Roach by Alisa Perederey provides the reader with a rare and vivid look into the dark and dismal characters whose lives become intertwined while the country is at war. The author captivates her audience with tales of lies, deceit, betrayal, and murder set in what...

Wow! That's all I can say after reading the absolutely fantastic debut novel by author Marlo Berliner, The Ghost Chronicles. Follow the story of Michael Andrews, a young man who seemed to have everything going his way; a great girlfriend and family, a talent in...

A Hand Truck Named Dolly by Kay Whitehouse has been written for children aged from five to eight years. The blue hand truck has been waiting for ages in a garden centre to be bought. When she is, it’s by a family of five who...

Addicted to His Presence by Beth Stewart is a fantastic read and she writes in the voice of someone I'd like to sit down and have a conversation with. Stewart wants to help people fill the emptiness in their lives with God instead of drugs,...

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings by Lydia Sherrer is the first book in The Lily Singer Adventures series. Lily Singer is a wizard who works at the library of Agnes Scott College. Sebastian, Lily’s witch friend, seeks her help after he is hired to...

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus is the second instalment in The Lily Singer Adventures series by Lydia Sherrer. After discovering a clay artefact in the school’s hidden basement, Lily takes the artefact home to investigate it further, only to wind up with her cat, Sir...

Black Market Prawns is the first book in the Sam, Jake and Dylan Want Money series by Sam Bowring. From an apartment on the 42nd floor of Hazy Towers – one of the most rundown buildings in existence – Sam ignores requests from Dylan to...

Red River Song is the first book in the Descendant Series by A.R. Mummey. Everything starts to change for introvert Lorelei when mysterious and attractive Patrick enters her life. Suddenly she becomes aware of strange energies coming from her body - like blue sparks that...

Melting the Blues by Tracy Chiles McGhee is a beautiful story set against the backdrop of Arkansas in the 1950s. Augustus Lee Rivers dreams of leaving his town and wants to fulfill his ambitions of reaching fame in Chicago. The Duncan family is his biggest...

Ronel and the Best Gift Ever by Ronel D. Pierre is based on the true story of young Ronel who lives in the orphanage and longs to find his real parents. Through his imagination, he befriends Tootie the parrot and Sofy the spotted dog, who...

Grimwald's Evil Plan by Rachel McGrath revolves around 8-year-old Grimwald, who is a fairy-in-training at the Good Fairy School so that when he grows up he will be able to grant wishes and make those happy-ever-after endings possible. But Grimwald does not want to become...

I loved Faeborne by Jenna Elisabeth Johnson. It is full of magic, romance, and mystery. Attention to detail is one of the key elements that can take a book from the so-so ranks and send it up the charts to bestseller. The attention to the...

Bart Northcote has won the respect of a famous older Hollywood icon in A Search For Family: The Bart Northcote Series Book 2 by Murray Lee Eiland, Jr. When Matt Martin decides to find the woman he let get away almost 20 years ago, who...

Life: it’s very complex. It’s full of pain and sorrow, but it is also full of love and happiness. How does one express these deep emotions? How does one put down in words the passage of time, the meaning of life itself? It is a...

Everlasting is a YA paranormal novel written by L.K. Kuhl. Seventeen-year-old Sophia Bandell makes her way to Charleston to spend her high school vacation with best friend, Mandy Stuart. Socially awkward around men, Sophia is shocked to find that Mandy owns her own home and...

I found Angel or Devil? by Ryan L. Jensen to be a very interesting and informative read. It is a delightful mixture of philosophy and practical advice that I can’t recall seeing anywhere else. The main focus is on estate planning, but some of these...

Forefathers & Founding Fathers by Michael Gorton takes us back in time to the early days of the colonies, but first the story starts in London. Samuel meets Mary, a woman who is highly educated, and they go through a life that is nothing short...

Walpajirri: The Legend of an Easter Bilby is a wonderful, educational Dreamtime-style narrative written by M.E. Skeel. The history of the animals of Australia (as well as the Indigenous peoples) is discussed before the introduction of Jinda and Jirri – two bilbies which make up...

Teens, Take Flight: On the Pathway to Become Full-Fledged Adults by Luna Rugova comprises a huge amount of practical advice for teenagers from a very personal perspective. It has an introduction aimed at adults and a foreword for teenage readers. The rest of the book...

The Story of a Seed by Melva Ouliaris is a beautifully illustrated book for younger children to read and enjoy. The author (Ouliaris) and illustrator (Vincent Madaferri) have clearly put a lot of thought into this book and the message they want to convey to...