The Stones of Kaldaar by Tameri Etherton is a book about a young woman, Taryn, and her grandfather, Brandt. The two live a simple life traveling in the world we know as Earth until they are transported to a universe that is strange and complicated....

Colin Bailey is a killer and, by all accounts, a super efficient, stone cold killer with almost 20 kills to his name. He has always been a meticulous planner; then one day everything changes when he is cornered and he fears his days are over....

I selected this book to review because the title grabbed me. My mother died when I was young (and so was she) so I was interested to learn what The Motherless Child Project was about. Authors Janie McQueen and Robin Karr have either experienced the...

A standard epitome for a detective novel is intelligent detective work, clues, truth and justice. Throw in a supernatural twist with a first person point-of-view for its narration, reading Dying to Know: A Gumshoe Ghost Mystery by TJ O'Connor is absolutely satisfying and got me...

Truth: The Geneva Project Book 1 by Christina Benjamin is a new and inventive kind of story. Long ago, an island was torn apart by a flood and only one city survived. A village right outside the city also survived, along with a few people...

Mac Griffith was a rough and tough cowboy such as you read about in an old Western novel. He rode horses, joined the rodeo, drank heavily, fought like no other, and was an all-round tough guy. In 1965, this all came to an end when,...

The Hunt for Snow by S.E. Babin really takes fairy tales to a whole new level. The main character, Snow (yes, that Snow) is a private investigator and all-round fighter who was forced to leave the Enchanted Forest due to her evil stepmother, Naomi. Living...

Rex, the king of Madai, has gone into Gehenna to get revenge for his father's death, which must be upheld according to the Code of Honor. There he is to fight a demon, though when he returns to his homeland he finds almost nothing is...

At twenty-nine, Cassie Rappaport's life seems to be coming together, although her job as a newspaper writer could be better. She has finally met the love of her life with Jake Morrow and they intend to be wed. When something happens that jerks her world...

Teresa’s War by Margaret J. Carr is the story of Josef, his wife Hilde and their two daughters, Teresa aged seven and her younger sister Liesl, who are living in Austria in 1942. Teresa is now a very old woman and is sitting on a...

Lieutenant Brooke Davis is an ace star pilot whose dream is to be selected as the first human to fly faster than light through UN’s Project Luminosity. When humanity's fate seems to be threatened by separatists and aliens, Brooke is about to discover a twisted...

The Havana Papers by Michael Daly is the author's narration of the exploration he did during his one-week stay in the city of Havana, discovering different parts of the city brought to its knees by the revolution. Michael Daly had traveled to Havana to write,...

Secrets Mothers Keep by Linda J. Bettenay is a well-written, fascinating fictionalization of a real-life murder in rural West Australia in the late 1920s. The plot brings together two people who couldn’t have had less in common. One is Harold Smith, landowner, businessman, devoted husband...

The Gobblings by Matthue Roth is a fascinating book for young children. I was immediately drawn by the beautiful pictures in vibrant shades of blue and green. The story line is imaginative as well. Herbie is a space traveler with his parents. Since he is...

Kevin J. Johnson’s debut collection, The Sky and the Sea: Poetry and Prose, is an elemental feast for the imagination. Johnson plays upon the contrast between sky and sea with poetic aplomb, interweaving the mythological tension of the two having been separated at the dawn...

Federico was a good artist but he was more troubled than he was talented. He had been hired and fired from several jobs over the years due to his unreliability. As he settled in at his latest job, his ghosts followed him and soon he...

Avra's God is the first book in the New Smyrna Beach series by Ann Lee Miller. Revolving around the lives of a handful of college students, this book explores the complexities of love and family, of school and one's future, all while maintaining the complex...

Tattered Innocence by Ann Lee Miller is her second jaunt into the lives of the young adults in New Smyrna Beach and, if anything, the second time around is even better! Rachel is dying to escape her life and troubles. When she sees the ad...

All Rainey ... wait ... Raine wants to think about is Africa. It's been her goal to get there and she has a one-track mind. All she has to do is get through a session of summer camp and she will be on to bigger...

The Art of My Life (New Smyrna Beach Series Book 4) by Ann Lee Miller is the story of Cal and Aly. Cal has only loved Aly all his life. When he is set free from jail after being charged with possessing marijuana, he decides...