“You make the most unique salads. Heavens, Betsy, you should go into the business.” And that’s how it all started. Elizabeth Wysinotski, better known as Elisabeth Whatzit, is having a bad day. The tomato is mushy and she is out of extra virgin olive oil....

Something New Every Day by Richard C. Smith is a non-fiction memoir on the life of a farmer. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience made up of readers of all ages, especially those who enjoy memoirs and learning more...

The Civil War is in its early beginnings, it is still acceptable to own a slave, and the Old South is still alive as I begin reading A Northern Rebel. All of this is about to change and Jameson Hartford is going to try to...

Next Therapist Please is a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy written by Laurie Finkelstein. Janie Weiss was thrilled with how well her paintings had been received. Her agent, Angie, was getting her work exposure in art galleries where her use of color and innovative mixed media was...

The Criminalist: A Novel of Forensic Science Suspense by John Houde is just the ideal length for a successful thriller, well-crafted, giving the reader so much to satisfy his or her curiosity and to excite his or her interest. This is a thriller that deals...

Author Mike Mirabella spins a wonderful yarn of an Irish sailor with tales from the ocean blue in On The Luck Of An Irish Sailor. Using rhyme, he reveals the story with words that sound like a pirate in an Irish pub. The sailor who...

Taco: A Brooklyn Tale is a young adult coming of age novel written by John E. DeJesus. Taco and his family moved to Brooklyn, New York, just before he began first grade. His real name was Juan Ortega, but Percy, a class clown, promptly named...

Holiday by Joanna Warrington is a humorous fiction novel about a family and their histrionic holiday journey across western America. Lyn has been separated from her partner for eleven years and feels that she has raised their three children alone. For her fiftieth birthday, Lyn...

The Law of Moses by Kwen D. Griffeth introduces us to young Sam Cardiff. When Sam arrives in his small home town in upstate New York, after two years away at Teacher’s College, he has his future life all planned and in front of him....

The Tenth Nail is an entertaining police procedural whodunit, written by talented writer, Kwen D. Griffeth. Seasoned Albuquerque homicide detective, Nate Burns, and his new partner, Manuel (Manny) Trujillo, have been assigned a new case; finding the killer of a pretty young streetwalker found behind...

Chasing Paradise by Cindy Patterson is book one in her Paradise Novel series, and it is one that should not be missed. As I sat down to read this book, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I knew it would be Amish. I knew...

Broken Butterfly by Cindy Patterson is the second book in the Christian romance Paradise Novel series. This is a book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy clean romance stories. Twenty-two-year-old Mallory Scott has lost all trust...

When Carly Matthews is at the end of her tether with the life she and her brother, Mitchell, are subjected to, she discovers an amazing escape. In the Storm by Karen Metcalf poignantly and heartbreakingly describes the force of Carly’s will as she discovers an...

Mike Shelton's The Dragon Rider, the second installment of The Alaris Chronicles, starts where the first book left off. Bakari, now a Dragon Rider, is trying to make sense of his new role in life by visiting Mahli, his ancestral land. Bak learns more about...

Countdown 'Til Mommy Comes Home by Kristin Ayyar is a brilliant book that combines the art of storytelling and illustrations to offer ideas and insights on how to survive the painful period of waiting for a parent. So, the little boy’s Mommy must go on...

Transfer of Pain: After Suicide, A Journey Of Healing by R.J. Belle is a book that charts a path to travel after losing a loved one to suicide. Suicide is a common reality in our fast-paced, competitive world, and when it happens, those who are...

Russian Roulette by May Freighter is book one of the Helena Hawthorn series. Helena Hawthorn is excited to embark on the next chapter of her life, moving out of her mum and stepdad's house and in with her two best friends for an easier commute...

Last Exit to Montauk by Phillip Vega is a mixture of coming-of-age and romance with a strong setting and memorable characters; it is the story that will remind readers of their first love and it is wonderfully told. With a newly bought car from his...

Cherry Pickers by Bonnie Milani is a short story set in the penal colony of Sisyphus. Nikki Sotolongo is 17 years old and, as far as she is concerned, she is no longer a child. She wants her gun license, but her mother isn’t giving...

Are you ready to open your mind to the possibility that the weird and unexplained tales of folklore and legend could actually be true? This collection of three disturbing novellas in Horrors Of The Mind by H.E. Kline will make you ponder if the impossible...