Blood Passage by Malcolm Pierce taught me a lesson: don't judge a book by its cover. Let me clarify that. I have never been drawn to fiction based on military experience, soldiers, murder and mayhem on the high seas. But Blood Passage gripped me in...

Mind Over Murder by Cary Allen Stone is part of the Jake Roberts novel series. Although I haven’t read the other books in the series, this one was easy to follow. Detective Jake Roberts takes custody of Lori Powers, a serial killer who had fled...

The Raging Torrent (Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems, Book 2) by Anthony Pardoe is an imaginative fantasy story. Trapped in the Land of Gems with a little pebble friend Jasper, ten-year-old Star must avoid being captured (again) by the pitchblendes and get to...

Native Moments is a new adult coming of age novel written by Nic Schuck. Sanch Murray wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his life, but he knew he didn't feel at all inclined to follow in his grandfather, father and brother's steps and...

If you are looking for a well plotted, well thought out tour through a world of wonder, a world that starts out looking like our world, but evolves into a world you will have trouble recognizing, then read The Filter Trap by A.L. Lorentz. I...

What an adorable book! The Ride of Doom: Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems by author Anthony Pardoe is a children’s book with a fun protagonist, a cute talking pebble, and an action-packed tale from start to finish. Ten-year-old Star does not quite get...

In Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems: Book Three – The Crystal Cavern by Anthony Pardoe (in collaboration with Suzanne Pardoe), mythology meets geology in a delightful adventure unlike any other available to young readers. All of the familiar components of the quest are...

Organisational Anatomy (Towards the Twenty-First Century Organization) is a non fiction guide by author Oleg Konovalov which focuses on management strategies in businesses of varying sizes. The over-arching concept of the book is to view one’s own organisation as a human body, treating its organs...

Crash Into Me: Twists of Fate Series by Nancy Beaudet immediately introduces the reader to Winnie. Plain and unassuming, she works on cash in a local department store. Winifred has a fatalistic view on life as hers progresses from one dreary day to the next....

Whoa! Just, whoa! That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading Fragment by author Alvin J. Atwater. This book is a true thrill ride of a read in the genre of fantasy fiction, and has numerous twists and turns that many readers, including fans...

Faces in the Mist: A Jacob Turner Chronicle is a paranormal fantasy for young adults and preteens written by Timothy C Doyle. Twelve-year-old Jacob knew he had to be back home and ready to eat by 6:00 pm that day. His father would be home...

Identified by prophecy but hidden by strong magic, Christopher grows up unaware of the destiny that awaits him in Bound to Survive: The Magic Within (Book One) by Sharon Gibbs. The land of Solencia struggles under the tyrannical rule of Arnak and his sorceress sister,...

The Mystery of the Lightning-God by K. Mafikeng is a fun read harking back to Nancy Drew. The style is similar to that of the famous sleuth. The way Elena Crawford conducts herself and often vocalizes her thoughts is reminiscent of Nancy Drew. The protagonist...

Sweet Glory by Lisa Y. Potocar combines elements of adventure, history, and coming of age to offer both young and adult readers great entertainment. Disguised as a man, Jana Brady joins the Union Army to defend her country. With a new identity, she meets a...

Addison is not very happy at school. Even though she’s in the best class, Mrs. Washington’s class, where all kinds of fun things are always happening, Addison is not happy. Why? Because she is always alone. She has no friends. In fact, the other students...

Lacey St. Sin writes an enchantingly delightful tale full of dragons and wolves. In The Dragon's Slave, Gayriel was abandoned by her parents at a young age to a slave house and grew up learning about ways to please a man. Determined to cast off...

The Vampire Girl in London by Richard Arbib begins with lovers Sylvia Martin and Mark Sheridan on a jet bound for London, leaving San Francisco behind. The narrative is maintained in first person POV as we follow their journey through Mark’s perspective. He is still...

Supernatural Hero and the Zombies by Eran Gadot is a fun preteen book, book 3 in a series. We meet Andy again as he is getting ready to spend his summer with Zoe. Andy's 'to do' list involves things like going to the beach with...

Princess of Wisdom is book two in the Wisdom Chronicles by Walter C. Conner, an electrifying epic fantasy. It has been four years since the confrontation between Wil and the Wizard of Wisdom. Now, elements of evil are amalgamating and floating towards the earth, corrupting...

In It’s Just So..., a children’s book by Brenda Faatz and Peter Trimarco, there is quite a whole lot going on. Children’s books are almost defined by the near necessity to coordinate a pleasing complement of both words and pictures, but rarely do the creators...