Mandy (The Not So Magnificent Helper) by Karen Christopher is a humorous and enjoyable book for children. The story follows a young girl named Mandy Smithers who loves playing house. One day, Mandy's mother asks her to help out with a few things around the...

Jackson by Lynn McLaughlin was my first experience listening to an audiobook. How impressed was I? The professional quality of the audiobook was superb, but it was the story itself that convinced me I also needed a printed copy. I ended up purchasing the Kindle...

Lightship is a work of fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and short story anthology subgenres, and was penned by author Stephan Besik. The work is intended for the general adult reading audience and contains mature content that is not suitable for those under the...

Whispers In Verse by Cynthia A. Morgan is a collection of poetry that reads like a combination of poetic Shakespeare and a mysterious conjuration of a magician from the medieval era. The two blend into one unique writing style, which creates a sense of peace...

Do you have a pesky habit you want to stop? Do you have an addiction, and nothing seems to enable you to get rid of it? Self-Help Sucks! by Tony Blankenship explains Tony’s struggle with the self-help methods and how they have failed him. He...

Axel’s mom is in the military. He is okay with that. Shermaine Perry-Knights—a child of a military parent—understands the difficulty children have when a parent is assigned to a new base. In I Move a Lot and That’s Okay!, Shermaine shares with military children what...

Set in a fictional South American country with a corrupt government that dictates the destiny of its citizenry, Alejandro's Lie by Bob Van Laerhoven is one of those rare and entrancing stories that is a little self-contained but offers depth and redemption. The protagonist, Alejandro...

I love Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol: it is a must-see every year during the holidays. John C. Derr has written Another Christmas Carol, which is a modern update to the classic story. This time, the character that has a chance to be redeemed is...

Out of the Darkness: A Novel by Jeanne Fortune is a deep, compelling novel about overcoming hardship for the YA audience. This story is more than just a story of a girl from Haiti adjusting to life in America; it's grounded in social issues too,...

Bloody Growth by Vincent J. Wallace is the second book in the Alexander Stern series. Alexander is happy, settled into expanding his companies, but when an expected event puts him on a different track, he acquires a company he never considered before. Unfortunately, the risks...

Carolyn was from a stable family filled with love. So it was within reason that she wanted a beautiful career and love life. Only, there are wishes, and there is fate. At nineteen, she married her high school sweetheart, Danny. Unfortunately, what started as a...

Fatal Infraction: A Mike Stoneman Thriller is a fresh and modern up-to-date mystery. Mike and Jason are the detectives assigned to find out who killed football quarterback Jimmy Rydell. When the very outspoken football player’s dead body is found frozen on the Central Park Carousel,...

One can only take so many blows from life and Professor Vincent Abajian, the Director of the Center of Inventive Studies, knew this better than anyone. It was in the late fall of 1991 when it happened. A young Vincent listened to his headmaster, Mr....

Jagged Feathers by Jan Sikes is a suspenseful romance with an intense plot that will keep you invested until the end. Vann Noble served his country with pride, but when he lost a limb, he came back. With nothing more to do than reflect on...

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Elections: A Memoir of International Democracy Builders (Ordinary People Trilogy Book 2) by Lois Ann Nicolai is a continuation of the amazing journey of this former Indiana farmer’s wife who reinvented her life after her husband’s tragic death. Setting out on a...

It was one of those days at the park for Scoochie and Skiddles. The children had fun on the swing set and monkey bars. They also met up with friends. One of the new friends asked their parents’ whereabouts, and Scoochie pointed to them sitting...

The Reluctant Ninja: How A Middle-Aged Princess Became A Warrior Queen is a work of non-fiction in the memoir and inspirational writing subgenres. It is intended for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Cheryl L Ilov. In this explorative and motivational...

The Quantum Contingent by Gregory R Simpson follows the story of a brother and sister spy duo as they work hard to protect the world from imminent doom. Set in 2028, Jack and Sarah are siblings working as spies with Quotient. The establishment takes help...

River of Ashes is the first novel in the St. Benedict series by authors Alexandrea Weis and Lucas Astor. Beau Devereaux is a charming, popular high school guy. The hero quarterback, handsome and rich, Beau is everything you could wish for in a young man,...

Mr. Eli has announced to the class that they will be having a career day and everyone is to dress up in their chosen profession and present it to the class. In order to choose a career, they must first choose a letter. Mila chooses...