A Strategic Painter: Mastermind Your Craft by Roopa Dudley is an educational book for artists, guiding readers through what it means to set up and then to own an artistic business. From ingredients that make an exceptional artwork to how to promote your art, the...

This novel flits easily through time and space, adding context to the storyline through visitations into the past, watching the careful decisions of prominent men in history as they seek to protect the truth of man's real origins. Each of the characters is well drawn,...

Show Me Love: A Collection of Poetry, and Expression of Love by Christie Black-Murrell is a collection of love poems that covers diverse love topics: godly love, brotherly love, and romantic love. All the poems are written keeping these themes in mind. The author's thoughtfulness...

Cancer’s Best Medicine by Mauris L. Emeka is quite honestly the all-around best book about preventing and/or curing cancer that I have read so far. Mr. Emeka was motivated to undertake extensive research about cancer, following the loss of his wife to pancreatic cancer. The...

It's ridiculous how many people are diagnosed with cancer each year. While we've gotten a lot better at treating cancer, it would be much better to figure out ways of preventing the problem to save people all that time, energy, and occasionally heartbreak. In Fear...

Disciples of the Inverted Cross by Stanley Ohanugo is a powerful story. It is the inspirational story of Ikenna Obiajulu, a young man haunted by the death of a younger sister during his early childhood. He was so young at the time of her death...

Troop 458 tells the story of new girl Rhonda and her lifelong friendship with Grace, Cassie, and Peaches. The story starts with several of these friends coming together to seek justice for one of them who has been wronged. You know within the first few...

Emily had been dumped by her boyfriend the previous day so she had drunk herself to sleep. Now imagine waking up with a major hangover and a 'moving' sausage in your bathroom. That is how Emily's day had begun and it only got worse as...

A Bit of Madness by Chris Michael Johnson is a collection of poems that revolve around a spiritual theme. Based on his personal observations and experiences, the author has put down his feelings and thoughts about God for readers to comprehend. The poems speak about...

Deputy Dorkface: How Trutherton Got Its Honesty Back by Kevin D. Janison is an endearing and funny story for children revolving around the theme of honesty. The Student Council Candidates make promises to the students during the campaign and they find it difficult to stick...

On June 25, 1949, a man by the name of John William Campbell, along with a female companion, was arrested in Fayetteville, Arkansas for a crime both the police and prosecutors of this small town deemed “unfit to be named," namely, sodomy. In fact, Mr....

When a self-employed boat carrier ferries a private yacht to San Diego, it is all in a day’s work. At least that is what Casey believes when he pulls up to the designated marina to complete his latest assignment. Uncertain if he has docked the...

The Practice of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Innovative Modality for Facilitating Mental Wellness by Lynn J. Piper, Ph.D. is a book with an educational and informative theme of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy. The book guides mental health professionals in practicing Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy (AAP). The book is useful for...

Professor Kompressor by Nils Andersson is a funny story that revolves around the scientific adventures of Professor Kompressor. The book shows the creative side of science and technology and makes the subject likeable and entertaining for young readers. Children will love Professor Kompressor and his...

Baby Jesse is a product of science, conceived and gestated in the laboratory of a doctor who died and took the secret of Jesse’s creation and survival with him, leaving only incomplete and confusing notes about his work. All anyone knows is that the...

Darker Side Endings 2 by Kelvin Kettle is the second short story collection in the Darker Side Endings series by this author. Darker Side Endings 2 contains six short horror stories of widely varying subject matter. My reaction to these six stories varied as well,...

Requiem for a Lost Youth by Diana Hockley is a short story that starts off with someone receiving a couple of incriminating photographs along with a newspaper piece with the headline: “Murder in the Mountains.” Shocked and terrified because it had happened several years ago...

When you’re from Chicago you never really get used to the bipolar weather, but you tolerate it. Patricia Jordan unfortunately has a love-hate relationship with the temperamental beast known as Chicago weather, so it is just her luck that her October countdown to summer and...

Connor Stone: Space Detective is a fast paced story involving a dedicated detective who lives in outer space on a planet called Grega. Connor Stone was an Enforcement Officer in this galactic realm. Unfortunately, as a result of an injury during an assignment,...

Poodles at Play, written by Paula Lynn McGrew and illustrated by Krystine Kercher, is an adorable and enjoyable children’s book to read aloud or enjoy alone. Oodles of poodles came to the door and wanted to play. After asking mom and getting ready for the...