Grandmother’s Devil And Other Tempting Tales, written by Marty Malin and illustrated by Diane Slade, is a unique collection of short stories that focus on grandmothers. There are six short stories in this anthology: Grandmother Sits, Grandmother’s Predictions, Grandmother of God, Grandmother Naked, Grandmother’s Devil...

From Humbug to Humble: The Transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge is an enchanting novella by Stephanie Verni. This thought-provoking story surmises how Ebenezer Scrooge, from Dickens’ beloved classic A Christmas Carol, may have lived his life as a changed man. Amelia, the great-great-granddaughter of Tim Cratchit,...

When Maria dies, her friend and protagonist of Gift for the Messenger: An Illuminating Journey by Fireflysue feels the desire to create a private ceremony to honor her. She also realizes that Maria wants her to know that she approves of her intention to go...

One Woman, Two Lives Part 1 by Ajay Nair is the story of a rich man named Kelu who fell in love with a lower caste woman named Lakshmi. Due to customs, he cannot marry a lower caste woman without facing severe repercussions, so he...

If you are a fan of Mario Puzo’s masterpiece The Godfather, you will definitely enjoy Russell Williams’s Under Fire. A great and compelling short story about the Mendez crime family and their drug and arms trafficking underground business and their law enforcement enemies, Special Agent...

Three Loves and Other Stories is a collection of eight short stories by Lata Gullapalli. The book opens with the story "Three Loves," where a young woman goes through great turmoil of heartbreak and despair, losing much on the way to find her greatest love....

In Andrew Fortin’s moving novella, The Gracious Gift, a man struggling with alcoholism finds an abandoned baby at a dumpster at a desperate time in his life. His find changes the baby’s life and his own in ways he could never have imagined. After closing...

Boy Who Watches/ Brother Devil by Michael Naliborski contains two short stories with some beautifully drawn illustrations by Robin Adams. Boy Who Watches follows a young boy with the responsibility of being a scout on the lookout for the enemies of his tribe. When an...

The title of this book intrigued me which is why I chose it. I have always been fascinated by magpies and this book certainly did not disappoint. Magpies and Murder by Steven Gossington is wonderfully written in an easy-to-read style that develops at a fine...

The news of Abigail Ward's death was a shock to her family and neighbors. Everyone said Abby was the kindest and most generous person they knew. It was surprising that she died of a heart attack after her 80th birthday party, as she had looked...