It's Never Too Late to Be Your Self: Follow Your Inner Compass and Take Back Your Life by Davina Kotulski is a powerful book on personal development, one that offers tools and secrets to unlocking the doors to personal fulfillment, growth, and success, and it...

Mr. Gringle's Magical Wheelchair by Natalie Gonchar is a wonderful storybook for children. Lisa is in a wheelchair and the one thing she loves the most is going out to play with her friends. But there are two bullies in the neighborhood and when one...

If you think Freaky Friday was a rollercoaster, it's nothing compared to Quoleena Sbrocca's Slip. Xavier and Natasha are two different teenagers with two separate lives. Tasha has an amazing quarterback boyfriend and a group of popular girls that she calls her friends. Xavier is...

When Love Rises by Michelle G Stradford is a contemporary poetry book which would appeal most to young adults and adults who love poetry as well as romance lovers. The book holds a diverse collection of contemporary poetry and reflections that explore the many different...

To Dream Is To Die: The Dead Dreamer Series by Sarah Lampkin is a blend of coming of age and paranormal genres that follows eighteen-year-old Brenna Whit as she experiences her freshman year in college. It is an exciting period for her with new friends...

To Wake The Dead is a work of paranormal fiction, action, and thrills penned by author Sarah Lampkin. The work forms the second novel of the Dead Dreamer series and is suitable for mature readers due to its scenes of graphic violence and the use...

Brandon Goes to Hong Kong - Xiānggǎng (香港), by Eugenia Chu, is an 80-page adventure-filled children’s story starring Brandon and his family who travel to Hong Kong where lots of fun and adventure await. This American-Chinese family is from the States, and they visit relatives...

Clinging to Jesus: Praying and Meditating on God’s Word When You’re in Pain, written by Heather Hart, is a book whose title speaks for itself. Having suffered chronic back, neck, and shoulder pain for 18 years, I related well to Heather’s own story about her...

Anything That Happens is a collection of 60 poems composed by Cheryl Wilder. Written in free verse format, this story does not display a standard rhythm or rhyme, but it does utilize bits of continuity on a poem-by-poem basis. The author’s work of art centers...

That Witch by Courtney Hanks is a magical book for children. The story is based on a lonely witch who is set in her ways. One day the witch creates a potion that draws other magical beings to her house, and she happily invites them...

Fred Jones is the owner of Contessa Chocolates, the subject of The Candy Capers by Katy Berritt. Fred has been married to and divorced from five different women. Candace McCready, the daughter of his second wife, has been learning all about the business from Fred...

The Royal Matchmaking Competition: Princess Qloey by Zoiy G. Galloay introduces Princess Qloey as she contemplates choosing a husband according to the process specified by the treaty. The elven prince, Zazan, is compellingly attractive, while Abdulla is exotically charming, then again, Octavio is fun-loving and...

Jeff Pennant's Field Guide to Raising Happy Parents by Kelli McKinney is charming, fun, and witty. It has lots of heart and personality. The main character is Jeff, who tells how he can't relate to his parents. They tell him one thing and then something...

Trapped: The Trapped Series by Reese features a team of four women who become more than just classmates. On the first day of class, Dr. Martin presented them with a group assignment on how to work with differing personalities. Arnya, Naomi, Stephanie, and Jasmine were...

Mercy Markos and the Blades of Betrayal by Sally Gratz Garcia is a clever coming-of-age fantasy that hits all the marks. Growing up in a community responsible for protecting Earth’s elements can be difficult for a young girl. But Mercy Markos faces her toughest challenges...

Thief is a book of poetry and prose by Bianca Bowers. In her sixth collection of poetry, the author pens poems about regret, hope, relationships, finding inspiration, coming to terms with a position in life, loneliness, abysmal sadness, writer’s block, and understanding and accepting middle...

Suzanne Lezotte’s first child, Owen, was born with Down Syndrome. Lezotte did not know about his diagnosis until a week after his birth. The identification of Owen as a Down Syndrome child brought with it the expected feelings of grief, fear, and doubts. The experience...

Tea and Toil at The Woman's Club by Bainy Cyrus shares the vibrant history of the Women’s Club of Norfolk at the Martin Mansion. The Martin played host to The Woman’s Club for decades before it fell into bankruptcy and decline. There was a time...

The Pianist's Only Daughter by Kathryn Betts Adams is a memoir that chronicles the author's life and, most poignantly, her role as a caregiver to both her ailing parents. Adams describes an upbringing in the 1960s and 1970s that teeters between her parents' talents and...

Samah the Seed is a children's picture book by Sarah Gowayed. Living inside a half-open pea pod, Samah, a little pea, wants to grow into a big pea plant just like her Baba so she can also produce lots of delicious peas to feed animals...