As Riding The Hurricane opens, we find Cassie at a crossroads in her life. Her daughter is on the brink of adulthood and therefore less reliant on her, while Cassie is then left to contend with a drunken, abusive husband. We meet up with Cassie...

I love books like this that put everyone on the same playing field. Money, power, physical ability - you have to work together to stay alive. I don't know what it is, but lately I have been drawn to non-fiction books about death or...

The jays are laughing at her and mocking her as Collie attempts to find a way past the brokenness which came upon her when Dugan was lost at sea in Hope Rises from Ashes by L.F. Falconer. As destiny takes her on a new winding...

25 Poems To Celebrate The First Amendment written by Andrew Bushard is a creative collection which introduces readers to poetic writing and patriotism. This book represents exactly what the title topic is: freedom of speech. Americans love their freedom, but often don't appreciate it enough...

Lady Justice and the Assassin by Robert Thornhill is number 13 in Thornhill’s Lady Justice series of humorous mysteries. Like its predecessors, Lady Justice and the Assassin has a plot ripped from today’s headlines. The several sub-plots are blended perfectly within the main theme, which...

Lady Justice and the Vet by Robert Thornhill is a poignant, faithfully accurate story, which could have been taken from today’s headlines. Mr. Thornhill, with each new episode of the Lady Justice series, continues to surpass himself. Within the pages of Lady Justice and the...

“Whatever is in your back cast will be reflected in your fore cast,” Steve explained as he was teaching Josh how to fly fish, but within that simple statement there was a life lesson which Josh latched onto quickly. Lessons from the Creek by Stephen...

Though the first thought that might come to the reader’s mind upon seeing the title of this book could be of scantily clad women dancing around a pole, The Gentleman’s Club is very nearly the exact opposite. Baron Samuel has written a definitive guide for...

Swimming to the Moon by Jeff McMahon is a wonderful collection of tall tales and silly stories, filled with words of wisdom, whimsy, and wonder. Throughout the pages and poems in this book, you will find funny, strange, and unforgettable rhymes and stories that will...

In Who Stole the Zmulobeast, Keith A. Owens introduces young readers to Spike, the dog. Spike is not your average dog because Spike can talk. A member of the Pi in the Sky Squad, Spike and his human friends take readers on a journey to...

From Heathens He Came by Keris White is an interesting tale that blurs the line of reality between the supernatural and psychology, giving a surreal theme of interest. The integrity of reality is questioned as unreality and reality throughout the story lie in the realm...

The plot of Jesse James and the Secret Legend of Captain Coytus by Alex Mueck begins in the present day. Ulysses Hercules Baxter wrote a thesis paper set in the era of Jesse James. When the Harvard professor looked at the paper, he suspected one...

Murdered on the Streets of Tombstone by Joyce Aros is an intriguing book about one of the most controversial events in America's late 1800s. Readers are transported to a Midwest lifestyle of cowboys, frontier men and women, farmers, raiders, saloons, gambling, and of course gunmen....

Kid Ninja and the Notorious Nine by M. L. Hollaway speaks about bullying and the pain and hardship it causes to the person who is undergoing it. This is the story of Kevin, a fifth-grade student who is bullied in school every day. Kevin...

Flight of the Uberbites: No Time for an Epiphany by Ms Gabriele Martin is set in a small quaint town, Pastacula, in Italy. Algernon Uberbite, along with his wife, son, and two dogs leaves England to hide from Instapol. He decides to stay in Pastacula...

Princess Madeline and the Dragon (Princess Madeline Series) by Kirstin Pulioff is the last book in the Madeline series. Like the previous two Madeline books, the author has written a fantasy story filled with adventure and magic. The author has added everything that makes it...

Man-Corn in the Promised Land: Tales of Cannibalism & Other Extreme Folklore is a compilation of gruesome short stories, political satire, and witty verse. From stories about sex-crazed zombies to a hermaphroditic Sasquatch, Chairman Wow does not fail to inundate his readers with the grotesque...

Zoo on the Moon by Robin Martin-Duttman offers early elementary children the opportunity to speculate on the concept of weightlessness. A meerkat acts as a space guide, posing various possibilities to young readers in the form of activities such as flying, juggling balls, hang gliding,...

Red Knit Cap Girl To The Rescue by Naoko Stoop is a precious book from cover to cover! Intended for early elementary children, it begins by introducing children to Red Knit Cap Girl and her friend White Bunny. All animals are called by their categorical...

Search for the Guru: Prequel to: Adventures of a Western Mystic (Volume 1) covers the author's early life. In the preface, author Peter Mt. Shasta explains the title Guru: “A teacher who leads one from ignorance to wisdom, from darkness to light. The Guru is...