Children - Chapter Books

The Ark, The Reed & The Fire Cloud Jenny L Cote is an extremely talented author. The Ark, the Reed & the Fire Cloud is sure to be a favorite of your child. The plot follows Max, a Scottish terrier, and Liz, a feline, as they lead other various animals to Noah's Ark. Cote never allows her tale to be…

Sewing A Friendship Several girls work together, encouraging each other and forming a bond of friendship. Sewing A Friendship is filled with wonder illustrations. The author, illustrator is ten years old. Her caliber of work is that of a much older person. I can hardly…

Sir Licksalot & The Maverick Fools Blaze and his parents have moved from a condo in the city where Blaze had lots of friends to a beach house where he did not know anyone. Blaze was very lonely. His parents allowed him to adopt a dog from the Humane Society...

Children - Kindergarten

Sam's Perfect Plan Long ago the world was turned upside down. The sun shined all night and the stars all day. Rain fell upward from the ground to the sky. Sam knew something had to be done. He though hard to form a plan on how to make things right again. He tried to turn…

Firecracker the Miniature Donkey: Makes A Marvelous Choice! Heidi Jo Trusler offers children a story about a miniature donkey that made a bad choice. Firecracker loved to kick his favorite ball. One day another miniature donkey took it away from him. Firecracker became angry and kicked the other donkey. He knew...

Davey Bighead: Dream Big Davey was born with a big head. The first day of school it got stuck as he attempted to get on the bus. Davey had a problem putting on his shirt, playing on jungle gym, and playing dodge ball. That night he laid awake...

Children - Preteen

	Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Put-Downs
		Hot Issues, Cool Choices: Facing Bullies, Peer Pressure, Popularity, and Put-Downs is filled with short stories that 10-15 year olds will relate to. The stories are easy to read and very interesting. Each scenario is followed by a few questions to…

Me, Myself, and I: Youth Meditations for grades Five through Eight The tween years (grades 5-8) are a very difficult time. They no longer fit in with children like things but neither are they quite ready for life as a teenager. Me, Myself, and I is a book of meditations. There are over 26 chapters. Each chapter represents a letter of the alphabet...

The Secret of the Sacred Scarab When cousins, Justin and Adam traveled to Egypt with their grandmother and Aunt Isabel an adventure awaited them. Scottish archeologist, James Kinnaird was missing. His theories concerning the Scarab King were controversial. Mysteries abound in Egypt...

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The Taker and The Keeper Gregory and Yolanda attend the same middle school. Gregory acquired a box that was left from his old science teacher. Among the items inside was an old red monocle. When he put it up to his eye he had a tingling feeling. He would see a tunnel in a...

Christian - Devotion/Study

Make a Joyful Noise: Searching for a Spiritual Path in a Material World Ordained minister, Chariss K. Walker begins her book, Make a Joyful Noise, by sharing her story. She hit bottom in her early forties. An incurable illness, a divorce, a death in the family was all devastating events. Walker began to search for more…

I Stole The Turtle and The Octave Rule George Norton had me laughing from the first page. He begins his book by telling about his mother and grandmother giving him a bath. He shares the joy of changing his son's diaper and getting hit in the face with a stream of urine. Norton continues telling stories…

Christian - Fiction

The Soldiers of the Cross: The gates of hell shall not prevail J. Laurence Stillwell uses a unique medium to convey his message. Few authors could successfully accomplish this feat. The story of Paul is told in a soft poetic form. God speaks to Paul through a dream...

A Distant Mountain By Diana Wallis Taylor NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Christian - Living

If You Want A Harvest, You Have to be Willing to Cultivate the Soil This book is based on 1 Cor. 3:6. Saunders uses the example of an apple tree to describe our lives as Christians. He discusses the stages a Christian goes through, dormancy, silver tip, green tip, half inch green, tight cluster, pink, full blossom, petal fall, and fruit set…

Bluegrass Bishop Stephen E. White writes from the heart in his book Bluegrass Bishop. I enjoyed his words of wisdom. White and I are of different denominations yet we can agree on much. He relieves much on history and experiences in illustrating his messages. This book..

Christian - Non Fiction

Journey That Makes A Difference Michael Deeb shares his walk with Christ with readers. One of the things that jumped out to me was the way the Deeb’s turned to God in prayer. They specifically prayed for a house. They not only prayed for Mike’s family, Mike asked God specific…

From Zero to Christian in Just 35 Years In From Zero to Christian in Just 35 Years, Lori A. Moore is very candid concerning her life. She was not raised in a Christian home. Her home life was unstable at the least. Her parents did not go to church and felt they were giving their children a…

Fiction - Action/Adventure

	Mexican Madness
		Weapons of Mass Destruction and Diabolical Plots Abound! Mexican Madness is just that... Madness in a world held together by a very light-weight fishing line. It all starts with an innocent tuna fishing trip with good friends. The tuna are plentiful and hefty; then...

Mediterranean Madness Andrew J. Rafkin follows his 5-star novel Creating Madness with an epic read Mediterranean Madness. His latest book continues the story of O.R.C.A. Retired Navy Seal, Commander Reef Johansen, and former Greek Secret Service…

Creating Madness After a dirty bomb was detonated in the harbor of Galveston, Texas, Andre Petrov forms a team of elite specialist to protect the United States coast. The Oceans Reconnaissance Commission and Associates, O.R.C.A, team includes Commander…

Fiction - Chick Lit

The Househusbands' Club In Inka Piegsa-Quischotte’s book The Househusband’s Club, the traditional gender roles are reversed. The women are the breadwinners and the men are househusbands. It is refreshing to see men in this role and enjoying it. Brian obviously enjoys being full time dad...

Fiction - Drama

Frozen Tears Kale Weaver is on a mission to help protect the environment. Living in America's last Frontier, Alaska, means she has her work cut out for her. This vast land with its odd mixture of superstitious natives, overbearing contemporaries...

My Father's Dream Wasn't My Own George-Ann has lived under her father’s control all of her seventeen years. She is not allowed to socialize with friends. She was forced to live a life of perfect or at least what her father considered perfection. She had no identity other than the…

Fiction - Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Unlocking The Poet's Realm Seventh grader Minnie was smart, average height and weight, and picked on daily by the bullies in the school. Her parents were busy fighting battles of their own. She only had one friend, her next door neighbor Isaac. Her parents had forbidden her to…

Curse of the Tahiéra Half Tzanatzi, Rom was not well accepted. He was a traveling merchant, peddling his dyes and spices. He traveled according to the seasons. This time he would travel through the Gardeth Forest, he'd been warned not to. People had been disappearing…

Sharkey and the Parallel Universe Inspector Locknose called Sharkey and his crew together to discuss a new and dangerous mission. He wants them to explore a parallel universe. The trip is only possible in their new ship the PHD. They were soon in great peril...

Embellish School bullies stole Solis Burkes innocence when she was a young girl. The incident continues to haunt her for years. After the death of her mother she lives with her grandparents. They do not realize she is extremely active sexually...

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Dawn of Darkness Jeremy Barandela takes readers on a medieval fantasy adventure in his latest book Dawn of Darkness.Zar Khan and his demons have been released from the underworld. The Collective, deceived by Khan, are released from one curse only to be placed under a different one...

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Fool's Gold Fool’s Gold by Hank Quense is the retelling of the ancient myth of the Rhinegold with a unique twist. Quense’s version takes place in a dark future after society as we know it has been destroyed by hostilities, pestilence and contamination. This short…

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Overseer's Island Overseer’s Island has an unlikely hero. Jack Murphy is a down on his luck alcoholic in a dead end job. Carl Langum is Jack’s elderly neighbor and only friend. Jack has dreams, more like nightmares. He dreams of his own death. Over and over again he…

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The Love He Saved Frankie Mae Tyson was in love. She loved Michael Jackson for as long as she could remember and she had always dreamed of meeting him. One day while driving down the Santa Monica freeway, 20-year old, Frankie saw a large flashy limousine...

Fiction - General

Screwing the Pooch Screwing the Pooch is a unique book. I had to look up the definition of screwing the pooch. It means to make a catastrophic error or failure. The connecting thread in these short stories are catastrophic errors...

Tell Me When It Hurts Archer Loh has a secret. She was once trained as a government assassin. She was the best in her class. Instead of following through with this life she decided to live the life of a wife, mother, and lawyer. Everything was picture perfect...

Fiction - Historical/Cultural

To Snare a Wolf This novel focuses on WW I. However the tale takes place between the years of 1870 to 1914, a time when espionage was plentiful between France and Germany. The two main characters of this novel Christian Dejoux was...

Bending the Boyne By Jane S. Dunn NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Seventeen year old Maggie Hagger expects the Virginia Colony to be a paradise. She was indentured to John White for four years. He paid sixteen dollars for her to care for his pregnant daughter. The land was not the paradise she expected. There were…

Why We Don't Kill Spiders: A Tale of Bannockburn Sir Walter Scott was just a child sitting at the knee of his grandmother listening intently as his she and his Aunt Jenny told the tale of Robert Bruce’s efforts to win Scotland’s freedom from England in 1314. Years later Scott would retell the...

Fiction - Horror

The Peruke Maker: The Salem Witch Hunt Curse Ruby Dominguez writes as though this is a screen play. The scenes fade in and out, giving the reader just enough information to know the horror taking place. The opening setting is Salem during the 17th century...

Romancing the Claddagh: The Curse of Macha Author Ruby Dominguez offers readers a tale surrounding the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and Claddagh rings. Hundreds of Irish Claddagh rings are found in the collapsed World Trade Center. Dominguez brings the history of the legend of the ring to life...

Fiction - Humor

When Mermaids Sing In Mark Zvonkovic's, When Mermaids Sing, Larry Brown and his friend Jenny seek the help of Sam Henry, aka Black Lightning, in extracting his cousin and her brother from the same cult. Zvonkovic takes the reader through the planning and kidnapping...

Immaculate Deception Craig Connery is being released from prison where he has spent the last two years for a crime he did not commit. He was a ladies' man and a petty thief. The first thing he plans to do is get a good cup of coffee, a cigarette and a woman...

It's Over Michael, But...: Girls, Be The Ball Winnie uses her past experiences to develop a theory concerning men. While this book is written as humor it contains some very wise insight to male-female relationships. Men love basketball, baseball, football, golf ball, rugby ball...

Fiction - Mystery

Secret of The Sands The setting is both ancient Egypt and modern Egypt. Authors Rai Aren and Travius E. bring the ancient past to life. Secret of The Sands is a fast paced adventure reminding me of The Indiana Jones Series. The authors successfully weave the past and…

Destiny of the Sands By Rai Aren and Tavius E. NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Fiction - Suspense

Ready For The Defense The plot for this book could have been ripped from the headlines. Political scandal, campaign smears, and attempted murder. What more could a diehard legal thriller fan want? In the tradition of our favorite old time TV lawyers, Hank Fisher is known…

In-Sight A large corporation planned to develop a resort complex on the tiny island of Tamaqua, off the coast of Florida. The resort would attract a lot of tourist and make someone a lot of money. The residents were offered an opportunity to sell their…

Fiction - Thriller

Painless Our story begins with Augustus "Aug" Valentine, the President of Trove Import-Export. Aug is mugged. The culprits make off with the precious jewels he smuggled into the country. The event draws Aug deep into organized crime. Basically they want to do…

The 6th Seal J.M. Emanuel's look at the future follows three believers as they resist the anti-Christ; who is leading a new world order. In this version of end days, the elect are not raptured out before the tribulation...

Through The Triangle The Bermuda Triangle has long been an unsolved mystery. C.P. Stewart begins, Through The Triangle with the murder of Allen Cranston by Manny Contraldo. Manny heads on a deep sea fishing expedition in hopes of escaping the police. Manny along with the…

Havana: Killing Castro When Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Raymond Peters was called to return to Cuba, he found himself embroiled in a plot to replace Fidel Castro and bring democracy back to the country. He is reunited with Sonia and discovers he has a son. He refused to desert them a second time...

Non Fiction - Autobiography

Country Music's Jim Owen: An Amazing Life By Jim Owen NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Just a Common Lady I was hooked from the moment I read the Prologue of Just a Common Lady. Karen Pirnot knows who she is and she is proud of it. She does not have to put on airs and pretend to be one of the elite. Pirnot cares more about others than herself. I would…

I Choose to be Happy I remember praying as I listened to the tragedy unfold in 1997. The setting was Paducah, Kentucky, only 150 miles from the small Kentucky community I live in. Michael Carneal opened fire in Heath High School. The boom of the gun shots echoed throughout the school. To the horror of the faculty…

	Incomprehensible Demoralization: An Addict Pharmacist's Journey To Recovery
		We have an erroneous vision of what an addict looks like. The person sitting next to you in church could be an addict. It could be your doctor, lawyer, postal worker, or the little old lady that lives next door...

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Integrity in a Box of Chocolates For many life isn’t easy. Joan Koonce grew up amidst poverty. She was sexually abused as a child. But she did not let that stop her from thriving. She shares the love her parents bestowed upon her and the love she has for her precious son. In her book…

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Blessings In Disguise: A Tale of Redemption Gary R. Ryan is brutally honest in his autobiography Blessings In Disguise. He states that his childhood was not the stuff of which fairytales are made. I suggest he look at more fairytales. They usually have a wicked stepmother. All he need do is…

FINALIST	From Riches to Happiness: A Semi-Autobiography by an Enlightened Orange county Woman
		Judy Joseph Hamlin begins her book, From Riches to Happiness, by sharing a conversation with her soon to be ex-husband, John. When he dropped their sons off, he had seen a car in the driveway. That had set him on a tirade of how he intended to destroy...

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Out of the Village: Overcoming Barriers Banya Ku'Caya was born in 1957 in Uganda. He was the first child of four. He shares his story with readers. Ku'Caya was born in a democracy. In 1971 there was a government take over. Ku'Cay lived in a dictatorship...

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Red Sky Morning How could I not love Red Sky Morning? My love of fishing goes back to my childhood. The fact that my experiences are in farm ponds did not stop me from enjoying Andrew Rafkin's adventures. He was seventeen-years-old when he took the summer job of working on…

Non Fiction - Business/Finance

	Just Tell Me How To Get Hired!: A Top Recruiter’s Fast, Easy Guide to Getting & Staying Employed
		Jill DeSena-Shook offers readers an honest and humorous look at the job seeker, employers, and recently hired employees. She stresses the need to be prepared before the interview. Research the company. Collect business cards and social network. Be…

Tangling with Tyrants: Managing the Balance of Power at Work Almost everyone can relate to the tyrant boss. My husband had a supervisor that screamed and yelled obscenities at the people under him. Eventually, the corporation realized why people refused…

The Savvy Book Marketer's Guide to Successful Social Marketing Dana Lynn Smith offers authors advice on how to market their book. The advice is a commonsense approach to presenting their book to the public. Many new authors have no idea what to do once their book is published. They will greatly benefit from Smith’s assistance...

Non Fiction - Drama

Lori's Song: The true story of an American woman held captive in Iran After I read Lori’s Song I had to think about it before I could write a review. Lori was abused by her biological parents. She was molested and raped by her adopted brother. Her mother was neglectful and cruel. At 15 years old...

Looking For Closure: The Theresa Ferrara Story Whatever happened to the beautiful beautician? This is a true story about the disappearance of a beautiful young beautician on February 10, 1979. Theresa Ferrara led a fast, exciting life. Was it this kind of life that led to her disappearance? Her…

Non Fiction - Education

Joys of Teaching: They Touched My Life Dr. Robert Rose NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

As I Am: A True Story of Adaptation to Physical Disability Garret was only five years old when his way of life was completely altered. A freak accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. While he lost all use of his limbs and could not breathe on his own, his mind was unaffected. Dr. Karen Hutchins Pirnot…

Non Fiction - General

Sue's Nightmare Dean and Sue had one of those special marriages. They were not only husband and wife but best friends. Their nightmare began June 9, 2006. They were at a party when Sue felt a pop in her leg and fell. She hit her head on a display case...

Calling All Boomers: Reflect Now Before The Memory Goes! Randall D. Howard transports readers to the past. Howard reminds us how Baby Boomers changed the world. Howard was an entrepreneur at an early age. He sold fireworks to kids in the neighborhood. Of course he pointed out the safety regulations. His…

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Don't Confuse Me With Facts Patrick Stedham is a deep thinker. In his book Don’t Confuse Me With Facts he ponders the question: “Why do people that “evolved” at the this time develop at different rates?” We live in a diverse world. There are many languages, cultures and customs…

Non Fiction - Health

Smoking: 201 Reasons To Quit Muriel L. Crawford’s book Smoking: 201 Reasons To Quit should be mandatory reading. She covers the many reasons why people should quit smoking. She discusses illnesses and the hazards to the whole body. When we hear the word smoking we automatically...

Non Fiction - Humor

Tales Mark Twain Would Have Loved to Steal By Glenn Wasson NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

	My Momma Raised Ugly Children...Not Stupid Ones: The Ruminations and Reminiscences of a Gentle Southern Man
		The title of this book caught my attention. I laughed just looking at the front cover. I had high expectations. Anyone that can come up with a title like this has to be humorous. Bud Wright shares his memories of childhood with readers. Wright spares no one in his recollections...

	Riders On The Road: How To Laugh More and Rage Less with the Rider Method
		It seems I am on the road more and more and enjoying it less and less. Drivers are dangerous and rude. Patricia Rider Bermon shares dos and don’ts of driving. While you are snickering at some of them you might take a look at your own road etiquette…

	The Sweet Smell of ASH in the Morning: A funnier look at Atascadero State Hospital through the ramblings of a burnt out Psychiatric Technician
		John Crippen begins his book by describing the take down. When a patient becomes violent the staff must restrain him/her to prevent injury. It takes several people to perform this procedure. Crippen humorously describes the dangers, these include...

Non Fiction - Relationships

Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior Have you ever met a difficult person? Has someone you love ever got on your nerves. Let's face it we all know difficult people. Beverly D. Flaxington gets along with almost every one. She know the 5 secrets to understanding other people...

Non Fiction - Self Help

8 To Great: The Powerful Process for Positive Change MK Mueller offers readers a change of attitude. Mueller defines attitude as “FGH: Forgiveness of the past, Gratitude for the present and Hope for the future.” She has developed the “8 High-Ways Process to a positively powerful"…

A Complete Guide to Public Speaking I often have to speak in public. It is not easy. I watched a video of myself and picked up several nervous gestures. I enjoy speaking in public and desire to improve my abilities. I picked up A Complete Guide to Public Speaking and found it very helpful...

Have You Been Royally Screwed? How to Get What You Deserve by Making People and Companies Deliver on Their Promises, Products, Goods, and Services…

I'd Give My Left Boob For That...Oh, Wait, I Already Did Many women face breast cancer. Kimberly Fairchild was only thirty-five years old when she was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. I’d Give My Left Boob For That…Oh, Wait, I Already Did is her story, her pain, emotions, struggle and triumph. She…

Poetry

Through Eyes Of Faith Mary Dixon is a talented poet. Her words grace the pages of her book. Through Eyes Of Faith. She successfully expresses her faith in a way I cannot. The first poem in her book is my favorite, Can You Imagine? The poem asks us to imagine heaven...

Searching For Salvation: From Brokenness to Wholeness It is unfortunate that we as a society place a stigma on mental illness. We readily accept the diagnosis of diabetes, cancer, etc. But when we hear bi-polar we step back, we shun, we ignore. If we don't look perhaps they will go away. Searching…

Poetic Musings of an Old, Fat Man Poetic Musings of an Old, Fat, Man is an awesome book. Harry E. Gilleland, Jr. has a talent for poetry. He conveys his message with a unique style that is easy to understand and that brings emotion to his readers. I was hooked from the first poem…

Romance - Contemporary

Babies In the Bargain Holly Collier spent the last seven years dedicated to her career of medical training in Neonatology. After Marc Suarez broke Holly’s heart in med school she vowed to never let it happen again. The anesthesiologist was back...

All of Me By Patrice Wilton NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE

Romance - Fantasy/Sci–Fi

Dyad Quest This is the second book in this series. It continues where Dyad Dream left off except in this installment Jude and Aiden are the lead characters. The Dyads were part of a race of Diarchy. They mixed with the human race to assist in pollution control…

Romance - Hstorical

Star Over Askar Star Over Askar begins with Richard Campbell receiving a telegram. The message brought fear. His daughter Lillian had a sense of adventure. She had insisted on teaching in the Middle East. He had helped her find a job. She was in trouble. Lillian was…

Young Adult

Rick and Bobo: Two brothers. One a genius. One not. Rick and Bobo was written by brothers, Nick and James Ventrillo. This unique book is well written with an imaginative plot, while still firmly based in reality. It will appeal to young adults and adults who are young at heart, especially if you have a sibling...

Keepin' It Real: A Young Teen Talks With God In Keepin’ It Real we join thirteen year old Leslie on her faith journey. We are allowed privy to her inner most thoughts as we read her letters to God. Recently Leslie’s family moved. Dealing with a new house, school and church is a bit overwhelming...

An Unknown Journey Dao is one of ten children. She wants to go to boarding school in hopes of someday living in a country where she will have freedom from responsibility to her family...

Apathy and Empathy: A Shadian's Quest By Rachel Randall NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR SALE