Samia’s realistic fiction When I Grow up I Want to be a Prostitute: Stories of Broken Promises and Shattered Dreams is a sad but inspiring story about how child abuse affects three different young girls. It shows how they are exposed to sexual abuse during...

In Too Deep (Hackers #2) by Sherry D. Ficklin was my first introduction to the world of digital detective Farris. She finds herself with a reputation for solving puzzles and someone wants her to solve one involving a ‘suicidal’ classmate. While investigating her classmate, she...

Donna M. Zadunajsky’s book HELP ME! enabled me to understand why people choose to cut themselves. The story is about 13-year-old Mick Connors. After Mick’s best friend commits suicide, Mick falls into a deep depression. He tries to ease his pain by cutting himself. Layla...

I know I shouldn't but I love feudalism. It’s not the most efficient form of government but it is by far the most fun. The king is the position you want to occupy in a feudal society. The only position that beats it is God...

Cursed, Book 1 in the Cedarstone Chronicles by Sean Stone is the story of Arthur and his coven - Maggie, Adam and Nicole. They had their powers taken away years ago, but now Arthur believes he has a way to get them back. He can...

How to Get Happy and Stay That Way: Practical Techniques for Putting Joy into Your Life by Joanna Romer is a useful tool for readers looking to bring contentment and happiness into their lives. Everyone searches for happiness and most of us spend a lot...

Diet Revolution: The Ultimate Guide to Help You Get Healthier New You with Balanced Meals - Weight Loss Guaranteed by Sam Jones is a diet book designed to help you get back on track. Most of us have been on at least one diet, probably...

In David Kudler's Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword #1), which is set in Japan in the late 1500s, three orphan children and a girl who learns that her mother has sold her to a woman that she barely knows, are being transported...

The Exiles by E. Leo Foster tells the story of Johnny, a former prisoner, his attempts at a second chance in life, and the struggles he will have to face in order to redeem himself. Unfortunately, life is rarely like one dreams it will be,...

Afaq: I'm Trapped in India by Timothy Reinhardt introduces us to Sid Lund who just woke up from a nightmare that was confusing, because when he wakes up he finds that real life is simply more complicated. The young American drug company executive has no...

I Would, But My DAMN MIND Won't Let Me (Words of Wisdom for Teens, Volume 2) is a non-fiction self-help book for young adults written by Jacqui Letran. The author has been working in the field of Adolescent Medicine and Mental Health Care for over...

Lilly Peppertree: Lilly’s Spell by author Julie Hodgson is an enchanting book for children that has easily become one of my new favorite books. Lilly Peppertree loses her beloved mother to what she is told is an accident, but after living with her grandfather for...

I wish I could give this book more than five stars. Included in The Christmas Village and Other Tales of the Magic and Memories of Christmas by author John Christopher are little fantasy tales of Christmas villages and snowy Shakespearean gardens, a few poems, and...

A Movable Marriage: A Memoir is a non-fiction travel memoir written by Tricia Pimental. The author was a Brooklyn born and bred native who made her first definitive move when she purchased an airline ticket for the West Coast. She settled in Los Angeles where...

Heronfield by Dorinda Balchin is a six-year saga set in England during World War II. It is a fantastic story that put me on the battlefield and into the lives of brothers Tony and David, their friends, family and loved ones. Heronfield is the home...

The Transformation Experience: Shifting Paradigms for Success by Jay Jackson is a Christian reflection on the way we see ourselves, others and our lives, and how our beliefs can emerge, persist and become limiting. The book outlines how we can take responsibility for our thoughts...

In an earnest and well written memoir that details the crumbling of the facade of a perfect life, The Shaken Snow Globe: Finding Happiness Beyond My White Picket Fence by debut author Kristy Dominiak, readers will find a highly engaging account that many will be...

Melinda Taliancich Falgoust’s book, Her Royal Majesty, the Superhero Bride of Frankenstein, is an adorable story for children. When third grader, Lizzie McGillicuddy, has an embarrassing incident with toilet paper at school, she turns it into something positive. By staying positive she turns into a...

Tara Ellis has written Getting Out Alive: The Autumn Veatch Story on behalf of real-life sixteen-year-old Autumn Veatch, who survived a plane crash wherein two of her family members were killed. Injured and alone, she had to find a way to survive for three days...

“Thy will be done. It is not for us to question why or to know the answer. As Christians we are asked to accept His will, to give Him our love, to thank and praise Him, and to believe in His wisdom, thus strengthening our...