“S. D. Smith has done it again. The Black Star of Kingston is a book I’ll be shouting about from the rooftops for a long time coming.” — Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Revival A century before Heather and Picket’s adventures in The Green Ember, a displaced community fights for hope on the ragged edge of […]

“We’re losing him!” came a frantic voice over the headset. “I’m still here,” the pilot insisted. “We’re losing–” the voice cut out and then there was silence. “Control, do you read me? Control?” the pilot was panicking. There was no answer. Suddenly flames burst out all around him. The last thing he remembered was reaching […]

This is a heart warming, touching true story, of a young girl, who’s life is transformed in an instant. At the tender age of 14 years old, Jane, is struck down by a sudden, mysterious illness, which catapulted Jane and her families life instantly, tainting it in a way words cannot even describe. Her bravery […]

I am a cautionary tale…The tennis golden boy who trusted the wrong person. And now my image and my body have taking a beating. On the court, I’m down forty-love. But I’m wiser now. I won’t make the same mistake again. All I have to do is convince the woman I loved and left behind […]