Rayn And The Time Traveling Sistas: Volume 1 is a children’s educational adventure story written by Ookgie Taylor. Aura, from her vantage point at the Center of the Universe, which just happens to be in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has a crucially important task to fulfill....

Defender of the Texas Frontier is a work of historical fiction set in nineteenth-century America, which was penned by author David R. Gross. As the title suggests, this Texas-based novel focuses on the exploits of the Texas Rangers, who defended the ordinary people from raids...

Never The Twain by Delia Latham is another magical journey in the Hummingbird Hollow series. In the midst of feeling overwhelmed by the demands of her job, and after the loss of a friend and client, Cass is taking an involuntary but much-needed vacation. Her...

How the Camp Fire Girls Won World War II . . . and Other Memories is a mostly time-linear series of short stories spanning the author's life. Rebecca G. Morris intentionally obscures which stories are fiction and which are not, but the feel is that...

Let us meet the five WellWuzzies, Mr. Pigglesworth, Miss Bunnybucks, Responsa-Billy-Bee, Sweet Please, and Flithy in the storybook Mr. Pigglesworth and The WellWuzzies by Nicole Cadwallader. This book is a handy tool to help children to develop mindfulness and resiliency skills. The wellness buddies in...

Toby the Trusting Turtle by Lynn Domenick McKenzie is a children’s tale about a painted turtle named Toby who lives in a marsh. Toby enjoys the marsh when it is bustling with the activity of the ducks, bugs and the other wildlife but the summer...

Simon Grey and the March of a Hundred Ghosts by Charles Kowalski is the first Simon Grey adventure. Simon is willing to do anything he can if it means he gets a break from seeing ghosts everywhere he goes. Even if this means leaving his...

A Fox in the Fold: A Runway Dreams Novel by T.K. Ambers is a crime thriller with strong hints of espionage. Bell Price is shocked and she knows things will never get back to normal. After her parents’ murder, an attack on the police department...

Through the Redwood Hollow by Kenna Paige is the first book in The Zylandia Series. It all starts with a normal camping trip for two little girls and their family when an earthquake changes everything. Suddenly, cousins Molly and Jill find themselves in a different...

Beyond the Shadows by DeAnn Daley Holcomb is a crime thriller with wonderful twists, a story that follows the dogged path of a serial killer that has terrorized the streets of Dallas. Homicide Detective Lance was already convinced that the Smiley Face Murderer was Johnny...

Molelo the Fire Elephant (Baby Animal Environmental Heroes) by Sylvia M. Medina and Krista Hill takes young readers on an adventure into the world of animal babies and how they survive in the natural world. Leo the baby elephant lived in the shade of the...

In her latest book, Speak Over the Fear, Dr. Stephanie L. Foster makes the theme clear; we each have one life to live and what we accomplish is shaped by our willingness to say “yes” to the possibilities of our dreams. She uses Bible passages,...

After The Absolute: A Poetic Love Story by Haley Belinda follows the emotions of the main character’s love life. Annie and Sammy’s marriage begins as a beautiful union. Their marriage lasts for years but it comes to an end when what was once a blissful...

Tony the Theatre Dog: Puttin’ on a Show explores the world of theatre – well, specifically, what goes on backstage. Tony takes readers on a tour and introduces different important people who help run the show. While doing so, an unexpected problem unfolds before the...

The true success of an artist is the result of seeing their work hanging in a big gallery, like the National Gallery. Which National Gallery? Well, any National Gallery will do, when you think about it. The only problem is, most big galleries are not...

Daisy and the Dirty Dozen by Brian Wallace is a sweet true story about a duck that decides to make a backyard her home for her twelve ducklings. One day Mr. Wallace sees a duck in his pool and discovers that the duck has decided...

Frankie loved playing with his yellow duck, Pete. He had found Pete on the street, and he was dirty and had no smile on his face. Frankie cleaned him and they played for a while. Pete was happy and the smile came back to his...

Laila and the Sands of Time by Shirin Shamsi is obviously designed for middle-grade readers but it is a gem of a book for readers of all ages and of all faiths. Laila is a young Muslim girl whose mother died when she was just...

Freeda the Frog Says Farewell to her Fish by Nadine Haruni is the fourth book in the series and each book has been educational and insightful when it comes to teaching children how to cope with family issues and gives them awareness on how to...

Frannie and Frank soon learned to adjust to their new life after the divorce of their parents. Though it was difficult in the beginning, they were happy going back and forth between their parents' separate lily pad homes. Their tadpole friends who had divorced parents,...