Wow. Just...wow. That's definitely what I thought when I finished reading The Perihelion, the new book by author D.M. Wozniak. Taking place in the year 2069, the story follows six main characters as they attempt to move their lives forward, even as the world around...

When Lily Coltrane joins The Illustrious Minds Literary Society, an extra-curricular club at the university, she never imagines that their promise of a truly unique social experience includes monthly visits to the mysterious Theatre Imaginique at the edge of town, a dark venue that houses...

Barbara Oliverio’s Passports and Plum Blossoms is delightfully funny. Meet Annalise Fontana, known by her father as the “gypsy.” Surrounded by family and friends, Annalise sits as an outsider at a wedding. Wallowing in self-pity, she pronounces deep within her soul, the bride...

Daughter of Destiny by Nicole Evelina is well written in first person, and captured my interest with a unique prologue, a simple one paragraph, that made me want to read more about a woman I thought readers of Arthurian legends knew all about. Was Guinevere...

Our favorite barnyard characters are back in Return to Fern Valley: Another Collection of Short Stories by author Aileen Stewart. These 12 stories are entertaining and fun for middle-grade readers. You will meet chickens Roberta and Mildred Cornstalk, Jason Curlytail (a pig with five brothers...

Cooking in Fern Valley: Another Collection of Short Stories and Recipes by Aileen Stewart is a wonderful collection of stories with fun farm animals that also includes some yummy recipes. Each of the 12 stories involving wonderful characters set in and around Curlytail Farm in...

Quack and Daisy is a great story of two unlikely animals becoming friends. Even though Daisy the cat cannot swim and Quack the duck cannot catch mice, they manage to become best friends in the meadow. They’re both curious animals that like to watch nature...

The Peerless Seer is a most enchanting children's tale written by B.S. Gibbs. Emaleen is an 11-year-old girl, living with her aunt and uncle in a small town. Her best friend, Skye, lives nearby and the girls have a close bond and spend a lot...

Lily Is... Wide Awake by Brandon Brand is a rhyming story for children. In the book, Lily cannot fall asleep because she keeps hearing and seeing things in the dark. Lily and her parents blame her overactive imagination and fear of the dark on reading...

It is definitely true love when you are willing to put your life on the line for your partner! Grace and David fight an elusive foe in Intuition: Psychic Crossroads Book 2 by Anna Durand and the outcome could be death – or worse! A...

Chosen: Commander In Chief is a lovely military fiction by Judith M. Calloway. Professor Harmon Ryland believes his sister-in-law, retired Brigadier General Rachael Ryland, would be the ideal Republican candidate to run for President. With a military career spanning thirty years, Rachael has always been...

K.C. Finn continues the Shadeborn series with Book 2 (consisting of two novellas), The Bloodshade Encounters, retracing the dark history between Baptiste Du Nord and Lemarick Novel. Readers familiar with Book 1 will get the chance to know more about the enigmatic proprietor of Theatre...

Whoa! That's what I thought when I finished reading Ashes of the Innocent, the second book in the Abyssal Sanctuary series by author Gavin Hetherington. This book is a rip roaring thrill ride that will keep readers on the edge of their seats and with...

In a highly unique and interesting novel by debut author David E. Stevens, Impact, the first volume of the Fuzed Trilogy, readers will be treated to an entertaining and thought provoking read. Follow the story of our protagonist, Josh, as he contemplates his new life....

My Cells Made Me Do It: The Story of Cellular Determinism by Robin R. Hayes is a book on how the cells in our brain control our actions and how our external environment can affect our actions. Have you ever wondered why you did something...

Who wouldn’t want to be hugged by a penguin? I know I would! In Fluffy Hugs, Volume I by Richard Dodd, Fluffy is a magic penguin who has missions he completes to help anyone he can. Poor Fluffy’s parents were taken out of the zoo...

Wickedly They Come, The Wickedly Series, Book 1 is a Christian-based young adult contemporary fantasy written by Cathrina Constantine. Jordan was a young child when she and her mother, Seeley, confronted The Black Order in an attempt to rescue Jack, Jordan's father and Seeley's husband....

Donna M. Zadunajsky’s book HELP ME! enabled me to understand why people choose to cut themselves. The story is about 13-year-old Mick Connors. After Mick’s best friend commits suicide, Mick falls into a deep depression. He tries to ease his pain by cutting himself. Layla...

Afaq: I'm Trapped in India by Timothy Reinhardt introduces us to Sid Lund who just woke up from a nightmare that was confusing, because when he wakes up he finds that real life is simply more complicated. The young American drug company executive has no...

Lilly Peppertree: Lilly’s Spell by author Julie Hodgson is an enchanting book for children that has easily become one of my new favorite books. Lilly Peppertree loses her beloved mother to what she is told is an accident, but after living with her grandfather for...