Former college students share their suggestions and advice for surviving the first year of college. I do not suggest that all the “advice” is taken seriously. The chapter on food is ridiculous. A person cannot and should not survive on coffee. Some the advice was tongue...

Choosing a career isn’t easy. We all want a career that will bring both professional and personal fulfillment. The answer to finding that career could possibly lie in what you liked to do as a child? I liked to read…Today I am a book reviewer. No...

This is the second book in The Coming Home to Brewster. The author takes the Biblical account of Ruth and creatively creates a modern tale that will appeal to Christian readers. The setting is small town, Brewster, North Dakota. Ruthie has long wanted to...

Kristin Alexandre offers readers insight in picking a guy.  Think of Alexandre as you own personal advisor.  Let’s face ladies there are a lot of “fish in the sea” and not all of them are keepers. So how do you know whether a man is...

A former business partner of mine would “do lunch” with my husband and I several times a week. When he needed a refill, he would lift up his glass and rattle his ice. Then he would complain about how bad service in America is. Of...

Deborah Smith Pegues is a CPA who is admittedly a workaholic who had an unhealthy attachment to her Mercedes convertible. Her book, Supreme Confidence: Secrets to Bold and Fearless Living, has fairly short chapters that have bible references, modern references, scriptures, and challenges. A few years...

A Sister’s Test is a story of trials and joys. Woven into this tail of the Plain Life is the fact that the Amish often face the same tribulations as the rest of us. They walk the fine line between nurturing their children and spoiling...

This book has three stories of three young couples finding love in rural Kentucky. In the first story, poverty is affecting the life of Susanna’s family. Then they meet a “doctor” who claims there are healing powers in the Mammouth Cave. Susanna’s family begins to...

Candace lives above a Chinese restaurant that her parents run. They work a lot. They work so much that they ignore their daughter. Candace is expected to work, also. She refers to herself as Eggroll Girl. She dreams of an escape to anywhere else. She...

Daisy Dooley is a character that you would want to have as your best friend. She is just fun and wacky. She is just as confused as the rest of us who do not want to admit we are confused. This is ironic, because she...

Anthony Alfred has written Voices from a Black Mask and A Lost Soul: A Collection of Poems and Motivational Articles. “Nothing but Words on Paper” has only 74 pages. It is concisely written, and it is poignant. Alfred acknowledges that his writing is simply words...

Jada Collins grew up in a neglectful, abusive household. Her father abused her mother, calling her ugly. Jada and her sister watched, and Jada protected her sister. Her father then suddenly left, taking on the role as nothing but a sperm donor. Once again, Jada...

Nicholas Sparks does not know how to write a bad book. Our hero in The Lucky One is U.S. Marine Logan Thibault. While serving in Iraq he finds a photograph of a woman with a dog. He feels a strange draw to the woman, as...

Knit Together is sure to please readers with its funny anecdotes, bible passages, and directions. This book helps readers to redefine success. There is more to success than money. Success is being happy and content with your life, it is finding God’s plan for your...

We all face death and our attitudes vary. Do we fear death? Do we accept it as the end of our existence? Or do we see it as rebirth? This is a very encouraging book. It is written in a positive manner. Georgia Lang Weithe opens...

Debra Smith White has a revolutionary idea of how to fix your marriage: •  Put Jesus first in their lives and marriage •  Approach Scripture’s teachings as a whole •  Apply Christ’s teachings to husband and wife •  Encourage communication on all topics •  Serve each other enthusiastically •  Make all...

Victoria Bennett is independent, educated, and professional. She also has baggage. A.J. loves her, baggage and all. She refuses to love him. Will she give in? A.J. is a doctor who adopted twin girls. That alone pulled on my heartstrings. On the other hand, he is...

I absolutely love historical romance. In To Seduce A Sinner we meet Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale. He needs an heir. He doesn’t want a wife. But he will marry some “lucky lady” long enough to create an heir. He likes his life of depravity. His...

A serial killer is on the loose. San Antonio Detective Rebecca Montgomery’s younger sister Danielle is missing. She was on spring break on South Padre Island.  Five months later Danielle’s blood is found at a crime scene.  As more co-eds are missing. Becca is reassigned...

Thandy Malone has it all. She’s a successful attorney. She is self made, attractive and sophisticated. Her background was rough. She left home at an early age, had a baby, and married a drug lord. After his arrest she was left homeless. As successful as...