Our story begins in the fairy realm where at great sacrifice to themselves, the council members join together to banish the powerful and evil Brigara from the realm of Fionia. However, Brigara manages to enter the realm of humans where she waited 300 gams ploting...

“James Saves the Moon”, written by Wendy Nystrom, is a delightful children’s picture book that combines a child’s imagination with Icelandic mythology. The illustrations by Jim Weidman, in a blue tone with colorful characters, lend a mythological feel to the story of a young boy...

“Dadspirations: The First 100 Days of Fatherhood”, by Pete Densmore, is a humorous and informative adventure for fathers as they celebrate the first 100 days after a child is born. Pete takes a new dad from day one, all of the way to day 100....

I just finished reading The Battle of The Grandmas by Anthonette Klinkerman. I absolutely adore this book! The premise of the story is one little girl with three sets of grandparents all vying for her love and attention. As so often happens, the little girl...

A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities by Barbara Venkataraman is a book of short stories that reflect on her family and some of her quirks, and ideas. I love love loved this book! I felt like I was listening to a dear...

Across the River by Elaine Russell, is powerful reading. It is the harrowing tale of a family’s escape from the horrors of the Vietnam war. At the time, Nou is a child. It is her family's story. Freedom is when the Americans leave the country....

Words in the Dark (Nora Cooper Mysteries), by Giulia Beyman, is a suspenseful, page-turning novel. The book opens with off-duty Chief Detective Joe Cooper being shot in a bank robbery. The story takes a whole new spin as his wife Nora digs deeper and deeper...

Based on a true story, Eaten by the Tiger by Emile Allen, M.D. is about a doctor who survives a near-death experience while saving a patient’s life. Through his transformative journey of self-discovery, Allen had to face the fear of the unknown, which he calls...

Author Nancy LaRonda Johnson brings readers a dark tale of good versus evil in her book Anticipation of the Penitent. Alezea was merely a child when her parents took her out of school and introduced her to their financial enterprise. She was forced to make...

In Cutting Right to the Chase, Chase Williams is an import/export executive at Ernesto Ceccarelli’s Cashmere in Turnesia, a beautiful medieval city in Italy. Yet, as a former officer of Scotland Yard, he’s always at the right time and the right place to stop crime....

Holly Horse and The Great Quest by Jennifer Loveless is a delightful book about Holly the horse, her adventures, and her meeting Gary the goat with whom she becomes very friendly. This is one of the best children's books I have read because it is...

An archaeological discovery in an Egyptian tomb leads to the amazing story of a young princess who is chosen to reign as Pharaoh by three unidentified hooded figures. In Secret of the Mummy, Bjorn Street tells an amazing tale about the young girl Hatshepsut who...

A Cry in the Shadows (Nora Cooper Mysteries) is the story of a blind mother and the reality of having her ten-year-old daughter kidnapped. Susan has recently become blind. She tries her very best to live a normal life and have a normal relationship with...

Shadows Live in the Darkness by Mr Mark A. Anderson is a horror story for teenagers. The characters -- Charles, Myron, Joe, Karl, Kathleen and Ann Marie -- are just normal teenagers who find themselves in the midst of some disturbing happenings at night with...

From the Dedication “to all the world’s children,” to the last page, Captain Crossbones in The Treasure Hunt, written and illustrated by Victor Ramon Mojica, delivers a delightful tale for children of all ages. In verse form, Captain Crossbones tells of a treasure he must...

Pride always comes before a fall and when you couple that pride with hate and revenge you’ll see that there’s more evil in the world than anyone would care to admit. Evil is lurking in Sundowner County and most definitely it’s lurking in Hyde’s Corner....

Sir Nathan and the Troublesome Task by Mark Simon Smith is about the Royal twins who go missing. The Queen Gobbledeegook summons Sir Nathan and his steed, Tupolev, to go searching for the twins. While on their quest, they meet Grace, who rides a mop...

Fear the Reaper by Joe Mynhardt is a delicious blend of short stories with one common thread running through them: they all include a close encounter with the old man himself, the Grim Reaper. Each author in this set was asked to produce a new,...

Sir Nathan and the Clammy Calamity (Somewhat Silly Stories) (Volume 3) by Mark Simon Smith is a fantasy/adventure story with lots of excitement. A whale, Kale, comes to Mariskatania and tries to flood the place. He is upset because their litter is going into the...

Sir Licksalot & The Arctic Fools by D.L. Carroll is the third book of the series of Sir Licksalot. Each story takes you on a new adventure. This book takes you to the Arctic region. Sir Licksalot and his friends go to the Arctic region,...