The Rise of the Einix is a story of fraternal twins, a young woman and a young man, who are very different from everyone else. Trixie Smith and her brother, Einar, are thirty years old and have been sheltered and practically imprisoned in their home...

The Man who Lived in an Eggcup chronicles a collection of a physician's experiences from med school through the final decade of his accomplished career. Gamel, an ophthalmologist, takes us inside the mind and the heart of the physician as he learns his craft. There...

In Fever Dream, Pendergast discovered that his wife was murdered. Twelve years previously someone had tampered with her gun when she and Pendergast were hunting a lion. The lion attacked her and pulled her body off. Pendergast dearly loved Helen. He was devastated at...

Author Jane Congdon is a devoted fan of the Christopher Lee Dracula movies. As a teenager in the 1950's she loved going to the movie theater in her West Virginia hometown to watch the tall, elegant actor play Count Dracula. It was a welcome escape...

Robert Dell is an out-of-work journalist living in South Africa. His father, ex-CIA agent and general mercenary Bobby Goodbread, has just been released from jail after serving less than the life term he was given for murder and mayhem committed during South Africa’s struggle against...

Annie Cleaving's mother has died, and her young son, Ethan, has been killed in an automobile accident by the drunken youngest son of the town sheriff. Annie is grieving deeply, so she quits her job and sells her family home in Kentucky. She doesn't want...

Brilliant, eccentric, and charming are just a few words that begin to describe Romanian immigrant and educator Dr. Edward Theodoru,Ph. D., otherwise known as Ed, the man author Marie Marley calls her best friend and the love of her life. "Ed and I were lovers...

Birdie’s Big-Girl Dress is a delightfully written children’s book by Sujean Rim. Birdie’s birthday party is tomorrow, and she is so thrilled about her big party; but when she tries on her favorite party dress, she finds it is too small for her. Birdie’s mom...

This book does exactly what the author felt challenged to do; it explains the idea of cultivation of new generations of deepening people who will rise to positions of influence in and beyond their congregation. Author Gordon McDonald presents some wonderful examples of this challenge...

Bulls Island by Dorothea Benton Frank Is the story of two people deeply in love but separated by a tragic event in their past. Twenty years ago Betts McGee left Charleston and took a secret with her; she never intended to return. That all changed...

Dan Simmons offers readers a thriller in flashback. The story follows Nick Bottom as he investigates the death of a government adviser. Neither the police, nor the security team, solved the murder. Nick investigated the murder as a police officer. Now five years later, the...

Lin and Larry Pardey lived an adventurous, free gypsy life on the seas for over a decade before deciding to build a new yacht and focus on writing. Their decision to move to a friend's stone house in Bull Canyon, a desolate place without power...

This is one of the most charming books I have read for a while. It has a Halloween-y feel to it and kids from 7 years old on will love it. It is written in an easy English, lightly witty and flowingly well done. It...

Learning To Love by Crystal Thomas is a book with a message for all. Crystal learned how to love the hard way. In her book she shares her story and what she learned. It is very important that the reader spends time reading page 5...

The Devil’s Highway: A True Story by Luis Alberto Urrea is advertised as the story of 26 men who crossed the Mexican American border into the desert of Arizona to Devil’s Highway. Twenty six entered the desert, but only twelve came out alive. Urrea discussed...

Dark Parties by Sara Grant is a debut book in the young adult market which features young Neva in a Dystopian society. She and her friends have just turned sixteen and have decided to hold a Dark Party in order to get in touch with...

Ten Plagues by Mary Nealy is a Christian thriller that takes place in Chicago. A serial killer was on the loose, and he needed to be stopped before he reached ten, the number of plagues in the Old Testament against Pharaoh. The two main characters,...

Alexis Markham has operated under an alias for the past six years. She lives an untraceable life in New Orleans thanks to the protection of longtime family friend George. Years ago, Alexis' father, Rudolph Baker, worked for the Department of Defense. He was assigned to...

Terri Ann Leidich takes the anguish of losing her son and pours her heart out in a series of poems that are poignant and raw. Photos face each page of writing, obviously chosen carefully to coincide with the mood of the words. Each poem has...

Rhonda Fischer is a name you will want to remember. She is the author of the Randy Kazandy series. Randy is an adorable little boy who needs glasses. Although Randy sees two of everything without his glasses he still does not want to wear them....