Merelda, an evil sorceress, is thrown out of Cristabel by creatures of the Zodiac who control Earth with the Tribes of Light and the Council of Elders. Vowing vengeance, she enters into a pact with a demon, promising to bring back darkness and the Ancient...

Loren Buckler has written a "how to" book for parents who need instructions in child rearing. In Parent Wise: The Emotional Challenges of Family Life and How to Deal with Them, she discusses how one cannot really be emotionally prepared for raising children until they...

Author Jane Congdon is a devoted fan of the Christopher Lee Dracula movies. As a teenager in the 1950's she loved going to the movie theater in her West Virginia hometown to watch the tall, elegant actor play Count Dracula. It was a welcome escape...

This is Karen Kingbury's Forever Faithful Series of three books all in one volume. I read this series years ago when it first came out, and when I saw this book, I had to read it again to write a review. This book is awesome,...

Long before there was women's liberation, there was Annie Whitaker Richie, and what a dynamo of a woman she was! Born in 1926 with learning disabilities in an old Pennsylvania family, Annie is forced to go through school in the same grade as her slightly...

"I’d Rather Be a Cat" by Allia Zobel Nolan is The Official “Better Than Dogs” Cat Book or so the cat says. The author poses a question that many find hard to answer. Which is the better companion, the cat or the dog? Well, that...

"Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is based on actual events. It is a dramatic retelling of a traumatic event in American history. This book is filled with facts that somehow escaped my American history classes....

Depression era babies, take note! In "Born On A Buzzard's Stump", Alva Harris has written a book of memoirs which seems to vacillate between a "good ole boy" style of writing and that of a lyrical poet. His childhood stories are ones to which the...

"Love Blooms in Winter: The Dakota Diaries" by Lori Copeland is a very good book. This book is a Christian-based story that is both enjoyable and inspiring. It kept me involved from the first page to the last. I felt as if the characters were...

Short, sweet, and to the point, “Aloe Vera Handbook” by Max B. Skousen provides a very short booklet (31 pages) of information about the history and uses of Aloe. The introductory story about a guest at a party burning his fingers when he accidentally ignited...

Because Vitamin D has been getting so much attention lately and I have met more and more women who are taking Vitamin D supplements, I chose this book in order to learn more on the subject. Moreover, last year I was diagnosed with melanoma and...

"Glad Tidings" by Jennifer Flanders is basically a biography of the Flanders family from birth to the present. Jennifer Flanders began to write annual Christmas greetings when first married and the letters chronicle family births, illnesses, homeschooling, family vacations and the interests and talents of...

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...