Rich DeVos shares his expertise as a successful motivational speaker in his book Ten Powerful Phrases for Positive People. DeVos emphasizes the benefits of keeping a positive attitude and encouraging others. There are 10 positive phrases emphasized in this book: “I’m sorry, I’m wrong, You can...

This latest book of Dorothy Garlock is set in the 1930’s and begins with 25-year-old Adrianna Moore grieving the death of her father. She discovers that her father’s attorney, Richard Pope, is taking over her father’s interests, including her. He wants to marry her A...

Brad Meltzer takes two real murders and entwines their story with that of a fictional murder. Mitchell Siegel (father of the creator of Superman) was shot in 1932. Present day, Cal Harper’s father has been shot. The gun is the same as the one that was...

I’m usually a fast reader, and it is not unusual for me to read several books a day. Occasionally, along comes a book that makes me want to slow down and savor every word.   Forgotten Memories is that type of book.   Author Bernice Camp sent...

Melanie Middleton inherits an old historic home on Tradd Street. Jack Trenholm is a writer. He suspects there is treasure hidden in the house. He volunteers to assist Melanie in the remodeling/restoring effort in hopes of doing a little treasure hunting. He soon falls in...

The Million Dollar Therapist follows the life of Carol Lindsay beginning with her birth. Carol is naïve yet extremely intelligent. Her parents doted on her. Yet when it came to romance, she was not wise.  She was their only child and they loved her dearly. ...

The cassette looked small, innocent, and harmless; it was anything but. The cassette ended up on the desk of the headmaster of the Avery Academy, a prestigious New England boarding school. Scandal rocks the town. Someone had taped several male students from the Academy having...

Smoky Barrett returns in the third installment of this series. The FBI Director assigns Smoky to investigate the stabbing death of a woman on board an airplane. The deeper Smoky gets into the investigation, the stranger and stranger the case. Lisa Reid was the daughter...

The first book, Heartsick, introduces the unusual relationship between Detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer, Gretchen Lowell. While investigating a rash of murders unrelated to this relationship, Archie continues to be a victim of his torturer. “I’ve got it under control.“ Is it a conscious...

Richard E. Roach begins his tale with a blast. The description of the oilrig explosion should give readers an inkling of what to expect in Scattered Leaves. His imagery is vivid. At times, it is too vivid. The description of June’s body was almost too...

An unscrupulous banker was trying to foreclose on the farm of Virginia Tyler. Her husband had recently passed away. She found the meticulous records he kept. He had recorded each payment, but there were no receipts. John could not let his mother lose the family farm....

The setting is 1875. A group of families gather to travel west from St. Louis to Colorado. The trip was not easy. They managed to travel about thirty miles a day. Eventually, they came to a spot where they could homestead; it was on the...

Rufus, a child molester, murdered Emily and Sarah. God sent them back to Earth temporarily as guardian angels. Their mission was to protect the ones they love and to ensure Rufus was brought to justice. While I did not totally agree with some of the theology...

Elizabeth Emerson Hancock captures the essence of growing up in Eastern Kentucky. As you move west along the Ohio River, there are subtle cultural changes but some things stay the same. Rarely is there a Kentuckian that does not bleed blue, Wildcat blue, except those...

My heart aches for Debbie Williamson. Abuse was inherited in her family. Three generations of women were brutalized; I wonder if there were more. When a child is abused, her/his future is changed, and their children’s future is changed. Debbie’s uncle raped her. There are...

Shiniest Jewel is the heartwarming memoir of Marian Henley. Through her own drawings, Henley shares the story of adopting her beautiful son, William. 49-year-old Henley longed for a child. After much thought and contemplation, she applied for an international adoption. The agency made...

Mr. Carroll, I offer you my condolences. I can only imagine the pain you have suffered. My first reaction to Rabies Mom was that the author was angry. Well, he has a right to be angry. Courts may say they rule in the best interest of...

When I began this book, it was with preconceived notions. I expected a feel-good book. I know several families that have adopted “international” children. The children are loved and well cared for. I find it disconcerting that anyone would treat a child the way Mary/Hien...

In my eyes, William G. Boykin is a great American hero. Boykin never wanted to be in the spotlight. However, when he accepted a position offered to him by Donald Rumsfeld, the media sought to destroy his reputation. The evangelical Christian had his faith tested...

Life Is Mostly Edges is the beautiful memoir of Calvin Miller, author and professor. I was struck by his poignant look at a postage stamp……”For life is mostly edges. It is small—like a postage stamp…and I liked the middle of my stamp more than the...