My stomach is still in a knot and my heart in my throat after I finished reading The House on Sunset, the incredible memoir by debut author Lindsay Fischer. Follow her journey through a difficult and abusive relationship, from near death at times to eventual...

Out of Body by Christopher John Chater opens with a bit of a mystery and keeps going, full speed, from there. Harley, a twelve-year-old boy, is in a car accident with his parents, and all three die — until Harley is brought back to life....

Surprising the Alpha: The Venn Pack in Love by Elodie Parkes is a believable and entertaining paranormal romance novel appropriate for an adult and new adult audience. This wolf-shifter story takes place in the contemporary setting of a dying town in the United States. Joshua...

Broken Heart Apartments by Derek Vaughn is a short story of two weird couples with an impossible love story, but one that is hugely entertaining. Seth is a very jealous lover whose girlfriend breaks up with him in unusual circumstances. He is the epitome of...

Adina: The Adulteress: Women Who Met Jesus Volume I by Lucinda Weeks details the life of Adina, a Jewish woman who lived during the time of Jesus. Beautiful and strong-willed, she falls in love with Yiechiel at a young age, but her father forces her...

I enjoyed reading the stories in 45 Magazine: Women's Literary Journal by Zorina Frey. This magazine is filled with stories, helpful tips and art. The stories are both fiction and nonfiction and are clearly stated which one they are before you begin reading them. Everything...

Good Reasons to Kill: An Anthology of Morality, Murder & Madness by Chris Rhyss Edwards is a collection of short stories that asks the same question: is there a good enough reason to kill someone? By being a soldier, I think Mr. Edwards has the...

Longinus aka The Viper is Damsport's self-proclaimed most elegant assassin, who also considers himself the best alchemist in town, although I see him more as a poet. Amusingly, Longinus can’t stand blood; an irrational fear that must be kept hidden at all costs to protect...

Taya Bayliss - Tree Hugger (Taya Bayliss Mysteries Volume 5) by EJ Gore is the fifth in the series of the Taya Bayliss mysteries. Taya and her best friend Chris are helping Professor Monahan to save a beautiful stretch of land facing the river from...

Four Doors and Other Stories by A.G. Billig is a collection of twelve short stories that blur the lines of magical realism. Stories like girls Isabella and Mattie who meet by pure chance and have a fantastical adventure as pseudo sisters. A couple that takes...

The Dream Travelers: From the Beginning by Cindi Elli revolves around Erin, Richard and Marie who discover a strange, big old book where they read the instructions to complete the lessons in the order given. The instructions take them on an adventurous trip and, at...

Change by Victor A. Davis is a short story taken straight from a real life situation about a young patron in a local diner. The girl is working class and only has a limited amount of money to spend on her meal. The author witnessed...

The Flying Kite by Victor A. Davis is a story within a story. Parts of this story were inspired by true events. The author read a National Geographic magazine article about a man who planned to walk south from the South American Andes to the...

Following up with his well-received children's book, The Boy with the Big Blue Hair, Chris Censullo writes another charming story about embracing diversity. Tin Can begins with a lonely young girl named Sam, with pink hair in a tree house, who wishes upon a shooting...

Mamarazzi by Brooke Williams is the story of how an aspiring photographer accidentally finds herself in a successful acting career. Danica Bennett has one goal: to become a photographer to the stars. Unfortunately, she’s currently one of the paparazzi, albeit a successful one. Not wishing...

Sometimes a single bad memory overshadows years of wonderful ones, but realizing it is what saves Elli Eversol from turning her back on her favorite place on earth – Sand Dollar Cove. Nancy Naigle has created the quaint North Carolina coastal town of Sand Dollar...

The Ivory Staff: A Dark Fairy Tale of Kings and War by M. Lachi begins with the description of a mysterious box in a forbidden room that is as eerie as it is foreboding, thus creating the sense of mystery and suspense that fills every...

The Ties That Bleed by Jami Deise is the story of Diana, an ex-FBI/vampire hunter, who gives up her job to be with her family. She teaches new recruits how to kill vampires, but wishes she was back in the game. Juggling her work and...

In Grays Hill, Barbara Cerny has created an absolutely amazing character - Lady Oksana “OJ” Wallingford. She’s unusually tall, she’s fat, and she’s not beautiful. She’s also been left in dire circumstances by a wastrel father who left her penniless and forced to seek employment...

Daniel the Camp-er (Daniel the Draw-er Book 2) by S.J. Henderson is a fun read for children that captures the voice of a nine year old beautifully. The author looks at the world through the eyes of Daniel whose life is filled with adventures, excitement,...