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...

Beached is written by Karen Weaver. After having her heart broken by her former betrothed-to-be, Hugh, Cara packs her bags and uses her recent winnings in the lottery to try to conquer her fear of flying. With Australia as her destination, she leaves Ireland and...

A rhino makes an interesting imaginary friend. This imaginary rhino helps a young boy learn that when he dislikes something or someone, there's at least a rhino friend who agrees with him. But even rhinos know that there's also good. Moms and dads might be...

The Positivity Journal by Karen McDermott is something everyone should have on hand. Finding positivity and capturing the good moments in our lives is not something we do naturally. When things go wrong we dwell on them, become anxious, and it's difficult to forget. Someone...

The Point of Love is a short story by Monique Mulligan, set in Rockingham, Australia. Lexie is a journalist at the local newspaper. Her latest article covers the upcoming Mangles Bay Marina – a project which is long overdue, according to some of the locals....

A Healing Hand is a novelette by Monique Hall, set in Rockingham, Australia. While out on a ten-kilometer jog, Alyssa Martin is literally knocked off her feet when she collides with a brick wall in the shape of her former high school best friend’s...

The Prodigal Son by Anna Belfrage is an intense and highly satisfying addition to The Graham Saga, and one that I was able to follow easily despite the fact that it had been some time since I'd read the previous installments. Belfrage does a commendable...

Revenge and Retribution by Anna Belfrage is the sixth book in The Graham Saga, a cleverly executed story of Alexandra Lind and her husband in her journey back to a turbulent period in history. Back in 1684, Alex and her husband are hemmed in with...

Smoke and Ash by Lewis Hunter is a murder mystery. Douglas Kogan is having a bad week. A truck is hijacked, Douglas is visited by someone he used to know, and the police are tipped off about the hijacking – and it’s only the start...