Porter and Midge: Paws and Responsibilities: A Kid’s Guide to Welcoming a New Dog by Giselle Nevada My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is a great way to introduce young children to the idea that owning and caring for a pet is a big responsibility, and that care should be taken in deciding […]
Shadowed Deception: A Psychological Suspense Thriller by Mavery Ellscott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Finlay is an investigative journalist who is investigating a nightclub in Paris that is also a front for an international human trafficking ring. When Duke shows up, sent by his business partner and his wife to check on Finlay after […]
The Complete Echo Series by C.R. Alam My rating: 5 of 5 stars Echoing Hearts Rae is a travel blogger who track her travels on her social media, and occasionally freelances for her former employer, a travel magazine. Doing one of her freelance articles is what brings her to a home in Georgia where she […]
Detective Dylan and the Hunt for Home Plate by M.J. Murray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dylan, Emily and their adorable dog Theodore are off on another adventure, with another mystery to solve. When Emily and Dylan join the neighborhood baseball team, and head to their first practice in the park, they are brought […]
Hay Goes Home by G Pa Rhymes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hay the Fox is headed home for her mother’s birthday party, and she is taking Cray the crab with her. Along the way, Hay and Cray learn how to be braver and how to ask for help. From being afraid of crossing […]
Divine Vintage by Sandra L. Young My rating: 5 of 5 stars When Tess Burton moves to Michigan City and opens her own vintage clothing store, she can’t possibly foresee the changes that are headed her way. On her first day of business, an elderly woman, Esther DeLeon, and her nephew, Trey Dunmore, walk into […]
Divinely Dramatic by Sandra L. Young My rating: 5 of 5 stars Marcy Alexander helps her mom, due to her arthritis, works two part time jobs, at a deli and at Divine Vintage, and has gotten herself roped into helping with costuming for a local theater’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest by a […]
Deceptively Yours by Anise Storm My rating: 5 of 5 stars Harper and Gabriel were childhood best friends and high school sweethearts that were pulled apart when Harper’s parents are suddenly killed in a car accident their junior year of high school. When Harpers parents die, she is forced to move from Chicago where her […]
Cray Saves the Day by G. Pa Rhymes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cray the crab is perfectly happy enjoying his home and his life on the beach and in the ocean. Cray the crab is unhappy when really nice days being out a lot of people to the beach, due to all the […]
Beach Ball Blunder by G Pa Rhymes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cray and his friends are enjoying their home on the bay. One such friend is Seal Gray, who is playing on his rock with a beach ball until it gets away from him by accident and nearly hits Gull Ray before bouncing […]
Deja Brew All Over Again: A Runaway Bride Romance by Sylvie Stewart My rating: 5 of 5 stars Miller Brooks has long been seen as the screw up youngest brother of his family, up to and including the day that he meets Maisy when she jumps in his car in a wedding dress and tells […]
A New Day For Cray by G. Pa Rhymes My rating: 5 of 5 stars Cray is a crab living on the beach and under the water. He has many friends, whom he likes to play with but whom he also likes to pinch with his pinchers. His friends do not appreciate his way of […]
Sweet Dreams by Claire by Nanette Littlestone My rating: 5 of 5 stars Set in the beauty that can only be found in Ireland, this book has well written characters that will make you feel like you are stepping into their world, and very much wish you never had to leave. The world building is […]
Nessie and the Living Stone by Lois June Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a cute book for elementary age kids. The art work is beautiful, and the story is definitely creative. Craig and Linda are on vacation with their parents to Loch Ness. While their parents are focused on work and […]
Porter and Midge: Paws and Playtime: A Kid’s Guide to a Happy Dog by Giselle Nevada My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great book for parents wanting to teach their young children how to keep their dogs from being board. The rhyming scheme keeps the book simplistic, but interesting while the pictures […]
Shadowed Agenda: An Enemies to Lovers Action-Packed Romantic Suspense Thriller by Mavery Ellscott My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is book 2 in a series, and though it can be read as a standalone, this series is so good that you won’t want to. Authors Regan Christenson and Pavlo Barislov are on a […]
Triple Trouble at Amberwood: Book Four in your favourite middle-grade haunted ballet school… by Eleanor Dixon My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is Book 4 in this series, but can definitely be read as a standalone, though I doubt you would want to do so. Lauren and her friends are preparing for their ballet […]
Knight In Peril by Alice Bienia My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is part of a series, but can still be read as a standalone, though I doubt you will want to. Jorja Knight is a Private Investigator from Canada who is supposed to meet her friend Gabriella Rizzo in Istanbul for a […]
Quick Affirmations for Children: A to Z of Easy Motivations for Creating Better days – Positive Affirmations for Happy Children by Kim Ann My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is great for helping kids who are struggling with worry and other difficult feelings. I have shared this book with my children who all […]
This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is great for kids with anxiety, and to some extent even for those dealing with bullying and misinformation. Mama Warbler is waiting for her last baby to hatch. Sadly, the cuckoo that was the first egg in the nest to […]
The Christmas Escape by Belinda Williams My rating: 5 of 5 stars Lizzie has just been laid off from her job, and finds out that her roommate is moving out of their apartment. At the same time, her best friend Shona discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, and she is now stuck with […]
Detective Dylan and the Case of the Missing Mail: A Youth Sleuths Chapter Book Series by MJ Murray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dylan is excited for his new Youth Sleuth kit to come in the mail so that he can become a detective like the Youth Sleuths on his favorite program. When his […]
Joy’s Christmas Escape: The Marshal’s Mail Order Bride Book 1 by P. Creeden My rating: 5 of 5 stars Joy Stewart is a woman who has just lost her grandmother, the last family member she has. As the funeral is wrapping up, a man claiming to be owed money by her grandmother makes her a […]
Porter and Midge: Paws for Safety: A Kid’s Guide to Safe Dog Interactions by Giselle Nevada My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is great for young children who are just learning how to approach and be around dogs other than their own family pets. This book is written in rhyme, which makes it […]
Chasing Cheer by Heather Schneider My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was an unexpected twist on the Santa Clause story, mixed with a happily-ever-after story. Holly Clause spends most of every year gathering cheer from the human world to power the North Pole. Everything Holly thinks she knows about the cheer and how […]
Faking the Fall by Libby Kay My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the 4th book in this series, though it can be read as a stand-alone. This book is another great addition to the series, and makes me wish I lived in Buckeye Falls. In this book, we follow Alice Snyder as she […]
Faking the Fall by Libby Kay My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the 4th book in this series, though it can be read as a stand-alone. This book is another great addition to the series, and makes me wish I lived in Buckeye Falls. In this book, we follow Alice Snyder as she […]
Mr Wimp by B.L. Wilde My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a great novella about a woman, Bella, who thinks her marriage is going well and her life is going according to plans. That is, until the day her husband, Joel, comes home and tells her that he’s done and leaving her. At […]
Mr. Barsins’ Toy Emporium by Lois Wickstrom My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is an exploration of a child’s imagination, and what it’s like to lose it. This book follows Nick, Audrey, Lily and Jake as they are drawn to what appears on the outside to be just a plain toy store, but […]
Lies – Truth – Love by Marina Hanna My rating: 5 of 5 stars Olivia has had a rough time with love. Her ex-fiance used her to get through school, and then dumped her for a coworker. After this experience, she has decided that dating just isn’t worth the effort. That is, until she gets […]
