“We All Fall Down” by Nic Sheff picks up where Sheff’s New York Times bestselling memoir “Tweak” left off. “Tweak” leaves Sheff having completed treatment, writing his memoir, and living a rather tedious life of sobriety in Savannah with a friend and two cats. In...

A few years ago I was at a book fair in Bowling Green, KY. I repeatedly walked past the guest speaker, David Baldacci’s booth hoping to catch a glimpse of him and possibly to speak to him. Though I did finally get that glimpse I...

"Patriotic Gamble" by Ken Gorman is a tale fraught with politics, intrigue, possible conspiracy, suspense and romance. The plot of this book could be ripped from the headlines. The focus of this book is the Presidential Reelection Campaign of President Herbert Atkinsen. The main character...

"Many Blessings: A Tapestry of Accomplished African American Women" is a highly well-written collective biography that should be in public and school or college libraries everywhere. The author, who is not African-American, felt driven to interview and then write the stories of the many women...

In wanting to keep the life and legacy of her late father-in-law alive, Brenda Ballard creates the "The Boy From Granite Falls" series. This series follows Fred Ballard’s life starting in the 1930’s. Fred and Rudy are up to their usual adventures. At supper one...

Can a marriage work when two people are thrown together just because someone else thinks they would make a sensible match? Well, this is what happened to Abby and Edwin. Being shy around the opposite sex, Abby seemed quite content being a spinster. But Abby’s...

“The High-Tech Gooseneck Putter” by Samuel DiMatteo & Kristin Johnson is perfectly illustrated by James Borgett. The book is written for children, but not for children to read. Rather, this is a chapter book suited to being read TO children, perhaps as a bedtime story....

"Change Your Life Not Your Wife: Marriage Saving Advice for Success Driven People," written by Tony Ferretti, Ph D and Peter J. Weiss, M.D., is an excellent book for both husbands and wives to read. So often individuals get wrapped up in their own lives...

In "Grace" author Greenwood gets hold of the teenage mind and she just doesn't let go. "Grace" is the poignant story of a young boy who literally develops overnight and he has no comprehension of the mysteries of his own body and mind. He perceives...

“Cut” by Roger Harrison offers a chilling poetic firsthand look into the tortured inner life of a cutter - one who self-mutilates by cutting himself repeatedly in order to deal with the pain of personal experiences of rejection, betrayal and loss. The ten poems in...

Sophie Lawson is human but she is privileged to work for the Underworld Detective Agency, administered by vampire Dixon Andrade, which solves underworld crimes. The UDA is located floors below the San Francisco Police Department and the police don't seem to mind their down below...

Kaye Brand has been selected by her father to be ancient Ferrol Grey's bride even though she is only fifteen. But Kaye is not the type to just take orders and she tells her father that she is not marrying Ferrol Grey. She is repelled...

"Your Soul’s Gift" by Robert Schwartz is memoir, self-help, and philosophy bound together as one book. Schwartz begins his book by sharing some things from his early years. He was severely and emotionally abused by his mother but he says: "I planned this abuse before...

"The Monetarist and the Evolving Crisis: Wake Up, Americans: We Are Losing Our Great Nation" by William H. James, Ph.D. provides the definition of monetarism as a debt-based monetary and banking system which, in effect, can create money out of thin air. The focus of...

The love of her life, a dream come true, the man of her dreams, was Adrian, the gorgeous, charismatic rock star. He wanted her to be his life partner. Noelle couldn’t believe her luck. It was too good to be true. Just months into...

"Share The Dream: Mountain Biking Rock Opera" by Michael Eugene Hall is the tale of a young boy and his love of mountain biking. Our narrator Shannon is also the lead character in this book. The Collins family was still mourning the loss of their...

"Beach Season" is a novella written by 4 different authors. They will take you on a journey of old flames renewed, new romances found, suspense, and a better outlook for the future. Three of the stories are new while the last one, 'The Brass Ring'...

Cloud seeding was developed, unbeknownst to many, in 1949, as rains fell for four months from lower Virginia to the Alabama Gulf Coast. Frank Benoit worked for that company, H.T. Wetco owned by Bob Thurston, which was contracted by the United States government. Frank could...

The crime novel "Silent Slaughter" is a very suspenseful book of a serial killer and the police squad that is determined to catch him. The killer targets young lovely women to torture and kill. Lee Campbell, the police profiler, is the hero of the book...

Move over Walker; there’s a new Texas Ranger hero in town. I have always been a romantic at heart, especially when it comes to Texas Rangers. They are true heroes with a thankless job. While listening to "Thunder and Rain" I had to keep reminding...