John Gray was newly graduated from seminary.  His first assignment was as chaplain to a prison in East Texas.  Gray reached out to the elderly prisoner lying in the hospital bed.  Each day he would roll the hospital bed to the chapel where E.E. Sapp...

The Accidental Bookseller is a delightful read, following four authors, friends, and survivors.  After ten years of friendship the four combine their efforts and pen a bestseller partially based on their lives. Mallory, Faye, and Tanya have successful writing careers; however, Kendall is struggling with her...

Patches of Grey is the story of Tony Johnson an African American growing up in the projects.  Life around him involves violence, drugs, and poverty.  He knows there is a better life out there and he is determined to reach for it.  A scholarship is...

In Lincoln, Rhode Island, 1974, Fourteen-year-old Keith Smith was raped and beaten. He broke out the rear window of the vehicle and memorized the license plate. While he did not know the man that victimized him, he could identify him. Smith was constantly looking back, terrified...

As I started to read this novel, I soon come to the realization that this is not a book for someone looking for an afternoon cozy read. Although the book is fiction, you can view it as what is going on in the world today. As...

A.J. C. Mackey wrote A Dream Come True, an expose on schools, administration, and teaching. Having worked in the school system briefly, I witnessed many of the things Mackey speaks of. There is definitely a lot of political intrigue in the school system. Teachers do not...

When a young man delivers a plate of food to an old farmer, he finds the old man sitting in a cold room staring at a black and white photograph; he has lost the will to live. The young man urges the farmer to talk....

Hidden Truths by Brenda Youngerman is a heart wrenching novel. There are two stories interconnected. Youngerman begins by telling the story of Wayne and Billy. Their father is an alcoholic and is abusive, especially to Billy. Wayne was forced to grow up before his time....

Diya Das immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was only a year old. On a trip to India to visit her family, she became interested in learning about her relatives. She discovered she had distant family in Chicago. Her curiosity led...

Claire was a book editor. Her boss was both a mentor and friend. When he decided to retire, she took a job with Grant Books, run by Vivian Grant. Soon Claire discovers that her new boss is the boss from hell. Most people either quit...