DarkSoul is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy, action, and adventure sub-genres, and was penned by author L. Brooks. Written for adult reading audiences, the work does contain the use of explicit language throughout, as well as scenes of a sexual nature and...

Elizabeth's War is a young adult historical novel written by D.L. Finn. When Elizabeth was 11 years old, her life was fairly idyllic. Her older sister, Pearl, doted on her, and life on her family's farm was filled with adventure and fun. It was 1917,...

An Unusual Island is a young adult fantasy written by D.L. Finn. When 15-year-old Janine heard that her mom had won a vacation to an unknown island in the Pacific, she envisioned herself sunning by the mansion's pool and enjoying a luxurious and relaxed holiday....

In a wonderful new work in the genre of adventurous fiction for children, Things on a Tree by author D.L. Finn is a book that will pull readers in from the very first page. Following the story of our protagonist, Aimee, readers will be taken...

Wow! I don’t know where to start. I had hoped that Errant Gods: Blood of the Isir Book One by Erik Henry Vick was a good read. I doubted that it was as good as Stephen King’s The Dark Tower because that series is one...

Sixth grader Benny Cartwright tries to do the right thing when he suspects there is something wrong with his friend, Toby, but no one is prepared for what the problem really is in Demon King by Erik Henry Vick. Switching back and forth from the...

Rooms of Ruin is the second entry in the Blood of the Isir series by Erik Henry Vick, an epic fantasy packed with action, fast-paced, and set against the backdrop of an exciting imaginary world. A wicked queen, a curse from a cunning god, a...

What are Splats? Probably just what you think of when you see that word, but with a funny and very creative twist by Simon Crack, author of the enjoyable children’s book, Splats. When you think “splat” you might picture, heaven forbid, a bird splatting on...

I want to go to Awesome Land like Caden did in Caden and Awesome World by Naomi Melton. In just 24 pages, Caden meets a three-headed dragon, a gopher wearing glasses, a rickety wooden bridge over crocodiles swimming in water and much, much more. Too...

Willow's Walk by Rusty Blackwood is the life journey of Willow Lane Sutherland-Crosby. Born near Smith Falls in the Upper Ottawa Valley, on a dairy farm that belongs to her grandfather, she grows up in a closely knit family and is particularly close to her...

Deflowered Lyric by J.J. Staples is a disturbing novel that speaks about the realities of the society we live in. Sexual abuse is rampant in our society and this story is sketched around three characters, Lyric, Jada and Judith, who all undergo abuse at the...

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is no easy task, but what if you could go back in time and alter the past in order to keep them around? Amalie Jahn poses that question in The Clay Lion. Brooke Wallace was devastated by...

Megan Lawrence cannot escape her troubled past. She was only 15 when she accused Sam Marshall a friend of her brother of something that never took place. Sam was run out of town by her father. He has returned for the funeral of his best...

By reading the synopsis of God's Sacred Plan for Life: Volume 1 by Ronald Wyenn, I thought this would be a religious book, but I was pleasantly surprised. Yes, there are some religious themes that often appear, but the actual gist of the book is...

Murder at Broadcast Park is a murder mystery/thriller written by Bill Evans. John was getting used to his position at the station as the assignment editor. It always did seem rather odd to him that he, the new kid who had just finished college, would...

In Broken Pieces: Healing the Girl That Remains Trapped Inside, author Qiana Riley-Jones presents a collection of short stories that explore traumatic experiences and offer insights into navigating life’s challenges. Through the narratives of seven intentionally nameless and ageless females, Riley-Jones guides young girls and...

What if you found yourself moving to a new town only to have everyone tell you that the house you are living in is haunted? Well, that's just what happens to Brylee Branson. Brylee's father has been out of work for over a year and...

Brylee Branson is about to turn seventeen but her life is far from typical for a seventeen-year-old. She's a dead talker, or medium, someone who can see and talk to the dead. It's a gift she didn't realise she had until her parents moved her...

Brylee Branson is a senior in high school, which is a pretty stressful time for a seventeen-year-old, but her gift of being able to see and talk to the dead, and living in a majorly haunted house really makes high school seem tame. Added to...

Dùsgadh is such an odd word to title a story, but then when you subtitle it Essence of Life, maybe it makes more sense. Ember has never felt like she fitted in. She loved her family, but they were taken from her in middle school...