The Carnelian is the first book in The Gemstone Chronicles by William L. Stuart. Maggie and Aiden come to stay with Nana and Beebop, their grandparents, for spring break. Their time is usually spent jet skiing, rock hounding, and four-wheeling. On one of the rock...

In the vein of Indiana Jones, The Sons of Kohath: Tragedy, Travesty, Tapas and the Ark of God by Adam Green tells the tale of archaeologist Alex Martinez. This highly respected scientist is drawn into an incredible story involving one of the most significant relics...

The Universe Builders: Bernie and the Putty by Steve LeBel is an epic science fiction novel about creation, and a race of shimmering gods that use something called universe putty to help mold worlds, and such. Get it? Kind of like Silly Putty, but on...

The Prophesy of Hermes: The Adventures of Hermes the Sailor Cat, Book 2 is a children's animal-adventure book written by Paul Watson and illustrated by Thomas Kimbrell. Hermes is a cat who lives on the S.S. Cyclops with his human companion, Stefan. Stefan had found...

The Moorigad Dragon: Age of the Hybrid Book 1 is a dark romantic fantasy novella written by Debra Kristi. Kyra is a Moorigad Dragon, a hybrid born to a fire-dragon father and a water-dragon mother. She's not what anyone in her family wants her to...

The Stones of Kaldaar by Tameri Etherton is a book about a young woman, Taryn, and her grandfather, Brandt. The two live a simple life traveling in the world we know as Earth until they are transported to a universe that is strange and complicated....

The Death You Deserve is the first book in Wither The Waking World, a fantasy series by Jonathan Techlin. Its central character is Theel, a lowly squire who desperately wants to be in control of his own life. For now, at least, the orphaned Theel...

Being a business owner can be an oxymoron, a business that you love to hate. You are excited to see your vision come to fruition, yet it is difficult to keep the business afloat. Every decision that you make is crucial for your business,...

The Forest of Evergreen (Volume 1): Lost in the Wilderness by Teresa May B. Bandiola is a magical story that will take readers on an adventurous journey filled with love and fantasy. Sophie Vabueretti moves to her parents' home in a big city where her...

Roberta Hoffer has written her Stonebridge Ghost Tales series for 8 to 12-year-olds, and The Ghost of The Frozen North is the second book in the series. Ten-year-old Christian can see and hear the friendly ghost of his great-great-great-grandfather, Jeremiah, whom he met at his...

The Fantastic Travels of William and the Monarch Butterfly: Fly, Fly Away on the Wings of a Monarch Butterfly by Christina Steiner is a great book that teaches children and adults how to respect butterflies and other insects. This book also teaches them about butterflies,...

The Biggest Picture: From the Big Bang to the Development of the Big Bang Theory by Wendy Curtis presents the scientific community’s best theories about major events, from the Big Bang until present times. Beginning with the Big Bang and the creation of the simplest...

The Healing Field: A Young Psychiatrist's Battle with His Anorexic Patient, Her Hunger Strike against God, and Their Journey through the Dark Night by Howard E. Richmond MD is a bold and honest account of the narratives and experiences of a patient and a psychiatrist....

Wow! I just finished reading The Beginning: Prelude to the Apocalypse by debut author Bruce S. Campbell, and I must say that it is one of the better books I have read in a good long while. In a unique tale that combines Biblical stories...

What does it mean to be thoughtless? Do children understand the concept? So many children are loved too much to the point that they are spoiled. These children are not expected to help out around the house, or to do any chores. Everything is done...

The Leader’s Journey by Dr. Artika R. Tyner begins with an interesting quote: Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front. Introducing leadership as a journey often mistaken for a destination, the author presents the topic in three parts, answering the...

The Adventures of Mister Bubble: Mister Bubble and the Three Greedy Triplets, written by Luke Mathius Harlow and illustrated by Jasmine Todd, is a delightfully animated tale of the thoughtlessness of greed. In this story the village is full of happy children who share. They...

The Sower Comes by Melissa Eskue Ousley is book 3 in the Solas Beir Trilogy. I would recommend reading books 1 and 2 first, otherwise you might become a bit confused, and you'd miss out on the fantastic journey of the characters. David has to...

Repen T. Orburn’s book The Last Day Resurrection: Understanding the Book of Revelation, Refuting the Rapture Heresy and Surviving the Tribulation is a powerful and timely message. Inside this important book, the author delivers many scriptures to back up the biblical truth of the last...

The Emerging Sensitive: A Guide for Finding Your Place in the World is a self-help book written by Maria Hill. Hill discusses a subset of the population who she and others have defined as being highly sensitive people based on Dr. Elaine Aron's DOES model....