Maria’s young life is shattered when she finds her boyfriend in the arms of another girl, and then catches her father amorously engaged with a secretary in his office. Devastated, Maria and her mother decide to move away. Beginning fresh in a new town, Maria’s life soon becomes tumultuous and emotional. She quickly meets Jake, a local boy, and a new friend named Conce. Passions develop between Jake and Maria, and for the first time in a long while she believes she has found happiness. Then Maria receives a strange visitor who will shape Maria, Jake and Conce’s lives forever. …

The years pass slowly and uneventfully in the kingdoms of Hagville and Crystal City. The Royals are coming of age in both kingdoms and are being informed of their imminent attendance at school. With the beginning of her schooling and the impending nuptials of her brother, Prince Matthew, Princess Serenity of Crystal City cannot contain her excitement in anticipation of her brother’s wedding and her journey to finishing school. This will be her biggest and best adventure ever! Prince Elgrin lives in a dreary castle in Hagville with his parents, Queen Hag and King Minos. The sun never shines brightly …

Who but "Penfold Dax" could write a collection of poetry titled An extraordinarily quirky anthology of the uncanny and rum: The random musings and observations from a schizophrenic mind? According to Penfold: "I started writing poetry a few years ago as a tool to help me manage the effects of schizophrenia. This method of utilizing occupational practices to aid my coping abilities is called occupational therapy and it is widely used in the field of mental health care. At first I started writing just for personal reasons, and I only saw it as a personal hobby to aid my own …

Trains, Safe and Sound is a superbly informative book for children. In this age of rush, rush and our intricate transit system, author Julie Chatton has written a book that teaches children valuable safety tips regarding the transport system that moves our country and its people daily throughout the world. Chatton not only teaches children the importance of safety, but writes in a way that piques a child’s curiosity. From her personal experience, she knows the devastation of accidents that have occurred because children and pedestrians have not applied common sense rules to ensure safety. Her goal is an important …

Programmed Sheep is an adult comedy built on my observation that humans all behave like sheep. Therefore, we are treated as such by government, politicians, employers, and the police, who all control our lives. We are being programmed to think like they want us to think, taking away our free will, freedom of speech, and even our own identity. I think most of the problems of the world are a direct result of interference in our lives by people using propaganda and lies to control the way we do think, which in turn makes us unhappy "lost sheep." And if …

Innocence: Simplicity of Spirit is an absolute delight of a book about a young, precocious 11-year old girl named Lilia Faith Christian. Author Peggy L. Headlund’s protagonist is an ideal role model for “tweens” and teenagers. This uplifting tale is set against the stunning backdrop of Wailua, Kauai, where Lilia lives with her parents, Jacob and Francine, and her grandfather, Apelehama. Written with astounding insight into the mind of a young girl, Lilia’s mischievous adventures and inventive ideas take the reader on a glorious romp through life on an island ranch, and a family’s ups and downs. It is an …

Ruthless people abduct Linda Moreland from a Manhattan street corner in broad daylight. She is the single mother of a five-year-old boy with a liver disorder. They take her to a deserted building and inject her with a powerful drug before interrogating her. Concluding they have the wrong person, Linda’s abductors realize others could make the same mistake and kidnap her son. While her mind is in a vulnerable state, they resort to using a hypnotic suggestion for strengthening her convictions to get her to comply with their demands. When releasing her, she’s informed they have her son, and to …

All children love solving puzzles and mysteries. In The Casebook of Inspector Sniffabout, their brains will be put to the test, as the great bloodhound detective Inspector Sniffabout is called on to unravel all kinds of strange events and happenings. The book is designed to undertake two important experiences in children's development. First, it encourages young children to read, but in an entertaining and fun way. Second, it allows them to use their powers of deduction, as they try to work out the mysteries Inspector Sniffabout has to solve. Each story in the book is a self-contained mystery, which gives …

Lucifer’s Sketchbook is the five-decade-long autobiography of Jennifer Svensen, a troubled child who turns into an angry teenager, provocative and controversial supermodel, and glamorous fashion house owner and designer. She battles lost love, guilt, and remorse due to a regretful past, as she struggles to navigate her life onto safer paths.Jennifer was born in Norway in 1966 to an acclaimed international supermodel and a mediocre musician. The result of a one night stand, her parents tie the knot in an attempt to save face, but soon discover that family and the local media are unforgiving. They escape to America. Raised …