Ride High with the Wave by Sharon K. Solomon is a great story with meaningful lessons for young readers and great inspiration for older folks, a tale of friendship that develops through unusual circumstances. Two kids from two different backgrounds find themselves in a difficult...

War of the World Makers by Reilly Michaels is a book like nothing I have ever read before, an epic tale that blends together elements of fantasy, sci-fi, and historical characters to create an enjoyable reading experience. The reader is introduced to a phenomenal event,...

Megan the Pet Whisperer: Megan's World, Volume 3 is a fiction book for children and preteens, grades 4-6, written by Pamela Foland. While this is the third book in the Megan’s World series, the author gives enough background information in the story for it to...

Facing the Truth of Your Life by Merle Yost is an excellent non-fiction self-help book. Facing the Truth of Your Life is like having one’s own psychotherapist at hand and, indeed, addresses a lot of the questions that psychotherapy does. The book is divided into...

“For when you can’t be there for your buddy or friend, this high-five machine does the best job it can.” In Jaylen and the High Five Machine by Jennifer Pierre, young Jaylen is in a dilemma as he has to skip his friend Marcus’s poetry...

Kandy Hamm and the Lost White Owl by Michelle Path is a charming story revolving around the white witch, Kandy Hamm. She has been helping people with ailments and misfortunes ever since she set up her shop in the new cottage. Her business is booming...

Negan the Stardust by KC Land is about the adventures of Negan Stardust who is a star. Her parents are stars, her teachers are stars, and her friends are stars. Things change one day when Negan’s star breaks apart and everyone is thrown into darkness....

Adana the Earth Dragon is a children’s fantasy tale written by Debbie Manber Kupfer and illustrated by Tina Wijesiri. Adana is a tiny Earth Dragon who doesn’t seem to be able to fit in with all of the other dragons. The Air Dragons, Fire Dragons...

In With The Tide is the story of Damien and Lindsey, childhood friends who grew into more. Unfortunately their happy ending did not start with high school graduation because Damien let his demons get the better of him. He pushed Lindsey away, fearing that she...

Once readers catch on as to who is speaking in the opening of this romantic mystery, Shadow of the Forgotten, by McKenna Grey and Everly Archard, the novel evolves into quite an enjoyable read about two young people, Heather and Jordan, who meet just prior...

In Impact of the Shift Workbook: Finding Yourself Through Your Experiences by Zinna Ary-Davis, accepting the effect of the shift without blaming everyone else permits you to take full accountability, even while you suppose it is not your fault. If something is in your experience,...

Christmas is only two weeks away and Alicia is bubbling with excitement in Alicia and the Light Bulb People in Star Factory 13 by Barbara Roman. Alicia has been asked by her mother to choose a lamp with a personality for her room as a...

Haunted by the Devil by Bill Hiatt is the kind of story with great appeal to readers who are into urban fantasy and the supernatural, a romantic adventure that takes readers on a rollicking ride to Hell. Chris gets a very unusual offer appearing on...

Benjamin the Brave: A Story About Anxiety is a children’s picture book, written and illustrated by Ameshia Arthur. Benjamin is a 7-year-old boy like so many others in that he is intelligent, confident and has many fun hobbies. Sometimes, however, Benjamin gets scared and cannot...

We all know that work place romances have a tendency to end badly more often than not, and when Lost on the Road to Love hit my e-reader, I knew this was going to be a story full of feels. Chelsea Morrison, of the I...

We Own the Sky by Sara Crawford is the first book in The Muse Chronicles. Music has always been in Sylvia Baker's blood. Her father is a musician and her strongest supporter. As an outsider, she never felt that she fitted in, but things start...

Lucy and the Tunnel is a children’s book written and illustrated by J.S. Rumble. Held hostage at a wake after her Aunt Bessie’s funeral, eleven-year-old Lucy tries to think of a way to save her family from Clarinda – a gun-toting distant relative who demands...

Ben Harris is a local handyman based in Southern California. He leads a quiet life tackling general repairs and maintenance, accompanied by his dog, Tilley. He is slowly coming to terms with his sister’s death and the subsequent disappearance of her husband, Ben’s close personal...

Mermaids on a Mission to Save the Oceans is an environmental story book for children, grades K-3, written by Janet Balletta and illustrated by Alyssa Figueroa and Alexander C. Appello. Balletta is a second-grade teacher and the author of books about the environment for children....

Year of the Flu by Millys Altman is the author's account - as reported to her by her own parents - of the 1918 influenza pandemic that ravaged the globe, affecting over five hundred million people worldwide. Narrated by Altman herself, the novella takes us...