So you’ve published your first book, or even your seventieth book. Congratulations. It’s definitely something to be proud of. Writing is such a fine art form, and feeling the finished product in your hands does provide the author with a sense of gratification for a...

His Scandalous Kiss is book 3 in the Secrets at Thorncliff Manor series. While each book can be read as a stand alone, Sophie Barnes interweaves clues from previous books as well as characters in her tale. Meet Mr. Richard Heartly, the second son in...

Ember Days: A Novel by Mary F Burns is a detailed story of the events in the lives of a handful of people in Mendocino, California. All but one have known each other for many years and they all have secrets that haunt them. ...

Ladies, if you're only able to read one book this year, make it Cynthia James’ I Choose Me. As I turned the pages of this well written and uplifting book, I felt like I was sitting with a close friend as she gives sage advice...

Vanished is the second book in The Saved Series by Lorhainne Eckhart. Living on military barracks, Abby and Eric are proud parents of a beautiful, healthy baby boy, Charlie, but Abby seems disinterested immediately after his birth. Having been rescued from Seyed Hossein – the...

Someone in the movie industry should read Baby Love by Ronald Argo. This exciting, plot driven novel with all its twists and turns and colorful cast of characters would rivet thriller movie audiences. Yes, Baby Love is yet another of those books you can’t put...

Being a child, learning the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of this world is difficult. From the first time a child falls, to the first confrontation with a mean bully, there are many times when fear and tears rule the day. But a simple...

Unlocking the Truth of Daniel: Digging Deeper Volume 1 by Laura J. Davis is a surprisingly powerful and instrumental work that will be invaluable to many when it comes to understanding scripture and translating it into real life and in prayer. The author skillfully takes...

Set against the backdrop of a Singapore barely recovered from the throes of World War II, Under the Pong Pong Tree by Hal Levey is a riveting story of a young woman dealing with the repercussions of the war. As if losing her entire family...

Romance, humor, sweetness and fun only begin to describe Venetian Tangle: A Christmas Romance. Lorena is single and happy until one night she is visited by her old boyfriend, Guido, the boyfriend she hasn’t seen in ten years; by his ghost, that is. As she...

Persian Dreams by Maryam Tabibzadeh is a story that is timeless in nature. You cannot just pin it to one dimension or one timeline; it has an endless quality to it because people all over the world can relate to it. The novel tells us...

Unloving Whispers (War of Whispers Trilogy, Book 3) by Martha Pope Gorris is inspiring, insightful, encouraging and discerning regarding the spiritual realm. Martha Pope Gorris lets us look into the spiritual realm and see the battle that rages around each one of us. We see...

Cypress Falls is a sleepy little town in Louisiana that gave rise to three sisters; twins Georgia and Ginger, and their older sister, Risa. At one time, Georgia and Risa sang together in a local band, but that is all water under the bridge and...

“On a bright Tuesday morning on June 21, 1966, many events affecting the United States were taking place around the world.” This understated Cold War context makes for a fascinating and revealing account by Charles Cranston Jett in his book Super Nuke! As a man,...

I cannot find the words to describe the magnificent love story that is Back to Yesterday. Pamela Sparkman allowed me to share in the romance of Sophie and Charlie. I am along on the first time Charlie sees Sophie and instantly knows she is a...

Anele Dingane is the stubborn and rebellious nine-year-old sister of fifteen-year-old twins, Thaka and Zhana. Their father, Naboto Dingane, was the Zulu chief of the village. He had always warned them that “Until you marry, you will obey me in every way, or I'll take...

Oh, wow. Just, wow. That’s exactly what I thought when I finished reading Dust and Ashes by author Al Kalima. So realistic and timely that it could have been ripped out of current day headlines, this book tells the story of nineteen young women who...

Barely Above Water by Gail Pallotta has a powerful and heart wrenching message that we all need to hear. Suzie has something wrong with her, but no one seems to know what. Without a diagnosis, she is perceived, by some, to be lazy and complaining....

The United States of America are not so united any longer in Death and The Divide by Lara Nance. The North and the South have a wall in between them, and each side has their own set of prejudices about people from the other side....

Current Assets: A Darcy Farthing Novel by Arleen Alleman is a story of mystery and suspense. Darcy Farthing is a novelist and while she works on her latest book, her partner Mick Clayton is in charge of a GAO investigation into asset forfeitures that have...