Soup!, a recipe book written by Chef John Barnes, contains recipes for fourteen different soups, four varieties of stews, and five kinds of bread, ranging from French bread to biscuits to cornbread. His simple, clear instructions made me want to start cooking them right away....

Toenail Soup is a humorous story for children, grades K-3, written by C.M. Walsh. Joey was a pretty typical seven-year-old, who loved going out and playing with his dog and watching bugs and other creepy crawly critters, but he certainly did like strange food. Joey’s...

The Year of Soup by Howard Reiss was a wonderfully insightful read. Tess is relatively put out. After three jobs and as many failed loves, she's ready to break out of the habit that she's in. Starting a restaurant seems only natural, as she's always...

With three graduate degrees in leadership and management, I really enjoy reading books on those subjects and “Leadership Soup” by Kamran Akbarzadeh didn’t disappoint. Sure, there are a lot of books on leadership out there and a lot of research, but it is how the...

"Puckweed Soup: A New Tale to Tell" is a story full of imagination, excitement, adventure and whims. The book opens with Noah being acknowledged on stage by his school principal as one of the inventive writers in the Wizard Willard's Writing Contest. Noah is nervous...

Pea Soup Disaster: A Gregory Green Adventure Volume 1 by Elaine Kaye is a delightful story with an excellent message for young readers. Gregory Green opens his lunch box and he is excited to see a thermos full of his favorite pea soup. His classmate,...

Toxic Soup by R.R. Rowley is a thriller set against the backdrop of an environmental disaster. After her brother succumbs to a horrifying death at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation due to radioactive spillage, Casey Long, a nature-loving free-spirited woman, is determined to bring justice upon...

King Theodicar of Borgund needed an heir to the throne. He was sure his wife, Queen Piacenza, would give birth to a male child. The queen and nurse maid, Salvagia, used casting runes to determine the gender of the child. They were sure it was...

A Corpse in the Soup: A Silver Sisters Mystery (Silver Sisters Mysteries) (Volume 1) written by Morgan St. James and Phyllice Bradner is a very different mystery story. Twins Goldie Silver and Godiva Olivia Dubois are the sleuths who get lots of help from their...

A newlywed couple awakens one morning to find themselves cocooned in spider webs in the horrifying suspense short story Spider Soup by Lori R. Lopez. Jordan and Darcy are newly married and have recently moved into Jordan's Great-Aunt Zinnia's home. When Jordan's eccentric aunt died,...

Green Toenail Soup and Bat Fuzz is a children’s picture book written by Sharon CassanoLochman and illustrated by Lucy Belle. The inhabitants of the town of Madwacky were quite unhappy with the weather conditions. First, there had been a storm and then a drenching fog...

A day at the beach is not uncommon, but this book finds its way to the top of my list. Sara and her family visit the beach as they often do with Mommy, Daddy, and baby Hallie. The first thing Sara wants to do is...

Gia Pia and Callie Cat are two lovely little witches who live on Pumpkin Pie Hill. They love to play outdoors, exploring dark caves. On the day this story starts, the sisters are unnerved when their grandmother promises them a delicious treat of frog soup...

Shaman Stone Soup by Elizabeth M. Herrera features a compilation of inspirational true-life stories that show the higher power of spirituality. Readers are challenged to question their own beliefs. Elizabeth lost her Christian faith in her early twenties and for over a decade, she searched...

A scientist Ethan Cheesman has recently lost his wife. With his three children, he decides to go back in time and meet up with his deceased wife to save her. His means of transportation is a self-designed time machine. In addition to his own...

Author Laura J. Davis has penned a very eye-opening and soul-searching book concerning the Biblical account found in the Book of Revelation. She discusses who the seven angels are, and the correlation of a Bishop, Elder, Pastor and Overseer. She brings to light interesting views...

Love Shadows by Catherine Lanigan is the latest in the Shores of Indian Lake series and it is a real heart-warmer. We meet Sarah who is stinging from the untimely death of her mother. Sarah had a high-powered job in the city but had returned...

In a lovely story that combines love, happenstance and the connections that one can make with people brought together by circumstance, P Town by Howard Reiss is an unforgettable read. Follow the stories of a disparate group of characters who all find themselves in Provincetown...

"Shoot The Wounded" centers around the small town and families of Maplewood. Leigh and Ronnie were best friends in grade school, things changed as they started high school. Their family life was very different. In her teen years Ronnie turned wild. Jake was a new...

In book two of Lynn Dove's Wounded Trilogy, Heal The Wounded, the author takes the reader once again into the lives of the families from the first book as they struggle with their own set of problems. Each teenager is still trying to cope with...