You Gotta Have Heart is a coming of age novel for children and preteens written by Bruce Bernstein. Alan Michaels was excited and just a bit nervous about his first day of classes at Sensei Hideki’s School of Karate. He was the first boy from...

Cloud Whispers by Sedona Hutton is the powerful story of one woman's fate and the design of second chances. The book starts with Katie Callahan learning of the death of a distant relative named Gwen, with a call from an attorney to notify her that...

Vampire Huntress by Rosemary A Johns is book 1 of the Rebel Angels Series. Violet was a normal girl, taken in as a baby after being abandoned in London. Everything changes on the day she turns 21. Suddenly, Violet is awash with powers she never...

When Forever's Over is a coming of age tale by author J. Alan Johnson. Set during the 1960s in East Tennessee, USA, two mountain town boys make the journey through high school, becoming young men during one of the most turbulent periods of modern American...

Kingshold has long been ruled by kings and queens of varying caliber throughout the ages but the wizard Jyuth has other plans for the kingdom. After their swift and brutal dethroning, it has been decided that an age of democracy will dictate the new Lord...

Hogan's Hope: A Deaf Dog, A Courageous Journey, and A Christian's Faith is a nonfiction memoir written by Connie Bombaci. Hogan’s earliest days were a miracle, even though he would be subjected to increasingly brutal treatment as he grew up. He was one of a...

Using Grammar to Improve Writing: Recipes for Action is a nonfiction educational resource book for teachers and writers written by Sarah Tantillo. Tantillo is a former teacher who works as an educational consultant and literacy coach. She is also the author of The Literacy Cookbook:...

Breathe. Taste. Savor. Smile. Mind to Mouth: A Busy Chick’s Guide to Mindful Mealtime Moments by Heather Sears is a book for all readers as it discusses the topic of food and what it means to nourish oneself with real food. The author’s journey about...

Have you ever wondered what happens to the deceased after a murder, suicide or car accident? Who is responsible for the collection of the body, no matter what it’s gruesome state? Follow David Welborn and his fellow team of ‘Reapers’, Joe and Susan, as they...

History is History by Thom Kudla begins with an aging man, ill and regretful, thinking on a life spent on performative intellect rather than living deeply. Though surrounded by books, he rarely read them meaningfully. He suffers from déjà vu and emotional detachment, worsened by...

From Madness to Mad Pride by Thom Kudla is a telling memoir of a man grappling with a bipolar mental condition. The only child of a teacher and a professor, Thom is an above average junior high student. In Hudson High School, he is quite...

Although many people are probably unaware of this fact, by 1991 and for several reasons the Soviet Union had run out of grain. Faced with the threat of a starving population and mayhem, Gorbachev signed a deal with the USA, committing the Soviets to purchasing...

Icicle is back with her family in the storybook Icicle Dreams (And Discovers Dreams Do Come True) by R.W. Thompson. Icicle wanted to be famous like her older sister, Fluffy, who was a good swimmer and faster than a leopard seal. Icicle was not a...

Last Things by Betta Ferrendelli is a story about two women who have walked a similar path. We begin with Bridgette, a successful journalist who is in a seemingly perfect relationship. Of course, we soon find out it isn’t so perfect. Elliot, Bridgette’s fiance, doesn’t...

Recently released from the prison of Wasteland on a trumped-up sham conviction, Elias (Eli) Graham is thrust onto the streets in a perilous future with nothing to his name...a name which was once attached to an illustrious career and a fat bank account. But...

Let’s begin this review of Not a Fairytale by asking if it’s not a fairytale, then what is it? Essentially, it’s a rare form of memoir, not told as a story with characters and dialogue, but as a poem based, as many memoirs are, on...

"When God created me I was the only thing on his mind." My Brown Skin (Hey Carter!) by Thomishia Booker is a cute story about a little boy whose skin is the perfect shade of brown and he is happy about it. His skin glows...

Dar Bryant's 360: A Full Circle starts with the author’s first day of eighth grade, a period that turns out to be nine months of teasing, harassment, taunting, bullying, and torment that makes him hate school. This memoir tells his story of how he becomes...

How Do I Take Care of Me? by Yerachmiel Altman is an informative book that tells young readers about Type 1 diabetes and how to take care when you have Type 1 diabetes. The story is told from the point of view of two dolls,...

With Wanton Disregard is a graphic and gripping crime novel by author Gwen Banta. The plot takes place in the exclusive Long Beach area of Belmont Shore, where the high-gloss lives of the well to do people mask a seedy underbelly filled with crime and...