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...

Tim on Broadway is a new adult fiction novel written by Rick Bettencourt. Tim’s been in a sort of limbo lately. He was fired from his job at the Good Barn and is coasting on unemployment, and he’s not gotten over feeling bereft and guilty...

In The Blackberry Patch by Gina McKnight, picking wild blackberries is a very rewarding experience but the process is not all fun and games. That is why, before heading into the forest for the berries, one needs to wear protective gear and get all slathered...

In an excellent new work of spine-tingling fiction by author Jeremiah Cross, Sanguine Rose is a story that will keep readers obsessively turning the pages from the very first words all the way through to the very last. Leslie McKarron, a young woman whose father...

I Dreamed I Was a Bird by Christopher P. Stanley is the cute story of a little boy who dreamed he was a bird one night while sleeping. He sees a lot of exciting things while flying in the sky and soaring over tall and...

The Voice of Divine Love is a non-fiction religious/spiritual work written by Arlene Dayrit. The author felt broken and wretched even though she was devout and dedicated to attending daily Mass. Despite the depth of her belief, she felt that God was angry with her....

My Five Sisters by Pam Franklin is one of the most riveting reads I’ve ever had. Categorized by the author as a “psychological thriller” based on a true story about multiple personalities, Pam Franklin had me tightly gripping My Five Sisters from the moment I...

Expect the unexpected while reading Wilful Misunderstandings, a collection of short stories by Richard Foreman. The House Where Jack Lived has an eerie aura that mesmerizes its occupants. In Jonathan and the Extraordinary Drawer, a child discovers magical things a drawer produces, but ignores the...

GP Hutchinson’s Strong Suspicions is the second and latest installment in his Emmett Strong Western Series. It traces the ongoing adventures of Texas Ranger Emmett Strong, his sidekicks, and his new Oriental bride upon their return to Texas after a bloody confrontation in Nevada. The...

Swarm Theory by award winning author E.W. Sullivan is a crime fiction, a thriller that reads like a breeze and whose captivating language will immediately seduce readers. Thelonious Zones hasn’t come to terms yet with the murder of his mother, a crime for which his...

The subtitle of The Light in the Storm by Nikki Lynn Ragsdale poses a fundamental question and also summarizes what this brilliant memoir is all about: where was the ferry Stena Normandica the night the Penlee lifeboat went down? And how do we weather the...

Sybrina Durant's 123 Count With Me: Fun With Numbers and Animals is an adorable educational book for children that introduces them to counting up to ten and back with the help of some delightful illustrations. The book also describes the sounds made by the animals...

In what may be misinterpreted as a backhanded compliment, Eclipse of the Heart by Adam Adrian Crown is so much better than it looks. The cover suggests something ethereal but sinister, the blurb promises horse-whispering and cold-blooded vengeance, and some early comments allude to Hemingway’s...