Bella Toscana by Nanette Littlestone is a compelling novel, a tale of romance and difficult choices. Toscana is in a very difficult situation, torn between the love of her life that has defined her sense of stability and security, and a romantic adventure that has...

Hundred Percent Chance: A Memoir by Robert K. Brown is a meld of coming-of-age and an inspiring journey with cancer. Robert was diagnosed with leukemia when he was twenty and studying abroad. In this memoir, the author documents his journey towards healing, navigating the rugged...

Jamila Mikhail pens a story of tragedy in After Anderson. Two years have passed since Aly Feldman's best friend, Anderson Massey, entered their high school and began shooting. “Twenty people paid with their lives for everyone’s collective failure.” Aly remains tormented by the massacre. She...

In Murder At 221 Beacon Hill by D. Howard Armstrong, advertising executive Maggie Matheson was supposed to spend a beautiful holiday weekend with her fiancé, Edward Myers, in his Long Island mansion on Christmas night. Instead, she found him brutally murdered. His untimely death leads Maggie into...

There are so many things that make a person beautiful and these things have nothing to do with physical appearance. For example, people are beautiful when they are kind and caring, when they laugh, when they are learning, when they share, when they allow their...

I'm In Here Somewhere: Memoir of a Food Addict by Celeste Prater is not only for those who are addicted to food but also for those who are addicted to bad habits and those who make excuses all the time. The book speaks about Chad...

Clio's Colorful Quest is an adventure-themed picture book for children written and illustrated by Aloubell. In her introduction, the author indicates that Clio represents “the process where I try to decide the color palette of a drawing;” which she describes as being one of her...

Tasche Laine brings Chameleon alive with realistic characters and an emotional plot. Tara Spencer begins a toxic relationship with Dr. Geoffrey Jensen. She does not see the direction it is taking as Geoffrey gradually controls her appearance, friends, and faith. Tara's guilt over one failed...

The Clark family had lived on the farm for over a hundred years. The treasures that had accumulated over the years added to its ambiance. Especially the treasured hope chest full of quilts lovingly created over the years by the Clark women. Franny loved visiting...

Chasing Hope by Dana Wayne is the story of two lost souls who are trying to find a hold in this world, but they end up finding each other and themselves in the process. Max Logan joined the Marines and for 18 years he gave...

Not that author Nadia Gilkes is preoccupied with death as much as Woody Allen, but something in Woke Up Dead will make us ponder on the lessons of dying that will make us appreciate life more. This lighthearted novella is not a zombie story, but...

In the introduction to Don't Mind Me, I'm Just Having a Bad Life: A Memoir, Lewis Kempfer tells readers what his book is not: “It’s not a typical memoir that focuses on one event, nor is it an autobiography, chiefly because I’m not a celebrity....

Gary McDougall’s Don’t Tell Me There Ain’t No God reads in such a way that you are immediately invested in who this man is and what is transpiring on the page. One of the quotes that really painted a picture for me of what life...

Six Stories Up by Kregg P.J. Jorgenson is actually a captivating collection of five very short stories and one short novella. I cannot remember enjoying a collection as engaging as this one in a long time. What makes it so good is the realistic characterization,...

Planet Twerp by Jacqueline Pansy is the story of a 12-year-old boy called Dean, who while on a cruise ship with his dad, is distressed to hear that a typhoon is heading their way. After his dad tells him that he may have to leave...

At its heart, Earl of Dryden: Chronicles of a Bluestocking by Tammy Andresen is a story about two people who recognize the horrific obstacles they face and learn to trust each other enough to fill the void in their lives. Fin may be an Earl,...

Too Wicked to Woo is the first book in the Chronicles of a Bluestocking series by Tammy Andresen. Miss Penny Clearwater is a sensible woman who knows her bounds and how to get out of sticky situations that life decides to put her in at...

Puerto Rican Love Stories by C.P. Florez is a collection of short stories steeped in love and romance that carry the unique thread of their Puerto Rican flavor and culture. The stories are many and varied. In The Oligarch and the Poet, we see an...

Better Endings is the second book in the Tammy Mellows Series by Tina Hogan Grant; an engrossing novel with a strong female protagonist. Having had her share of heartache and abuse, Tammy Mellows finally escapes from Steven, the heroin-addicted father of her son. Now she...

Sweet Pea loved spending time with her Papa. She helped her Papa by pulling the weeds and planting the seeds while he was gardening. After some weeks the garden was ready to harvest. It was full of beautiful leaves of different shapes and colors. Papa...