This totally mysterious book with a twisted plot is a page-turner. I enjoyed the plot and the twisted way that the author keeps you guessing to the end. The story is that of two siblings who are amateur detectives. One, the man Blotto, is...

Ducks On The Pond by R. Scott Murphy is a tribute to the sport of baseball. It seems that Americans of all ages love this sport. Murphy expresses his fascination with the sport through poetry, short story and essay. There is something special about the...

With the proper training, an ordinary man can become a stone cold killer, especially when his mind is clouded by mood altering drugs. But, what happens when he loses everything he loves? Does the intense grief of his loss cause him to become a lethal...

Dead Man Falls by Paula Boyd is book two in her Jolene Jackson Mystery series and I have to say it’s as hilarious as the first book. Once again Jolene is back in Kickapoo, Texas this time for her mother’s big birthday bash. This is...

Gwen Michaels moved to California two years ago to start fresh, hoping her past could stay secret forever. One day the unexpected happens, a hired killer shows up and tries to end her life. She immediately assumes her cover is blown but finds that isn’t...

Poet Bill Bailey may have had himself in mind when he wrote in his poem Perspective: “there must be a poet who wanted life to rhyme.” Most of the poems in his collection A Moment’s Matinee rhyme in either quatrains or couplets, patterns that...

Carissa Johnson is working undercover for the CIA helping to find out how money is funneled for al Qaida and Hamas. She has meetings with several high officials in some Middle East countries. She has a very good relationship with one of the leaders, the...

Faith Mitchell's mother has been kidnapped. Evelyn Mitchell retired from the police force when several of her officer's were charged with stealing some of the drug money they got in raids. Evelyn was investigated but there was no evidence that she was involved. Faith returns...

For Russell and Carter, their biggest adventure begins in the watermelon patch. First there was mom’s note about the Jamboree, and the journal with the puzzling message: "The greatest treasure is your story. What role will YOU play?" Carter and Russell hadn’t written a...

Franky is going on a field trip with his class today, and as mom is leaving for work, she reminds him of everything he needs to do and take, including his hated glasses. He starts thinking about all of the many names he’s been called...

Turkey Ranch Road Rage by Paula Boyd is the third book in the Jolene Jackson Mystery Series. Relaxing back home in Colorado after two uneventful previous trips to Kickapoo, Texas, Jolene receives a frantic call from Sheriff and Sweetheart Jerry Don Parker. Her mother is...

Pioneer Spirit-Catherine Spalding, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth by Mary Ellen Doyle, SCN is the biography of Catherine Spalding who at the age of 19 became Mother Superior to a group of women. Born in Maryland in the year of 1793, her parents moved the...

"My Princess Boy" is based on a true story. We are introduced to a boy who likes pink, tiaras, and girl's clothes. He enjoys climbing trees while wearing his tiara and shopping, especially when he's looking at girl's clothing. Sometimes other people laugh at him...

The Genesis Key by James Barney takes a sharp look at the longevity of life. Dr. Kathleen Sainsberry’s archeologist parents were killed in Iraq while on a dig when she was a mere child. Kathleen’s own research was on the INDY (I’m Not Dead Yet)...

Toto’s Tale by K. D. Hays is the adventure of Oz through Toto’s perspective. Toto has an adorable personality. He tells things in a way that only a dog could. Often he does not understand his human companions, giving us humorous translations such as: brains...

Why the heck isn't this book a bestseller? Al Lewis doesn't believe that the government should continue doing things that don't work simply because that's the way things have always been done. Lewis has written a smart, hilarious book that says exactly this, and includes...

The 1% Solution for Work and Life is a book aimed at teaching its readers how to improve their life, small bits at a time. Mostly the book reveals common sense practices that are often overlooked. For example, one point stressed in the book is...

Pretty Monster by M. Raye Turner is the story of a young woman with a big opinion of herself. Tangie was raised by her grandparents who loved her very much. They provided for her as best they could afford financially. She was a very attractive...

With this book the title says it all: Pleasing Your Partner: A Spiritual Guide to H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. Toneal M. Jackson and her husband have been married almost ten years. For many of us that does not seem like a long time, and yet in that short...

Nicholas That’s Ridiculous! by Christa Carpenter is illustrated by Mark Wayne Adams. The cover of this book will immediately catch the attention of children. It depicts Nicholas skateboarding down a slide attached to a tree. His dog is sitting close by, and his mother smiles...