For many, the only way that they can express themselves is through the written word. In Ignite Your Soul, Release Your Mind Vol. 1 by author Mario Gabriel Adame, this is exemplified through his extensive use of poetry and figurative language. The book has seven...

After You, In Love Arrest by Mario Gabriel Adame is a collection of love poems that exposes the poet's romantic heart. He speaks about that one love everyone longs for in life after a string of bad relationships which helps them identify the right person....

A PinkBoat Adventure by Kathleen Ivan revolves around the adventures of two young girls, Kathlean and Crustina. Both girls go sailing one day in Crustina's pink boat. They sail a bit farther away from the shore and, strangely enough, the story takes a different turn...

Downstream: A Witherston Murder Mystery (Book 1) is written by Betty Jean Craige. Billionaire Francis Hearty Withers celebrates his 100th birthday with a publicly held party. He tells everyone that he has bequeathed $1 billion dollars to his hometown Witherston and $1 billion dollars for...

Flash 40: Life's Moments by Janelle Jalbert is an interesting collection of flash fiction pieces divided into several perspectives; beginnings, middles, endings and beyond. All realistic defining moments of people’s lives are instilled in the stories. The collection starts off with “Awkward,” which is an...

From Afar by author Frank Scozzari is a wonderful, wonderful read. It follows the story of our protagonist, Morgan Stanfield, on his quest to find love in St. Petersburg, Russia. A hopeless romantic, Morgan believes that somehow, some way, his trip just might lead him...

Little Miss Grubby Toes Steps on a Bee! is a children's picture book written by Eddie Price and illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams. Little Miss Grubby Toes loves to play outside, but she hates wearing her shoes. It's much more fun to run around barefoot,...

Maximizing Your Injury Claim: Simple Steps To Protect Your Family After An Accident is a non-fiction self-help book written by Matthew D. Dubin. The author does not show you how to pursue your own injury claim; rather his book is designed to instruct the reader...

Get a Grip by Kathy Flann is a collection of short stories that evoke a sense of love and loss and share a connection in human despair. The book opens with Neuropathy, which sets the mood right away as a bitter and somewhat mentally impaired...

I'm Not Afraid by Lee Ann Mancini and Dan Sharp is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book set in the Underwater Amusement Park. When Rachel the octopus asks her best friend, Susie the shark, if they can go on the Whale-Back Roller Coaster, Susie makes many...

Wow! Just, wow! That’s what I thought when I finished reading If…Lost or Found by author Jackie Mae. Follow the story of Sabrina, a woman who’s on a grand adventure, traveling the world. But issues from her past haunt her, and she must return home...

Being Selfish: My Journey from Escort to Monk to Grandmother is Sarah Marshank’s memoir about her spiritual and physical journey to find answers to life’s most burning questions. Who is God? What is religion? Is sex an instrument of love? Should it only be shared...

Not since Animal Farm by the legendary George Orwell have I seen such an entertaining and astute use of animals to portray the foibles of people. Martin D. Rothery has created a book that is both funny and philosophical in Cows! Imagine for a minute...

Sheep is the precursor to Cows! Both books are by Martin D. Rothery. I read them out of order, but I can truly say I don’t think that it diminished my enjoyment of either. The point is not the plot so much as it is...

Fairfield’s Auction: A Witherston Murder Mystery by Betty Jean Craige is a murder mystery set in the town of Witherston. All is not well in the town of Witherston. Long ago the Cherokees were cast from their land, their belongings claimed by the white man,...

Up North, Down South: City Folk Meet Country Folk by Katina L. Rankin is a wonderful children's book about a family's fun-filled travel to a place they never visited before. The author takes readers on an unforgettable journey to Mississippi, while addressing common labels attached...

Alan May has written a political thriller pertinent to today’s news and events (as I write this review in Dec 2016). The basic premise of Article XII revolves around the Electoral College and its power to confirm or deny the results of a presidential election....

Shoe Fetish 1: A Woman's Love for Her Shoes & Her Men by Sharon Bennett and Beatrice Moore is an urban fiction novel that combines romance, murder, and high heels to bring great delights to readers. Set against a beautiful San Antonio in the 1970s,...

Living with a 98-Year-Old Rocket Scientist: Mister B by Lynn Byk is a memoir that reads like nothing I have read in a long while. It is well-crafted, with details that capture the very essence of the day-to-day life of a 98-year-old rocket scientist, his...

Thistle & Stone by Linda J Pifer is an unconventional love story with a haunting twist. While on vacation, Shelley Lindquist, a decorator, stops at a warehouse to look at old reclaimed items in the hopes of finding a treasure for one of her clients....