Carolyn Moncel is a wonderful author. I like the development of the characters and the way they blended into the plot. This is not Ellery and Julien Roulet's first appearance, though. I was a little confused on that aspect at first, but once I pushed...

Easy Money by Daryl Moore is the story of two teenage age boys who want to make extra money for the summer before heading off to college. Best friends Skip and Greg are both tired of being broke all the time. Even though Greg has...

Dust On His Soul by Jason Blacker is a very deeply written book and, although fictional, is inspired by the life of Stephen Bilko and the African National Congress (ANC). Many African men joined what is Africa’s left wing political party. The story starts out...

Local Tribes by Thomas Hansen Hichenbottom has a surfer on the cover, and this might discourage some potential readers from opening the cover. That would be a mistake. As the story begins, Santa Cruz native, Marco D'Giorgio, finds himself graduated from high school without any...

In The Victory Dance, author Nancy Pristine advocates that with certain mental exercises, anyone can put him/herself in the winner's circle, be it in a sporting event or in life in general. In order to engage in entering into a victory dance, the reader must...

Keeper of the Ark begins in modern times as the narrator reaches Ethiopia and finds St. Mary's of Zion Church where the original Ark of the Covenant is kept. Why in Ethiopia? Because when Moses was still an Egyptian general, he was married to a...

From the Normandy beaches, Sergeant Tony Gilbert leads his company of tanks into France. His sole objective is to kill German tanks and to survive each encounter. The American Sherman Tanks are smaller, lightly armed and armored; no match for the heavy Tigers, and the...

Fragments of a Social Conscience by Natasha R. Stultz is a suspense-filled book that will leave the reader spellbound. When Felicity Angelina's father was killed, it was thought she was destroyed also. Living with an alcoholic mother who really, in a way, hated her, Felicity...

The Hardline Self Help Handbook gives a person the necessary skills needed in order to achieve his/her dreams. In each chapter there are graphs and such in order to help a person deal with his/her particular issues in order to become a success. When doing...

That Certain Summer by Mary Verdick is a light springy romance with a suspenseful undertone to it. Sally Grimes from Winner, Iowa, wants to be a writer but so far has not progressed past writing for the local newspaper. Now she has a chance to...

Scott Antwan’s poetry collection “Love Drunk” follows a lover through the many stages of love to its eventual end. The speaker in the book begins by expressing a desire to find true love, then finds an object of his affection to pine for, and then...

As an architect and educator, Bill Asti is more than well qualified to write on how people must work together to create sustainable communities for future generations. He has worked with knowledgeable, dedicated people like Win Rockefeller and Edward Durrell Stone. Asti is quite vocal...

Storyteller, actor, and American Civil Celebrant Gerald Fierst has created a book about weddings, but it's not about how to buy gowns and flowers, arrange for the reception, and where to place the candles. The Heart of the Wedding puts the magic back in a...

I found this book quite interesting. The author frequently speaks of herself as on a journey dealing with suicide. This empowered me to know that I can help anyone with this issue by referring them to this particular book. I enjoyed the fact that it...

This book discusses marriage from a Biblical perspective. I believe that anyone, married or not, would experience what the true meaning of marriage is in our society today, and how what happened back in ancient times is applicable to what is going on in the...

Garrison and Louisa were a married couple who remained childless. Garrison was a CIA agent and Louisa a nurse. When a neighborhood house fire left a Down’s syndrome child orphaned and homeless, Louisa wanted to adopt him. Garrison and Louisa loved Noah very much. They...

House of Northern Lights by Valen Watson is an amazing novel that takes the reader on a trip to the far northwestern regions, the land of the Haida people whose history goes back a long ways. Liselle (Elle) leaves her failing marriage and urban life...

Public Safety Architecture focuses on the safety of public buildings, particularly specialized buildings such as a jail, bank, or courthouse. The criterion the architect must meet includes: “security, survivability, community acceptance, technology, and the ever-evolving mission statement.” Public Safety Architecture is an in-depth look at...

Martha, A Novel by Diana Wallis Taylor is about the Biblical Martha. After the death of her mother, Martha took on the care of the household and her family: her brother Lazarus, her sister Mary, and her father. She was always the caretaker, leaving her to...

Clint Johnson's book, Touring Virginia's and West Virginia's Civil War Sites, is jam-packed with fascinating information, pictures and historical details. The book is organized into 18 different tours, 4 in the state of West Virginia and 14 in the state of Virginia. Each chapter is...