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...

Heidi Levan has written inspiring, short and quick to read thoughts that cover the four seasons in "Soul Songs: Reflections of Joy in Everyday Life". She begins with summer and her first reflection is on puff balls and how her daughter brought her one that...

Merry had no family. She was left on the steps of a church as a newborn babe on a Christmas Eve. She grew up in foster homes and orphanages. She just never had a place to belong, until now. She is grown and she...

The book is all about a woman's journey towards self discovery and independence. It tells the tale of how she fights her inner battles and how she handles her external obstacles and temptations. It tells the story of how she found her voice and the...

Ever had a child ask you questions about the Bible, and you didn't know just how to answer? I have had that experience and so I was extremely happy when I saw this book to review. In "The Amazing Bible Adventure for Kids", authors Josh...

Author Terrence W. Cooney produced the documentary of Caryl Chessman named "Justice and Caryl Chessman" in 1960 and even met Chessman himself before his prison death on May 2, 1960, after nine stays of execution. Now, years after that most famous death came after calls...

"Rebecca and the Hobgoblin Invasion: The Wingless Fairy: Book 2" by Margaret Pearce Rebecca is an interesting book. Rebecca's house goblin Golly is missing. If that isn't bad enough, she discovers that it is not just her house goblin that is missing ... all of...

"The Frozen Dozen" by Alexander Flint is a fun suspenseful collection of twelve short stories. It is January 2000 and the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II is beginning a millennium cruise around the world. Each story is about a different passenger with details of who...

"You're So Lucky!" is a simple self help book that explains the eight ways of how to feel lucky with our lives. It is divided into eight short chapters and consists of eight simple lessons on how to live your life by simply feeling lucky....

Kate Faraday always felt a bit of shame where her parents were concerned. It was tough growing up with an alcoholic father and a mother who suffered from mental illness. Added to the dysfunction was the fact that her parents lived in separate houses, but...

"Deconstructing the Food Pyramid: Balance and Moderation in Food Consumption" by Frank J. Ferrin is a very educational experience. Dr. Ferrin explains the true meaning of the food pyramid and how it relates to me in great detail and with non-medical words. "Deconstructing the Food...

"The Enchanting World of Garden Irene McGeeny" by Concetta Kennedy tells the story of a young girl who lives in a secret underground castle. Garden McGeeny is a little girl who has moved recently into town. She lives in a secret underground castle that her...

Mary McDonough began playing the part of Erin Walton on the TV program "The Waltons" when she was just ten years old. She shares her memories and experiences from that period of her life in her novel "Lessons From The Mountains". It also explores the...

"Relocated" by Margaret Fieland is a very different approach to the standard sci-fi concept of extra-planetary settlement. That places "Relocated" in a class by itself. In this book, Terrans from Earth maintain a military presence on Aleyne, where the residents look very much like humans,...

The family dinner table is lacking participants. Etiquette is unknown. Hospitality is a forgotten pastime. But it doesn’t have to be that way. "Welcome to Our Table" by Shirley and Danae Dobson is a guided tour into dining and socializing with friends, family or just...