Button Nose The Sad Little Bear by Gina LoBiondo is the story of a sad little bear and the little girl who gave it a home and everlasting love. The little bear was always sad because no one wanted him. He had been in the...

Polly and the Peanut Pull by Rodo Sofranac is an interesting storybook for children that highlights positive thinking. Peaputts are having fun and playing on a Sunday. Polly and her friends are dancing around what they think is a tree. As they look closer, they...

Polly and the Peaputts by Rodo Sofranac is an adorable storybook for children that revolves around Polly, a little girl who is relatively small when compared to other small kids. Polly lives in a little village with her friends and family. Polly's family is big...

Rise Of The Legacy: A Valhalla Legacy novel by Raquelle Stepney starts with Sasha attending The Valhalla Preparatory School for exceptional warriors. A woman called Elian came to Sasha's house once a year until her fourteenth birthday. Sasha wasn't sure if Elian was really a...

Oh my goodness! I just finished reading a book that I simply will not be able to stop raving about! Lexicon Chase: Scrolls of the Harlequin by debut novelist Jonathan Fore is simply a masterful read in the genre of fantasy for young adults, introducing...

I enjoyed reading Losing the Dollhouse by S. Jane Gari. This is Jane’s story of how, after dealing with years of sexual abuse by her stepfather, she finally works up the courage and tells her mother. Instead of protecting her daughter, Jane’s mother turns against...

Mysteries Beyond the Grave by Amy Louise Hill is a collection of two short stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat with excitement. They are suspenseful, exciting, and scary. The first story in the book — Letters — is about someone...

Lexicon Chase and the Riddle Song by Jonathan Fore is a fast-paced fantasy novel with a lot of strong and evocative characters. We are introduced to Lexicon Chase, the princess, at the beginning of the story as she recounts her companions from previous adventures and,...

Tomb of the Triceratops: Fossil Explorers Book 1 is an action and adventure novel for young adults and preteens written by Michael Ajax. Gabriel and his friend, Leo, were amazed to find that his older brother, Daniel, had left his bedroom door unlocked. He never...

Where the Lion Dwells by Robbi Perna is a beautiful story of love, loss, and redemption. Joanna Sansone is still mourning her fiancé, Renzo Moretti. She’s finally coming home, hoping to live a quiet, peaceful life after her stint in Iraq as a political adviser....

Oh, to be free! To be able to run across the wild prairie without a care in the world, free of danger, free of injury, free of hardship and starvation. The wild Mustangs have run free for generations, but not without the fear of predators:...

In Beyond the Screen Door by Julia Diana Robertson, Nora Lee Sutter is a seven-year-old girl living in the small Washington State town of Hoquiam in 1945. She has been able to see spirits since she was four years old. That summer, Nora hasn't spoken...

Supernatural Hero and the Zombies by Eran Gadot is a fun preteen book, book 3 in a series. We meet Andy again as he is getting ready to spend his summer with Zoe. Andy's 'to do' list involves things like going to the beach with...

What does it feel like to be in constant contact with the pain and misery of others, to touch the brokenness and fragility of another human being — the strangers, the homeless people brought straight from the gutters of life, the ones glued to their...

A cast of characters, English, American and French, all living in Deux Sevres, in the Poitou-Charentes region of western France, suddenly starts to experience a series of bizarre, frightening and even life threatening events. Catherine, an Englishwoman who runs a hotel more like a country...

Jorie and the Gold Key by A.H. Richardson is the sequel to Jorie and the Magic Stones; the book would appeal most to children and young adults that enjoy fantasy books and who have read and enjoyed Jorie and the Magic Stones. The setting of...

Like many 16-year-old girls, Kyla Marine is not sure how she fits in with the people around her. Also, like many girls that age, she has secrets, fears and insecurities as well. Kyla tells her story in Beyond the Waterfall by Eryn Flynn and shares...

Intriguing The Viscount is set in London in the period shortly following Waterloo and Napoleon’s final exile to St. Helena. While it is an excellent Regency-era romance, it also delves into some of the social issues of the day, including the grinding poverty experienced by...

I have read a couple of good books this year where the hero is somehow transported to a fantastic realm by mysterious and magical means. It’s an angle I like as a reader. I like the magical and fantastic landscapes, but it’s nice when the...

If you're looking for a good murder mystery, try Murder By The Collar by T Jerome Miller. This former PolyGram, Motown, Capitol, and Warner Music Group entertainment executive has turned his creative juices into creating a life, music and corruption masterpiece. The marriage between the...