"The Middle of Nowhere" begins back in the early twenties. We meet Lucy Malinda Chapman, also known as Skitchy, the fifteen year old daughter of a rancher family in West Texas. When Skitchy falls in love with Pinkney Campbell, a cotton farmer,who is several years...

Gaston the dog and little Gregorie the bird live in a small town in northern France with their master, Mr. Marceau. The Marceau home is a very happy one, with a wonderful garden with beautiful flowers and a fruit orchard where cherries, pears, apples and...

In 1968, Lia Benedict's Italian-born father and his brother, Joe, sell their Brooklyn-based business, Jo-Fran Refreshments, and Frank Benedict moves his family to a New Jersey town for a better, safer life. Lia's older sister, Tina, is marrying, but Lia and her younger siblings, brother...

It is not Super-Man, it is Manner-Man! I thoroughly enjoyed Sherrill Cannon’s new children’s book “Manner-Man.” Ms. Cannon has a unique ability to teach children very valuable behavioral lessons through her awesome writing. And the rhyming style of writing makes the story fun and enjoyable...

"Sins of the Father" tells the story of two people who are from different worlds. There is Bowen, a child who has had misfortune of the worst kind and there is Aaron who has lived a saintly life but is miserable over his own questionable...

"Alien Invasion: Life As We Know It" by John Kilmerstone is a unique look at alien invasion of planet earth. John Kilmerstone has attacked the planet in a new and unanticipated fashion; he has opened the door to a significant, but previously unexplored concept of...

Memories can be great, but they can also be painful, hanging around your neck like a tightening noose. Artist Abby Warren has left her past behind her and moved to St. Louis to escape her guilt, blaming herself for her best friend Holly’s death and...

"Love Calls and Roundelays" is a colorful assortment of poetry by Wyn. From the stars and the ocean to the universe itself, this collection reaches a broad expanse of feeling and depth while providing a peep into the writer’s soul. The gift of summer is...

One night, James Decker gets killed while saving a young girl. Problem is, he doesn't stay dead--he's an Eternal--and starts seeing all sorts of supernatural beings, including the ghosts of his dead grandpa, his long-dead dad, and his dead girlfriend. The young girl he saved,...

Aurora is grieving deeply for her husband Jake. He was killed in an automobile accident and she keeps imagining that he is coming back to bed with her. Her mother's friend Marina has stayed with Aurora after Jake's funeral; she is like a sister to...

"Power Blind" by Steven Gore is a solid thriller from the first page to the last. Private Investigator Grahan Gage isn't quite sure who he is working for as a complicated death leads to the top power positions in Washington, D.C. Palmer is a financial...

"The Hunley: The Civil War's Secret Weapon" by Larry C. Kerr is a novel of historical fiction that tells the story of the H.L. Hunley, the very first submarine to sink an enemy ship. On February 17, 1864, Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley rammed and sank...

"Crimson & Cream", book one of "The Oxbow Kingdom Trilogy" is a rollicking ride through a land where magic is outlawed. C.M. Skiera's novel tells the story of Jetsam, a young orphan whose life is as bleak as they come. With their parents murdered, Jetsam...

Martin Roy Hill's anthology, "Duty", is a compilation of short stories with the common theme of duty to one's country. The cover story 'Duty' is a tale about the mythical red button that starts the atomic war, and the soldiers who are assigned the fatal...

Jessica lives in a dream to escape the unhappiness of her father's death. She soars over a tiny island as a bird looking compulsively for something. A strong desire to know more grips her when she is awakened and finds she has been transformed into...

True forgiveness benefits both parties. The forgiver releases the oppressor or sinner, vanquishing their own spirit, which then opens the afflicted parties up to God’s dialogue and direction. A critical factor explained in detail is to ascertain, beyond any shadow of doubt, that the sinner...

"A Mixture of Madness" by Andrew Levkoff is the second book in this series, taking us to Alexandros, a man who at 19 was chained to the tail of a victorious Roman army that was on the march home. He was just one more slave...

With all of the violent events occurring across the world, William Michael Seddon Sr. offers readers a helpful guide on how to react and survive a terrorist event in “Before Terror Strikes.” This well-outlined book covers different factors to consider in potentially life-threatening situations, as...

"Christmas Beneath a Frozen Lake" by Darrel L. Hammon is one in the series “The Adventures of Bob the Bullfrog”. It is well-written and well-illustrated. Bob is concerned that Santa won’t be able to penetrate the thick ice covering the lake where Bob and...

Carolyn Kane and her friend Kacey are scouring Roswell, Georgia, in the hopes of finding the perfect location to open a restaurant. When Caroline is told about Greyson Manor, one of the original plantation homes in the area, it sounds perfect. When her realtor approaches...