In the future society presented in this story, the world has been nearly destroyed and the survivors have to spend all their lives in cramped silos only getting to go outside to do the brutal work of cleansing the earth. What better way to make...

In "Skating on the Edge", author Joelle Charbonneau has her main character of Rebecca Robbins about to hop into the dunk tank at the Senior Center carnival. At the last minute, Rebecca has to attend to the skating rink she inherited following the death of...

Annie's brother Red is married to Drake's sister Tiffany. The first time they meet they give each other false names. After that Drake is determined to make Annie his. However, Annie is not of like mind. Then, on New Year's Eve, Annie is attacked in...

Have you read the reports of citizens petitioning the White House for their various states' secession from the United States? If you haven't, it is probably because they are small, unorganized groups of people using a pre-written petition circulated on the Internet. What if some...

"Floats the Dark Shadow" by Yves Fey transports the reader back in time to 1897 France. Our tale begins in a dungeon where someone was impersonating the owner of the castle. It appears he unexpectedly found a child, bound with ropes, hanging from the ceiling....

Sarelle had been with vampire Danial for several months. She had oathed to him but did not know that the potions he was taking could make her pregnant. Then she miscarried and she could not endure his betrayals, and the knowledge that he would not...

Cassie's father's security company was picked to safeguard a new drug at Bristol Pharmaceutical company. Just when Cassie thinks all was secure, the information is stolen by an employee of Bristol. She is removed from the case but continued to ponder on the crime. Cassie...

Parker was a reporter for a magazine. One day, as he was leaving for work, he found a homeless woman named Cleo asleep in the back of his car. Later he tried to find her and got beaten up. He wrote an article about her...

Faith couldn’t stand the pain of losing Trent anymore. She used a forgetting spell that wiped out the last six months of her memories. She was left no longer aware that she was a witch and had vampire and werewolf friends. She woke up in...

Dr. Robert Rose shares his most challenging role in life, that of a caregiver. Robert and Marie Rose had been married almost forty years when they heard the diagnosis. Marie had scored 18 out of 30 on the test administered by the neurologist; anything under...

RSDS is a horrible affliction. The brain refuses to turn off the pain that can inhabit any part of or almost all of the body. Mary Jane Gonzales' brief book "In the Blink of an Eye: My Life with RSDS" does an excellent job of...

"Sydney’s Song" by Ia Uaro is a love story and emotional journey. The heroine Sydney, sharing her name with the city she lives in, takes on a temporary job. It is a tough one, dealing with customers phoning the 1300500 transport helpline and anyone who...

Andy wakes up in the morning to discover that he is nine years old again. He takes in his old familiar surroundings and is astonished how young and happy his mother is. When he finally decides to go downstairs to the living room he notices...

"The Amish Family Cookbook" by Jerry S. Eicher and Tina Eicher is sure to become a family favorite. The physical aspects of this book are very good. It is spiral bound. Every cookbook should be spiral bound so that it lies flat for easy use....

“The Last Supper Catering Company” by Michaelene McElroy is a book with a different flavor. This is the first novel by the author. I certainly hope it will not be her last. I have nothing to compare the plot to; it is unique, imaginative and...

Elvish Prophecy, the first novel in The Paladin Chronicles by Neil Port, is an intriguing story that weaves fantasy with history. Two groups of elves, The Western and the Eastern Elves, once ruled over the humans in the area around Greece and Turkey, but have...

Dallas, Texas cab driver Yaser Abdel Said has murdered his daughters Sarah and Amina, in what some people say was an "honor killing". Then Said disappears. The boys at Joe's Bar and Grill and Gun Club in Dallas pass the plate around and collect money...

Author Dee Marvin Emeigh writes beautifully on how we are challenged within life to live above the standard of the world and follow the example of Jesus Christ. "Cafeteria Covenant - The Voice, The Choice and the Challenge" gives evidence that those within the church,...

"A Killer in the Rye" is the next in the Delia Rosen Murray's Deli series and it is every bit as entertaining as its predecessor. Gwen Katz is recently divorced and in charge of her Uncle Murray's Kosher Deli in Nashville, Tennessee. Gwen is lost...

Carla and James are 11 years old, the age when certain children are chosen for quests. Carla’s quest starts with her spotting a gnome in a red hat in her garden. With James joining her, both of them set off on an adventure that takes...