The Return of Tachlanad by Kathy Fischer-Brown is the first book in a series called Sword of Names. This is a story of a well thought out world of magic and treachery. Lysienthe is the queen of Lothria and she is Gifted. Chief among her...

Friendships can occur in many forms; just ask Tyler and Marty in Tyler the Fish and Marty the Sturgeon by Meaghan Fisher. Tyler was swimming with his friend, Jimmy, in the beautiful waters of Lake Erie when they encountered Marty. Initially both Tyler and Jimmy...

The Goblin Squad is a children’s fantasy by Jeremy Hayes. The town of Reflection was reasonably safe after knights chased the last dragon away. Now they have a problem with goblins who steal their vegetables. The Goblin Squad has their hands full trying to catch...

Have you ever read a book, that upon finishing, you just knew would be a story that would stay with you for a long, long time? Well, that certainly was the case for me when I finished the last words of The Painting and The...

Are You Eating My Lunch by Dr. Nicole is a cute and colorful children’s book about a little boy named Xavier who loses his lunch at the zoo. Due to this mishap, he walks around the zoo and approaches different animals to ask them if...

Strike at Charles’ Farm: Grève à la Ferme de Charles is a bilingual educational picture book for children written by Dr. Nicole and illustrated by Mylene Villeneuve. The animals are not cooperating with Charles, and they have refused to do their normal chores. The hen...

In a lovely story by author Cynthia Boone, The Twelfth of Never will leave readers enthralled and certainly wanting more by this talented new voice in the romance genre. Follow the story of Harris Hayes, a young man whose future is being dictated by his...

The Daughters of Jim Farrell is a Christian novel written by Sylvia Bambola. This story is set in the coal mine industry in the 1800s when poverty was at an all time high. Jim Farrell was hanged for murder, and as a result his wife...

Hundreds of years ago, magic was common in the land until a plague targeted the gifted ones. It caused them to fall into a deep sleep they never woke from. Then, as quickly as it arrived, the darkness lifted. Those that survived mourned the loss...

Cakes Without Borders: Volume 1, The Maiden Voyage is a nonfiction cooking/food guide written by Jennifer Rao. Rao trained at university as a chemical engineer, and her position with a petroleum company involved world-wide travelling. As part of her desire to learn more about the...

Wow! I just finished reading The Walls of Woodmyst, the second book by the very talented author Robert E. Kreig, and my first thought after finishing the book was simply "Wow!" This story had me hooked from the very beginning, a creepy beginning at that....

In A Stone’s Throw by Debbie De Louise, librarian Alicia Fairmont has just lost her husband in a hit and run accident. Six months after the unfortunate incident, she travels from her home in Long Island to her husband’s hometown of Cobble Cove, New York,...

Truth is the second volume in Parker Sinclair's urban fantasy, The Alex Conner Chronicles. Alex has temporarily left San Diego to stay with her grandmother's best friend, Dana, who is a formidable mentor and trainer. Alex spends her days dodging, or at least attempting to...

'The Quest of All Ages', Book One of the 'Within the Ocean of Eternal Love' Series, is a beautiful, epic tale written by Maha Devi Li Ra La. Within this timeless fantasy novel, we meet a variety of characters. Heroes, heroines, mermaids and mermen, fairies...

The Creature of the Wildcard by Jon Fischer is a young adult fantasy that is also heavy on metaphysical philosophy. The story is complicated, but it is intended to leave the reader in a psychedelic state. Alaric Fischer is a successful artist, but he wants...

The Color of Character by accomplished author Glen Shuld is a gem in the history of a certain part of the 20th century, one that everyone around the world has come to recognize as very important in the integration process of schools in the 1960s...

In a great new read by author Carl Howe Hansen, Destiny follows the brilliant Dr. Peter Peterson as he discovers a bacteria that just might be the solution to all of the problems that come along when an oil spill occurs. But when that bacteria...

Summer Fling by Jerica MacMillan is a powerful opening to the Players of Marycliff University series, a powerful contemporary romance with multiple plot elements that will positively surprise readers. Abby isn’t an outgoing kind of girl and she uses her brains more than her heart...

Hold the Faith: Early Christianity Comes to Life, The Apostle John series by Susan MB Preston tells the story of John. John is the author of what many people consider the definitive gospel on the life of Christ. I read and studied this gospel and...

In a unique and well-written recounting of a complicated relationship between a married couple and an individual male friend, The Remembrance of Blue Roses by author Yorker Keith is a book I'm glad I read. Main characters Mark, Hans and Yukari meet and become fast...