It was supposed to be a fun night out dancing with her friend. Ava did not expect to be abducted and taken aboard the Center Space station to be a ‘kitten’ – a sex slave. Voc, a deadly assassin, rescued her and together with Bob...

Thorns of an Innocent Soul by Barbara Watkins is a book about the disturbing influences a bad mother can have on her children’s life. Written from the point of view of Jennifer, this novel takes us into an amazing world of betrayal, shattered innocence and...

Her mother passed away a year ago, and Lisa is still having trouble figuring out what to do now that she is on her own. A chance meeting at the cemetery brings new hope to her life, in the form of a budding relationship with...

It’s Just One of Those Days by Melissa Burke is a well written story that pulled me in immediately. The opening pages are about the main character Liz and she is talking directly to me, sharing her every thought. Liz is having 'one of those...

But By The Chance of War by Richard C. Lyons is a poetic novel written in theatrical form, introducing readers to the concepts of poetic writing, war, and human nature. But By The Chance Of War consists of four chapters written as pieces in a...

Lenita Sheridan’s Guardian of the Gauntlet is an amazing story of adventure, courage, and faith. Princess Camari is very different from her more sophisticated older sister, Mila. Camari loves her sister dearly, but secretly envies her daintiness and breath-taking beauty. Although the girls are best...

The Roilden Stones of Elf Mountain by Anna del C. Dye is another tale of the Elf kingdom with a very satisfying conclusion. I have to be careful of spoilers, because I’d really like to tell you all about this story, but too much information...

Seed of Evil: An Ancient Evil Rises by Robert Friedrich takes place in the not too distant future. The moon and Mars have both been colonized, and are being mined. The mining team on Mars has uncovered a structure of non-human origin, and in the...

The Last Rose of Summer (The Celtic Rose Trilogy) by Kenna Gordon is a painful love story that spans four generations. The main focus is on Kasey and Katelin Quinn, twin sisters, who look alike but who want very different things from life. A deadly...

Alessandra Gelmi’s collection, Ring of Fire: Selected Poems 1972-2008, brings together poetry that touches in one way or another on the topic of suffering. Don’t expect these more than two dozen poems to be anything like any other poems about suffering that you have read....

I love historical novels. Anything with history makes a story that much more real. I feel like it could actually have happened, even though the story is fiction, because it is set in an era or around an event that did happen. That is exactly...

The Weeping Books of Blinney Lane is a fantasy written by Drea Damara. Sarah Allister runs the family bookshop on Blinney Lane in Salem, Mass. It’s her whole life, literally, as she can never leave the small cobble-stoned street due to an ancient curse. When...

Heart of Desire by Kate Robinson is an interesting science fiction novel with mixed conspiracy theory and alternate reality elements that showcase a large cast of characters caught in a sticky situation. Tess and her daughter stand at the center of the story, running away...

The Secret Price of History: Searching for the Treasure behind Alexander's Medallion by Gayle Ridinger and Paolo Pochettino has a complex plot that should grab any reader with an interest in history. It jumps back and forth between 19th century and 21st century adventures by...

Seeking the Face of Love by Hadrian Bradley is about changes individuals can make which could result in substantial changes in our world. Learning to live with love and in the light is how he recommends eliminating the hatred and suffering we see every day....

Adventures of My Brother's Keeper: Let Our Ball Go by Wendy Marie Withers is the delightful story of two brothers, Samuel-Hakeem and William. Both of them do everything together and Samuel, being a year older, likes to teach William new things. One day while playing,...

The Year of the Frog by Juls Amor is a true story of one woman’s life that is moving and inspirational at the same time as we follow Juls on her journey towards peace and happiness. Juls Amor is a woman is her forties who...

The Conspiracy of Silence by Augustine Sam is a political thriller. The body of a woman is found in a park in LA, a woman who has been brutally murdered. But who is she? When it comes to light who she is, everyone is...

The Ritual of the Four is a young adult paranormal fantasy written by Carla Trueheart. Shaw Huntley is on the run -- literally. He and his mother have so far remained just a few steps ahead of the scarred man and Shaw’s cousin, Alexander; the...

At the Corner of Magnetic and Main is a paranormal fantasy written by Meg Welch Dendler. Jake Thatcher was relishing the forbidden pleasures of a day off from work spent riding his motorcycle on the hills and curves of Highway 62. It was spring, and...