Tessa McFionn’s To Discover a Divine is the first book in the Rise of the Stria series. Kahlym Cal Jhuen is breaking out two of his captured crewmembers when he sees two Rimmarian guards standing over a woman. He shoots both guards and offers to...

Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs by Beth Ricanati, MD is a memoir that captures one woman's journey into her spiritual center, the place where self-love and self-care happen, and the very place where one heals oneself from the ache of anxiety and depression...

If you enjoy murder mystery laced with humor, a boatload of colorful characters, and a plot that stops evolving only on the last few pages, you’ll like The House Always Wins by Tom Minder. This is a fun read that might not appeal to the...

Declan Quinn is the main character in The Consigliere, a mafia lawyer trying to escape his life of crime. The story goes back and forth between the past and the present and his hopes for the future. Declan had a hard and troubled childhood,...

Cami loved sweets. Cami was busy thinking about treats sitting in her room while her mother was putting Baby Wyatt down for a nap. Cami opened the fridge and scooped out a little of the ice cream but her mother found out. The very next...

From Pemberley, a Wedding to Remember by Margaret Lynette Sharp is a short historical story. Elizabeth’s daughter is getting married tomorrow and Elizabeth has just learned that Amelia is threatening not to come. Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s granddaughter, Amelia, is making some heavy demands of...

Following her 2008 academic text investigating the nature of relationships between black women and white men, Cheryl Y. Judice has authored a book on a similar topic titled Interracial Relationships Between Black Women and White Men. In her new book, Judice explores the stories of...

Triumph Over Tears by Nava Chernoff is a moving autobiography that takes the reader through the many emotional twists and turns of her life. Some ups and downs will keep the reader turning the pages to find out how that particular situation will turn out....

Despite her unstable childhood and painful teenage years, Mallory Riscoe is finally finding her footing. She has a stable job, a place of her own and friends she can count on. However, a false accusation sees her fired and she is back to looking for...

Breathing Love: Meditation in Action by Jennie Lee is a profound and thought-provoking book that provides a fresh look at what love is and what it takes to live beyond the daily trials of love, personal motive, and desires. Love resides in everybody and it...

The Vineyard Dregs by Anthony Carinhas is the story of Claus Berliner, a young man in 1938 Germany. After a house fire rips through too quickly to be extinguished, Claus' brother, Radulf, and a female companion who had accompanied him are killed in the inferno....

The Case of the Missing Poodle: A Detective Ducky Story is a children’s picture book written by Ben Kubicek. Detective Ducky was poised to dig into a plate of beans -- his favorite food -- when a grief-stricken young girl walked into his office. Her...

Watson and Bill are Westies. Or, more accurately, West Highland white terriers. They’re small, cute and full of love and energy. A day with Watson and Bill is full of fun surprises, as well as the regular routine of eating, playing and just enjoying life...

Immerse yourself in an absorbing sleuth mystery whodunit with Jo A. Hiestand's Arrested Flight. Mike McLaren, a former police detective, thought he would enjoy his much-deserved holiday in the secluded town of Whitby. However, when circumstances force him to spend his days in the village...

An Evil Among Us by J.E. Holling is the sequel to The Falcon’s Revenge and is the stage for a succession of seemingly unconnected explosions. FBI consultant Eric Tyson is called upon to investigate the suspicious circumstances. He discovers that one name seems to be...

Research Writing About Cultural Artifacts is a much-needed addition to the already crowded field of books about research writing. I think it is needed because it offers a less boring, more interesting approach. This is important because, in this day and age, the one thing...

Introduction To Literature is the second book I have reviewed by Anna Faktorovich. I anticipated reading it because I really enjoy her writing style. She is informative, humorous, and insightful. I felt her previous book was funnier, but that particular topic lent itself more to...

"And then it shrieked at me, the agony of centuries piercing my ears till I thought my skull would burst, electric shocks searing through my fingers, hand, arm, ripping through my whole body, gripping my lungs and squeezing until I couldn’t breathe. I flung the...

In Daisy's Choice by Mike Owens, we are introduced to Daisy Sugarbush, an eighteen-year-old 'daddy's girl' who would rather go around with her dad, while he attends to his handyman business, than do what most young women usually do like wear nice dresses and follow...

Backpacking My Style: How to See the World on a Budget by Cristina Grau is a fabulous book that will take readers on a fascinating journey with the author to the sixteen countries she visited on a budget without many expenses. As readers go to...