What kind of name is Dog for a horse? Actually his official name is Dogs of War, but everyone just calls him Dog. Why? Well, perhaps his early years cavorting with the puppies has influenced his behaviour because this horse behaves like a dog. That’s...

Saving Honor is a novel by Melissa C. Water, presented in an extraordinary first-person narrative. Honor O’Neill is plagued by strange visions on a daily basis. A seventeen-year-old victim of high school bullies, she sometimes pictures herself getting revenge. When one of those revenge scenarios...

The Blood on My Hands: An Autobiography by Shannon O'Leary is a powerful, dark memoir. In her memoir, O’Leary tells how she and her family suffered at the hands of an abusive father with a multiple personality disorder. O’Leary actually witnessed her father murder people...

Garbageman by Erik Dean is a horror story to beat all others. The night started out well; it should have ended as the best night of his life, but things go horribly wrong. David and his new fiancée June find themselves in the wrong place...

Obedience by V.G. Kilgore builds on the Old Testament story of Noah’s Ark. Each chapter begins with a sentence from the biblical story, and the chapters then unfold in the light of those words. Ham doubts his father Noah’s wisdom in building an ark, but...

An orphaned girl in a dying small town is an unlikely protagonist, but that is exactly what you find in Shadow Menagerie by Michael Ayoob. Regina Gundy is a misfit and outcast in her middle school class and a puzzle to her adopted father. When...

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...

I, Angelo, Great Great Grandson of Buffalo Bill by Robert Balchus is a thought provoking read from page one. Not only did Balchus capture the essence of Italy, he portrays the Wild West and Buffalo Bill Cody in a manner that is intriguing from the...

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...