The latest 'Southern Mysteries' book from Peggy Webb is called "Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse". Not having read the previous stories, I was somewhat at a disadvantage as far as the characters go but once I caught on, I found this to be an...

"Too Early for Flowers" is a novel with actual characters and dedicated to Polio moms. Iris left Hardscrabble, Illinois, in 1940 never intending to return; she had plans to travel. Life doesn’t always go as we plan. In 1949 Iris returned to Hardscrabble, IL, as...

"Brimstone" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the 5th book in the 'Pendergast series'. From the first time I met him in Relic I was hooked on Pendergast. In this installment Jeremy Grove is found murdered in his attic. His body is burned to...

"Living, Loving and Laughing My Way Through" by Charron Monaye is obviously an emotional dialogue with the reader. Through a bold approach to the highly sentimental arenas of human existence, the poet declares war against the stereotypical ways of living, loving and laughing one's way...

“Break Your Addiction to Conflict: 12 Tools to Quiet the Mind” was written by Nathan J. Snow, a former business owner who had dealt with an unpleasant experience with his business partner. However, this situation ended up being the path for change as he learned...

DeStefano, who has written popular religious books "A Travel Guide to Heaven" and "Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To", has now created the well-written and thoughtful "Angels All Around Us". "Angels All Around Us" tells of how the reader will be protected and guided...

Author Traian Nicola was born in Transylvania in 1949 and was baptized in the Romanian Orthodox Church. However, in those years when the author was growing up, Romania was under Communist rule. Although Traian Nicola's parents tried to give him and his sister a normal...

Suzanna knew her husband followed his strict views on family Christmas get-togethers, but she didn't realize the impact it would have on their relationship until they were facing their first Christmas together and Suzanna would be the only person missing at her family's Christmas gathering....

In "Finding the Prosperity Within" author Brian Webster offers advice for those readers who need a career revitalization or need to pursue prosperity and success. The author tells of Jamie who works for a Silicon Valley company called ESE and watches as rival company VDEP...

"1931" by Mike Tucker details the culture of the United States in the year 1931. Prohibition was in effect and the Great Depression was in full swing as well. Tucker tells how the Mafia controlled the bootleggers, the politicians and the flow of illegal liquor....

"The Chronicles of the Mira" tells a cumulative story about a land called Loz and the feud between the Mira and the Scintillates. It does this through three short stories, each from a different character's perspective. The Scintillates and the Mira are cousins of a...

"The Daughter of The King" by Carlene Havel and Sharon Fauchuex is extremely palatable to a reader who adores historical fiction replete with creativity. The novel is a fictional recreation of the story related to Princess Michal, the daughter of King Saul. The writers...

Karen Arnpriester’s novella "Anessia’s Quest" is a beautifully narrated touching story of a young girl who faces harsh, even violent, conditions from very early on in life, but who still manages not only to positively affect the lives of her loved ones but to extend...

"Beyond Heaven: A New Earth, The Eternal Destiny of God's People" by Joseph Keibler presents an almost radical alternative to the commonly held belief about life after death. He begins with an introduction to his background and how he arrived at his interpretation, apologizing for...

In "Marmaduke" Margaret Pearce tells the tale of two young boys, Billy and Rusty, and an adventure that involves them and Billy's pet mouse Marmaduke. The story opens with the two friends working together on fixing Billy's bicycle. They head out for the day, looking...

"The Metaphysics of Shoes" by Charline E. Manuel will make you think every time you buy and wear a pair of shoes. There are 12 short stories that will inspire and empower you to become a better person. Some of the shoes that Charline ...

Portia is comfortable in her life as a college admissions recruiter at Princeton University. Her longtime love, Mark, their house, their friends...heck, their whole life together is predictable and wonderfully routine. Her life has not always been this way. In fact, it was a series...

What will the year 2153 have in store for humans? That is the concern of Collin F. Barnes in his breath-taking novel "Artificial Evil". In a context where controversies arise regarding the survival of mortals in an immortal techno-world, the writer attempts to herald the...

"A Diary with a Difference" by Martin Line is an interesting juxtaposition of two diaries - a contemporary one by Judith Thomas, a slightly reserved 20-year-old with a keen eye for political comment, and the 17th century account by Jane McCarthy, one of Judith’s forbears,...

Author JB Lynn continues "Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman" in this delightful sequel, "Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman" which features hitwoman Maggie Lee. Maggie kills only because she needs money to support her beloved young niece Katie who is comatose and hospitalized...