I Am Funny Like That: A Funny Look at Life by Helen C. Escott made me laugh out loud many times, shake my head, and say "WOW, I can relate to that." Several times I had to read my husband a passage that was...

Journey to Colonus, a stupendous novel by Franklin Debrot, is accessible to readers on every level: plotting, character development and revelation, dialogue that is authentic in every way, an empathy for racial and personality differentiation that leaves one wondering about the author’s own, and prose...

To Never Know is a coming of age novel written by Thomas Duffy. Steven Lewis was adrift. A high school senior with little more than good grades to boast of, he had no prom prospects nor did he have a real grasp for what he...

Krista Wagner's thriller Shrouded Memory is set in Newport Beach and Balboa Island, California. Rian Field, 35, is a marine biologist, a professor of biological sciences at the Southern California Marine Institute. Her husband Jack, a former marine, runs a construction business. In 2015 Rian...

The Gold by Krista Wagner is a fantasy storybook for children revolving around Amanda, a fifth grade student. Amanda is a lonely child. She lost her mother when she was young and she lives with her father and sister. Her father is away at work...

Only If by Ariana R. Cherry opens with Bill, an elderly dishevelled man, ranting to himself in his jail cell. He has been accused and found guilty of the murder of his wife, Clara. Bill, however, won’t accept he is in any way to blame,...

In Teiresias Centaurus 3047: The Dhungwana Chronicles (2117-3451) Part 2 by Baibin Nighthawk and Dominick Fencer, almost a complete millennium has passed since the attempted human rebellion in Dhungwana. Dhungwana, which was the last habitable section of Earth, has been rendered hostile to human life...

Colors of the Mind is a contemporary paranormal fiction novel written by Ed Krizek. Bobby Jones saw his first auras when he was a small, chubby boy who was tormented by two bullies. When he lashed back at one of them, the resulting altercation with...

Corridors in the Sky: Revelations of a New York 9/11 Air Traffic Controller is an autobiography that comes across as an insider’s account of one of the most grievous tragedies in history: 9/11. As an FAA Air Traffic Controller, Robert S. Totman has the uncanny...

The inscription “Hic domus dei est et porta coeli,” which means “This is the house of God and the gateway to heaven” towers over the portal to the church of Old Mission San Juan Bautista, greeting all who enter. But if guests happen to glance...

Jenna's Truth by Nadia L King is a well-crafted story centered on a girl’s struggle to reach out, the hurt that results from it, and her journey towards self-awareness, self-acceptance, and redemption. All Jenna ever wanted was to “be noticed at school” and “to be...

The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis (The Last Timekeepers, #1) by Sharon Ledwith tells the tale of Amanda Sault and four of her classmates. They get busted in an epic school food fight. When they are given the option of avoiding suspension by...

Lilith’s once utopian world is literally falling apart around her. Belial, a dark being who went against the doctrines of the Children of the Law of One, has evoked the wrath of Poseidon and sentenced Lilith’s beloved city of Atlantis to crumble into the sea....

This Night Sucks by Elizabeth J.M. Walker is a humorous paranormal young adult fiction story. Lana is a Senior in high school and has been a nerd all of her life. Trying to break free from the nerdy stereotype, Lana has made changes in her...

The Legend of Ghost Dog Island (Nikki Landry Swamp Legends) is an adventure for children by Rita Monette. Ten-year-old Nikki is sad because her father, a fisherman, has to move their houseboat to another town along the bayou where the crabbing is better. She meets...

The Curse at Pirate Cove: Nikki Landry Swamp Legends is a children’s adventure by Rita Monette. Nikki Landry wants a new bike to replace her damaged one, but Papa can’t afford to buy a new bike for her eleventh birthday. After learning about the legendary...

The Watcher is a young boy, enslaved, as are his family and his friends, by fierce soldier dragons who make them work the fields and do their bidding. But the Watcher is not satisfied with his lot in life. He doesn’t like being a slave....

Life isn’t easy for the only dragon mage left in Dorlith. Petrina Dallow cannot find a mage to train her so she follows the commands of the Headmistress of the Mage Academy of Dorlith and joins witches and wizards in a tournament designed to select...

Disenchanted by Leigh Goff follows the story of half-witch Sophie Goodchild. Sophie lives in Weathersfield, a town with a long history of persecuting witches, Salem style. Sophie does her best to keep her head down and remain inconspicuous. Unfortunately, it's not enough to keep ...

The Tegen Cave by Inge-Lise Goss is an amazing horror fiction that made me sweat and that is not easy, I can tell you. Sara Jones, the protagonist of the story, knows that her life will not be the same. She ran away from her...