Fodor is a well known name in guide books. If you enjoy travel and want to make plans ahead of time, you go to a Fodor travel guide. In one month I leave on a cruise to the Western Caribbean, so when my copy of...

Robert Ludlum passed away ten years ago, and here, in Bourne Dominion, Eric Van Lustbader carries on the tradition of the thriller/spy novel that Ludlum created and wrote so very well. Jason Bourne is back and, this time, is on the track of a group...

Gifted, young writer Chad Douglas has created a rollicking, action-filled tale of pirate/werewolf Captain Thomas Crowe, who sails from the Caribbean to London and onto Spain, fighting off government officials and the far more dangerous clans of vampires back in the 1700's. Cleverly using aliases...

Lore: East and Eight is the sequel to Lore: A Pirate's Charm which should be read prior to taking on this selection. When he was a teenager, Thomas was a slave to sea captain, Marcos Lapuente, and in spare moments, read up on magical lore...

There are all types of programs that deal with alcohol consumption: AA, Celebrate Recovery, and The Last Call are just a few of them. In Moderate Drinking Made Easy Workbook, Donna Cornett takes a different, yet unique, approach. She offers readers a workbook to help...

Anatomy of a Kidnapping; A Doctor's Story is a perfect title for this book, as its author, Steven L. Berk is a physician who responded to the events of March 6, 2005, with the instincts and skills he had honed in his many years of...

The two children who witnessed their mother’s death were sent to live with their aunt. The trauma left them emotionally scared. Their Aunt Luce lived in an isolated cabin deep in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. I have never read a Charles Frazier...

Hannah’s Prayer by J. William Caswell is based on historical fact. The setting is the City of Newport, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, August, 1775. Johnny Dyre was a blacksmith at the time of great unrest in the colonies. He had no desire...

In The Technologists, author Matthew Pearl has brilliantly portrayed the first precarious years in the development and survival of the Massachesetts Institute of Technology. It is 1868, and MIT is to graduate its first class. And then, frightening things begin to happen in the city...

Jacob Reckless has been fascinated by his father's study with the mirror that says, "The mirror will only open for he who cannot see himself." Jacob has crept through that mirror by himself into an alternative world, but this one time that he uses the...

Paul, known to many who have read the Bible, may remember him as an unsavory character; this book brings a refreshing new point of view to change that thought process. Through the informative and mood-setting foreword and subsequent chapters, the readers are given scripture and...

Parents, relatives and neighbors looking for a nice, affordable gift for a child will love The Snowman's Revenge. With colorful, full-page illustrations and a rhyming scheme that will bring Dr. Seuss to mind, Mark Smythe brings to life this early grade school story of a...

Froggy Boots Go With Everything is a creative and fun children’s book written by Jill Zabkar Martin and illustrated by Kristen Gaede Van Mourick. A young boy just loves his froggy boots and is proud to wear them everywhere he goes. He has adventures in...

Breadcrumbs is an intriguing modern day fairy tale written by Anne Ursu and Erin Mcquire. Inspired by Hans Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” Hazel and Jack have a bond like no other and share a passion for fantasy. Soon, the dynamics of their unique friendship change,...

Young, small town Vermont paramedic Peter Webster, or "Webster" as he's called, rescues drunken Sheila Arsenault from a car wreck and quickly falls madly in love with her. He is only 21, and she is twenty-four, a beautiful, hard-spoken girl from a tough town near...

It is 53 A.D. in ancient Italy where a landowner, Gaius Petronicus, harvests his olive oil and vineyard crops and goes off to sell them in the nearby town of Nolia. He entices young Justa, a girl dressed as a boy and forced into slavery,...

Ercell Hoffman's poetry tells of everyday life, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad, in a way that the reader will appreciate. Many of the poems have the theme of lamenting the loss of someone loved. "Moody" wishes for the comfort that only a loved one's return can...

Diabetes Warrior is a splendid book offering excellent medical advice, and despite its small size...it's only 3 inches wide by 5 inches high...it should be in backpacks and hip-pockets everywhere. Author William Dubois offers step-by-step advice on dealing with diabetes, comparing accurate information about diabetes...

Alice Waterston starts seeing monsters in the shadows and thinks she’s losing her mind – again. Ned knows first hand how real those monsters are. Separated by time but connected through the curse of a wicked shaman, Alice and Ned must each find a way...

M for ReadersFavorite I chose to read this book because the subtitle of "The Walk" said "Clear Direction and Spiritual Power For our Life." Who wouldn't want that? I had no knowledge of the author and when the book arrived, it surprised me to see his...