In her uplifting, humorous memoir Chainsaws and Cherry Burls, Jennifer Neves interlaces intimate thoughts, parenting experiences, and her family’s interaction with nature on their 42-acre farm in rural Maine. The work is a collection of hilarious parenting misadventures which include the couple’s attempts at understanding...

Haunting Miss Trentwood by Belinda Kroll is a historical paranormal novel which reminded me of the Victoria Holt type books. Mary Trentwood not only had lost her mother, now she has lost her father. At the graveyard, she faints upon seeing her father clawing his...

Asylum – 13 Tales of Terror, by Matt Drabble, comprises 13 tales of terror inside a tale of terror. Asylum is a very interesting concept. Matt Drabble starts his story by introducing Martin Parcell, the new assistant janitor at Blackwater Heights, a spooky looking old...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 1 by Matt Drabble is yet another fine collection of bizarre and spine-tingling short horror stories. This is at least the third short story collection of Matt’s that I have read, and his talent and genius for composing good, solid horror...

Gated II: Ravenhill Academy by Matt Drabble is another excellent novel by this exceptional author. It is not necessary to have read Gated prior to reading Gated II, but I strongly recommend that you do. Not only will it help familiarize you with the main...

After Darkness Falls: Volume 2 by Matt Drabble is more proof – as if proof is needed – that Matt is a master of the short horror story. The ten tales in this collection offer a glimpse at the broad scope of Drabble’s imagination, as...

“But I retreated back to my cave where a small fire was lit and I could see the shadow of my former self.” Tinkering is a collection of poetry written by Edward M. Donnelly. Each of the approximately forty poems differs greatly from one another,...

Ekleipsis: How far would you go to obey your instincts? by Tamel Wino is a compilation of short stories in the horror genre, each reading independently. Wino provides five stories in total, all character-driven and each terrifying in its own way. The Other Son walks...

House of Hoops, the fourth book in the Hillary Broome Novel series, by June Gillam is a brilliant and glorious tale about the dynamics of societal change and its impact on two opposing sides of redevelopment. Hillary Broome Kiffin is promoting a soon-to-open community center...

Ghost of O’Leary House by Nicholas Paschall is a horror story with a bit of a difference. Everything is not well in Alice Grove. Eighteen-year-old David has been left with his grandmother for the weekend, only because the last time he was left alone he...

FearLess: How to Conquer Your Fear, Stop Playing Small, and Start Living an Extraordinary Life You Love by Nathalie Thompson is an excellent tool for all those who want to work through their fears - which are causing obstacles in their lives - conquer their...

White Wine and Medical Marijuana, by Julia Cirignano, is a bittersweet compilation of poems that describe the pain of being in love. Each poem is like a brutal wake-up call to anyone who has ever been in love. From being forgotten to watching a womanizer...

Darcy Scott’s Ragged Island tells the story of botanist Dr. Hodges, known as Hodge to most, through a compelling mystery of murder and deception. Strange events, such as finding a severed finger on his keyboard, seem to be only the latest of tactics from Tiffany...

“Number Seventy-Five” by Ashley Fontainne is a chilling suspense from the moment you learn the reasoning behind the title. Seconds after meeting Mandy Russell you discover that she is slapped with the realization she is about to become the seventy-fifth victim in an eerie killing...

Gated by Matt Drabble is a horror novel as good as any you will find on the market today. The town of Eden was the epitome of good, old-fashioned, friendly small-town America. It sounded too good to be true. It was. However, Michael and Emily...

Saturday Night Dance Club (A Novel Based on a True Story) by Karen Truesdell Riehl is a novel that invites readers to share the lives of four couples during the course of a 30-year span, 1900 – 1930, in which each experienced and suffered differently...

Figments by Julie Elizabeth Powell is a collection of short stories that includes a variety of themes; relationship between mother and son, a child and his late father, love, spiritual and even paranormal, fantasy and much more. Also included is a collection of beautiful poems...

When Shannon finally admitted that she was in love with the graduate teaching assistant of her favorite professor’s archaeology class, Nate, it was forever. There were plenty of heartbreaking years attached to their love, as well as a son. Hello Again by Karen Truesdell Riehl...

Fosgate's Game by David C. Cassidy unfolds with two business partners, Chadwick Harlow and Fosgate Harvard Harrod III, having an after dinner drink in Fosgate’s study. A casual business conversation turns alarming when Fosgate proposes a sordid way to get rid of their business rival....

Asylum II - 13 More Tales of Terror is a short story collection by Matt Drabble centered on the horror genre. A perfect read for Halloween, the collection comprises a follow up to the original award winning Asylum anthology. Connecting all the stories is the...