“Martha Doesn’t Say Sorry!,” written by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Bruce Whatley, is shared in an audio version and is an excellent story for all young children to hear. Martha can be a very nice girl and does very nice things. However, there are...

“Hug Time” written by Patrick McDonnell is a cute story that is short and to the point, yet it has a great message to share with young children. Jules, a little kitten, wants to give the whole world a hug. After making a hug to-do...

"Alpha" by Greg Rucka is the first installment in his new 'Jad Bel series'. "Alpha"’s setting is Wilsonville, an amusement park competition in Disneyland. A wealthy man hired a terrorist to plant a dirty bomb at Wilsonville. Uzbek activated a sleeper agent that worked in...

Sammy lives in that part of society that is typically known as the scum of the earth among the snobs and the like. He doesn't care what they think because he knows that he has probably got to steal them blind and move one (while...

"Skinnydipping" by Bethenny Frankel is a novel that I would classify as being in the chick-lit genre. It is a story about an aspiring actress that soon finds out that not all things you want in life turn out the way one would like them...

This is the review of the audio version of "Forever and a Day" by Jill Shalvis. When Grace received the phone call, which happened to be a wrong number, offering her a job as a dog walker, she accepted it. The beautiful young woman had...

"The Death of Sweet Mister" by Daniel Woodrell is a well-written, entertaining but gloomy book. In it we meet Shug Akins, a thirteen year old overweight young man. He and his mother, Glenda, live rent free in a mobile home for taking care of the...

Colette French was the replacement coach for the cheer leaders. At first they resented her high expectations and regimented ideas. The girls were curious about her but she held them at arm’s length at first. Slowly she let them into her life. All the girls...

"Fifteen Digits" by Nick Santora is a fast-paced thriller that will keep the reader turning the pages right to the very end. It is conspiracy in its highest form and five men are out to make money in it. However, they soon learn that as...

I recently had the opportunity to review the audio format of "I, Michael Bennett" by James Patterson. I became familiar with the character of detective Michael Bennett in “Tick Tock.” I quickly fell in love with the Bennett family. Bennett is a widower with ten...