Field Notes by Charles Butterfield is a collection of 24 poems inspired or informed by the poet's 50 years raising, training, and living with German Shepherds. A New Hampshire poet, Butterfield is a graduate of the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. His...

Gated by Matt Drabble is a horror novel as good as any you will find on the market today. The town of Eden was the epitome of good, old-fashioned, friendly small-town America. It sounded too good to be true. It was. However, Michael and Emily...

Ted Bear Esq. - His Photo Album (Small Folk Tales) by Christine Larsen is a pictorial delight. The book comprises short tales about Ted. It takes you through some of the important moments in Ted's life, and the things he holds dear such as his...

Ducky Duck Doesn't Want to be a Duck by Jenny Loveless is about a duck who wants to be anything else but a duck. Together with his friends, Ducky goes through different identities in a humorous little adventure. What an excellent book for children. I...

Small Folk Rhymes by Christine Larsen is a delightful collection of rhymes that not only stir a child’s imagination, but they teach them about different animals, foods, and even a pair of shoes. The first part is full of witty rhymes that introduce each of...

Almost Unbearable Tales by Christine Larsen is a collection of short tales which not only get into explaining why Ted Bear, esquire, needs glasses in a humorous fashion, (because our arms get shorter as we grow older), but run the gambit of possible subjects from...

If I could only use one word to describe Dream Weaver by Su Williams it would be SUPERB. Luckily I get to use more than one. Dream Weaver is an unusual tale, part fantasy, part paranormal, part romance, part horror and part supernatural. When you...

A Growing Faith: Stories from Bed, by Mary Jane Gonzales, rides the waves of emotions and growth that go along with the struggle to live with RSDS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome)/CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). Not only does it document and outline the different stages...

In Love Crazy, author Selby Fleming McPhee recalls the first time she read her father’s letter. She was 41 years old then. The letter evokes many emotions towards her father and her mother, who was angered by her father's decision to join the army during...

Faceless by Dawn Kopman Whidden is a riveting mystery/thriller. Pretty teenage girls are murdered and found mutilated. The case is being handled by Detective Jean Whitley and her new partner Marty Keal. Jean discovers that most of the targets for the next attacks are her...

Fur Ball Fever by Maureen Fisher is a funny and romantic mystery story. The heroine, Grace Donnelly is a quirky young woman who knows no boundaries once she gets involved -- and involved she gets in all kinds of sticky situations! Nick Jackson is...

Convergence of Time by Layne Walker is one of those books that makes you think: 'Oh no, I'm already close to the end... I don't want it to end!" I liked the book so much that I had to check out what else the author...

When we first meet Sheila, the main character in Sheryn MacMunn's contemporary fiction novel, Finding Out, she's enduring the public humiliation of being dumped by her live-in boyfriend, in front of her neighbors, on the street outside their co-op building. Sheila is shocked to find...

Tainted Gold by Layne Walker is a story about how things can go terribly wrong if you only care about becoming rich. A guy called Donny is the main character and he's not exactly successful, i.e. he loses one job after the other because he...

Frozen Footprints, written by author Therese Heckenkamp, is a Christian thriller. The prologue hints at the roller coaster ride that lies ahead in this tale of revenge, murder, kidnap, and torture. After losing their father, twins Max and Charlene were forced to move in with...

Terri Kelley has a gift for creating children's books that are both realistic and fun at the same time. In Today, I'll Be Good, kids learn to tackle minor behavioral issues without realizing that they are learning at all. School-aged kids who are heading off...

Sophie used to think she was a good girl with a solid moral compass but that was before hunky rock idol Dan reenters her life and decides she should be his wife. So in Sophie’s Turn, we find Sophie on tour with Dan and his...

30 Classic and Vintage Poems About Butterflies by Kristen Clark is an inspiring book on an ethereal topic - the beauty and unique nature of butterflies. As the author noted in her introduction, “A world without butterflies would be a word without poetry.” The...

A Very Berry Fairy Adventure is written and illustrated by Sparrow. This book is a children's fable. It offers very colorful pictures for your viewing pleasure and a plot that contains adventure, mystery, excitement, magic, mystical creatures, friendship, and courage. Very Berry is a very...

Grandpa Doesn't Know Me Anymore by Terri Kelley is a beautiful and heart rending story about a young boy who realizes that his grandfather's feelings for him are not the same anymore. The boy tries to connect with his grandfather and he is unable to...