Rosemary Gard's Destiny's Dowry begins on the country side of Croatia in the later 1800s with a birth and a death. Mila was dying, and her last desire was to hold her unborn son in her arms. Her husband Mato rushes out and retrieves an...

Eight year old Allie was swept away during a flash flood. The spunky little girl kept her head by remembering things her grandfather had told her. She thought through her situation and kept her head. "Clear headed action" was what he always said. Plan A...

Everyone called her Sippy; her name was Serendipity. The name fit perfectly. Sippy was eleven years old when she heard God's voice. It sort of frightened her and she asked him not to speak to her out loud again. She asked if he would send...

If you've ever lived in a small town you know the ambiance of such places. Everyone knows everyone else. There is no such thing as a secret. Friends and neighbors are like family. Red Cloud, Arizona was just that sort of town. Twenty years ago, Carla...

Spin The Plate is a book that sheds light on child abuse. I found myself wondering which parts were true. Our protagonist is Jo; she was abused repeatedly by her father. Jo dressed in bib overalls, kept her hair short, and bulked up to over...

Usually books concerning mental institutions and asylums are written from the perspective of the doctor or an outsider such as a family member. Memoirs From The Asylum is written from the perspective of the patient. The author discusses the internal torment; the mistreatment from...

Jasmine and her mother were arguing again. Curtis was walking down the hall when she stormed out of the apartment. She followed him to the store and talked her way into his apartment. They both lived in Crestwood Heights, one of the worst apartment complexes...

Often the person we see at work is not the person we see at home. In Birth of a Salesman we meet Vincent. He is prone to panic attacks, loves his daughter and rarely sees a doctor. Vincent is also a salesman. Like most salesmen,...

This is such an amazing book that once I started reading it I found it difficult to put down. It’s the story of one town located in Northern Canada and the few residents who live there. The main characters are Brian and his girlfriend Mary....

"Impure Thoughts" by Duke Ryan is about two brothers, Weller and Larry, in four short stories, who cope with painful change, senseless crime, and thwarted love. In `The Arsonists` - A high-school loner plunges into a series of pointless felonies and forces a terrified younger...