"Streetwise: Mafia Memoirs" by Russell A. Vassallo is a memoir of a kid raised in a world that feared the Mafia. It was a tough life where even saving the life of a friend could mean your own life was at risk. The story tells...

“Hank Zipzer, report to principal Love’s office at once!” the loud speaker buzzed. But this was the first hour of the first day of school, and how did they know his name already? School just didn’t start out well for Hank, and when his teacher...

"Children of the Knight" by Michael J Bowler is a book that will leave quite an impact on you, no matter whether you are a young adult or a pensioner. It is a story about how our society lets down the members who would need...

“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....

Jason and Debby Coleman, authors of Discovering Your Amazing Marriage, say their first few years together were the worst. Infidelity, sickness and financial issues threatened their union. But that was almost 24 years ago. Since then, they have developed an amazing marriage. What is the...

Between Eden and the Open road by Philip Gaber is the most honest collection of prose and poetry you are likely to find out there right now. The collection is imperfect and it asks you to look at what it offers with unafraid eyes, with...

What do you do when the man you think you want to spend the rest of your life with decides to up and leave? You do exactly what Rachel Dillon does; you move on and marry someone else. Then divorce him before running into your...

Real Dogs Don’t Whisper by Kelly Preston is a heart-warming, amazing, love-filled, and heart breaking tale that every dog lover should read. But be warned: you WILL shed tears along with the laughter. Kelly begins with a brief biography of her childhood, moving quickly to...

Fireflies, by P.S. Bartlett, is the story of an Irish doctor Owen Whelan and his wife Sarah. They are Irish immigrants. The Whelans had seven children. As we know all children are special. However, the youngest, Ennis, was unique from the beginning. He was born...

To her colleagues, Corey Hamilton, an honest police officer, has a heart like an angel. Author Stacy Eaton’s Garda: Welcome to the Realm is a unique story where the main protagonist falls in love with her fellow police officer Mitchell O’Reilly. The problem is that...

In The Dazzling Darkness by Paula Cappa, the Old Willow Cemetery is under the watch of its mysterious keeper, Elias Hatch. On March 20, when 5-year-old Henry Brooke fails to come home with his older sister, Detective Mike Balducci turns his attention to Hatch, and...

Gambit of the Glass Crowns by Ethan Risso is Volume One of The Sundered Kingdoms Trilogy. Connor unwillingly becomes a herald of his era, due to the poisonous Féinmhuinín’s arrow that nearly killed him. Wars, tension between clans, political conspiracy as well as magic and...

In Hidden in Plain Sight: The Other People in Norman Rockwell's America, author Jane Allen Petrick tells the story of the Rockwell models who were people of color. She also brings to life a Norman Rockwell that the vast majority of people never knew --...

In Keepers of Water, Arieana’s brother, Rydan, has been tricked and murdered by Ricor and his renegade in the human world. Despite her brother’s warning and the Council’s order, she breaks the law and crosses the Veil into the human realm to bring back her...

As Christianity and the Christian church watch their influence in America decline rapidly, Michael Whitworth uses the book of Daniel to show how the church should act during a time of exile which was similar to that which Daniel and the best and brightest of...

Simple and sweet, that is neat. A young girl looks out her window and what does she see? Flowers and rain and a bird in a tree. Outside Your Window, written by Terri Kelley and illustrated by Josefina Tecson, is a sweet treat. The story...

Almond Eyes by Terri Kelley is a lovely children’s concept book, which encourages acceptance of the differences that make each child unique. Sometimes, diversity is a confusing topic to children. They don’t understand it when adults comment on their “Almond Eyes” or any other...

Culloo by Murielle Cyr is a lovely story that conveys many details of Native Indian folklore. It is a good reading piece that will be enjoyed over and over. This very well told story will keep your attention to the end. Murielle relates an interesting...

The story begins with a wish for a 'Happy Seventh Birthday.' Told like Terri Kelley’s other books in a beautiful and sing-song rhyme scheme, the stories are definitely something kids will recognize and sit still for. We get to see into the past of the...

Fur Ball Fever by Maureen Fisher is a funny and romantic mystery story. The heroine, Grace Donnelly is a quirky young woman who knows no boundaries once she gets involved -- and involved she gets in all kinds of sticky situations! Nick Jackson is...