The Wallace House of Pain: A Novelette centers around Xander and his estranged father, Jim. S.M. Stevens uses this short story to introduce us to Xander and his uncomfortable dinners with his father and his second wife, Kathy. Xander and Jim don’t seem to see...

James Hanna made a point of reminding me that I awarded his book, The Ping-Pong Champion of Chinatown, 5 stars, so I decided to tackle Fact Check and More Probing Tales. Would I enjoy it as much and rate it as highly? Well, after losing...

Sir Thomas of Creekside by G.L. Garrett is the story of a seven-year-old boy and his teddy bear as they find themselves away from home, stranded in the dangerous Creekside Woods. Thomas Bristol always wanted to be a knight. After his father's passing, Thomas' love...

Shelley F. Knight's Positive Changes is a compilation of thoughts and anecdotes designed to help readers see things more positively, despite the negative circumstances in their lives. The book contains exceptional real-life tales, thought-provoking quotations, insightful study findings, encouraging phrases, and direct counsel. Readers are...

Bend With The Breeze starts with a tragedy that involves the O’Reilly family. John Martin Ford takes his readers on a journey of a year and a half in the life of the youngest son, Sean O’Reilly, his father Timothy, his mother Mary, his sister...

The Sparkzgott Anthology by T.D. Holt is an amazing collection of vignettes, a series of short stories that will take you on a journey around the world, a journey of life, death, and humanity. An unborn child joins us on our journey as we visit...

Crossing Jordan Rivers by ReGina A Etter introduces a feisty yet vulnerable young woman. In the course of her day, Jordan challenges Benae` regarding an affair with a married man. In turn, Benae` challenges Jordan to look closer at her relationship with Rick, who carries...

The Ansgar Treasury: A Windflower Saga Collection (color version) by Aleksandra Layland weaves together four different tales set in the same world with inspiring protagonists who aim to spread love, peace, and harmony among those around them. The first of these is Ansgar: The Struggle...

Élise is born into a world ravaged by political violence. She watches as the authorities brutalize her parents and all she can do as a baby is wail and run. Her guardian angel scoops her up and takes her to safety. By age forty, Élise...

The Persimmon Tree Narrative by Michael Brookshire reminds us that we all need someone to talk to, someone who understands all of our thoughts, our fears, and our hopes and dreams. For Mike, that someone was the persimmon tree adjacent to his back porch. Yes,...