I knew that the history of Halloween started with the Druids. I did not realize the horrible meanings behind the traditions. The history of Halloween is also tied to the idea of purgatory and the Catholic Church. Learn the meanings behind the costumes, trick-or-treating, and...

Names are important. They give you an identity. A name can make life difficult. Picking a name isn’t easy. My husband and I searched for just the right names for our three children. The first pregnancy we easily picked a girl’s name, but could not settle...

I loved Bell’s Try Dying. This is even better! Between the drama and the brewing romance, there is excitement on every page. Buchanan is a lawyer who went from the life concerned about billable hours to the life concerned about advocacy. He lives with nuns and...

Lindsay grew up in an abusive home.  Her father beat her mother to death.  As an adult Lindsay just wants to help abused women at the shelter she manages. Then, a dead body is dumped behind the shelter.  The deceased is an abuser.  The killer...

One cold winter morning librarian Vicki Myron heard an odd noise coming from the libraries book drop. She went to investigate and found a nearly frozen kitten. Dewey (named for the Dewey Decimal System) won the hearts of all the staff and the patrons. It...

The name Joyce Meyer’s is well known. Have you ever wondered how she manages to accomplish so much? She’s an author, speaker, wife, and mother and yet has time for bible study. MS Meyer’s graciously shares her secrets for time management with readers. Her suggestions are...

The setting is Belleville, Illinois and Wyoming Territories, 1861. Belinda and her family make the dangerous trek from Illinois to the Oregon Territory. The journey is difficult and dangerous. Her father is a visionary. Her mother is doubtful but she’s a “good” wife and follows...

This is the story of an unlikely hero by the name of Packer Throme. The young man was expelled from a seminary. When he returned to his village, he saw that the people needed help. He sets out to find the Firefish in order to...

This is the first book in a new series by Debra White Smith. Young Adults are sure to enjoy all of The Debutantes. In book 1 we meet all the debutantes, but Heather is the focus. The girls are from affluent families. Heather has a...

Queen Vernita's Visitors by Dawn Menge is a charming story of Queen Vernita of the majestic world called Oceaneer. She lived in a beautiful castle that was covered with ivy and roses. She misses her friends from the land of Quails. The Queen invites 12...

When I pick up Sarah and Ryan (2 of my grandchildren) they always ask for a Buddy story.  It has become a family tradition. When they were little they would get bored on the long drive to our home. Trying to think of something to...

Fast Profits in Hard Times shares the winning approach for amassing assets. These tactics work well in both a booming economy and a weakening one. The reader needs to understand that he/she will need have some money to invest. Topics covered in this book include: "-100 stocks...

Mourning her mother’s death, Adele Martin quits her job in Brooklyn and returns to Pennsylvania, where she was raised in a small mountain cottage. Artist Jay Westvelt is the next door neighbor. Despite differing opinions they have an attraction to each other. Secrets concerning her...

Chronicles of a Nomad is the story of Carlos Rodriguez, an intellectual young man that is also an immigrant.  He had a comfortable childhood in Venezuela.    The weakening state of his country caused him to move to Colorado.  He over stayed his visa.  After a...

Lady Sibylla Cavers is determined to pick her own husband or never to marry.  She’s rejected everyone her father has brought before her.  She made it part way to the altar with Lord Simon Murray and purposely embarrassed him.  When Sibylla sees a small child...

In hopes of healing a broken family bond, Great Aunt Stella left her “estate” to twin sisters, Tori and Libby. The condition was they would live in the house together for six months. The estate was a small Colonial Row house in Philadelphia. It did...

There was an air of mystery from the first page of Mindy Starns Clark’s latest book, Whispers of the Bayou. A man showed up unexpectedly, asking Miranda Miller to restore an old painting that was obviously worthless. A bell containing a cross had been painted...

An arsonist torches her house while she was burying her husband. Her grown son is missing, and her best friend is driving her to distraction. Bertie decides it is time to simplify her life. She takes desperate measures to find both God and her son. Roberta...

For years, doctors have purported that laughter was good for us. It helps to lift our mood. In general, laughter makes us feel better. We all have days when we want to go to bed and pull the covers over our head and hide from the...

Dave Donelson brings his expertise as a journalist to his first novel, Heart of Diamonds. Donelson takes readers deep into the heart of government corruption. Journalist Valerie Grey discovers a link between a televangelist, the White House, and the President of Congo in a diamond...