Upon reflection, when is a psychological thriller more psychological than thriller? When it’s The Water Hemlock by Casper Valentine. But before you conclude that this is a negative observation on this novel, it’s not at all. In fact, it’s a compliment. You see, what Valentine...

With Wanton Disregard is a graphic and gripping crime novel by author Gwen Banta. The plot takes place in the exclusive Long Beach area of Belmont Shore, where the high-gloss lives of the well to do people mask a seedy underbelly filled with crime and...

Perfectly Imperfect by Amber Whitted is the third volume in a series composed of her words and thoughts about a variety of topics. To be honest, I have not read the first two volumes. I had not heard of her until I decided to read...

Dammit is an action and adventure thriller written by Jerry Baggett. Marine Captain Dammit McGowin and his brother, Dick, had gone for a leisurely and only marginally competitive run before ending up at the Beachside Bar in Virginia Beach. The sand-strewn, open air bar ...

The Life of a Rodeo Clown by Ann Drews is a picture book about the rodeo and the important job of rodeo clowns. They must keep the bull riders safe and they must distract bulls when riders fall. The story is told in a lilting...

The Ruins on Stone Hill by FP Spirit is the first installment in the epic fantasy adventure series, Heroes of Ravenford. Written in a unique style that is entirely the author's own, the story dives immediately into an action sequence and we're introduced to the...

Survival Island by Matt Drabble is the kind of book that intoxicates the reader with thrills, where the setting takes on a character of its own. Clayton, a town with secrets and a beauty that is unique. There is a clear dichotomy, faintly visible, between...

Every time I pick up a memoir of child sexual abuse like Shattered by the Darkness, I recognize the victim I was, and which, like Dr. Gregory Williams, I still am and always will be. The only real difference between the author and myself is...

The Abstinence Myth by Adi Jaffe is a refreshing and eye-opening way to look at addiction and how to get on top of it for good! What will surprise readers most, and might be obvious from the title, is that Dr. Jaffe doesn’t necessarily espouse...

Adina and Bonzo make a good sleuthing pair. Bonzo is Adina’s dog, a rescue no one else wanted, from the Cutie Pie Dog Rescue Center where Adina volunteered. Besides volunteering, Adina works as a researcher and, when she’s not helping at the shelter, walking her...

Swimming Upstream is a literary fiction novel written by Jacob Anderson-Minshall. Flint immediately wished he could go back in time and not overhear the conversation his dad was having with the bland-looking, middle-aged man who had rung the doorbell of their Marin County home. Prior...

John I. Rigoli and Diane Cummings’ The Mystery of Julia Episcopa is book one in The Vatican Chronicles series. Historical archaeologists Valentina Villa and Erika Simone are hired by the Vatican to investigate the role of women in the first century church. However, not all...

Anointed: A David and Goliath Novel is an enthralling opening to The Davidic Chronicles by Greg S. Baker, a story that takes the reader back to ancient history and plunges them into the world of young David, the anointed one. The story begins with the...

Crocodiles and Kaleko: Dangers and Designer Clothes in the Solomon Islands is an entertaining and informative memoir. Paula Henriksen arrived in the Solomon Islands in 2010 to manage a multi-million-dollar health program for the Australian Agency for International Development as part of a multi-national peacekeeping...

Eileen Maddocks's 1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith is the perfect book for readers who like to study religion and try to dig deeper into how a religion took its form and was shaped into the belief systems that...

Discover how to write and sell your cozy mystery in the excellent how-to book, Writing the Cozy Mystery: Expanded Second Edition by Nancy J. Cohen. Interpersonal relationships define a cozy, as do happy endings wherein the sleuth comes out on top, and the villain is...

Unplugged: 15th Anniversary Edition by Paul McComas is a poignant and powerful story of the life of a 27-year old rock musician, Dayna Clay. As Dayna performs before her thousands of fans each night, while on stage she experiences thoughts about getting away, disappearing or...

The Tarot Cards: Major Arcana is the first book of a new series by Christina Maharaj. Clara had no idea that she had magical powers until she finds the tarot card that transports her to another world. To claim her title as the new master...

Love Poems by Dr. Tony Beizaee is a collection of twenty-five powerful poems expressing romantic and spiritual love interspersed with beautiful abstract art in vivid colours. The poems vary in length from a few short ones to some that are very long. Together, they cause...

When she receives a message from her friend, Emily begins to feel hesitant. Could she be giving up too much? Is marriage a wise decision or will she regret it later when it is too late? As the conversation between both families continues, Elizabeth, the...