In Actium’s Wake, Ralph Jackman uses the voice of Roman senator and soldier Marcus Rutilius Crispus to tell the story of the events following the battle at Actium. In this battle, Octavian - son of Julius Caesar - defeated Marc Antony and Cleopatra, leading to...

Songs that I Whisper (Warren Family) by Regina Puckett is a romantic fiction. Seth Black is an upcoming country musician. Seth wants fame and fortune and wants to stay away from drugs, alcohol and beautiful women which once destroyed his famous father, Montgomery Black, and...

Reading To My Buddy is a heart-warming book concerning a young girl who stutters and a dog named Buddy who loves her regardless. Author Marti Regan takes us into the life of this young girl named Nicki and her frustrations of going to school and...

From the opening poem of this collection (‘Geography’) you know you are in the hands of a cultured, knowledgeable and thoughtful poet. Richard Pacheco knows art is about ‘vanishing points.’ Artists, like poets, direct their audience, as Auden might say, even to the quiet corners...

Paramedic Communication, Influence and Decision-Making: A Guide for EMS Professionals by Anthony Haley is a guide consisting of numerous true-life examples of how the author was able to resolve potentially negative situations and gain the trust of an injured party. Holding a number of professional...

False Prophet is a police procedural set in San Francisco and the Mormon community in Abbottsville, California, and written by Donna Banta. Detective Lieutenant Matt Ryan is called to investigate the bludgeoning death of an elderly man. When he turns the body over, he's somewhat...

Honeybee's Family & Home: Honeybee Series - Volume 1 by Jeanette Vuuren is an educational book for small kids. It gives information about Honeybee, her home, family, food habits of bees, how they communicate etc. By the time the book is completed, children will have...

One of a series of children’s educational books, Honeybee’s Poem by Jeanettte Vuuren is the fifth in a twelve-part series about honeybees, which is part of the greater Clever Minds Series. In Honeybee’s Poem, Vuuren offers general information about honeybees, much of which is elaborated...

Honeybee Reads Time is another in the Honeybee series by Jeanette Vuuren. This series, aimed at many different age groups at once, takes children along the journey to discovering bees and the benefits that they bring to our world. In Honeybee Reads Time, we get...

The whimsical theme in'Peter: A Darkened Fairytale' by William O'Brien will indeed captivate the readers. Peter is transported to another world on his tenth birthday. As he travels through the clouds, he is oblivious of the mysteries that is awaiting him. The path he travels...

A Layman’s Guide to Managing Fear - Using Psychology, Christianity and Non Resistant Methods is a self help book by Stanley Popovich that is designed to help readers deal with their own fears and anxiety. As the title suggests, the author asserts that one of...

George Knows by Mindy Mymudes is the interesting story of George and his girl-pup, Karly. It is George's duty to train Karly. In the process, he finds himself being taken on an adventure which will teach him more about himself and help his girl-pup learn...

Presidential Intentions by Douglas J. Wood is about a woman who finds herself aiming to become the first female president of the United States of America. Samantha Harrison shows signs of brilliance as a child by graduating top of her class and is awarded a...

A Job for Joe by Joe Paris Lee takes a humorous look at Joe's working life. Joe has had no less than 56 jobs in 60 years, something of a record perhaps. A Job for Joe takes us into the roller-coaster ride of his attempts...

When His Dreams Take Flight by Andy Holloman is a story based on the actual events of the shooting at Sandy Hook, although none of the events in the story are real. Nick is a High School Principle battling with an alcohol problem. Following an...

Biscuits! And other Fixins by Chef John Barnes is a highly useful cookbook introducing readers to the art of creating biscuits, gravies, and butter and jam. Remember when you were a child and watched your mother, grandmother, or family friend make delicious and perfect biscuits...

Soup!, a recipe book written by Chef John Barnes, contains recipes for fourteen different soups, four varieties of stews, and five kinds of bread, ranging from French bread to biscuits to cornbread. His simple, clear instructions made me want to start cooking them right away....

My Doctor and Me ABC by Dr. Stephanie Cox is the perfect educational book to teach children their alphabets. The author takes you on a colorfully illustrated alphabet journey. The book, written by a physician, introduces a child to all the procedures they have to...

Opening up your world and allowing everyday life to become laced with miracles is an avenue that too few people explore and therefore they do not fully understand that life can actually become much richer and much fuller. Life Can Be a Miracle by Ivinela...

A collection of 33 original short stories and 22 poems, David Podlipny’s A Basement: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems (Alphabet) is enjoyable yet partly a conundrum to me. The short stories are presented at the start of this collection, and I had to...