David Eckman draws from his own experiences and those of others in Knowing the Heart of the Father. He begins his book by explaining why God is worthy of being called Father. Eckman explains four experiences that are essential to living a full Christian life. 1.       Sense...

The Lazarus Life reminds me of one of my favorite songs “Four Days Late” by Jessica King. Through scripture, we know that Mary and Martha waited for Jesus to arrive and heal their brother. By the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb...

Mia had faced some trying times in the past year. The trials had left her uncertain of herself. She was not sure she could go on or that she even wanted to. Her fight with breast cancer and her husband’s unfaithfulness had beaten her into...

Sokol's approach was unique, for his focus is on the ordinary white southerners. Sokol is a doctoral candidate in American history at the University of California, Berkeley. Well-researched and thoughtful, previous to the civil rights movement people lived by tradition and segregation seemed natural and unchallengeable...

Breena Clarke brings to life the fictional story of Sewing Annie Coats and her son, Gabriel. Annie’s husband was sold. Annie taught her son how to sew to keep him from the harsh work in the fields and because slaves with special skills were...

Marina Maxwell had an anger problem. She was the co-anchor of a top-rated newscast in Atlanta, GA. She was soon to be married to Mangus Baskerville-- one of Atlanta’s finest. Mangus felt the first sting of her wrath on the day of their wedding. The...

Ava and Lauren might look alike, but the two sisters are as different as night and day. Ava is a successful lawyer. She is successful in business, but not in affairs of the heart. Ava likes to look nice, and it takes money to accomplish...

Seventeen-year-old Arlyn Singer was standing on her porch when she made a strange “bargain.” She would marry the first man to come down the street. She also added that she would be faithful as long as he was faithful to her. John Moody was that...

Carole Whang Schutter weaves a fictional love story into the sharing of an historical event, The Mountain Meadows Massacre, "the first act of religious terrorism in the United States." Told from the point of view of a daughter reading her father's journals, September Dawn, is...

In 1925, Tennessee passed a state law against teaching “any theory that denies the story of creation of man as taught in the bible, and to teach instead that man descended from a lower order of animals.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scopes_Trial). John Scopes, high school science teacher, was...

Lalita Tademy left the corporate world to research her family history. In her latest book, Red River, the accomplished author shares the true story of the “Colfax Riot.” She successfully intertwines history and fiction to educate and entertain the reader. The setting is Colfax, Louisiana, 1873....

Al Qaeda terrorists targeted Universal Airlines Flight 617, flying from Chicago to Hawaii. The weapon, Ebola Marburg virus, purchased from a deniable research lab in Russia. The Central Intelligence Agency picked up information concerning the sell from an undercover operative at the lab. As other...

The Painter From Shanghai is a fictional account of the life of Pan Yuliang. She was born Xiuqing in 1895, orphaned at five, and raised by an opium-addicted uncle. At fourteen, he sold her to a brothel, The Hall of Eternal Splendor, where her name...

Miscarriage of Justice is a fictional tale based on a true story. It is the early days of the women’s suffrage movement. Walter Dotson was a counselor at a Christian Camp when he met Anna Dennis, his future wife. He was attracted to her from...

Sixteen years ago, Marnie’s mother drowned. She could not remember everything that happened that fateful night, but she knew she had lost two things that day that she dearly loved--her passion for sailing and the love of her sister. She escaped to the dessert pledging...

Linc is a househusband. The landscaper opted to stay at home, run the house, and raise his daughter while his wife, Jo, pursued a lucrative career. When she is offered a dream job in Naples, Florida, the family finds more has changed than just their...

The Lost Diary of Don Juan is the story of the title character. Douglas Carlton Abrams paints a picture of a daring man that comes from humble beginnings and achieves nobility. Abrams incorporates ancient Tantric teachings in his book. Nuns adopted Young Don Juan. His first...

Raquel Rose was diagnosis with terminal breast cancer. Suddenly life was different, better. Her children suddenly acted almost human. She began to live her artistic dreams. She became a talk show favorite. Then the doctor informed her of the mistake. She is cancer free....

Lighting The Dark Side is an apt title for this book of six short stories. Potter shines a little light on the darker side of humanity. The stories are about ordinary people.  The genre’s are a wide variety:   action, thriller, mystery/detective, suspense, and romance. My...

M. Ann Jacoby offers readers an extradinary, thought-provoking, humorous plot. Life After Genius is the story of genius, Theodore “Mead” Fegley. Only eight days before graduation, eighteen-year-old Mead drops out of college. He returns home and joins his father and uncle in selling furniture and...