As soon as the "Sword of Truth" is introduced, it is clear that big things are bound to happen. A simple farm boy, Gewey, discovers that his life is much more than he ever expected it to be as he joins up with an interesting...

When Big Jim Bob tells Vivian about an abandoned storage unit that is coming up for auction, he hints at possible treasures inside, piquing Vivian's interest and ensuring her pursuit of it. Besides being an antique buyer, Vivian has also earned a reputation as an...

After reading Solomon Huriash’s book on science and Judaism and John L. Leonard’s book on science and Christianity I was curious whether Ahmad Hassan’s on Islam and science was as good. Neither of the three proved to me that God existed, but each made their...

This book is a series of adventures of Pussy Cat Dilly Dot. Dilly Dot is an alley cat. She was named so because she has one silver spot at the tip of her tail. Her family is adopted and taken away when she goes playing...

Behind the Lace is a story of Cinderella before she meets her handsome prince, when there was a stepmother of her own. Cinderella tells of her life and family growing up, and it’s definitely not what we would think. Cinderella is not the innocent young...

In "What Did You Say?" author Monique Hammond describes the frightening and debilitating experience of the onset of an inner ear disorder. While teaching a pharmacology class, she suddenly lost the hearing in her left ear. Later that evening, she had a vicious attack of...

"Untold" is the story of Coral Berringer, who lives in a Newport, Rhode Island, mansion that has been allowed to moulder and decay by her terrifying and abusive mother. Coral's body is burned and scarred by her mother's discipline, especially the scalding hot baths where...

“Ruins of the Mind” by Craig A. Wright is a very well-conceived dystopian novel, set on a future Earth, decimated by a global virus, released from an Egyptian mummy discovered in the Sahara Desert. The evil spirit of that mummy was released at the same...

Martin Abulafia is an intelligent young man who abandoned his studies after becoming disillusioned with the Roman Catholic church. The year is 1529 and Spain is at the height of its imperial power. This is also the time when the Spanish Inquisition wreaks havoc in...

In "Back to Blood", Tom Wolfe tells a complex tale of modern Miami with all of its racial, social, and cultural conflicts. The story focuses on the lives of two young Cubans struggling to rise above the constraints of their circumstances. They start out as...

Cancer was all John could think of though he had to help his wife. Ruby was his priority and he didn’t want her to die. What a roller-coaster ride! Kudos to Daniel Palmer for "Stolen". I had not yet read any of his books, but...

"In Search of my Soul" by Lucy Pignataro is a book that has the author sharing her life story with the reader in the hope that others will be encouraged to bring forth their own gifts and wisdom. Lucy Pignataro is a counselor, life coach...

"No Bullies Allowed: Zoey's Adventures" by Linda K. Lee and Mary Ting is about how Mean Jean, a girl bully, caused fear and humiliation in Abby and how the victim's friends rallied on her behalf to help and support her. Mean Jean would call Abby...

So, you are an introvert. Isn’t that the same as being shy, or socially anxious? Isn’t it a handicap in a society that values extroversion? No way, says Amber Keyes in her new book "The Advantage of Being an Introvert in an Extrovert World". Instead,...

Author Joseph Richardson has given many generations much food for thought in "Visions of Mary." A current-time emergency room physician finds himself baffled by an elderly patient who simply will not allow himself to be known. The doctor sees confusion and orientation and surmises...

Book Two of 'The Godling Chronicles', "Of Gods and Elves", continues the fast-paced action that leads Gewey and his friends deeper into the intrigues of the Dark Knight. The world is changing quickly and the group of men and women, elves and gods trying to...

“104 Ways to Starve your Anger and Feed your Soul” by Robyn Wheeler is a book for people who have small or big problems with the anger they feel in their life. And who amongst us never feels angry? In a way, this book is...

In the heat of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, homicide officer Harry Bosch and his partner are allowed only a short time at each new death scene. When they arrive in an alley to make a report on another victim they are startled to discover...

The simple romance of a not so simple couple! Nicola thought that she had enough of the “office romance” and swore that she would never date another colleague but her resolve was tested when Greg came to work in her office. The first meeting sparked...

The protagonist of Lynda Stephenson’s novel "The Southern Chapter of the Big Girl Panties Club" is a sometimes sassy, sometimes sarcastic, and always unpredictable sixteen-year-old girl from Clover, Texas, named Frankilee Baxter. The story opens in 1958 on the first day of freshman orientation at...