‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…A First for Gus is a heartwarming children’s book by Sherry Roberts with illustrations by Dylan Hale. In this delightful tale, we meet Gus, a shelter dog, who is awakened on Christmas Eve by the sound of Santa’s sleigh. Santa invites...

Shoot the Horses First by Leah Angstman is a well-written and engaging collection of short stories. The stories vary in length and the subjects covered, but each is filled with rich imagination, and it was wonderful to read about characters so vividly portrayed, emotionally, mentally,...

Nina lives along the bank of the Amazon River. Her favorite place is a quiet, secluded spot by the river, where she can sit and read for hours. That is, until a big booming noise disrupts her solitude. She must hurry; the forest is in...

The educative children’s book, A Ride to Save the Earth by Lilian Ruach, shares practical ideas that children can use to help conserve the environment. The book first explains that being environmentally conscious is in line with what God expects of us in taking care...

Zach lost his parents in a horrific accident. Now he lives with his uncle, a Catholic priest named Father Joe. They are not close as Zach has turned away from his friends and relatives to avoid feeling pain. Zach goes to school and attends mass,...

The founding fathers of the world’s most powerful nation − the United States of America − were both objective and precise about the form of government and its workings when they drafted the American constitution. They intended that a representative government would control the state,...

Beneath the Darkening Clouds is a work of fiction in the historical, interpersonal drama, and family saga subgenres. The work is best suited to the general adult reading audience owing to some moderate use of explicit language, scenes of a sexual nature, and some mild...

Katherine is disappointed when Phillip, her husband, is called into work on his first day off in two years. The lonely housewife had been so looking forward to this time off that she did not notice the chaos unfolding around her. Her reverie was broken...

In Penny the Pepper, Ceara Milligan has taken an interesting subject and turned it into an adventure to help youngsters understand and venture to try different vegetables. Children today have very different taste buds from previous generations. They don’t always like the flavor, taste, or...

Mike and The Magic Marble written by Stephen Kempain and illustrated by Jordan Kempain is a touching children’s book about a marble that finds its way to a lonely and bored young boy by the name of Mike. Both Mike and the marble find ways...

Blood on the Bayou by Douglas J. Wood is a thriller of note. New Orleans’ French Quarter is plagued by a serial killer. The Bayou Slasher slits the victim’s throat, carves 3 X’s on the forehead, puts a wooden cross in their hand, and normally...

Adeline is a young girl who loves to spend her time with books. She would often sit with a book in her hand or ask her sister to take her to the library, where all the librarians are familiar with her. One day, Adeline notices...

Mind the Gap by Thomas Maurstad is a novel with plenty of drama and action that will keep you entertained for hours. Justin Mayhaps was not over the death of his wife and the constant dreams about her being just out of his reach were...

City Of The Fallen by Robert Slaughter and Jerry Brown is an epic fantasy novel with two remarkable protagonists on a mission. Jasmyn is a witch who has no idea who she is. Washed ashore and waking up in a prison, Jasmyn was destined for...

Love Off the Grid by Marcia Ann Oster is a modern-day romance with a twist. When Nola Sutton answers an advertisement, at the prompting of her best friend Sue, from a lonely man seeking a long-term partner to work beside him on his land in...

Clara Thorn: The Witch That Was Found is a work of fiction in the fantasy and adventure subgenres. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience and was penned by author Don Jones. In this highly engaging and truly magical series-opener, we find...

Inspirations from the Creator: Knowing God by Dionne Laborde is an empowering work that shares Bible-based life-changing messages. The book assures us that when we seek truth we will find it as the scriptures state. It further explains that this truth is to be found...

Bend With The Breeze starts with a tragedy that involves the O’Reilly family. John Martin Ford takes his readers on a journey of a year and a half in the life of the youngest son, Sean O’Reilly, his father Timothy, his mother Mary, his sister...

Soso and The Kako Leaf by Bella Disu begins on the morning of Soso’s ninth birthday on a special date, the ninth of September. Soso is preoccupied with two things. The first is if she will get the nail polish kit and purple hair extensions...

In Secret of the Heart: Wise Tales for a Happy Healthy Life by Michael Neer and Gwenna Merriman, we discover that “the heart has many secrets, and it IS a place you can go to.” Junah Cat is sent on a mission to find the...