Author Nancy LaRonda Johnson brings readers a dark tale of good versus evil in her book Anticipation of the Penitent. Alezea was merely a child when her parents took her out of school and introduced her to their financial enterprise. She was forced to make...

Powder Monkey by Donna M. McDine tells the story of 12-year-old Tommy Kitt. He is captured and forced to be a seaman by the Royal Navy Press Gang, which has also taken his older brother James and other young boys in his village. Life at...

Hockey Agony by Donna M. McDine revolves around Larry and sports. Larry is unable to play any sport because of a broken leg so he is given the duty of running the clock during the big hockey contest. The story actually begins from there. The...

Short and Simple: A Collection of Short Stories by R.L. Jones is a collection of stories with various themes such as love, angst and even vampire. The title says it all. Yet, there are some stories that I don’t find simple to understand. “Awakening: The...

The Not Wholes by Giovanna Pezzulo is about an Italian teenager who has been castrated. The story deals with how a certain strata of the society accept him and how the rest do not. The backdrop of the story is a music conservatory in Italy. For...

Practice to Deceive written by J. R. Lindemuth is a “Sticks” Hetrick detective novel. While on a cruise with Anita Bailey, things begin to go missing, the ship's crew needs help, and then the Jamaican police need Sticks' assistance. Not much of a vacation for...

The Gift of Life by Keily J. Adey is a lovely accounting of one woman's struggle to conceive a child. After multiple miscarriages, the author and her husband decide to find out what is "wrong". This involves medical testing which reveals that basically, everything is...

You thought Cinderella's fairy godmother was cool? Just wait until you meet Nissa, fairy godmother extraordinaire. Well...sort of. Nissa is a recent graduate of fairy godmother school and has just been sent on her first assignment. She's ready to go and can't wait to bring...

I'm Not Talking About You, Of Course… by Barbara Venkataraman is a very witty look at real humor, the kind that we observe every day as we go about our lives. Barbara starts off by taking a look at some of the crazy things that...

Abra-Cadaver by Matt Drabble is about Tommy Ross who has a penchant for adventure and magic. Something goes wrong with one of the tricks on The Captivating Cosmo X which his parents had hired for his 12th birthday. What follows is a series of scary...

God Loves You by Dominique Wilkins is about Jack and Jennifer, and their imaginary friends. Jack's imaginary friends are not as good as Jennifer's imaginary friend, Michael the angel. When Jack is portrayed as a bad boy, the character of Jennifer is more peaceful and...

Gingerly by Terri Kelley is the story of a fifth grade outcast, a tall, overweight girl who dreams of being a dancer, but only dances in the privacy of her own bedroom. Gingerly Matson hates being larger than all of the other kids in her...

I'll Always Love My Mama by Dominique Wilkins is about Audrey Fitzgerald who has the hard task of raising her boys all by herself. Though her husband is there, he is not an active participant when it comes to helping with the boys. The story...

13 Heroes - Your Favorite Bible Stories by Lovey Shareese and Dominique Wilkins is a collection of stories from the Bible. The stories are about 13 heroes who made a difference to people's lives. These stories are spiritually uplifting, motivational, and inspiring. I recommend this book...

Forgiven. Not Forgotten. by Dominique Wilkins is about Jo Pembrooke who is a teenager with low self esteem and from a low income family. She falls in love with Kenneth Edward Biale and marries him. Kenneth walks into the house one day to find Jo...

How Can Aliens Be Illegal? by Terri Kelley is a delightful children's book about explaining the term 'aliens' to children. Certain terms can confuse little minds and they require a bit more help to understand them. This book talks about 'immigration' in a delightful manner...

There is so little we understand about alternative medicine. Yet before we started feeding our bodies with chemically produced pills, people cured themselves with natural substances and they generally lived long and happy lives. Trust Your Intuition by Jenni Wilson is an inspirational compilation of...

As Christianity and the Christian church watch their influence in America decline rapidly, Michael Whitworth uses the book of Daniel to show how the church should act during a time of exile which was similar to that which Daniel and the best and brightest of...

A Growing Faith: Stories from Bed, by Mary Jane Gonzales, rides the waves of emotions and growth that go along with the struggle to live with RSDS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome)/CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). Not only does it document and outline the different stages...

Annabelle Sullivan and the Restless Spirit Society by Ivy K. Tyler is about Annabelle, Chloe, Bradley, and the ghost whom only Annabelle can see. No one believes Annabelle when she tells them about the ghost except her friend Chloe. Though she believes Annabelle, Chloe is...