Shadow of the Avatar by Will Greenway is a brilliant introduction to the epic fantasy series, Savant’s Blood, a compelling work that will thrill fans of fantasy. Hecate, the goddess of the moon and dark magic, wants a new incarnation and she’s chosen the savant...

When Giraffes Flew by Jeff Weddle is a collection of short stories that range from freaky to funny and will keep you entertained from beginning to end. Some of the stories are in the first person point of view, others in the third person, and...

There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet and, believe it or not, these letters can and do create a colorful menagerie of healthy food that grows in our gardens or in a garden nearby. From A is for asparagus and artichoke to Z is...

As someone who runs memoir writing workshops, I've always maintained that a memoir, just like fiction, needs dialogue to reveal character, move the story along quickly and sustain reader interest. In Alabama Blue, Toni K. Pacini has shown that isn’t always true. Hence, I’m still...

In a highly inventive work by author Glen Hierlmeier, Lazlo's Revenge is a story that will keep readers turning the pages from the start all the way through to the very end. Follow the story of Maxine "Max" Fischer, a writer and Swiss war correspondent...

“When you call the wolf, you call the pack.” In Ravenwood, a historical romance by Margaux Gillis, Elinore’s uncle Hayter summons her to live with him at Ravenwood after her parents’ deaths. While traveling under a full moon the carriage overturns, trapping the driver, and...

What a terrific beginning for a trilogy, how spellbinding, how intense and absorbing! Hyde's Corner: Book I - No Man's Land is the first book in the Hyde’s Corner Trilogy by JB Bergstad, a family saga set against the backdrop of a powerful historical setting...

The Kingdom Thief is a delightful young adult fantasy by Alisse Lee Goldenberg. All in all, it is a fun and upbeat adventure, but it starts from a pretty depressing scenario. What happens if your parents are terrible and you and everyone around you are...

Spirit Dancer by Cissy Hunt is the story of a woman and how she held on to her faith even when all seemed lost. The novel follows Hannah, who kept her faith when times became desperate and too hard to live through. She was just...

Mike Klaassen’s retelling of Hansel and Gretel was a pleasure to read. He has brought the classic story back to life, modernising it slightly with the language so that it can be read, understood, and engaged with by children young and old. The story of...

William A. Cohen has written much more than just a book on consulting with Peter Drucker on Consulting: How to Apply Drucker’s Principles for Business Success, rather an amazing view of the man known as the “Father of Modern Management.” Dr. Cohen not only gives...

Flight of Destiny is an anthology of short stories by Francis H. Powell. This collection features many characters who find themselves in unforeseen situations that often test their sanity. “Only a mother could love a child like this,” and she does display her true affections...

Life in Suspension: La Vie Suspendue (English and French Edition) is a collection of poetry written by Helene Cardona. The poet is also a translator, editor of an anthology of Poetry and Aesthetics, and an essayist. The poetry in this collection was originally written in...

I thought The Runaway by Jo Barney was a good book. The story follows the lives of several different characters, all connected in some way. The two main characters are Ellie and Sarah. Ellie is a tough, older woman who is obsessed with cleaning graffiti....

The Sweet Dream Fairy is a children’s book written by Caren Cantrell and illustrated by Pratip Bhattacharjee. Violet is a Sweet Dream Fairy who sprinkles fairy dust on children as they sleep, keeping all of the bad dreams at bay. After hearing a child’s distress...

It’s a big scary world out there, but sometimes the lure of the unknown is just too powerful to resist. Especially for a sock! Imagine the life of a sock: always stuck on someone’s foot inside a smelly shoe, day after day. Then tossed into...

The Nightingale Protocol by Iqbal Ali is a graphic novel that centers on a futuristic world in which people are cared for by a personal doctor and nurse that are programmed to work within their own body. These applications are referred to as Nightingale Doctors,...

Body of the Crime: A Chip Palmer Forensic Mystery is a police procedural murder mystery written by Jennifer Chase. Detective Sergeant Hugh Murphy was the officer in charge of the investigation of the body of the young woman discovered by two hikers in a desolate...

Slip Away is the story of two broken brothers — Rudy and Rory Orrick —products of a truly dysfunctional family in which suicide is as common as tacos on Tuesdays. Together and apart, they must learn to deal with the tragic circumstances of their lives....

In a great second book in the planned Hyde's Corner Trilogy, In the Name of Vengeance by author J.B. Bergstad will grab readers from the very start and keep them obsessively reading straight through until the end, determined to find out what happens. The story...