"SMOKE AND BONE" is an amazing tale of blue haired Karou, a spirited seventeen-year old human girl that was adopted and raised by a group of monsters -- the chimaeras -- part human and part beast. Karou journeys into other realms in search of teeth...

"Selective Discretion" by Mary F. Twitty is a fictional novel based on an actual happening from the year 1847-1848. The basic facts are true but most of the records were destroyed during the civil war. When Carrie Matthews was born on the plantation, her father was...

"The Donkey That No One Could Ride" written by Anthony DeStefano and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey is a must-read and a must-have for everyone's collection! The donkey is weak and small and unable to carry anyone or do anything. The donkey is cast away by...

Mickey Haller finds himself on the other side of the aisle in this suspenseful mystery of not just who-done-it but more of how Mickey is going to nail him! Asked to be the lead prosecutor on a trial that has already taken place once, Mickey...

"Over My Head" is a clean, innocent story of a high school girl experimenting with love. Sang's father is trying to raise his daughter in the strict fashion his culture demands, but Sang reacts in typical teenage fashion: she rebels. When she becomes infatuated with...

"Sector C" by Phoenix Sullivan begins with a few sick animals but soon extends to the local population. The symptoms were flu-like but the prognosis was death. Mike Shafer, CDC Demographic Statistician, noticed an increase in deaths in the Great Plains. He traveled to...

"Now You See Her" by James Patterson and Michael Ledgewood is James Patteson at his best. Jeanine/Nina was a twenty one year old college student on spring break when she met Peter, a police officer. The handsome man appeared to be her rescuer. Upset and...

"Explosive Eighteen" by Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite authors. She is known for her romance novels and famous for Stephanie Plum novels. For those not familiar with the Stephanie Plum Series: they are a mixture of mystery, romance and humor. In "Explosive Eighteen",...

The cover of "Make Mine a Bad Boy" is enough to draw in most readers of romance novels. Author Katie Lane provides a steamy, sexy bad boy in the form of Colt, an outspoken and muscular biker boy who has a nasty reputation in the...

Short, sweet, and to the point, “Aloe Vera Handbook” by Max B. Skousen provides a very short booklet (31 pages) of information about the history and uses of Aloe. The introductory story about a guest at a party burning his fingers when he accidentally ignited...

Because Vitamin D has been getting so much attention lately and I have met more and more women who are taking Vitamin D supplements, I chose this book in order to learn more on the subject. Moreover, last year I was diagnosed with melanoma and...

Harry Bosch is nearing retirement. He has 36 more months before he will have to leave. He and his partner are given a cold case to work on. While they are getting information on that one another case is dropped in their laps, one which...

"Zero Day" by David Baldacci is a bit unbelievable but still a thrill ride. Fans will have mixed feelings for Baldacci’s latest audiobook. Despite the over the top, exaggerated abilities of the main character, the way the author left the reader with no idea of...

Emily Ryder, a thirty-something tour guide and business woman is all set for her latest Twinning, a ritual exchange between her home village of Lydfield, Connecticut and its sister village Lydfield-in-the-Moor. Suddenly, just days before she is to leave with her latest charges, a suspicious...

"Angelfire Trilogy Book 3: Forever Man" by Karen Wiesner was wonderful. It is a pure love story containing sex without the details and characters you can’t help but root for. Savannah O’Brien is a young single lawyer and Brett Foxx was her client and friend....

"Shaq Uncut: My Story", by Shaquille O’Neal and Jackie MacMullan, is the story of the basketball great, Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal, who was born on March 6, 1972, in a poor area of Newark, New Jersey. Shaq was raised by his mother, Lucille, and her husband,...

Grifting was just a way of life; it was a family trait, apparently. Lilly and her son, Roy, conceived when she was a child herself, are con artists. And they have skills. Lilly answers to the mob. Roy answers to nobody. He enjoys the lucrative...

"The Neti Pot" has been around throughout history, long before the appearance of medicinal nose sprays and cure-alls. The physiological side of the practice is usually unknown but what is known is the wonderful effect it has on allergies and stuffed up noses. The Neti...

Longtime womanizer finding love with the shy girl-next-door? Not a chance! Or could it be? In this contemporary sizzling romance, Rod Summers’ former ‘ladies’ try to warn Bethany Briggs that Rod would leave her alone and heartbroken just as he has all others, but Bethany...

The Horn of Bran, the Mantle of Arthur, the Chessboard of Gwenddolau, the Knife of the Horseman, The Crimson Cloak of Feathers, and Dyrnwyn, the Sword That is Broken are, at story's ending, the only ones remaining of the original Thirteen Hallows, ancient powerful...