Welcome to “The Sword of Steel: Save the World Academy Part I” by James K. B. Brough, where the fate of the world lies in the hands of our youth! Jade Steel’s twisted father has big plans; he wants to take over the world and...

Is the female truly the more deadly of the species? You decide after reading the latest crime novel "Tears on Stone", the second in the 'Falcon’s Bend' series. The setting is again the ill-starred community of Falcon’s Bend. Police Department investigator Pete Shasta and his...

“The Shepherd of Destiny” by Gary Sturm is a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma. It starts with a letter about a former delusional patient, 40-year-old Danny Love, to Dr. Keller, a respected psychiatrist. Danny writes cryptically about Burton Rheinstein, a pot smoking...

Martha Stettinius writes so very well in this memoir of how she, her family and caregivers dealt with her mother Judy's dementia as it moved from mild to progressively worsening stages. The author is very forthright in telling readers that she wished she had paid...

Take a trip into the Air Force where high tech planes are being developed by brilliant minds. But when an unmanned aircraft drone Sabre kills civilians in Libya, fingers are being pointed in every direction, especially at the United States and the men who created...

“Demon Paradise: A Birthday Surprise” by Marie Knight is a tale of secrets, love and power. The hidden realm of Demon Paradise is falling to ruin after the royal family was thought to all have been killed and an evil demon has taken over. But...

"When Empires Fall" by Katie Jennings is the saga of the Vasser family. There is a little of everything: suspense, romance, revenge, strong characters and a good plot. Grant the workaholic older brother, Linc the hard working playboy, and Madison the tough as nails sister...

Seven-year-old Ben Perreth is found in a coma. He suffers a mysterious brain hemorrhage and even his neurosurgeon does not expect him to survive the surgery that has to be done on him immediately. What follows is a series of mental health and disability issues...

Becca Mills’s "Nolander" has enchanted me by daring to be a unique concept in the paranormal genre! Beth Ryder, our heroine, comes from a small town where nothing is private, and everyone knows she suffers from debilitating panic attacks. Part of her coping mechanism is...

“Partners” by Dave McGowan transported me back to the year 1866. Unseen, I journeyed alongside Thomas Brash in his attempt to escape memories. He left behind his hundred acre farm, a teaching position, everything he once thought was important. After burying his wife and two...

"The Last One" is Marin Yann's memoir of his life in Cambodia. He was about 5 years old when the Khmer Rouge grabbed power in that country. Marin last saw his father when he was invited to work on a far-away project, and his mother...

"Why Leadership Sucks: Fundamentals of Level 5 Leadership and Servant Leadership" is a four-part discussion on how to lead effectively. Part 1, 'To Serve or Not To Serve, That is the Question' is composed of twelve chapters that cover areas like preparing to face...

"Ward 2 South" is Terri M. Mitchell's first attempt at fiction. Drawing on her professional credentials and experience as a psychiatric social worker, Ms Mitchell draws eloquent word pictures of the mentally ill patients and staff in a place she calls Warren Psychiatric Hospital. Each...

"The Metamorphosis of Kaden Parsons" is the story of one boy. Kaden fears to go to school because of what he has to face while there. He practices the lines he wants to say to his dad on the mirror plenty of times. He hopes...

Karen Scioscia has written "Kidnapped by the Cartel" from her own recollections and interviews following the kidnapping of a member of her own family. To write about the Mexican drug cartels and the dangers they create by feeding people's love of oxycodin, crack, heroin and...

Tami Goldstein has written "Coming Through the Fog" for readers everywhere as an informational, in-depth look at what parents of a child diagnosed with Autism should know. "Coming Through the Fog" also tells what they should do to get help for their child, and if...

Shalay Struhs has written "I've Had My Baby, Now What?" as a quick read on the dramatic and numerous post-postpartum changes women experience after giving birth. Only twenty-four pages in length, "I've Had My Baby, Now What?" tells of the hormonal changes a woman goes...

It is an unfortunate truth that we spend much of our lives trying to meet the expectations of others, including God--not because God asks that of us, but because the church teaches us that we must. The Pharisees did it in Jesus' day, and He...

“Galaxy Girl” was written by Dr. Karen Pirnot. This book is perfect for higher elementary children. This tale’s focus is on ten-year-old Allie, whom we first met in “The Above All Others Principal” from the 'Ordinary Kids' series. Allie's brother Peter was injured in a...

“Fine lines define/this road map etched upon my face/a highway of information/ stored in each and every turn.” Thus begins the title poem of Alicia Winski’s "Running on Fumes." The lines to which the poet refers are hard-won truths, shared with a gritty passion and...