In the beginning, Karen and Bill reminded me of a lot of couples I know, which makes this story all the more real. Many marriages suffer for the same reasons, and what happened to Bill often occurs in the workplace. Their struggles as Bill faces unemployment is something countless people have faced, and is easily relatable.

Growing up, I had to watch my mom go back to work to bring the household onto stable ground. My parents grew apart and our house was foreclosed, and Linda Watkins relates all of that in her story.

It was interesting that one secret (Bill's secret) started the story, and another secret (Karen's secret) ended it. And the end . . . that was shocking. No doubt it hints at something more sinister to come.

Where Would You Like Your Nipple? is incredibly honest, which is what we need! Mackenzie Crowne's voice leaps off the pages. Her writing is real, funny, fresh and entertaining. After reading her story, I feel like I know her. I wish I could give her a hug! She is a strong, brave woman offering insight, humor, truth and hope to women going through a breast cancer diagnosis. But everyone can benefit from reading this, whether they have cancer or not! I've had my own (different) set of health problems and this touched me so deeply. Thank you, Mackenzie, for sharing your story for all to read!

Karen Wojcik Berner perfectly captures Christmas in all of its beauty and craziness.

Sarah reminds me of so many super women mothers I know. Annie is refreshing, Greg is amazing (He cooks and loves spending time with his nephews.), and baby Alex is adorable. Karen has a way with words and emotions that makes her storytelling and characters so relatable. Halfway though "A Bibliophile Christmas", I was feeling the Christmas spirit...in August...in Florida...during a rainstorm. I enjoyed the festivities, the characters, and the ending.

If you love Christmas and short stories, this is one you must read!

"A Saved Woman" opens with the Sheriff telling Katy her husband is dead. This story is set in 1865 and is wonderfully written. Nancy Fraser paints a neat picture of Cold Creek (a western town, and of the characters; Mitch Logan, the sheriff, and Katy Anderson, a poor mother of three. Mitch is a kind, passionate man who is great with children. Any woman would love to have him. Katy is a fragile and yet strong woman who would do anything for her kids, and swears to never let another man near her. Until Mitch.

There's a twist near the beginning I hadn't expected. I love it when a writer adds something I don't anticipate to their story. The romance will surely have your heart pounding, as it did mine.

If you enjoy short romances with western themes, I encourage you to get to know Mitch and Katy.

New Sion is a planet much like Earth that is inhabited by Humans, being run by outlaws/raiders, and invaded by aliens. It remind me a lot of the Old West, which is good in my opinion because it's easy to imagine versus a high-tech, strange world.

This story is very unique, probably the most unique story I've read all year.

The prologue starts out in first person, telling us all about Finn's past and the traumatic event that occurred when she was young, which forces her to pretend to be a boy to stay alive. The prologue is deftly written with wonderful details and emotions that made it easy to relate to Finn. The rest of "New Sion" is written in third person and is divided between Finn, Eamon (the bounty hunter), and Jor (an alien protecting a princess).

When Finn saves Eamon's life, she joins up with him to collect the bounty for the men she killed. Knowing Finn is really a young woman makings following her entertaining. She certainly gets into tricky situations, including falling in love with Eamon.

Jor escapes his home planet with the Shyir (a princess of sorts) and crash lands in New Sion. Now he faces new troubles that he can't even fathom.

When Eamon finds out Finn is a women, I was expecting him to be more shocked and even mad that he was lied to and unknowingly put a woman's life at risk. The climax felt a bit rushed to me. I thought there would've been more of a battle, but the ending was well written and completed the story neatly.

Overall, this was an entertaining read with memorable characters and a unique story line. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys books set in strange worlds.

When Willow sees Erron at a grocery store, I was instantly intrigued by the beautiful man she saw and wanted to know more about him. After a couple more encounters in town and at the coffee shop where Willow works, Erron asks her out on a date and she agrees even though he is a total stranger.

After the first chapter, it was difficult to tell whose perspective the story was in because there was no clear indication, which made the first few chapters a little hard to follow, but I quickly caught on that every other chapter was in a man’s POV who was looking for Erron and Willow.

I loved the mystery surrounding Erron as well as the intensity. It was fun to slowly learn more about him as well as the people after him. I also loved the twists and turns (And there sure were a lot of them!), and I enjoyed knowing what both sides (Erron and Willow, and the people chasing them) were doing at the same time. The stakes get higher with each chapter and more dangerous. There were so many secrets that unfolded in this story and finding out about each one was exciting. I was confused about the story line and the back story halfway through, but even with that I still enjoyed following the characters.

I felt so bad for Willow and the things she went through. Melanie Schulz does such an amazing job with sharing Willow’s thoughts and feelings. that at one point I felt as lonely as she felt. My jaw actually dropped twice and both times had to do with what I found out about Willow.

Despite all of Erron’s strengths, I liked seeing his vulnerabilities, which is another thing Melanie Schulz did really well. She gave him a lot of depth that made him such an interesting character.

If you like stories about Nephilims, or super humans, then check out this book.

I didn’t read book one, Eye of the Soul (I know, shame on me!), but despite that I was still able to get into the story and the characters in "Secret of the Souls."

Hyla, a Seer, can see people’s Auras and I liked the extra insight her power added to the story. Knowing the color of everyone’s Auras, indicating how they felt, was interesting, and how their Auras changed from moment to moment added a neat element to the scenes. Hyla is a great character. I felt for her and her situation with being a Seer, which forces her to hide from humans.

Jadon, Hyla’s Protector, has amazing sword skills. He’s strong, fierce, and feared because of his abilities. His connection with Hyla is intriguing. I liked his determination to protect her. Conlin, the Soul Walker, also brings something special to the story every time he soul walks, which is quite often. He secretly loves Hyla, and seeing the budding love between Hyla and Conlin is a sweet.

Aside from Hyla, Conlin, and Jadon we are given glimpses into the perspectives of kings and lords. While it does become difficult to keep straight who is who, their motives and secrets are all entertaining.

Each chapter offers something new as war approaches, secrets unfold, and Hyla is put into situations she’d rather avoid. There’s romance, and suspense due to impending war and other events that put Hyla, Conlin, and Jadon in danger. There are a lot of entertaining twists. The ending was a perfect conclusion that tied up all the loose ends and answered lingering questions.

If you read “Eye of the Soul” you’ll be pleased with this sequel. If you enjoy Adult fantasy, these are two books you should pick up!

*I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

“The Monster of all Monsters” is a clever story in the perspective of a Closet Monster. The Closet Monster and the Monster Under the Bed are both eager to scare, Jesse, a boy who is said to be the hardest human to scare. Turns out...there’s a reason why no monster can scare him. I read this story in a matter of minutes and loved it.

#Zombies is a short-short story written completely in Twitter-style, which is something many kids and teens can relate to in this day-and-age. Even though the story is all tweets, it still reads like a story. I actually got chills at the end. Well done, Kelly!

Ba Rainey works in a Super K that has new management. Her shoes are full of Miracle Grow as a part of her experiment; she’s hoping for a miracle, a purpose in life, like a seedling.

M. Pax has a way with words. I could picture Ba clearly and could even relate to her; when I was younger, I wanted something better. This is a sweet story. It could easily be turned into a book...when her actually experiment works.