"Flight in February" commences with an escaped convict, Marcus Strenck, working his way through snow outside a prison in Minnesota. Since it is in the heart of winter, and the prisoner is hardly supplied with Arctic clothing, one may wonder why he does not freeze...

"Manhattan Chronicles" gives us a glimpse of the evolving dynamics between the dating men and women in New York. It consists of thirteen chapters with provocative titles like 'Men of A Certain Age', 'Are Men Becoming Redundant?', 'Sex and the Craiglist', and 'May I buy...

"Where Did the Sun Go?" by Janet Cameron Hoult is a marvelous and unique introduction for children and adults of all ages to world-wide beliefs about solar eclipses. The colorful, full-page illustrations by Julia Andrzejewska are a perfect accompaniment to the author's explanation of cultural...

Young Ben Stokes has been murdered in a secluded part of a children's playground in London, England. A brick was smashed against his face, fracturing his eye socket and killing him within hours. A man reported that he'd seen two boys fighting on the playground...

"EMMA: Emergent Movement of Militant Anarchists" by Michael Segedy is every bit as exciting as you’d expect a novel by this talented author to be. A group of political anarchists - in the true sense of the word as meaning a political philosophy that holds...

Horse stories and horse racing is not something I read about a lot, so this was a very different read for me, one that I thoroughly enjoyed. Washington D. C. Lawyer Dan Morgan was thrilled that his thoroughbred was finally going to run in a...

The Magnificent Ancient Ashton Park estate in historical 1900’s of England and WW1 is the setting for this story about the Dansforth family. Between the walls of this home and its large and wealthy family and their enormous staff lurk tales and romances that will...

Mary and Bruce Trimble had been married for only one year when they volunteered for the Peace Corps. So, in 1979, they landed at Senegal's Dakar airport and from there flew onto Gambia where they would be working. After ten weeks of training to learn...

"The Long and Whining Road" by Simeon Courtie is one of the best books I’ve read in recent years. The story of how a family of five threw caution to the wind and launched into a trip around the world, busking Beatles beats for UNICEF...

If you like satire, hate yuppies and love(d) the television series “Arrested Development”, then you’ll want to listen to "Where’d You Go, Bernadette". Written by Maria Semple (a writer for "Arrested Development"), it offers up that unique combination of humor, soap opera and reflection that...

“Time Management for Freelancers: A Self-Paced Course for Busy Professionals” by Nicole Y. Adams is a book for freelancers wanting to gain control of their workplace productivity and ultimately to increase their profitability. Adams is a certified German/English translator and public relations consultant. As the...

"Daniel X: Armageddon" by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein and read by Milo Centimgtlia in the audio CD format is the fifth installment in the 'Daniel X' series. For those not familiar with Daniel X, he is a superhero of sorts. The teen is an...

In "Does This Church Make Me Look Fat?: A Mennonite Finds Faith, Meets Mr. Right and Solves Her Lady Problems" by Rhonda Janzen, Rhonda Janzen was raised a Mennonite but by twelve she had turned away from her faith. When she began dating a Pentecostal...

“Restore Your Marriage & Fall in Love Again: A Couple’s Guide to 12 Relationship Building Tools and Applications” by Krystal Kuehn, focuses on 12 steps to keep your marriage strong. After the honeymoon is over, the day-to-day living with your spouse may not be so...

Laine and her friend Eshana flee south after a rescue they planned did not go as they wanted. But never did Laine imagine she would run into her former fiancé. Imagine Laine’s surprise when she starts her new nursing job at the jungle plantation and...

In the second 'Save the Pearls' book, Victoria Foyt takes the reader through "Adapting Eden". In order to become Ronson Bramford's mate, Eden Newman must adapt into a hybrid human. By doing so, she and others hold high hopes that she and Bramford can facilitate...

Ginger has always lived in Collier County, a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone else, yet her mother’s twin, Julianne was shot, and her death remains an unsolved mystery. After her mother’s sudden death, Ginger’s home is robbed. What were they looking for?...

"Private Berlin" was written by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan and read by Ari Fliakos and January LaVoy in the audio format. The Private is an international private investigation company with offices in all the major cities. In this book we focus on the branch...

"Journey With Me ABC" by J. Adams is a short and colorful book that helps teach kids about the alphabet and what words start with each letter. This book also informs children about which letters function as vowels and how to use them. The rhymes...

"My Last Summer with You: No Fanfare for a Withered Rose" begins in 2010. Joseph decides to stay in for lunch as the weather is cold and wintery. His secretary tells him that he has a telephone call and to his surprise, the call is...