"Vampirates: Immortal War" is the sixth book in the series by Justin Somper. Not having read the first five books, I feared that I would immediately be lost in this book. However, that was not the case. The author did a superb job of acquainting...

Viola Whedon is getting too old to be a favored courtesan in the London of 1783, but at twenty seven, she still can hear when men enter her home, Number 12 Chapel Street, at nighttime, intent upon finding and then stealing whatever valuable lies...

In the small seaside town of Manduwoc, memories of better economic times looms over the heads of the shoe-string community. Luanne Devore is the tie that binds them together and that is not for a good reason...she has a habit of spreading horrible gossip. Her...

A young man named Bent comes from the farm fields of Minnesota and he survives the bloody battle of Gettysburg. Union Private Bent Nyhavn is the moral center of this epic tale. Kregg P.J. Jorgenson in Clubs Are Trumps: The Road From Plum Run writes...

Author Jack Jon has taken the tumultuous last years of the shogun empire in Japan and created a novel that students of world history will love. He creates fictional Nelson Harding, son of a New England whale ship captain, who goes to Japan, sailing on...

She waited for her beloved husband for four long years and then he was by her side again. Doc McCoy is a master criminal with nerves of steel. He will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, in this case taking down a...

James Patterson and Nail Mahon teamed up to pen "Toys". Could this be a look at humanity's future? Mankind did a lousy job in taking care of the earth so that they created super enhanced beings to clean up the mess. The Elite formed a...

"Adrenaline" by Jeff Abbott has great potential. The plot is a thriller. Sam Capra is a CIA agent; he and his wife Lucy are expecting a child and living in London. Sam is in the midst of delivering an intelligence report when Lucy calls begging...

Woody Guthrie’s "Riding In My Car" is a pop-up book. The illustrations were done by talented Scott Menchin. The outside cover begs to be opened with a roadster-looking car filled with “beatniks”. There are four passengers, one with a goatee. The car is 3 dimensional....

Too often sex carries negative connotations even into marriage. Pastor Ed Young discusses God, sex and marriage. In Genesis we are told that God created everything and that includes sex. Pastor Ed Young stresses that God has blessed marriages with the physical act of sex....

I am a fan of Michael Crichton. He has the ability to send chills down my spine with mere words. In "Micro" he asks readers to look at the world around them in a different perspective. If we were shrunk to a tiny inch in...

"52 Weeks of Non-Stop Bliss" is the kind of book that would make a good gift from one friend to another. Written by Terri L. Cunkle, it provides what it proclaims to be “activities sure to bring joy back into the lives of the super...

"Touched by a Child" by retired principal George Towery is a delightful read for those in the educational system and also for parents who have ever wondered what goes on in their children's school while they are at work. Towery was a principal for 40...

"Glorify Each Day" by John Banks has an unusual beginning. Eight year old Tommy tried to kill his mother’s dog in a fit of anger. The plot moves forward in time. Cheryl is talking with her therapist concerning her boyfriend. From the discussion it becomes...

“Quests of Shadowind: Skyshifter” by L.A. Miller is a sci-fi fantasy book about two siblings, Logan and Mindy, who are dropped into a strange, yet oddly normal world along with the other kids in their neighborhood. They must all work together to find their parents...

Rick Schworer is a Bible warrior. This book is not for the faint at heart but for serious students of the Bible. I minored in Theology and can say without a doubt that Schworer hits all the important points in his interpretation of Revelations, a...

I think Susan Allison hits the nail on the head when she introduces the idea that much of what we suffer emotionally may reveal itself in our physical bodies as illnesses. It will be excellent if we know and understand this then we can shine...

Here is a delightful high fantasy story that will surprise the reader, anyone from pre-teen to adults. I enjoyed the history for the newness it has. I have never read a fantasy book where people turn into dragons and vise versa. There is a good...

The author writes this book because there is so much interest and curiosity today about the Antichrist: * Is it possible to identify the Antichrist before he rises to power? * What are the signs of his arrival? * What is the significance of the number 666? * Will...

In this book, Jane Kirkpatrick uses real life heroine Hulda Klager. Hulda was a farmer's wife in Woodland, WA, born in Germany and taken to the US in 1865 at the age of two. At an early age, Hulda created an easy peeling hybrid apple...