In j guevara's spell-binding Himalayan adventure, The Keepers of Himal, Reid Fuhrman is no longer searching, chasing or wandering after someone else's truth. Content with life and the pursuit of nothing, he's had it with quests and causes. His solitude with Nature more than satisfied...

I have written several letters to the editor of our local paper, never have they had the finesse and skill of Bill Womack’s writings. It all began in Jan. 2004 when Bill read an article in the Courier Journal. Bill felt the article was rather...

I was a little iffy choosing this particular book to review; I am so glad I did. This book is written in fictional form with a true-to-life story line. I was truly in shock to read fiction that had so much truth. It made me...

This is a romance with everything from hate to passionate sex. The author did a very good job with this medieval tale for adults. The story begins when King Richard, at the eve of battle, calls a trusted servant to his side,the girl who had served...

This is the story of four people whose lives are intertwined. Joseph wakes up in a house with no recollection of where he is from; he is sure that he has a wife that is waiting at home for him. Antoinette,in the last stages of Alzheimer’s,...

The Christian way is to see other human beings as we see ourselves. This is a well-written book that inspires us to do a bit more, even when you think you have nothing to give. It is full of ideas and resources to help you...

King Theodicar of Borgund needed an heir to the throne. He was sure his wife, Queen Piacenza, would give birth to a male child. The queen and nurse maid, Salvagia, used casting runes to determine the gender of the child. They were sure it was...

"Umbrosus: The Void", by James Herring, opens with our hero lying on a stone table in a cave. He remembers tying one on the night before but not much else. A skeleton of a man, Solus, begins to question him about how he came to...

The Green House With White Trim: Cheyenne Wheeler had a plan. She would sell the old farmhouse and property, go to college to get a degree in journalism, and buy the little green house with white trim. Keith Brennan ran out of gas and he found...

Kathy Miller has done a wonderful job creating "Chippy Chipmunk". Her photography is top notch with realistic cute photos of Chippy and his other friends...Ms. Bunny,Mr. Squirrel, the Blue bird and Cardinal families, Ms. Box Turtle and all the other wonderful animals in her spacious...

Janet Hoult, Professor Emerita at California State and writer of this little rhyming tome, might be in her seventies but I have to say that she is sharp as a tack and her poetry is right on real. "Body Parts" takes a whimsical look at all...

Have you ever seen a penny lying on the ground and you just walk right past it? After all it is just a lowly penny. What good is it? Then you see another and another. If you had been picking them up you would soon...

What flavor ice cream are you? Steff Deschenes compares human personalities to ice cream flavors. According to Deschenes, everyone falls into one of three categories: chocolate, vanilla or other flavors. She believes chocolates and vanillas should never fix. The exotic flavored people are handy when...

God called Moses to rescue his people. Moses was a simple man. He didn’t like to speak in public. “Would probably have preferred to sit on a scorpion rather than go and tell the powerful Pharaoh to let God’s people go.” So God sent Moses`...

The setting is post 9/11. Bio-terrorists have unleashed multiple viruses including anthrax, small pox, and a virus so evil that we can only begin to imagine the implications. RAPAIDS (a cross between the Parvovirus and AIDS virus) began by destroying livestock, causing a famine throughout...

The story begins with a glance back in time to Ezekiel as he stands before the people terrified, but filled with the Spirit of God. He realizes the people are listening. Our next scene is the late 1960s, Russia. Ten year old Anatoly Telnikov watches...

This is the final book in the Tonto Yoder Trilogy. In The Final Journey, Josheph (Tonto) Yoder is a farmer and successful business man with children of his own. He is still involved with the wagon train but is no longer the wagon master. When...

Eric worked construction. He invested wisely and his investments grew. When times were tough men were laid off, most had financial, drug and alcohol problems. They were angry, blamed and resented Eric for their problems because he was financially healthy. They began to plot his...

Currently the economy is not encouraging for small business owners. We have to make every dollar count. Wendy Kenny’s book How to Build Buzz for Your Biz: Tap Into the Power of Social Media, Publicity, and Relationship Marketing to Grow Your Business will be an...

The introduction to this book reminds us that the first few years of a child’s life are spent playing and discovering. We can make that play intellectually stimulating. An intellectually stimulating environment is “child focused, and physically and verbally engaging, as well as, emotionally supportive.”...