The author, a former football player at Vanderbuilt University, describes the underdog as "the predicted loser in a struggle." While the analogy to life is interesting, it is not appropriately developed in the text. The author basically uses an N=1 study in which he correlates...

I love tea! Hot or cold in a glass or in a cup but I truly enjoy tea when shared with a friend and gourmet conversation. "Reading The Perfect Blend" by Trish Perry was like sitting in a sweet, comfy tea parlor and...

I enjoy everything about Christmas! The whole season is So much fun...the smells, the excitement, children's laughter, adults happy smiles and the Christmas story of Jesus' birth. So when I received this book, "EVERYTHING Christmas", I eagerly opened the pages to delve into the wonderful...

I enjoyed reading "Plain Jayne". In fact, this is the book that "broke" my sabbatical from reading Amish books. I waited ever so (im)patiently for "Simply Sara" to arrive. Sara is such a sweet, innocent young lady who is trying to find...

I so enjoy Christmas reads! To me this is the perfect time of year to read all the Christmas books before the Christmas season gets too busy and the special time is gone before I've read a single book! Donita K. Paul is...

Rose Mae Lolley is a girl abandoned by her mother at age 8 and left with her father. Soon she takes her mother’s place and her father uses her as a punching bag; which was the reason her mother had left. Tired of her life at...

Retired U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, Jammer Davis is part of the NTSB's 'go-team.' Davis attempts to uncover the cause of a mysterious crash of the brand new Cargo Air C-500., a flying-wing cargo plane operating under fly-by-wire technology, that fell like a stone from...

Marie lives in a dream world. Writing horror novels is her passion. But do they lead to her dreams? Due to her childhood, she is now suffering from a disturbing anxiety disorder and rarely ventures out, except to go see a best friend who is...

This book is all about retraining your mind to think positively. Joyce Meyer gives 12 power thoughts to help in this task. From the first one 'I can do whatever I need to do in life through Christ' to the final one 'I...

In this, the fifth book of the Knights of Arrethtrae Series, apathy is the subject of development. Two boys raised together must decide whether to fight for the Prince or whether to lead a comfortable life without challenge. As expected, one chooses apathy and the...

In this, the sixth and final book of the Knights of Arrethtrae Series, the author has a twofold purpose. First, he explores the concept of pride and the destructive consequences of holding that concept as a personal god. Secondly, the author speculates on the return...

Amede Dastillon is a centuries old vampire living in New Orleans. She has been searching for her sister, Eden, whom she has been estranged from for quite some time. She receives a package from Lauren McBride that contains family letters, and these letters were found...

"Arsenic and Clam Chowder" recounts the life of Mary Alice Livingston. Born into a prestigious family, she is accused of murdering her mother, Evelina Bliss, for her inheritance. Mary Alice was a women obsessed with having money; she had been in and out of the...

Three identical triplet sisters go to a movie with their older cousin and only two of the girls come out of the theater. This commences an intriguing story in which multiple perpetrators are introduced while the reader speculates on the possible involvement of each potential...

Upon the death of Sister Abby, Isaiah Mellington receives a letter from his deceased dad asking him to handle the Sister's affairs. Isaiah discovers Abby had a lot of secrets. Several lives will be affected by revealing Abby's past. His task leads him to Zoie,...

Fans of horror will cheer for Robert J. Duperre’s new series, "The Rift. The Fall: An Undead Apocalypse Book 1". The story begins in the past with a young girl awaiting her fate. It quickly shifts to present day where archeologist, Dr. Ken Trudeau unsuspectingly...

In 1956 Dr. Roger Williams published BIOCHEMICAL INDIVIDUALITY. His thesis was based on dissection of thousands of rabbits and as an anatomy professor, human cadavers. He proved that in any “normal” animal, the differences in the cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems between any two (even...

What happens when you bring together an assortment of down and out street musicians? You start a band. This is exactly what Bert Ingram plans to do. Once he was a successful representative in the music business, touring the countryside, bars and clubs, signing up...

"Impure Thoughts" by Duke Ryan is about two brothers, Weller and Larry, in four short stories, who cope with painful change, senseless crime, and thwarted love. In `The Arsonists` - A high-school loner plunges into a series of pointless felonies and forces a terrified younger...

These are the memoirs of author and Artist Bertie Stroup Marah. It is a look into her life from before her mother was born to the present day. The reading is entertaining and simple. The book starts with a tale of Bertie as an insecure three-year-old....