Lola and her son Sam moved to Hope River to a house set for her aunt Louise. Sam quickly made friends with the neighbor’s son, Caleb. The friendship led to the baseball coach inviting Sam to join the team. Lola hesitates but Matt convinces her...

I am a big fan of crime thriller books, so I looked forward to reading "Dangerous Times" by Phillip Frey. In their appearance, Frank and Ty Moore are normal people, living a nice life, in a nice house, on a nice street in West Los...

Bruno LoGreco, recognized life coach, has written "Stop Sabotaging Your Life: 3 Steps to Your Full Potential" to help the reader get beyond individual false beliefs of inferiority, insignificance and inadequacy and thus to reach one's full potential. LoGreco lays out his Tri-Commitment System which...

RSDS is a horrible affliction. The brain refuses to turn off the pain that can inhabit any part of or almost all of the body. Mary Jane Gonzales' brief book "In the Blink of an Eye: My Life with RSDS" does an excellent job of...

"In Deep" by Michael Segedy is a political thriller with romance woven into it, but at its heart there is a very stark message about the dangers of corruption within corporations as well as governments. When a light plane carrying a US Senator and an...

What a great ride I had reading this book! I actually didn’t want to put it down. It is a smart family-friendly tale. I was worried about the theme at first, but it was very well done and it has become a great read. Pete...

Who hasn't wished for the impossible? To be in someone else’s shoes? To have what someone else possess? Life is always greener on the other side, right? But how many people get their wish? When Darcy and Cybil wonder what it would be like to...

This was a different kind of book, now when I say different I mean it in a very good way! There were so many things that made the story a standout read. I don't think I have ever read a story where a man and...

"Cherokee Talisman" by David-Michael Harding is a strong look into the lives of strong Cherokee warriors during a time when nothing in the land they lived in was certain. You are first introduced to the mighty Cherokee warrior known as the Dragon who sides with...

"Furikake" is a Japanese condiment which is a mixture of seasonings normally sprinkled on rice to enhance its taste. It is also the title of a book that contains nine stories and essays seemingly united by this Japanese word. The stories are 'Yumoto Near Clementi',...

"Her Game, His Rules" holds the account of seventeen-year-old Jona. After being caught for stealing, she was summoned by a judge for a hearing. Unexpectedly, her mother whom she has not seen for years showed up and had arranged a certain punishment for her with...

"Hip Hip Hurray We Found Teddy" by author Silvia Sullivan allows the reader into the life of a mouse whose life is very orderly and tidy. Mouse enjoys his routine and finds it fulfilling, even the town he lived in was called "Everything Has A...

Perfection is the state of being free from all flaws or defects. Jade Kerrion offers a look at a society that seeks perfection. In “Perfection Unleashed”, Pioneer Laboratories has created perfection through clones; they were leading in the Genetic Revolution. Many of the clones were...

"Awaken and Unleash Your Victor" written by author Ogor Winnie Okoye is truly an amazing book. Unleashing the Victor within ourselves is a must if we are to become the person we were destined to be. Many times we fail to understand the importance that...

When eleven year old Preston Carter Potsdam, a rich kid from the east, arrives in Nebraska, the lifestyle is so different that he feels as if he has landed on another planet. Befriended by Steve, a confident and outgoing fellow student, "Potsie" as he is...

Hundreds of years ago, a curse was placed on the Han empire by celestial spirits and since then no Han woman has given birth to a female offspring. Fearing that his country will die out, the Han emperor issued a decree ordering that all females...

"The Beltane Choice" by Nancy Jardine takes us back in time to Celtic Great Britain in 71 AD. Nancy Jardine weaves a fantastic tale of Nara, a princess of a tribe called the Selgovae who had planned to become a priestess but was banished. So...

"The Daughter of The King" by Carlene Havel and Sharon Fauchuex is extremely palatable to a reader who adores historical fiction replete with creativity. The novel is a fictional recreation of the story related to Princess Michal, the daughter of King Saul. The writers...

The collection of poems "Responsorials" by Rich Follett and Constance Stadler demonstrates a very strong sense of poetic maturity in both poets involved. The combined effort of the poets try to trace the subtle shades of diversified complexities related to human existence. The topic itself...

"Silence, Inhabited" by Rich Follett contains poems which are like aching nerves, exposed to the reader. The poems are highly autobiographical and deal with a common but less controversial theme: childhood sexual abuse. Having been a pathetic victim of abuse in his childhood, Follett is...