In Dreamscape: Saving Alex by Kirstin Pulioff, Alexis Stone's life as she knew it was coming to an end and there was nothing she could do about it. Her mom had just informed her that instead of the three months they had promised her before...

Darklands by Emma Woodcock takes the reader - and the main character - on a journey to a different world in which the sun always shines, it never rains, and everything seems a little too perfect. After returning to a place where teenager Sophie attempted...

Wow! Just wow! How's that for a review? I just finished reading the beautiful new work of historical fiction by debut author Alexandra Norland, In Liberty's Wake: A Novel of British America. Follow the story of Arabella Alden, a privileged young woman in the British...

Hugh the Southern Flame by R.J. Tolson is the second book in the young adult fantasy series, Chaos Chronicles. In the world of Evos, the Nios Crystal is said to be the most powerful weapon of all since it granted control over fear itself. Espers...

Captive in the Dark follows the emotional and physical journey of Livvie, a young girl who gets kidnapped. As well as telling her story, CJ Roberts also tells the story from the perspective of Livvie’s captor, the unbearable and handsome Caleb, who is both her...

The gospels speak of a Jubilee year in which the Children of Israel released slaves, cancelled debts, and redistributed wealth. It was a great leveling operation and the cosmos did something similar. Every so often, a mass extinction wiped out a bunch of creatures and...

Wow! Just...wow! I just finished reading the absolutely wonderful collection of short stories by author Marylee MacDonald, Bonds of Love & Blood, and I simply cannot get over how fantastic this book was! Anyone who knows me knows that I love short stories in general....

Rotville by Bryce Bentley Summers is about certain complex experiments being conducted on humans in a quarantine setup which acts as a prison, Colosseo, located in the city of Rotville. Though the people are quarantined due to a plague attack, worse times await them in...

Varuna - A Thames Barge that was Home by Caroline Havord begins when she, leading a life of humdrum tranquility with her daughter, terrier and kittens, falls in love. The gentleman in question, Bryn William, being a man of taste, introduces her to life on...

The Voyages Of The Seven (The Star Agency Chronicles Book 2) by R.E. Weber is a children's fantasy story. Theopolis James Logan is one of seven teenagers taken from Earth by the Affinity, a peaceful alien civilization. Whisked away from their home planet and relocated...

As we embark on the journey called life, we encounter all types of people. As we encounter these people, their actions make us question ourselves at some time. For example, you are at the mall; you pass through the door and hold it open for...

A Widgie Knight and Zoe’s Journal: Intertwined Souls Series Shorts, Volume 1 is an historical family saga novella written by Mary D. Brooks with illustrations by Lucia Nobrega. The Intertwined Souls saga is set in the mid-20th century in the aftermath of the Second World...

Reading Calico Spy by Margaret Brownley was absolute pleasure from page one to the very end. The main characters, Katie Madison and Sheriff Branch Whitman, literally jump off the page and into the reader’s heart. Katie feels unlovable and has dedicated her life to the...

Fresh Encounters with Jesus by Cheri Fuller sets your soul free to experience the grace of God through His Son Jesus Christ. Each chapter contains quotes, a brief narrative, and then ends with how to take that story and apply it to your own life...

Not that I would wish marital struggles on anyone, but I'm so glad that Steven D. Matthews had them to eventually prompt him to write Marriage: Convenient or Covenant. I loved, loved, loved this book! Matthews writes in a down-to-earth way as if he...

A mysterious mansion on a hill overlooking a small forested town holds secrets concerning the disappearance of a dozen people in the thrilling middle-grade novel, Charlie Sullivan and the Monster Hunters (The Varcolac's Diary) by D.C. McGannon and C. Michael McGannon. The residents of Hunter's...

I confess, I am a mom and I do not know how to make pancakes. So when I saw Lucy Ravitch’s book, The Pancake Menu: Menu & Cookbook Hands-on Math Fun, I grabbed it in hopes of learning. I was not disappointed and am happy...

It’s Christmas Time: The Magic of Snowville is a children’s science fiction picture book written by K. Mobley and illustrated by Anthony B. Jackson. Far away, on another planet, there’s a little town called Snowville. Sinclair Frost and his brother, Ivan, live in Snowville, and...

Lady Joe by Mark Saha is a humorous tale of a desperate man. When Lee Estes loses a prized blue roan named Lady Joe, he had no idea what amount of trouble he will be in. The buyer for Lady Joe wants his horse in...

Lake Of Sins: Secrets In Blood by L.S. O'Dea is the second book in an exciting and action packed young adult fantasy series. Trinity lives in a world with different species and classes, different races that have different roles and hierarchies in society. The classes...