Patty Gaynor offers readers a delicious journey into chocolate. "Cakes By Sunshine: The Chocolate Collection" is a chocoholic’s dream book. The recipes are laid out in an easy to read format and the directions are easy to follow. The ingredients are generally common to the...

"Cookies for Dinner" by Pam Johnson-Bennett and Kae Allen is a fun and quick read for mothers wanting to "come down" for the day. Many young mothers will relate to the hectic life of the new mother and there will be a feeling of bonding...

In "Relentless", John Bevere has a common-sense, motivational book for those wanting direction on adhering to the teachings of the Bible. This particularly applies in times of stress when we are vulnerable and prone to looking for other means than prayer and belief to lessen...

"The Top Secret Toys" by Tim Kehoe is the second in the 'Vincent Shadow' series and it conveys all the joys and surprises of the first book. Vincent is an eleven year old boy who is a natural at creating unusual toys. He goes to...

"Breaking Silence" is the true story of multigenerational abuse and the impact it has on each new generation. The setting is New Zealand. The heroine is Macsyna King, a mother of murdered infant twins. I must admit ignorance to this case before reading this book....

Viola Whedon is getting too old to be a favored courtesan in the London of 1783, but at twenty seven, she still can hear when men enter her home, Number 12 Chapel Street, at nighttime, intent upon finding and then stealing whatever valuable lies...

Julia Evans, an investigative reporter, and her husband John, are in the Yucatan Peninsula researching a story and taking a vacation at the same time. Their busy lives were drawing them apart and they needed to reconnect. Julia gets involved with Mayan tomb robbers, and...

I am a fan of Michael Crichton. He has the ability to send chills down my spine with mere words. In "Micro" he asks readers to look at the world around them in a different perspective. If we were shrunk to a tiny inch in...

During a hurricane, a mysterious stranger tells nearly 18 year old Yara to wish for him to take her somewhere safe. The next thing Yara knows is that she is waking up underwater, as a mermaid. In a world full of mythical creatures, Treygan, who...

Coach Ken Carter made headlines around the world when he locked his Richmond, California High School basketball team out of the gym because some of the players had not honored the contract they had signed with him, in which they agreed to keep a 2.3...

This is a very interesting sea story of a frigate named Constitution. It is a very nice tale full of seamen’s talk and terms. I like the terminology and the way it is used in the story. I would say that this book is a...

The mark of a good work of fiction is how it can mirror reality so closely as to confuse the reader about whether it is real or not real. Author Bolko Zimmer has created a delicious piece of fiction with "Angelic Warfare: The Stones of...

In Scott Clements’s "Gasparilla’s Treasure" Trip Montgomery’s great grandfather, Pappy, encourages Trip to “Get the trunk! Promise me! You need to find that trunk...” But before Pappy can explain the importance of the trunk, he suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. The...

"Montezuma’s Treasure" is a well-known legend, and many people think it is just that: an interesting legend of how Montezuma’s followers hid the king’s treasure away, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Spanish conquistadors. The legend also says that ancient guardians protect...

In "Storm: The Elemental Series", author Brigid Kemmerer makes her debut appearance in the young adult market. Most readers will be mesmerized by the hypothesis that four brothers represent the Earth's elements: fire, wind, rain and earth. As the beginning is a bit sluggish, it...

"Desert Intrigue: The Adventures of John and Julia Evans" by Linda Weaver Clarke portrays a great summer on the beach relaxing in a chaise lounge book. The characters are very easy to be liked and the plot keeps you reading to the end. Julia’s brother...

I was eager to delve into "101 Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favorite Hymns" by Kenneth W. Osbeck because I grew up in a traditional church that sang hymns. Today I admit I enjoy worshiping with contemporary music but the old favorites...

"Mahinder’s Grand Tournament: The Jade Blade Legacy" by Thomas J. Black reads much like an ancient Chinese story. The setting is The Kingdom of Jade (aka the Ninth Kingdom of Ruby) which had been conquered by The Kingdom of Ruby. For many years the people...

"Timeless" is the 5th book in 'The Parasol Protectorate series' by Gail Carriger. I was not familiar with this series and had no idea what to expect. I do not usually listen to vampire books but the cover of this one caught my eye. I...

J.C. and her angel friend Lawrence Smith (Smitty), who is from the spiritual world, are time traveling friends who have experienced many adventures in the company of each other. Together they go back in time to different periods in history where their assignment from the...