As a college project, Abby Thomas volunteered to spend her summer tutoring an eleven-year-old troubled girl, Merrideth. The summer didn’t begin as easily as Abby expected. Merrideth’s parents were divorced, her mother, Pat, was always busy with work and rarely had time for her daughter....

Death Valley Scotty is a delightful story of days gone by and a flashy figure which has disappeared into the desert sands of time. The showy and eccentric character of Robert Carter’s book is one that will not soon be forgotten in history or in...

Julie Foster and her parents were forced to leave the mission field in India where they were serving as missionaries because of her father’s illness. Back home in England, Julie applied for the post of governess at Highland Hall, and she got the job. The...

After the war to end all wars, there seems to be something brewing in Berlin. Why would a political party need a security force? The question lingers with Will Cotton, a once popular writer, who is barely getting by on fillers for women’s magazines. It...

Travels in Elysium by William Azuski is an amazing tale, mixing ancient legend and modern psychology as Nicholas Pedrosa tackles his first real job on an archaeological dig on a Greek island. With an interesting cast of characters led by the chief scientist, Marcus Huxley,...

The Whiskey Creek Water Company by Jan Walker is set in 1932. The name Whisky Creek Water Company attracts stranger Farley Price to the place. The local Indians gave the name 'Spirit Water' to the natural spring in the forest. The Scandinavian settlers gave the...

In Shadows Gray, a beautiful novel by Melyssa Williams, Sonnet Gray and her family are lost, time travelers drifting through time with no control when or where they end up. Born in the eighteenth century (with her father born in the twelfth and her deceased...

Freedom’s Long March by Paul F. Murray is a great read, full of adventure and high fantasy. Paul presents a good tale, one that will keep you interested all the way to the last page. I found the tale a good story that is worth...

River Braids by Marcy Luikart is an intricately woven tale which spans a one-hundred-year time frame and several generations. Initially, the setting is 2004 when Sonny has returned to his home town to tend to his dying father. When meeting his friends at the local...

When Kate Seaver’s father dies in unclear but violent circumstances in 1860s America, she vows to avenge him and bring to justice the man whom she blames for robbing him of his business, his home, and his pride. This takes her on a journey of...