Career, and How to Find Your Purpose in Life! by author Derick Van Ness provides valuable insight into the discovery of who you are and how to use the gifts that...

Inside/Outside: One Woman's Recovery from Abuse and a Religious Cult by Jenny Hayworth is an honest depiction of the author's life. Jenny Hayworth belonged to a family who were followers of the religion Jehovah's Witnesses. Jenny left it after following it for thirty years of...

As this sequel to How to Train Your Dragon opens, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his fellow trainees find themselves on a ship during a severe storm. The reason? The boys are learning Sword Fighting at Sea. However, before they can complete their lesson, the...

Hiccup Horrendous III, only son and heir of Stoick the Vast, chief of the Hairy Hooligans, is back. How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse continues the memoirs of the hero as translated by Cressida Cowell. As the tale opens, the young Viking and his fellow...

As How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale opens, the entire Viking world is in the grip of a heat wave. Young Hiccup and his fellow Vikings-in-training are about to begin a Herding Reindeer on Dragonback lesson. As the boys mount their riding dragons and work...

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the greatest Viking hero who ever lived, continues his memoirs in How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm. Author Cressida Cowell relates the youthful adventures of the heir to the Hairy Hooligan Tribe throne when he was an average, not-very-heroic-looking boy. As...

Peter, Enchantment and Stardust: The Poems (Peter: A Darkened Fairytale) by William O'Brien is a collection of whimsical and mystical poems inspired by the book, Peter: A Darkened Fairytale. The enchantment of the book and the adventures are captured in a variety of poems that...

Making Arrangements by Brent Eliot Parker gives the reader an in-depth peek into the world of a family mortuary business. When his father died, Colin was working in Boston, unwilling to take over the business. But, when Colin returns to sell the funeral home, he...

Cooks, Crooks and Colt: This Investigator Serves up Results (A Harmon Colt Thriller)is a private detective story written by Kem Roy Neal. Harmon Colt was an up-and-coming L.A. chef until his personal life fell apart. He's now a private eye who lives in an abandoned...

From Iran to America: Mahnaz and Shirin - A Love Story by Reza Mashayekhi is a simple love story set against the backdrop of growing up in the Middle East and then moving to the United States. Apart from the love angle, the author speaks...

On the night of September 4, 2075, crime reporter Amanda “A.J.” Gregson got involved in an explosion that killed two federal agents and badly damaged her eyes. As she waits for her transplants, she struggles to remember the details of that fateful event while Special...

The Tale of a Lost Romantic in Seoul by Steve Justice is a novel as remarkable as its title that tells the story of a middle-aged English professor and his struggles to come to terms with his normal and nice but unhappy life. Trapped in...

Superhero: Everyone Needs a Hero by Don M. Winn is about a little boy who realizes how he can be of help to people in different situations in life, that he can be their hero. This is a sweet story, starting with the young boy...

All Hands Working Together – Cruise for a Week: Meet 79 Cultures, written by Jackie Chase, provides the reader with a thorough 'behind the scenes look' at a cruise ship. This particular cruise ship has workers on it from 79 different countries; therefore there are...