Wow! That is what I thought after I finished reading Soul Skin: A Spirited Shaman's Journey, the luminescent novel by author Jan Porter. Following our protagonist, Navi, as she navigates a midlife crisis, this book has something for every person to connect to. Navi feels...

Three brothers, Graham, Cameron and Ian, receive great news when their parents allow them to go on a solo camping trip in the Cascade Mountains near their home outside of Seattle, Washington. Initially disappointed because their dad says no, they can’t believe it is actually...

Lucy and the New Baby by Kim Yannayon is the adorable story of Lucy Kitty who finds out that she has become a big sister. Milo, her baby brother, is a ball of fur and has his own room with a crib and a musical...

Hidden Among Yourselves by Bill Hiatt is Book 3 in the Spell Weaver series. Taliesin Weaver is faced with a number of difficulties, not the least of which is that a war god wants him dead. Added to that is finding out what is killing...

In a great shorter-form novel, Landfall, by author Joseph Jablonski, we follow Jake Thomas, a man who's ready for a different kind of life after spending thirty years working at sea. But he finds it difficult to put his old life behind him, especially when...

Joshua's Island by Patrick Hodges is the story of Joshua and Eve, two 13-year-old kids who face something many kids have to deal with in real life, too: bullying. And not just verbal bullying, but bullying that includes physical violence. Joshua is a small boy,...

Absolution by Amanda Dick is the story of two lost souls trying to find love once again. Jack McKenna was living the happy life with the girl of his dreams when a car accident broke his life. Because of the accident, Jack’s girlfriend Ally’s backbone...

Ethical Empowerment: Virtue Beyond the Paradigms by Arthur D. Schwartz is a rich cacophony of philosophy examined through the eyes of real-world social context. Divided into two easy to read parts, Schwartz defines the principles of ethics and morality to promote greater wisdom, empowerment and...

Teaching readers to incorporate bliss into everyday mundane tasks is the goal of certified life coach Veronica N. Cuyugan. Her book, Become Your Own Bliss, is a guide for achieving this rare state of happiness. Cuyugan reached her own version of "rock bottom" at a...

The Trouble With Dying by Maggie Le Page is a novel of suspense with a touch of humor. Faith Carson wakes up to find herself looking down on her own body from a hospital ceiling. She doesn’t know it’s her, of course; she doesn’t even...

Chronicles of the Nocturnal Forest by Vanessa Kings is a fairy tale that will enchant and captivate young readers. Melanie lives in her own world and is always daydreaming. She feels that no one understands her. One day she meets a fairy who tells her...

In The Three Souls by Bill W. Thomas, John Chambers is just an ordinary guy, trying to earn an honest living. His girlfriend, Kitty, also works hard. Things start to unravel when first Kitty loses her job on false accusations, then John loses his job...

Looming Shadow: Journey to Chaos, Book 2 by Brian Wilkerson takes the reader back to the world of Tariatla, along with Eric as he returns to find that his reputation has preceded him. He is now being hailed as the Vessel of Dengel and the...

Own the Scrawny by Rich Samuels is the second book in a series about Alexander. Alexander has done something pretty stupid and he did it in front of the entire school. Now a video of it has appeared online and it’s gone viral! If that...

Robin McGee’s The Cancer Olympics is a memoir of her battle against not only cancer but inadequate healthcare that she unfortunately received. The negligence of her delayed diagnosis – no thanks to Doctors One, Two, Three and Four – cause a late stage tumor that...

Allegory has always been hit or miss in the world of literature: in the hands of an amateur, it can be tedious and even painful; in the hands of a gifted writer, it can transport the reader to other worlds and impart universal truths. Margaret...

The Confessions of Gonzalo Guerrero is a brilliant book. Being taken into the mind of Gonzalo Guerrero and being able to understand what dilemmas he faced and what motivated him made for a very interesting narrative. The story begins with the young Gonzalo in Spain,...

Calamity Chick is moving to a house in the countryside. He packs up all his belongings and begins the trip to his new home. Along the way a few misfortunes (or calamities) happen to him, but in the end he picks his head up and...

Jane Ellen Freeman has written a lovely story for preteens called Jeremiah Lucky and the Guardian Angel. After Jeremiah’s father died, he tries to be more responsible by helping his mother with the chores. His mother, a nurse, often leaves before Jeremiah wakes and returns...

When I first picked up Mission to Earth, I didn’t know what to expect. It seemed unlike any other book I had read. And after reading it, I can say with certainty that it is indeed unlike any other book that I have read. Fil...