We tend to take for granted what we enjoyed in our youth: time spent with grandparents, learning Grandma’s traditional recipes, and pottering about together in the kitchen. There is love involved in the making of food, the serving of it, and the enjoyment of eating...

To Be or Knot To Be is a children’s educational animal picture book written and illustrated by Melanie Burgess. The Florida Everglades are home to colonies of flamingos. Two flamingos from one of those colonies loved to dance and swirl about each other on the...

Death in Paris (Màiri Maguire Cozy Mysteries) by Kate Darroch is a superb Paris-based murder mystery with a swift, captivating plot and a powerful ending. It is 1970 and close friends Màiri and Lianna are on a short holiday in Paris before traveling to Istanbul...

From Ashes to Afterlife: A Skeptic's Journey by R.J. Kaufman presents a captivating and thought-provoking non-fiction account that chronicles a series of life-altering experiences. Through a collection of personal anecdotes, Kaufman shares encounters with a spectral apparition, premonitions, shared nightmares, and compelling photographic evidence, all...

Blurry is written by Sherri Fulmer Moorer. A victim of domestic violence, Kirsten Chalmers awaits her ride outside the university. When her jealous and abusive ex-boyfriend, Danny Elkman, shows up instead, they argue before Danny attacks her. Kirsten narrowly manages to escape Danny’s clutches and...

Blood & Rust: On Devil’s Throne by P. D. Platt opens with Deacon Greenleaf confined in a rusty metal box as claustrophobic as a coffin, in pain from injuries, but with no memory of why he is hurt or how he got there. The only...

A Warrior’s Ride to Shine tells the story of Camilla Patten, an intrepid woman who has fought to keep her “light” despite the many troubles life had in store for her. Born into a family where only male components were considered good for business, she...

A Life Cycle: A Guide to Healing and Rediscovering Yourself by Nicole Asherah is a thoughtful, resonant collection of poems that searches the human soul to uncover depths of trauma and instill a sense of hope. The collection follows the process of renewal from an...

A dry spell for months on end, dangerously low humidity levels, and a gradual build-up of flammable duff – it was the perfect recipe for a disaster. A severe thunderstorm appeared, and the countless ground strikes provided the final nail in the coffin. A wildfire...

In Saving Raine by Marian L. Thomas, the author has written a most unusual romance, to say the very least. The story unfolds as seen through the eyes of the main character and how her world starts to unravel after the death of her husband...

Until Tomorrow Comes by LaDonna Marie is a collection of poems that is motivating and inspiring. It tells the reader to look at their life with a positive outlook and give positive vibrations to the universe. She asks the reader to take a journey inside...

As the title suggests, Randi M. Sherman’s novel, Caroline Starts Over, is about a woman who is poised to reclaim her life. Trapped for eighteen years in a loveless marriage, Caroline Matthews silently rejoices when her husband dies. Around twenty years ago, she led a...

Twenty-five-year-old Morticia ‘Tisha’ Adams witnesses a murder on her routine train commute. When the body disappears, she teams up with Detective Murphy, a man with mysterious abilities. But Tisha is keeping a secret of her own – the dead speak to her. It’s an ability...

Tame Me If You Can is a humorous romance novel by Alexis J. Levi. Over in Paris, we meet Bell Torres in a miserable state and dressed as a chicken to boot. She has lost everything, thanks to one “mendacious” Sky Laverne who, besides cleaning...

I Am Bathsheba by L.J. Minx puts a profound spin on the ages-old story of King David and Queen Bathsheba. The biblical story of David and Bathsheba includes nuances of adultery and promiscuous sex, but L.J. takes that tale a dozen steps further to draw...

Thriving in Every Season of Life with God is a delightful and encouraging book written by Donna Louis. Donna takes her readers on a journey through all four seasons and relates them to the different seasons of our life. She encourages her readers to do...

No Fear No Doubt No Regret is a self-help guidebook and an autobiographical memoir written by Robert Omilian that relates the life story of his son Alan. Suffering from Muscular Neurological Myopathy from his youth, Alan grows up in an unconventional environment yet faces life's...

Milk and Honey Land: A Story of Grief, Grace, and Goats by J. M. Huxley is a story of faith, loss, hardships, and finding hope once again. Divided into four parts, the story follows the journey of Janet Huxley, the author, as she retells her...

In Young Living: Escaping Diabetes Through Healthy Living, Cora Parker discusses wellness and shares a wealth of knowledge to help prevent people from falling into negative patterns and possibly developing diabetes. Parker goes over the benefits of establishing a daily plan, strengthening relationships with family...

Whispering Winds of Appalachia is a work of fiction in the literary style and in the interpersonal drama subgenre. It is best suited to adult readers owing to some explicit language usage and reference to drug use and sex. Penned by author John Ellington, readers...