In a wonderful new work of historical fiction by author Helena P. Schrader, Envoy of Jerusalem: Balian D'Ibelin and the Third Crusade (Balian D'Ibelin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem) has a story line that kept me obsessively turning the pages from the very first all...

Stolen Heart by Shanitra Gardner is a whimsical story about a prince falling in love with a common girl. His father, the King of Valtore, is furious when he gets to know what happened and banishes her from the kingdom. He sends her to a...

Claude: A Dog of the Sixties by Katherine L. Holmes is a delightful story for all dog lovers. Perry is a good student but his life changes when Claude, the poodle, comes to live with them. Claude is bow-legged and this prevents him from being...

Pearlized is a pulsating murder-mystery thriller written by B.K. Sweeting. Haunted by the mysterious circumstances of his mother's disappearance in 2002, Oisin Murphy still reels from the aftereffects of the incident. Raised by his best friend Logan's family, Oisin grows up convinced that the Pearl...

Every year, more and more Americans reach retirement age. Ideally, this trend should be matched by proportionate growth in retirement fund provisions. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Many Americans dream of a safe and comfortable retirement, but the cruel reality is that this dream...

Love’s Legacy: Viscount Chateaubriand and the Irish Girl by Daniel Fallon is a journey back in time through one man’s family tree in an attempt to prove or disprove a long-standing story within the family. It was always rumored in the author’s family of a...

True Teryn is a work of fiction in the fantasy and science fiction genres and serves as the second installment in The Last Lumenian series. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author S. G. Blaise. The book continues the...

Mama Said... Wisdom From The Heart by Ms Carolyn Marie Ellison is an interesting book written to create a link between parents and children. The valuable lessons learned can be passed from generation to generation and the author says that reading this book will strengthen,...

Hyphened-Nation: Don’t Check the Box by Nicole Draffen is a non-fiction philosophical memoir wherein the author provides insight into her transformative outlook following a spell of living in the UK. Draffen focuses on the differences she encountered as an ethnically diverse woman who is outwardly...

What is feeding, empowering and developing the next generation? Is it the TV, music, movies, tech toys or the videos games that they're exposed to? These vices possess a great hold and influence on the future generation. Through these vices, both the current and future...

Na-Bolom: House of the Jaguar by Forrest J. Hayes is an awesome story! At the time I started writing this review, there were four reviews posted on Amazon.com. Those reviewers used words like: “a must read”; “a study in fact-filled fiction”; “a gripping adventure”; “a...

Book Two of the Earthside Trilogy, Metamorphosis by Sherri Fulmer Moorer is a compelling sci-fi with memorable characters and a conflict involving aliens and technology at its peak. Hailey is a distressed woman — abandoned by her husband because of her Parkinson’s disease after losing...

Free Falling is a contemporary romance novel written by Ana Simons. Brian Anderson had had enough of betrayal by the women he had fallen in love with. No amount of playing the field or maintaining a somewhat predatory mindset lessened the impact of those betrayals...

We've Never Had A King is a fascinating look at the lives of Mary and Brad Bradbury and a bit of the history of Iraq. The setting is the 1950s, Iraq. Brad was a guest of the state, and advisor to the Government Oil Refineries...

Failing at Fatherhood: A Book for the Imperfect Father by Jack Barr is the story of the birth of Jack's daughter, Marley, and her diagnosis of Down's Syndrome. Jack shares his feelings about the diagnosis and how it affected him in the early part of...

“Life on earth is wonderful,” said Mom, “but heaven is better.” Heaven is Better is a unique children’s story in which the author, Shirley Alarie, creates a dialogue that is designed to spark the imagination of the reader. Heaven is a topic often not very...

Netherrealm Book 1: Heed the Darkness is a work of fiction in the historical, mystery/intrigue, and romance sub-genres, and was penned by author Kim Michelle Ross. Combining many different elements of medieval life to deliver a truly epic work, this engrossing and engaging novel brings...

Sparkle & Shine: 108 M.A.N.T.R.A.s to Brighten Your Day and Lighten Your Way by Meg Nocero is a profound and uplifting book that will make readers realize the power of words. The author shares positive affirmations that are beneficial for different areas of life, and...

“Whispers from Hell” by Edward V’Kanty is an anthology of nine short horror and supernatural stories, plus the prologue to his upcoming novel “Dark Heritage”. The short stories in this collection are titillating and diverse. The first story, also called 'Whispers from Hell', is written...

Nineteen-year-old Eli J. Jones is attending college and has two jobs that he loves; he's a lifeguard and a disc jockey. Suddenly his world changes in a flash, as he is illegally drafted into the U.S. Army by an old Vet named Weird Willie and...